Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24

and robbing us with the other, the
Wonderful" observed November in
his dry way. He continued to stare
hard at Close, who at last looked up,
and l could have sworn l saw Novem-
ber Joe's dark lashing eyelid droop
slightly in his direction.
Get out Of here" he cried angrily.
change came over the manager.
Get out of here, you and your woods
detective!" and some uncommonly
warm language charged out at the
back Of the closing door.
The men who had been robbed and
their comrades closed round as No
vember examined the boots.
Seventeen in one heel and fifteen in
the other-cowhide boots,' said Chris.
That's what he that robbed us wore,
and I'll swear to that"
II could swear to 1t too" agreed No
vember.
Take them and the sleeping stuff, ;"
pursued Chris. IT'S a silver fox skin
to a red on a conviction, eh, Novem-
ber?"
Have you sent for the police?'
Not yet. We'd waited till you come
up. Well send now
THE sooner the better" said No
vember. And whoever goesll find
four chaps from Camp B in the hut by
Tideson's bridge. They've orders to
knock it down and take the roof off,
and carry the stove into D."
| I listened at November making this
astonishing statement. and l hoped L
showed no surprise. What on earth
was the game that he was playing?
Hurry up, boys. and send for the
police or there may be trouble. Who's
going?'
Il don't mind if CO." offered Chris.
III start right now. The sooner we
get Mr.-Close safe in Jail the better"
We all saw Chris off. and then the
men took us back into the bunk house,
where they talked and argued for an
hour November had relapsed into his
usual tactiturnity. But when at length
he spoke again his words acted like a
bombshell.
Say, boys" he said, and the cadence
of his accent was very marked, its
about time we let the boss out
Every head jerked round in his di-
rection. Let him out?" shouted a
dozen voices. Before the police
Gomez"
Best so,' replied November in his
gentle manner. You see, it wasn't him
held you up, boys"
| Who was it them"
| November stood up.
Come, and I'll show you
Finally four of us boarded the big
canoe and set Off
| l lost all sense Of direction in the
darkness until we came out on the
banks of the brook near Tideson's
bridge We crossed, and all four of us
| crouched in the shadow of a big rock
not twenty yards from the hut. We
had been forewarned by November to
keep very quiet and to watch the hut.
The pale forelights Of dawn were al
ready in the air when felt November
move slightly, and a moment later l
heard a stick break, then footballs on
the bridge A blush shadow came
cautiously down the bank, hesitating
at every step, but always approaching
the hut until at last it passed within
it. Then a match fiared inside. / saw
it pass the broken window. There was
a pause. The door creaked family and
the figure stole out again.
| l put out my hands toward Novem-
ber.-he was gone.
| Meantime the figure from the hut
was moving up the path to the road
and second figure was gaining on
him. l recognized November's mighty
outlines as he followed with arms out
stretched Then the arms fell, and
there was a cry, almost a shrek.
| When we ran up November was hold
ing Chris struggling on the ground.
Search him boys" said November.
He's got the stuff on him."
Thompsons big hand dived into the
breast Of Chris shirt and when it came
out again it held bundle of notes.
You smart cuss." said Chris to No
vember Joe.
| A few busy hours followed, and it
was the next afternoon before found
myself again at Novembers shanty
and asked for the explanations which
had been promised me.
THE moment l heard Thompsons
story" began November, 1T started me
thinking bit. You remember how
plain they saw the tracks of the rob-
ber the size, the patch, the exact num-
| Der Of nails. 1t sort Of seemed that
road agent who went around in pair
of boots like that was maybe fool or
maybe a false trail. AS soon as ! saw
the tracks knew wasn't far out as
to the false trail. The chap wanted
| the tracks seen. He walked more'n
once on the soft ground a-purpose."
Then he wasn't a heavy man, any
way" l put in. You thought
How did ! know he was a light
man? Well, you saw those stones l
showed you. He put them in a pack
or something and carried 'em to make
them heavy tracks. l guessed from the
set out one of them six had done it."
But how?"
See, here's the way of it. l suspi-
cioned some one in c from Dan Mich
I aels' case And look at those five hold
ups last year. Each one was done