The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

IA like to have nicked his hat. but it would
have been risky at this distance with him run
ming"
\ little later, as they sat at their meal,
Dickinson, who had been stufing great sections
of ,eniSon steak into his mouth in p-eoccup pied
silence, suddenly paused with half potato poised
on his fork in md air. SNAKE" he demanded,
"Whate,er that hold up robber 50 darned
set on arrestin fOr?"
Dunno" replied the other carelessly "Be-
cause we're Americans, suppose, and he hates
Ms anyhow
Huh. that amt it," declared Dickinson He
hates all hunters alike. That gcrler hates every
thing he sit, up nights an hates himself; bat
III tell you He amt gon' To turn no ivory into
no Burma Gu,mcnt That duty palaNer of hsn
all hot air. he amt never done no duty in
his life. He wants to grab them teeth for HIM
self. an he wants rs locked safe out the way
while he's locatin' poor ole Mul,ey'S cache that's
what he wants. You know he's in with Lu-Bain's
gang. an he's tradin' with EN- Illicit. Amt that
The right dope? Tell me now
by George, Dick, you're right" exclaimed
O'Shane. Il never thought Of that; matter Of
fact never thought about il at all; but that's
what the scoundrel's up TO-"
Yep, he's goin to trade EN- to Luz
Bain an the Guyment amt gon' 10 smell no
ivory. An poor ole Mulvey's pqid for it with his
life: an hi, ole Nanny down al Nandalay, walt
in 10 go home-Gee. Snake. amt it Hello
In the gloomy silence vhc. followed OShane
sat with knit broys in whirl of indecsion Sud-
denly he eXhaled great sigh Of relief with the
coming OF resolution. ana rose To MS ltct. DICE,
he announced. "Wilson doesn't know Mulvey's
camp, and it'll take him a week 10 find it. Now
were going 10 hurry mp and grab that ivory
fer the old lady before he get his claws
it."
MULVEY's hide away camp, as he called it,
AVA twenty miles deeper in the forest.
O'Shane was right when h. n d il would take
week find it, for Nature seemed 10 have design
ed il especially for d snug Great. 1t was sur
rounded by dense rampant Of giant male ban-
BOO. and TO any chance pa~~rrDv it would seem
that the bamboo Jungle stretched on for mile,
solid, almost impenetraDle. and inhabte only by
shakes and porcupincS. therefore unprohtable but
within, the matted clu;up~ thinncd out and left a
regular fary-stOrv dell with shady trees and APP
propriate messy banked stream all complete. Null
vey had discovered the place some time before
and camped there undisturbed for many seasons.
As the two partners approached the spot with
the silent tread and uncon,ciOusly instructive eau
ton born of long years Of experience in the
ungle~, they suddenly surprised 10 hear the
sound OF voices With blank looks they sank 10 the
ground and crept warily forward taking ad ant
age Of all possible cover. At last they arrived at
a point where, screened by a network of roots
they could get clear view of the camp.
Several Burmans moving about, probing
the ground with long sticks, and among them,
directing them to likely places was Ranger Will
son.
Both men swore softly. Now how in Hell
did that swine find the place. mutterej OShane
His half brother. the Devil. musta helped
him. whispered Dick nson in reply. Gee, what
a hard gang. Look. there's Lu-Bain. an there's
that Maung Hyo sharp. him that wanted for
that murder in Fu-Gong's opium joint There's
tough bunch Of dacots for YOU; all got guns, too.
Hist, lie quiet - warned O'Shane. They'd
cut threats in a minute if they discovered Us.
THEY lay still, watching. The Ranger cursed
venOmOusly and grew more and more en-
ragged as the protracteti search revealed nothing.
Dickinson who absorbed in gloomy atten-
ton and almost a. excited a. if he par
to his partner rocking in silt mt merriment.
iciuaf in the gueSt himself presently turned