The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1912-01-30

n her part Of 1t is made public.
{" can fix that" said Rutherford
oool,v enough. "A promise OF immun-
ity. and 49,
"sbe won't do It," returned the
chief "You can drive these women
inst 80 far. and there you stop. BE-
sides It amt never goin to come into
court"
What do you mean?" asked Ben
son.
81 mean" said Connell emphatically.
that Gormly is goin' to give up the
game"
"Giye up the camel" repeated Hal
dane.
THAT'S what said It's goin' to be
mt I'D to him as to whether he wants
This told or whether he w1thdraws
from the field"
You might back your put up to
him with a warrant for murder, / be-
lieve," said the district attorney. III
the evidence is what you say. I'll have
charges preferred against him."
"All right" answered the chief.
"Mr. Rutherford and | will fix that up.
Now, gentlemen, you leave this to me.
I am accustomed to deal with GRIM
inals, and I'll fix Gormly. l ought to
have all the reports In my hands the
day after tomorrow"
Wouldn't 1t be we'll to sIring 1t to-
night?"
Hardly. Besides It's too late. Not
even Gormly himself could keep the
stuff out of the papers now.
81 guess now, Mr.. Haldane," said
Rutherford, as the assembly dissolved
and the two found themselves alone
together. the others being gone. that
you are rather glad than otherwise
that your bride did not work"
Yes, suppose SO. | don't know"
answered Haldane brokenly. Il HAD
heard some limitations Of this. moth
ing definitely. Connell has been very
close mouthed. | tried to BLUM CORN
ly with that. l don't know what ef-
feet the disclosure is going to have.
don't know how true 1t Is. 1t seems
rather suspicious"
cornell had better be careful what
he does" returned Rutherford. He'd
better be very sure Of his facts
why did you leave the handling OF
the affair to him."
We'll, he'd make a good scapegoat
II anything went wrong" answered
Rutherford with cynical Indifference.
Now, as 1t happened, Colonel Bill
Hamilton was not SO guileless as he
looked. After the first exclamation
and the crst few condolences over the
drinks which he gave to the plain
clothes man who had 50 adroitly
sought to get his story on that event
fui night. Colonel Bill shut up like q
clam. The interest Of the stranger In
the story was suspicious. Colonel Bill
knew great many things that he had
not told, and did not intend to tell I'm.
less 1t was necessary. Therefore, he
soon got rid OF his new friend and
went to his room to think 1t over.
he was morally certain that Gormly
and the man whom he had known as a
boy as George Fordyce were one and
the same. Fortunately he had always
hKed Fordyce, and he was not dis
posed to do anything that would In
jure him.
VI course he had heard, as had ev
eryone else In the United States. OF
the remarkable campaign Of George
Gormly for the mayoralty of New
YORK. He had not had great amour,
OF personal interest in the matter
however But when he identified
Gormly with Fordyce, the affair a,
once engaged his keenest attention
Since the day he had left XIII Devil
camp. he had never heard one word
VI eltner the man or the woman. He
"a supposed, as everyone else had
LAT they had persisted In the storm
ana although their bodies had nave,
been recovered there were plenty Of
reasons to account for that.
what was he to do? Was he to see
Eormly, or Fordyce as he called him
and put him on his guard? Or wa.
ne to wait and be governed nv cir
cumstances? This was not an cas-,
problem to decide; but Colonel Ri
Hamilton finally came to the conc,u
sion that his best game was the wait
ing one. Besides he liked to NAV r
lone hand, and he felt every conf,
uence that he could do It
Meanwhile he determined IN yort,,,
himself with such evidence as he
could secure, and at the proper time
the story was ferreted ont and ar
a''empt was made to make use of It
ne would, as he phrased 1t, butt int
'ne camel" He set the telegraph 7,
WORK therefore, and presently receiy
eo from his partner In Butte bv or
press tin box full of very nr,vat,
omcial documents. Thereafter h,
amused himself by following the nrop
ress OF the campaign and doing som,
nieniy profitable local investigating O,
MS own account, the result of which
"'ied MIN with Joy and satisfaction
Inc demonstration of the alliance
between the Gotham Freight Tract,o,
company and the Sachem society. IN
puolication Of the membership of uo,
dane and his friends in the tract,o,
company, the exhibition NJ ITO ,r,a,,,,