Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08

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pEaas q fse HORSES rssaan. .as oss
sniEsal iHe. Thas xsaE b. the one Nc
ahss4a4a had. Tbsy Esns straight sp
shs eH.0ssse sanx CT snc rsvine. n
shey lsase . trad iaks shaf x~ snn
Eide sf.ar thaa fan speed"
ss-ruH had ho kenasas osse sAs
oKaa 0fiiQss sas uow glanced sp.
2 ssres sand j.ss hsssox. Ssrgeasf.-
he said ~Thsts ~as they sss =
6nrR recsiess hsre"
''tn course. they'll aide 70 the aun~a.
ssa ths sooEsr ~e'se ssssr them the
besssF- Wade. ycu res.sia with the
bod. Carroll aud ! wiR ressra 10 she
soEs and report Wen have to have
UoEs maa-waasoa n I can get hsn-
and easlsmens tOr . Aasd ri1s. Ce9s
-. lack
They waaed sAs stver. ed s~p
shroagh the sows. shouting shsir g.
eesery to the marshal and his posse
- they passed. Twenty ninuses latsr
tsamliH stood before the Colonel, hasss-
y telling tAs ssOry. The laktsr -
ssnsd iassasly. OBapUanG - 60 -
bis chair.
Shot from behsnd. heyr - sonR
sssea aud his closhinG ssoaea- LSnAD
iake carefully planned affair. oss-
seani. sending thai fellow thr00oh -
RiIiey Was expecsed 10 throw ss -
ske tracn That's Why they were 70
careless covering their trail: espected
20 have seyssal days start Ii 10 nay
NO lian they never Intended to Mil
! nIIh. had a row Of some kind. OF elise
Mac tried TO get away Any tEsee Of
.ths girlg"
No. but she must have been there"
fair some way, and they have been
eempelled to carry her on TO save
themselves. do you know Why they
we're after Mse?"
NO. sir"
Well. do; he earris1 tkirv 49,
sand dollars"
WHAT"
money came Ia from Wallace last eve
ming, and he was ordered to take 1t to
Ripley at once"
tiamlin drew In his breath quickly
In surprise.
'W no knew about that, sir?"
NO one but the AdjutAnt, and Ma
tor McDonald-not even the orderly"
The eyes Of Olhcer and soldier Det
do you suppose he could have TOLD
heT ?" the former asked In sudden sus-
picion.
That would be my theory. sir. But
II is useless to speculate. We have NO
proof, no means Of forcing her to con
Tess. The 0nlS thing for us to do 10 To
trail those fugitives. l need another
man--a scout-Wssson. II he con -
spsred-snd rstions for thrse 1ays."
The Colonel hesitatel q instank,
and then rose, placing . hand On haor
lin's an.
I'm - n fss Misc McDsaalA. ~
! not ~ the mooey," he said slowly. Z
expset orders every hour for yeuF
treso, end Wsss0n 10 astailsd fDr 49,
cisl service. But damn 1t. III take tAs
resps.sibility-so on. and rSa thsss
devils down."
Hsnhn turned to The Aesr; tAsa
wAssled about.
"Yes know this nsa DSps.t. c.
oael?"
'OAly by sight"
"Aay idea where he used to rua cat
tle?"
Welt q minute until I think.
heard Mcdonald telling about him one
night ut the club. something Mrs. DH-
pOnt had let slip, but | didn't pay
me. though, 1t wss down on the Cana
dian. No, have 1t now-BuAalo
Creek; runs into the Canadian. Know
such q stream"
Tive heard of 1t; In west Of the
North Fork somewhere"
You think it was Dupont. them"
Il haven't q doubt that he Is In the
affair, and that the outfit is headed for
that section. l don't know, sir, where
those Indians came from, or how they
happened to be up here, but | believe
they belong to Black Kettles band Of
Cheyennes. His bunch is down below
the Canadian, is 1t not. sir?"
yes"
Dupont must be friendly with them,
and this coup has been Planned for
some time. Last night was the chance
they have been waiting for. The only
mistake in their plans has been the
early discovery because of Miss Mol
ly's disappearance. They have gone
away careless, expecting two or three
laws start. and they will only have a
lew hours. Wen run them down. with
GOOD luck, before they cross the Cim-
arron. You have no further instruc-
tions, sir?"
"No, nothing, Sergeant You're aa
olc hand, and know your business, and
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