The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-17
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the bush. He cursed bit, but tho
thieves had the drop on him, 80 no
Just had to out with his wad OF notes
and heave them over as he was told.
"a birch log in the fire fiared up at
the minute, and as the notes touched
the ground he saw a chap In a black
mask step out and pick them up and
then jump back into the dark. All
the time Dan had one eye on the re.
volver OF the man in the bushes. 1t
kept him covered. so he had no show.
Then the voice that spoke first gave
him the hint not to move for two
hours. or he'd be shot like q dog. He
sat out the two hours by his watch
without hearing q sound, and then
came back to c.
when the boys got tho facts, the
whole camp was nigh as mad as he
was. They put UP fifty dollars re-
ward for any one giving Information
that will lead to catching the robbers,
and I added another hundred for the
company. SO now. Joe, II you can
clap your hand on tho brutes, you'll
BE- doing yourself a good turn and
others too"
Close ended his narration. and
tened throughout In his habitual
silence.
"Do the boys up at c know you've
come to me?" he said.
mo: i thought 1t wiser they
November remained silent for .
moment.
you'd best get away back. Mr..
Close" he said at length. TN go
down to Perkins's Clearing and have
a look at the spot where the robbery
took place. and then I'll find some
excuse to take me to Camp c. when
I can make my report to you"
To this Close agreed. and soon We
saw him striding away until his strong
figure was swallowed up In the forest
twilight.
On his departure I tried to talk to
November about the robbery, but
never have I found him less commu-
NEGATIVE. He sat with his pipe In his
teeth and kept on turning our con-
versation to other topics until the two
Of us set out through the woods.
The moon. as II swept across the
arc Of the sky. guided US upon our
way. which, after the first short cut
along an immense hardwood ridge.
was good travelling enough. So We
journeyed until. just as the trees be-
came a gigantic etching in black
against the gray dawn lights. we
came suddenly out into the open OF
the clearing.
"This Is the place." said November
AZ soon as tho light strengthened.
he examined the site of Dan
Michaels's bivouac. Tho ashes of a
fire and a few boughs made its scanty
furnishings. and In neither did Mo-
lvHtA EnEt
and back he moved. apparently fol-
lowing the lines OF tracks which the
drenching rain OF the previous day
had almost obliterated, until, indeed,
after ton minutes. he gave It up.
"well, WELL" said he. in his soft
cadenced voice. he always did have
the luck"
"Who?"
1.-THE robber. Look at last year! Got
clear every time!"
1.-The robbers" I corrected.
'"There's but one" said he.
"Michaels mentioned two voices
sight at the same moment az the IRE
glinted on the revolver OF the other
man In the bushes"
Without a word November led me tn
the further side Of the dead fire and
parted tho boughs OF a spruce, which
had previously seen him examine
At q height Of less than five feet from
the ground one or two twigs were
broken. and the bark had boon rubbed
near the trunk.
HE was mighty interesting man
him with the revolver" November
threw back his handsome head and
laughed. There was only one chap
and hs fixed the revolver here In that
fork. II was n good blur he played
on Dan. making him think there wa
two agin' him! The rains
washed out most of the tracks. AZ
we'll go up to Camp q and try ouI
luck there. But first I'd best shoot Q
deer, and the bOys'll think ! only CONT
to carry them some meat, az ! otter
do when I kill anywhere nigh thu
camp"
As we made our way toward c, No
vember found the tracks OF yount
buc!, which had crossed ths toto-roa,
since the rain. and while I waited
ne slipped away like shadow int
the Wild raspberry growth. returning
twenty minutes later with the bucl
upon his shoulders, AS a hunter ant
q quiet mover In the woods. Novem
Der can rarely have been surpassed.
, On reaching Camp G. Novembe
sold his deer to the cook. and then ",
went 70 the once. The uaen were ~