The evening world., 1914-02-21
Bv Henry KitcheN Webster
WiH Begin Next Monday In The Evening !

II you keep them names to yourself.
IN come back In half an hour ana
tell you who It was shot you
On leaving Worke. round-eyea ef
these words, We went TO the nving-
room. where Petersham ana Lima
were finishing their supper. On Joes
sbpea rance Linda started up ana ran
10 him.
"It's nothin' much, Miss LINDA
Hut a. we laid him down on the
couch he seemed to lose conscious.
ness. Petersham brought brandy. ana
LINDA, holding Joe's head upon her
arm, put Il to his lips. He swallowed
some Of II and then insisted upon
Il must bind up your shoulder..ws
must stop tho bleeding" Linda's dis-
tress and anxiety were very evident.
"lt's very kind Of you. Miss Linda.
but here's Mr.. ouaritch-he's bit
of q doctor and he'll save you the
trouble. 1t is only . scratch. And
there's something We ought 10 10
first"
'The thing We are going to do right
now and first is to dress your wound.
And Joe had to give way. With
her capable and gentle hands LINDA
soon dressed the wound and after
ward insisted on sending for Puttick
TO help him to his bunk. To this Joe
raised no objection.
propped with cushions when the
ran,c warden entered tho room. Put
tick gave him u sharp glance.
80 you've got It," said he.
warned you. Lucky you're not dead"
"Yes, amt IT." returned Joe. -.
Well knew that soft drawl. which
Novembcr's voice mover took except
in moments Of fiercest tension.
You'd best join your hands above
your head. Ben Puttick. Lock the
thums. That's right"
Joe had picked my revolver from,
the table and held II pointed at Put
}. ticks breast. e.
. Hes mad" screamed puttiok.
I ',rie his hands, Mr.. Ouaritch. Mias
= Linda. will you please 70 80 eSay Z
, IN No: g. Joel Do you think +" fright
. Huh! I know you're brave: but q
\ man acts freer without the women
\ looking on"
{ Without q word she turned ana
4 walked out Of the room.
Q "Putticks going to confess. Mr.
Petersham." went on November.
mot even that story you invented
. about the man with the red banker
. across his face the man who
4 wasn't never thero:"
= "What's he ravin' about?" cried
h Puttick.
!: Have you forgot them long haired
It Tomiinson brothers that"
o The effect Of this speech on Puttick
70 was instantaneous. Evidently he
. leaped to the conclusion that he had
been betrayed. for he turned and
ID AashAA fNe tho AOor W. NnnR nMp.
= selves upon him and by sheer weight
q bore him to tho ground. whore w
y quickly overpowerod him. snaSltn1
y y and wSithinx.
r Soma hours Ia ter We sat round No
r vsmbcr Joe who was stretched upon
"A the couch. Puttick bad been tied up
and imprisoned IN. tho strongest room.
"a "No. Mr.. Petersham." Joe was ray
d ing. II don't think you'll have much
n moro trouble. There was only throo
d mon In II. Ones dead; ones locked
= up. and, I dare say, we'll find way
d Of dealing with number three
s. what don't understand" said
}; Linda. 'is how you found out, that
y Puttick was In II. Whom did you
N begin to suspect him?"
!, Last night; when Mr.. Petersham
~ didn't go to Buffers Cairn.. This
"a fellas who promised 70 mect him
never put In there either. That was
queer, wasn't Il? OF course II couic
d mean just one thing--that some One
had told ZEN: that Mr.. Petersham
Id weren't coming. There was only us
three and Puttick know. so Puttick
" must "a been the one to tell"
Z But, November" I said, "Puttich
's~ never left the house. for you remem.
- Der you found no tracks on the sand
10 How, then. could he let them know
II guess no waved q lantern o
made some other sign they'd agree'
on"
But why didn't you tell mo all thl
At once?" exclaimed Potershain.
~ because ! weren't sure. Their no
J.. going to Buffers Cairn might a heel
chance. But this morning, when Put
10 tick comes In with his yarn about tn
~ man with tho red banker across hi
k. fare. that made him hold UP hi
,t hands. and threatened him when h
w was mending the canoe. begun /
VI think we shouldn't be so much longe
IN tho dark. And when I went dow
70 and had q look around by the river
m I knew at once his story was . lii
" and that he'd got an interest in scar
10 ing Mr.. Petersham away"
How did you know that"
at You mind Puttick said the fell
n come just when he was beginnin' :
o., o. mend the canoe? I took a look at th
work he'd done on II and he couldn'
I'd a got through all under an houl
He's fxed . little square OF tin ovs
ok the rent as neat as neat And the
is wasn't II queer the fella should hav
come on him there? place h
n, wouldn't b. In not one morning {