The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-17

mo thinking a bit. You remember how
plain they saw the tracks OF the rob-
her, tho size. tho patch. the exact
number OF nails. II sort Of seemed
that road agent who went around
In q pair Of boots like that was may
no a fool. or maybe laying a false
trail"
II see.'i said !.
AS soon as saw tho tracks I know
I wasn't far out as Co the false trail.
Tho chap wanted the tracks seen: no
walked more'n once on the soft
ground q purpose"
Then no wasn't a heavy man. any
way" I put In. you thought
How did I know he was light
man7 Well, you saw those stones !
or something and carried EN- to mako
them heavy tracks. ! guessed from
the set.out ono Of them six had
done &C."
but how7"
'see. here's the way Of II. I sus.
picioncd some one In c from Dan
Michael's case. And look ut thoss
hvo hold.upe last year. Each ono
vas done within ten miles Of 4. That
showed mo that tho robbsr, whoever
he was. couldn't operate far from
camp. Then the druGGing settled II.
Don't you remember the kettle had
nothing In itf'
would have spoken. but Novcm-
Der held Up his hand.
mo. I know Thompson hadn't filled
II. but he hadn't cleaned u either. We
WOODS chaps always leave the tea
leaves In the kettle till We want "a
boil up the next brew. 10 Il looked
queer that some one had washed out
that kettle. Now. II the robber come
from outside he'd never do that. NO
need 70. He'd be Rone afore they
could suspect the kettle. No. that
clean kettle said plain ~ speaking
that II was one OF the SIX.
Now" went on November. when
] knew that. ! know . good bit. and
! was able to settle up the whole
caboodle-ChPis put that stun In the
tea. and - soon - II sent them Oh
asleep he picked the money or them
Then he went down 10 the brook
taking the kettle. the big boots. and
something to hold . pack Of stones
with him. He waded out TO that hat
rock and washed ou' tho kettle. Their
Aled up his pack with stones and
put ON the boss's boots. After thai
he had no more to do but to walk VI
TO the hut and back again. iayans the
false trail. After that he waded ou
to tho rock again. no a. to leave nc
TRACKS, and changed back into HI
own moccasins. went to the hut ant
TO slesp."
but the scratches on the rock,
What made them7"
"The nails In the boots. Chris drew
, up his feet to fastsn up the boots
) and the nails slipped . bit On ~
rock"
"But the time. Novemssr. You saiI
! the robbery was done between twt
and three n the morning. How IL
.. "By the biFches He'd turn to IN,
light TO put on his boots. and th,
I moon only rose above them tree
about two. TIN then that stle OF th
! rock was In black shadow"
And the stones In :he packf"
The heel.tracks was good aa,
, marked. You yourself noticed hov
the chap walked on his hseisf'
yes"
THAT told me. A man with
! weight upon his back always does II
And whom ! saw the stones that hal
been raksd up out Of the rivef bed
! why. there Il was like print and plain
er-that the robber was Q Msat man
That got me A. far - 20 know I
was one Of two men did Il. Chri
and BIZ Mavers isn't stable. saths
OF them: they're smallish made. I
we're one or other. I knew. Then
! whichever II was. after he got tn
money. what did no do with ~?
: when I comes to think it over.
! was pretty sure he hid II. Cos I
there'd happened to be Sny argumen
or quarrel or trouble about II and
might - been found on one of them
they'd have dropped him. sure. Mex
point was. whore did he hide Il
. There was the rocks and the river
bank and tho hut. But Il was al
n0tes. therefore the placed have 4
DO dry; 20 ! pitches ON the hut. Ths
was right. Mr.. ouaritchf"
; SELF" I said. smiling.
!. November nodded. $50 up va zoe
to G. and there We nnds them moss
: backs accusing the boss. Chris pu
! the boots back In the shack and tn
y bottle on the shelf. An old grudR
, made him DO II. hut I couldn't tel
{ which Of the two small chaps II va
at the time. 30 cot the trap abou
the lumbermen breaking up the hut
u tho hot was took down the motto
: 'ud DO found. You'd think the Rroun
was hot under him until he starts 4
: bring tho police--and him the laxies
y fellow In G.! The minute no offere
!, TO 60 knew had him."
And you stli think Chris robbe
D DanT
: II know II. There was . hundre
and twenty seven dollars that can
D be accounted for In the bundle "
, took on him; AID . hundred an
, twenty-seven dollars II Just what MI
Z Close pAiA Dan"
!. CHAPTER v.
Case Of Misc VkGinja Plsnx.
!. ~ ovrMBER JOE and I ha
been following q moos
aincA davkroak movtn