The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-28
CHAPTER ,SNUi.-(contInued.)


"Jnst a little, carelessly: but what
sort OF a tricl could he be working
trying TO ma Ike you acknowledge
Christie Macla're as your sister,"
willoughby cid not answer. shifting
aneasily about on the bed. Keith
waited. and al last the boy blurted
out:
"Oh, II WASH I nothing much. I told
him somethin, when | was drunk
once, that | fought maybe might
have stucfl tc him. Odd he should
make that mistake. too. for | showed
Aim Hopel pitture. Bart's a schemer.
and ! didr I know but what he might
have fgui ed nut a trick. though
eon't see how ae could. It wasn't no
more than a pipe dream, | reckon.
Where dix you meet Hope? Back in
Nissouri1'
"Oh. rya KIN twin her some time. Not
Apng ago | did ier a service for which
she Is Tratefu. Did you know she
was out In tli, country searching for
your"
"Out here? h Kansas"
Sure: that isn't much OF a trip
Tor a spirited .nrl. She got 1t In her
head from you letters that you were
In troubls. an, set out to find you
and bring you home. She didn't tell
me this. hat tb u is the way I heard 1t.
II was for bel sake | came In here.
Why not 80 a. her. Willoughby. and
then both Of y,u return to Missouri
The sullennu vs. had gone out of the
boys face. hi looked tired. discour-
aged. L
Where An II ope?" he asked.
Fort Larhe,, | suppose. She went
70 Carson city first"
Well. that iettles It," shaking his
head. You do MT suppose | could go
browsin' 'rouniI Larned. and not get
snapped up. DC you? They don't chase
Geserters very far out here. but that's
the post ! six pped from. and they'd
jig me all riSt Besides. I'm damned
II III 80 back until ! get a stake. 1
u TO see a fellow first"
What fellow !.
We'll. NF, ] awley. II you want to
know SO bad. e said II | would come
bore AND wait or him he'd put me on
20 a gooi thiii."
Was there 10 leeply laid plot back OF
al these prep rations involving both
Wnloughby n his sister? What
vas n HawLe.' vas scheming about so
carefully. holt ing this boy deserter
N one hand. " lille he reached out the
cher after Chi site Maclaire? Surely,
the man "a l OF working blindly: he
wast ha,~ ~ purpose In view. VII
Eoghby hid nc ~tnowledged he had told
tie fellow ~ iething once when he
WIS drunl~, al bat his family history.
NO doubt, tr he had shown him
Hopes piet INK What that family
sesras vas x ith had no NEAR OF
gv<ssing. DO lawley. the moment he
say the fats IN the cardboard, had
evidently ro o Aised Christie Maclsire
had thona 4. Of some way In which
what he Ms knew could be turned
30 advantag he few scattered facts
which Keith h M collected all seemed
81 point to +, ~ a conclusion-Hawley
lad sent u by to Sheridan. where
~ would b. Ut OF sight, With orders
70 wait fw Asi there. and the prom
1sS OF Z ., al |" to keep htm quiet.
Then he he gone to Independence
ann Toprti a,ek5ng after Christie
MSalaire. ~ entity he meant TO keep
The two sgI 81 until he had gained
froe, eAei whatever II was be
sonAht INT what could that boz
What fan II ,ucret could Willoughoy
haze blur Allut In his cups. which
eaA % sti . h ed the gamblers witsy
Sve Gle combined to cause
Keith to 'a Ia nine he would
this ras.sl }. his desire to repay
Aawlcy. sh Is interest In the girl
rescued so / ~ Salt Fork. This eossa-
ner wen ~ Mt igue into which he had
stumbl>A ~ v~ttingly was nothing 10
hin p> vtsn ~; had Il not involved
both nANtu ~ d Miss Hope. be would
hare lsfS n ~ lolved without another
thought VIZ sidsr the circumstances
n bsr~ksAtsp wR battle There ~as
4 crib afs shtddsn "a yet, and
~~-yt. = ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS