Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-01

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Yea 4sssza 4slii4,arafeir. he toia
Ass os his sra.sra. and baan Ele zood-
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cernee. be ~as - have ~ carriaso
fers Tor as :: tue ociock- Il fhas al
~ Sergeant EsaHslin ?"
hes seszer make b an~ sh-satened
me Captain bslligsFantly. -Sefore 4
lose nay temper 81 this Internal In
portirence"
riaHltH surveyed the tNo calmly.
oo1fidouf thai the EomaH kncE mars
tban she would tell. and utterly iaass-
feFoaf ss to the other
t.ry we'll he said quiuslv, Il ziu
learn Whaf ! desire eisses hars. shah
fad Hiss McIhsnale. and di=aossr stkat
has scsgaliy ocourrec"
My best wishes. 1 am sure and
the isay uaftsd the Captains arm
EeEsly. We are loains this Walszs
1hors was baf one course Cor liam
hH 10 paFsus. lie had no trad to fal
low. oaly q 81 gae suspicion that these
psossers we're In some vay eoseeraso
Ia the mysterious disaspes Thus
Gar. however. thsx had ieii hef ind 40
clue TO their participation. Moreover
he Was seriously Handicapped b. ieHo-
rance OF any motive. Wty should they
desire to gain possossioa of The giri2
u could NOT be H3onaY. or the hope Of
ransom What Them Was Il some
accident which had involved her ia
he tolls prepared Cor auOfher7 u so.
we're those sHekpac. "a orders Tor Ma
jor Mcdonald psrt of the conspiracy.
OF had their rseeiBf complicated me
AFFAIR." The Sergeant was a soldier.
not a detectixe. and could only follow
. straight road In his investigation
He must circle widely until he foanA
some trail 10 follow as patiently as an
Indian. There would be tracks left
somewhere. n he could only discover
them. n this vas hasty occurrence.
In any way an accident. something was
sure to b. left uncovered. some slip re-
veal the method he would trace the
movements of the father first, sR1
hen search the saloons and gambling
aens for the tive men. Though ursuc-
sessful with Mrs. Dupont. he knew
m TO deal with such as they.
ne stage agent was routed out q
bed sRd came 10 the door. revolver N
,snd, startled and angry.
"Who?" he repeated. Major Me-
Dopald? How the hell should know?
Some O0leer went out-yes; heavy set
man with . mustache. I didn't pay
aff tx.h haA .pf
transportation. There were two other
passengers. both men. raBchers, l
'eckon; none In the station at all.
What's that, Jane?"
A womans voice spoke from out the
darkness behind.
Was the soldier asking il Major
Mcdonald went East ON the coach.
SAM"
Sure, what do you know about it?"
why, 1 was outside when they start
ed" she explained. "and the man in
uniform wasn't the Major. Il know
him by sight, for he's been down here
a dozen times when | was at the desk.
This fellow was about his size, but
dark and stoopshouldered"
And the others" asked Hamlin
eagerly.
Il didn't know either Of them, only
| noticed one had a black beard"
"A very large. burly fell0w?"
"No, | don't think so. l didn't pay
special attention to any of them, only
to wonder who the officer was, cause
l never remembered seem him here
before at Dodge, but, as | recOllect.
the fellow with beard was rather un-
dersized; had a shaggy bufalo-skin
cap on"
Plainly enough the man was not Du-
pont, and Mcdonald had not departed
on the stage, while some ether, pre-
tending to be he. possibly wearing his
clothes to further the deceit, had
taken the seat reserved In the coach.
BafIled, bevildered by this unexpected
discovery, the Sergeant swung back
into his saddle, not knowing which
way to turn