The Ocala evening star., 1914-12-09
-You would Be shot down. !.

lyon would be shot down
I'D talk TO the ruffiaIls i1rst and then
IL there was any shooting. guess I'd
be as much in it as they would
II suggest that we all three co.
said
But Joe would have none OF this
plan.
There's nothing TO be gained By
that. Mr.. Quariteh- You bet these
fellas'n keep pretty bright lookout.
IL they saw three of Us coming they'd
shoot as like as not
Il was thinking might slip right
along 60 Buffers cairn and maybe get
a look at the felIas.
Nor said Petershan decidedly. 4
won't allow IL You say yourself yon
would be shot
Il said we would get shot. not me
alone. Three men can't 60 quiet where
one can"
j And so finally &c was arranged,
though not without good deal Of ar
gument with Petersham
That's 6ne fellow" remarked Pc
tersham
nodded
The kind or Fellow who fought with
and bettered the Iroquofs at their own
game. wonder what be will see at
4 lButler's cairn?,
4 1t was past midnight when Joe ap
1 peared again Petersham and both
asked for his news
/ November shook his head. i've
nothing TO tell; nothing at all ! didn't
see no one.
Where were your
|. Lying down on top OF the cairn it-
self There's good corners to 1t.
You could see well round, then, and
If any one had come you would not
have failed to observe them
"Couldnst be too sure There was
some dark times when the moon was
shut in by clouds. They might q
come them times. though | don't think
they did But III know for certain
soon unless 1t comes on heavy rain
There's q fine little lake they calls
Buffers pond mp there. You take your
fishpole, Mr. Quaritch. and well go
over at. sunrise and you try for some
of them trout. while | take a scout
round for tracks"
This we did but search as Joe would
he failed to discover any sign at all.
He told me this when he joined me at
bCeakfast time
After | had caught nice string or
trout we walked back TO Kalmaeks.
circling round the house before we en-
tered 1t. The sand lay undisturbed by
any strange footstep. but when we got
in we founa Mr. Petersham in state
of the greatest excitement
.'One of rhe blackmailers has had a
long talk with Puttick he told Us.
WHAT
Incredible as Ii sounds. II il sO.'
But when was this r.
early this morning. some time aft
er you and Joe started This IL how
it happened Puttick had just got nr
and gone down with tin OF rosin and
some spare canvas and tin 10 mend
that canoe we ripped on the rock yes
terday. In fact. be had only just be
: gun working when he was startled b.
voice ordering him TO hold up hi
hands,
BY Jove, what next7'
: Why, be held them up He had nt
: choice And then man stepped on
: from behind the big rock that's jus
!. above where the canoe lies. !"
4 Il hope Puttick recognized him.
+ mo. The fellow had d red handker
chief tied over his nose and mouth
Only his eyes showed under the brin
OF felt hat that was pulled low dowI
: over them. He carried rife, that b,
kept full on Putick's chest while the,
talked But I'll call Puttick. He cal
:, finish the account Of the affair himself
d That's lest
b Puttick answered TO the call. anC
after running over the story, which
was exactly similar to that we haC
just heard from Petersham. he con
tinued:
1.-THE tough had a red banker tiet
over his ugly face. nothing but his eyes
:, showing He had me covered with biz
J gun TO rights all the time
what kind OF gun was it7''
Il didn't see; leastways ! didn't no
tice."
= We'll had be anything to say9'
He KEEP me that way minute be
fore he started speaking. You tell Pc
p tersham. says he. its up to him Il
i pay right away Tell him unless ht
. goes at once TO Buffers cairn ant
takes the goods and leaves them ther'
on the big fat stone by the rock he'l
hear from rs afore evening, and he'l
hear in a way that'1l make him sorry
Is all his life And as for you. Ben Put
e tick. yon take hint aud advise olt
@ man Petersham TO buy us of. and h'
5 can't be TOO quick about doing II either
If he tries To escape Wen get him OF
the road down TO PriamvilIe. Afte
he'd done talking he made ne put M
watch on the canoe that Id turnet
"a bottom up to get AT that rent-an
Iel warned me not TO move for half al
Ii 1. Huhnr, fhn half hnr1r was m