The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-05-01

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mo. Well take It and get out" an.
swered Hayden.
II want to see you do It." cried
Cargan. III you think I've come up
here on a pleasure trip ! got a chart
and a pointer all ready for your next
lesson. And let me put you wise.
This nobby little idea Of yours about
BaIdpate inn is the worst YER The
place is rs full Of people as II the reg
ular summer rates was being charged"
1.-THE devil it Isl" cried Hayden. His
voice betrayed a startled annoyance.
1T hasn't worried me none." went
on the mayor. ''They can't touch me.
l own the prosecutor. and you know
it. But It amt going to do you any
good on the avenue II you're e e here
with me. is 1t. Mr.. Hayden?
The more reason" replied Hayden.
10, getting the money and leaving Al
once I'm not afraid Of you, Cargan.
I'm armed"
II amt" sneered the mayor. But
NO exquisite from your set with his
little air gun ever scared me. You
try to get away from here with that
bundle and you'll find yourself all tan
gled up in the worst scrap that ever
happened"
where's the money. Joe?" asked
Hayden.
"You won't watt Bland begged.
wait to get my " money! guess
not! Show me where it is"
Remember" put in Cargan, that
moneys mine. And don't have any
pipe dreams about the law-the law
amt called into things Of this sort, az
a rule. l guess you'd be the last to
call it. You'll never get away from
here with my money"
Mr.. Magee opened the card room
door farther and saw the figure of the
stranger. Hayden. confronting the
mayor. Mr.. Cargan's title of exquis-
tie best described him. The new
conner was tall. fair. %fastidious in
dress and manner. A revolver CLEAN
ed In his hand.
"Joe." he said frmly. take me to
that money at once"
Its out here" replied Bland. He
and Hayden disappeared through the
dining roo door into the darkness.
Cargan and Max followed close BE-
hind.
Hot with excitement. Mr.. Magee
slipped from his place Of concealment.
A battle at for the gods was in the
air. He must be In the midst Of 1t.
Perhaps again In a three cOrnered
6ght. it would be the third party that
would emerge victorious.
In the darkness Of the dining room
he bumped into a limp, clinging figure.
It proved to be the hermit Of Baldpate
mountain.
II got to talk to you. Mr.. Magee." he
whispered in q frightened tremOl0. Il
got to have q word with you this min
ute"
mot now" cried Nagee. pushing
him aside. Later" ~
The hermit wildly seized his arm.
mo. now" he said. There's strange
goings on here. Mr.. Magee. l got
something to tell you-about q package
Of money l found in the kitchen"
Mr.. Magee stood very still. Beside
him in the darkness he heard the her
mit's excited breathing.
Undecided. Mr.. Magee looked toward
the kitchen door. from behind which
came the sound of mems voices. The
hermit of Baldpate fairly trembled
with news.
"Since l broke in on you yesterday
morning." he said in a low tone. lone
thing has followed another so fast that
I'm a little dazed."
You have nothing on me there. Pc
ters." Magee answered.
WELL" went on the hermit. las |
say, through all this downpOur Of peo-
pie. including women. I've hung on to
one idea. I'm working for you.
That's why l feel l ought to give what
information l got to you"
Mr. Magee agreed i~mpatiently.
where you find women" Peters
continued. there you find things be-
yond understanding. History
Get to the point"
well. yes. This afternoon I was
hunting around in the big refrigerator
with a candle. thinking maybe some
little token of food had been left over
from last summers rush. something
in a can that time cannot wither nor
custom stale. as the poet says-and
away up on the top shelf. in the dark
est corner. l found a little package.
There was money in that package
lots of It.; enough to found a uni.
versity or buy a woman's gowns for a
year. l was examining it careful-like
when a shadow came in the doorway.
| looked up
"Who"" asked Magee breathlessly.
THAT little. blinky eyed. Professor
Bolton was standing there. most owl
ish and interested. He came into the
refrigerator That package you have
in your hand. Peters, be says, belongs
to me. | put it in cold storage so it
would keep. I'll take it now Well.
Mr.. Magee. I'm a peaceful man. l
could have battered that professor into
q learned sort Of jellv IL I'd nted