The evening world., 1912-01-08

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Diamond. Stafford had not
seen him as he looked at this
- moment. Never. during the
many times the manager had seen him.
had lie been able to guess anything
of the stray-man's emotions by looking
at his face. .
Now, however, there had come 4
change. In the set. tightly drawn lips
were the tell-tale signs % an unutter-
able resolve. In the MAI wed. steady
eyes was "A light that chilled Stafford
like a cold breeze In the heat OF a
summers day. In the man whole body
Vas something that shocked the manl-
ger into silence.
Ito came into the room. STANDING near
the door. his set lips moving 4 very
little.
you heard ANYTHING from Leviatt
YETI he questioned.
why. yes" returned Stafford. hest.
tatingly: h was here. talkin' to me.
Amt been gone mOre'n half al hour.
! reckon he's somewhere around now
You talkin' to him. you say?" saio
the stray-man slowly. He smiled m,rth.
lessly. II reckon you told him about
them missin' calves7"
II sure did!'' returned Stanford wit
much vehemence. He laughed harshiy
. tbih iiuh Hioit, ut alus toiu nun
you Was goin' to show me the man who'd
rustlcd them"
Ferguson's lips wreathed into n grim
smile. go you told hlm?' he said. II
was expectin' you'd do that II he got In
before me. That's why | stopped In
here, That was somethln' which I was
wantin' him to know. ! don't want II to
be said that ! dldn't give him a chance"
stafford rose from his chair. taking q
step oward tho stray-man.
"Why. what?"-- he began. But a
look at the stray-man's face silenced
him.
'1've come over here to-day to show
you that rustler I told you about Yes
! terday. I'm goln' to look for him now
II he amt sloped I reckon you'll see
him pretty soon"
Lsv!att stepped down from the door
! OF tho managers ONCE and strobe slow
ly toward the clubhouse. ON the way
no passed several OF the men. hut he
paid no attention to them. his face
wearing an evil expression. his eyes
giittering venomously,
When no reached the b%unkhouse he
passed several more OF the men without
II word. going directly 10 a corner OF
the room whore sat Tucson and con
vers!ng earnestly with his friend. \
little later both he and Tucson rose and
passed out OF the clubhouse, walking
toward the blac ksn shop.
After a little they appeared. again
joining the group outside the bunk
house. II was while Leviatt and Tue
son were In tho blacksmith shop that
Ferguson had come in. When they
came out again tho stray-man had dis
appeared into the managers ONCE.
: Since the day whom In tho managers
office Ferguson had walked across the
floor to return To Leviatt tho leather
tobacco pouch hat the later had
dropped Ia tho depression on the ridge
above the gully where th- ty-man
had discovered ,.oau TWO Diamond
COW and her calf. Leyiatt had known
that the stray-man suspected hsn OF
being leagued with the rus'lers.
But this knowledge had not disturbed
him. lie felt sccur because Of his
position. Even the stray-man would
have to have absolute. damning evil
dence before he could hope to be sue
cessful In proving q range boss guilty
OF cattle stealing.
Levi,tt had been more concerned over
the stray-mpn's apparent success 1,
counting Mary Radiord. His hatred
beginning with the shooting match H.
the discovery of Ferguson on the Rad
ford porch In Bear Fiat. by the inciden,
at the bunkhouse. when Rope Jones had
prevented Tucson from shooting the
stray-man from behind. and by the dis
covery that tho latter suspected him 0.
aamnliahv with the "sttls tHisva.