Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-20


ground one or two twigs were broken
and the bark had been rubbed near the
trunk.
He was a mighty interesting man
him with the revolver" November
threw back his handsome head and
laughed. There was only one chap
J and he fixed the revolver here in tha
fork. 1t was a good bluff he played OF
Dan, making him think there was two
agin him. The rains washed out mos
Of the tracks, so We'll go up to CamI
c and try our luck there. But first Fo
| better shoot a deer, and the boysl
think only come to carry them some
meat, as l often do when l kill any
where nigh the camp"
AS we made our way toward c, No
vember found the tracks of a young
| buck which had crossed the tote roao
since the rain, and while l waited, he
slipped away like a shadow into the
wild raspberry growth, returning
twenty minutes later with the buck
upon his shoulders.
On reaching Camp c, November solo
his deer to the cook, and then we
went to the office. The men were al
away at work, but We found the man
ager, to whom November told his news
l noticed, however, he said nothing OF
his idea that there had been but one
robber.
That just spells total failure" re-
marked Close when he had finished.
November assented. Guess wei
have to wait till another chap is hello
up" said he.
You think they'll try their hand al
it again?"
Sure. Who'd stop after such sue
cess?"
I'D be inclined to agree with you II
it wasn't for the fact that the mer
won't leave singly now. They're scared
to. A party of six started this after
noon They were hoping they'd have
the luck to meet the scoundrels ano
bucking how they'd let daylight into
them if they did But Of course they
won't turn up-theyd be shy of such
a big party
Maybe" said November. with
your permission. Mr.. Close, me ane
Quaritch'll sleep here tonight"
"All right. But l can't attend to you
I'm behind with my accounts, and
must even them up If it takes al
night"
And there's one question I'd like tC
have an answer to. It's just this How
did the robber know that Dan Mich
aels was worth holding up? Or that h'
| was going off on the spree? He mus
| have been told by some one. Black.
mask has got a friend in Camp c al
right. That is, unless
Aye, unless?" repeated the manag
| er.
But November would say no more
An idea had come into his mind, bu
Close could not draw it from him; yet
l could see he had entire trust in the
taciturn young woodsman.
Next morning November seemed ir
no hurry to CO. and shortly before the
midday meal a party of half a dozer
men rushed into the camp. They were
all shouting at once, and it was i'm
possible for time to discover what
the turmoil was about. Leaning
against the wall of the bunkhouse, the
silent November surveyed the clamor-
ing knot of men with grim humor.
Il tell you again, we've been held up
robbed, clean out, the whole six of u.s.
yelled short man with sandy beard
That is true!" cried a fair haired
Swede.
On this they all began shouting
again, waving their arms and explain
ing. November advanced. Look. boys
that's an easy, comfortable log over
there"
The Swede answered him with 4
snarl, but, meeting November's eyes
thought better of it. Joe was the last
person upon whom any one would
choose to fix quarrel.
Il was suggesting, boys continued
November, that there's the log han
dy, and if you'd each choose soft spot
and leave one to speak and the others
listen till he's through with it we'd get
at the facts. Every minute wasted
gives them as robbed you the chance
to get off clear"
"Novembers right" said huge lum.
herman called Thompson. Here's
what happened. We six got our timt
yesterday morning, and after dinner
we started off together. 1t were com
ing along dark when we camped in the
old log hut of Tideson' bridge. Seein
what had happened to Dan, we agreed
to keep a watch till dawn. First watcf
was Harry. In an hour and half ht
were to wake me. He never did. The
sun were up before l woke, and there
was all the others sleeping round me.
was wonderful surprised but took The
kettle and was going down to fill hel
at the brook 1t was then that | no.
ticed my roll of bills was gone from
| my Dell. L came running DdCN. IlSiII
woke, and when told him he Clutche:
at his belt and finds his money gone
too Then Chris, Bill. Maher. Wedding
Charlie and last of all Long Lars they
wakes up, and DANCED if the lot Of then
hadn't been robbed same as us
A unanimous groan verified th'
| statement.
We was tearing mad" went on th'
spokesman. Then out we goes t
search for the tracks Of the thieves"
A look of despair crossed Novom
ber's face. | knew he was thinking %
the invaluable information the feet o
the six victims must have blotted ou
| forever.
You found them" inquired Novem
Der.
we did. They was plain enough,
replied the big lumberman. "One maj
done it. He come up from the brook
did his business and went back to tn
water He was a big. heavy chap will
large feet, and he wore tanned COW
hide boots patched on the right foot
,p,.r, ,,.o,a nails in the hpp