Gunnison news-champion., 1912-04-26

~ oserts ~ rtUAt-e1o0uong -
seWassy. se0Of 10 - OsasoB1
against. Noe. ~ - ~ 80 onoe
thsas-EAybe ysu bwrtsd so0D Usr
n<sN euf ~ Csaaarso CsesssaoE6ut
n wasat WHbs Wssss Hoe -
knoss Recauno ! 80 IN. onA tslns1
w,sA HIN ysssssaay-Aaaa Ne. q
didRy right here y sAis teSa"
c~Assea HsM.
" - aHpsa Nsom.
Keith. his evss allea WtsA ualno
euised doubt studied tAe facs a ~
man opposite. almost coaviacea sAet
he ~ss. In some way. connected vstA
the puzzltne mystery Nut the 80
esty Of the ruGssd face oslv sAAsA 70
bis perplexity
Are you certsts pour ere set ~
tshea,"
"W course I en-. Keith. I've kse~a
Waite fOr Afteea years Q ut intimate
H-Aave net hin frssueRtly since the
wsr-saA I esrtstaly talked with Nm.
he told me esoHGh TO partially coanrn
our story. No said - had started
ior Bsnta " kGht. because ~ couldn't
get enough mea 10 run . caravsn-
afraid of Indians. you know. 30. he
can Eoods-anA risk hinseH. On
fighting cock wouldn't turn baeh fOr
ell the Indians on the plains soee -
got On idea In bis hsAl-he Wos that
kind-Lord. you ought 10 sesa the
nght he put mp at spottsylveaia! He
got TO Carson City With two wa00es.
q driver aaA . co0h-haA ot0ht tAoaI
saaA a0llsrs WitA him tss. tAe 1soa
fool Cooa 81 iats row. On1bl1a0. cot
. naa. snl wes tHoOs1. a. Wstto
w0sA1nt lsovo s~Ua . ot0Dus = -
- - 0n-uoaueol oUnAss-Un0 -
hts1 - 49,. -. - hua0 - tAsso -
Carsoa. ~ - ssess eeouUA+lss1
knows whsrs ~ - h-te pst all
but . lee hsAArs1 osllsss n ~
Ievy's ssfe. rhsa. - vsot sut -
night TO play pOhss witA his 1rivsr
and q friend-hsl Q ArtaA er two
dopeA probably. ahl Dever woke w
sor forty eight hours-lost clothes,
moaey. Papers, end vhols extAt-wss
Just naturelly cDeanoA eut-couldht
get . trace wortA following after.
You ought 10 have hsard hin cuss
when - told MT seemed 10 be tbs
papers that bothsrel him most-then.
ana The mules"
You ssy thsss wes ~ trace?"
Nothing - travel a. aft0r forty
eight Aours-A posse started out next
morninG. sesa - they fOUal him
when they Get bech they repsrteA hav-
ing rvs ths fellows - fer - CSn-
maroa CressinG-thsfU thsy - ocrsss
ana escaped"
who le1 to poaeer
"A man called BlacA. thAnh." -
said
"Blach Bort:"
"Yes. tAat's the name: -. I rscaeo
YOU didn't bury willie Waito this ti0o,
Captain. You wouldn't have thought
he YES Q Asol ose " yeu hsA heard
him swear while - was tellinS the
story-it ~ him proud: sever heard
Gettysburg-had his saf shot on
then. and I hal to m him up-Lorl.
but he called me . few tAinGs"
Keith sat silent, fully convinced
now that the doctor was telling the
truth. yet more puzzled than ever
over the peculiar situatisa n Which
be found himself involved.
what DfouGhe - 0eAOe0a -
here" he Questioned, finally.
4 haven't much iAea." wss The
reilly. Il don't think I asked him o.
rectly. I wasn't much interested.
There WAS . hint dropped. however.
now you speak about H. He's heen after
those payers. and doesn't feel salts
fed rsoar1inG The repcrt Of the posse.
It's my opinion he's trailing after
Black Bart
The dining room Was thinning out.
and they were about the only ones left
At the tables. Keith stretched him
self. looking around
Well. Doctor. I an very glad 10
have met you agaiA. and TO learn
Waite 10 actually alive. This b .
iNtuer Queef auaI. Dut VIII nave 10
work itself out Anyway. ! An too
dead tired tonight to hunt after clues
in midst u this babel I've been in
the saadle most of the time for .
weeA. and have got - hnA . bed"
Il reckon ysu won't aiscover such
hing here,- aryly. Got seven IN .
rooa upstairs. anA otAers CORDED
along the hall. Better share ny coll
only thing 10 CO.
naf would - sskfnG tss mscAr
I ca turn h ct tie corral WStA Me-:
I've slept in WORE DlAces."
Couldn't think - II. KeftA." a.1
the doctor got up Besiees. yOa
sleep At night. Aont yoaT"
Usually. yes" The other sAnitteA-
TAen you won't bother ne Any
no doctor sleeps At night IN sAefSasa:
thafs our harvest tine Cone -.
and IN sbow yOu IL Way. WAeo