Gunnison news-champion., 1912-03-29

ofhcer In the Confeaerste army.
- aiseinEuished hes OWdD elseelV
enough. sieAouGh - spohs los, = =
che psefersed WhaA Uos go bstUGo
ehsm Should noG ssocA - saDu q -
osGro. vet sesaehow, sur the noosse
they made % sAssUoss tmpssssIoe -
lin. Lac . saRisAsd W0A he bs0aa
sa the cearse sass. 80 sss sse Mo-
stss hardly ltetsd hts hsoA- fhsa -
eyes chaaeel 10 nsst hsss scvsss -
nsrroS table. snA tassaasly tAs go
tleman reswohs - M.
Il have besa . poe1sct hruae, - -
knowledge freshly. with Ne tAs00h4
except for nyssh. BlsaOsr sss ~
nastsr. sad ! ssh ys~s fsrGivsasaA
Hiss hsciaase"
fiev eyes smilsA.
Il am - very Glai 10 have say -
Aere-any Oae-ta whom ! feel svsa
. little conAdence-that nothing elss
greatly msttsrs. CaA yes both sat.
end listeng"
Keith nodded, his syss full Of iatss.
ct. searching ~ fass.
Whoever I may b, 11r. Keith, and
eealy that seems only q small In
Dortance. came 70 Port Larned sseA-
ing some trace a my oaly bsothsv,
whom we last heard nom there, whero
he had fallen into evil companionship.
On the stage trip | was foFtunate
enough to form an acquaintance with
. man who told me he knew where I
could meet Fred. but that the boy YES
hiding because Of some trouble he
had lately gotten into. and that I
should have to proceed very carefully
% as not to lead the oAicers TO dis-
cover his whereabouts. This gentle
man was engaged in some business ak
Carson City. but he employed . man
70 bring me 10 this place, and prom
1sed to get Fred. and meet me here the
following day. There must have been
some failure IN the plans, for have
been here entirely alone now for three
1ays, II has been very lonesome, ana
and I've been a little frightened.
Perhaps | ought not to have come. ana
] am not certain what Kind of q place
this is ! was so afraid when you
came. but | am not afraid now"
You have no need to be-" he said
soherly, impressed by the innocent
candor Of the girl. and feeling thank
ful that he was present to aid her. Il
could not wrong one of the South"
My father always told me | could
trust Southern gentleman under any
circumstances MIR. Hawley was from
my own State, and knew many of our
old friends. That was why felt such
unusual confidence in him, although
he was but travelling acquaintance"
Mr.. Hawley?"
"The gentleman whom I met % the
stage"
''Oh. yes: sou said he Was in bust
ness In Carson City but I don't seem
70 remember any one Of that name"
He was not there permanently;
only to complete some business deal.
And your BROTHER may possibly
have known him"
She hesitated an instant, her syso
dropping, until completely shaded BY
the long lashes.
He-he ~as rather q Wild boy, anl
san away from home TO enlist IN the
army. But he got into . bad set. ana
and deserted That wae part of the
trouble which caused him to hide. He
enlisted under the name Of Fred VII
boughby. Mr.. Hawley told me this
much. but am AFRAID he did not ssIl
me all"
And he said yos would nsst hin
Aere-"
Keith gaxed about tie bare sur
eoundfnes wondefinGiy. What was
mis- place. hiddn away u TIE nsAss
- the desert. issl1oel - . spst vAno
Dot even Indiass reanol. Gould n -
. secret renAagv0us e 0ana, t.
headquarters - aespss.Assa, q -
SSe rustlerx. q tAe hA0AvayDsa q -
,osnte Pc nun-A psnt 4, vAAcA sAsv
Dsld ~ ~ ARA psvs.sA, s9.
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8sefy ~ - ous1o1 - - Guulsuua
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