The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-07-19
CHAPTER IS-(contlnued.)

u have been a perfect brute" he &C. .
knowledge frankly. with no thought .
except for myself Hunger was my
master, and ark your forgiveness.
Miss Maclaire"
Her eyes smiled
Il am NO very glad to have any one
here any one IN whom / feel even .
n little conhdence-,hat nothing else .
greatly matters. Can you both eat. .
ana LISTEN"
Keith nodded. his eyes full Of inter /
est searching her face.
Whoever I may be- MIR Keith. and [
really that seems only ~ small i'm
portancc came TO Fort l.arned seek
Ing some trace Of my only brother.
whom We last heard from there. where /
he had fallen into evil companionship 4
ON the stpsSs-=tffp & Was fortunNs
cnough,@'to form an acquaintance with
man who told me he knew where
COULD meet Fred. but that the boy was
h$iing because Of some trouble he
lFad lately gotten into. and that
fhhould have 70 proceed very carefully
Y no ~ not 10 lead the officers TO dis
cover his whereabouts. This gentle.
man was engaged IN some business al
arson CITY. hut he employed a man
!" bring m" 10 this place. and prom
laed To get Fred, and meet me nor, tho
Following day. There must have bo.n
some failure In the plans. for hive
ye'n mere entirely alone now for three
""'s' IL has been very lonesome. and
ana I've been a little frightened
i perhaps ] ought not 10 have come. ana
am not certain what kind OF a place
tNm U.s. was 10 afraid when Won
ctyne' but am not afraid now"
Nou nave no need TO be-" he snld
soboritS impressed by the Innocent
candor o1~sRe girl, and feeling thank.
ful that he was present 10 'Nd-nG Z
could not wrong one OF the South"
My father always told mo | could
trust u Southern gentleman under any
circumstances Mr. Hawley was from
my own state. and knew many Of our
old friends That was why felt such
unusual confidence In him. although
he Sas but a travelling acquaintance
mir Hawley7"
The gentleman whom I met on the
stage"
oh. yes; you said he was In bust
ness In Carson City, but don't seem
TO remember any one Of that name"
He was not there permanently:
only 10 complete some business deal"
And your brother7 may possibly
have known him"
She hesitated an instant. her eyes
dropping until completely shaded by
the long lashes,
"Hehe was rather wild boy and
ran away from home to enlist IN the
army Hut he got into bad set. and
and deserted That was part Of the
trouble which caused him TO hide. He
enlisted under the name Of Fred VII.
loughby. MIR. Hawley told me this
much. but | am afraid no did not tell
ne all"
And he said you would meet him
here?"
Keith gazed about the bare sur
roundings Wonderingly What was
this place, hidden away In the midst
of the desert. isolated In a spot where
not even Indians roRmed, Could II be
hffTtN IfuhtaNbAh VI NlANlft wv
headquarters OF desperadoes, OF cat
tie rustlers. OF the highwaymen Of the
sante Fe Trail-a point TO which they
could ride when hard pressed. Ger,
tain Of hiding here In safety He be
gan to suspect this. but, II so, who
then was this Hawley. and with what
object had he sent this girl here?
Every way he turned was To confront
mystery. 10 face a new puzzle, What
ever she might be-eyen the music
hall singer he belieyed-she had been
lnveigled here innocenty enough,
Yes" she replied, he said that this
was one Of the stations Of a big ranch
IN which Fred was employed, and that
he would certainly be here within u
Jay or two
You met Hawley on the stag"
roach? How did you become acqualut
td?"
we were alone for nearly nifty
miles" her voice faltering slightly,
-and-and he called me what you DID"
Christie Maclnire?
Yes; he--he seemed 10 think he
anew me, and I needed help so much
hat / let him believe so, ! thought
u could do no harm, and then, when
found he actually knew Fred. didn't