The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1912-08-09

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you papers In his pocket. Do you
s1nber how they were addrsssedr p
shook his head.
imply Mortimer II occurred 10
ne De could turn them over to Gin.
ton eccuse the colonel OF treason. and
shase In the connscation OF this 20.
tate or else hold them 20 q threat
OvsA your sister ! burned them"
10 was silent for q long minute:
breothing hard; then he thrust out his
han4 and clasped mine.
~Ihe damned villain!" he ejaculat.
ed. us voice trembling. Every move
! he hs made has been an attempt to
ruin' us. ! can see II now. Do you
suppose Claire really cares for the
fellow
lam very sure she does not"
"Then what, In heavens name, does
she }et him hang around fort a.
wayt hated the sight OF hts black face
and Internal grin. but somehow. ]
thcqsht she rather liked him. I Won.
der he can be there now! II he in.
then he and Fagin are up to some dew.
ilmsht."
md what that may be well never
, discover by talking here" put In
rtertly, suddenly realizing we were
arung time. Come. let's get around
to the north side
We came In back Of the summer.
house. and had just left the road.
when three horsemen galloped past.
straight up to the front door. which
rtood wide open. che black shadow
Of = man appeared In the glow Of
light shading his eyes a. he looked
out INTO the darkness.
II that you. Culverf"
es," sullenly. the speaker swing
Ing lown from the saddle.
We'll, you've been hell OF a while
getting here. Fagin will skin you
alive; it's nearly daylight already"
did the best ] could: the cantin'
Lypocrite wasn't at home; had to 60
clear to Medford after him. Come on
now, get out o. that!"
He dragged the center figure rough.
~ from his horse. and hustled him
up the steps.
The OIL fool thinks we're goin' TO
kill him. I reckon: been prayin' for
an hour past. Bill got 90 mad he
choked him twice. but II didn't do
no good. Here, take him along In.
win yer, and let us hustle some grub. "
The. una ah1reeeed grabbed the
Nmrk3 - 80 - 11r -
hustled him through tho door. A the
others disappeared. leading the three
horses, Mortimer grasped my sleeve.
That's Preacher jerks" be whis-
pered. from down at the Cross Roads,
What can Fagin want Of himf"
"If Fagin IL Grants tool. and Grant
Is here" ! answered soberly. Il am
ready to make . guess at what II up. "
The recollection Of the captains threat
at the summer-house instantly re-
Cured TO memory. Here. you lads.
saulk down into these bushes. while
try that balcony. That IL the library.
isn't II. Erici thought so: I've been
under guard there twice. The win.
dow shows no light, but some one Ii
In the room beyond. Give me q leg
up. Tom. and stand close 70 you can
hear II ] speak"
II was not high from the ground.
but ] could not grip the top Of the rail
without help. With Toms assistance
! went over lightly enough, and with.
cut noise. The window was the one
which had been broken during the
first asssu lt on the house. and never
repaired. found ample room for
crawling through. The door into the
hall stood partly ajar, q little light
streaming through the crack. 30 ] ex
perlenced no difiiculty In moving about
freely. A glance told me the apart
ment was unoccupied. although ]
herd the murmur Of distant voices
earnestly conversing. Occasionally
IN emphatic oath sounded clear and
distinct My first thought was that
the men with me would be better con
cealed here than In the bushes below
and leaned over the rail. and bade
them Join ms. Within another minute
the three Of u were In the room In
tently listening. ! stole across to the
crack Of the door. The hall was
empty 20 far NJ ! could see lookins
toward the rear Of the house. and the
voices we heard were evidently In the
dlning-room. Occasionally there was
a clatter OF dishes. or the scraping Of
q chair on the polished door. One
voice sang out m order TO servant,
nasal voice, slightly thickened BY
wine. and ! wheeled shout. casing In
quiringly Into Mortimer's face.
! That's GRANT," be said quickly,
''and half drunk"
= thought 90. that's when he 10
really dangerous. Stay close here: II
the hallway IL clear am going TO get
into the shadow there under the stairs.
Have your weapons ready"
where the fellow was who had been
1t the front door could not deter
mine. He had disappeared somehow.
and ] slipped along the wall for the
necessary ten fest like . shadow. and