The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-12-10

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"Hands up ard no fooIino"
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 We'll
have to wait till another chap is held
up said he.
"You think they'll try their hand at
1t again?"
"sure. Who'd stop after such sue
cessY'
"I'd be inclined to agree with you If
1t wasn't for the fact that the men
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 and
bucking how they'd let daylight into
them il they did. But of course they
won't turn up-they'd be shy of such
a big party"
"Maybe," said November. with
your permission, Mr. Close me and
Quaritchll sleep here tonight"
/ "All right. But can't attend to you.
I'm behind with my accounts. and
must even them up If it takes all
night
And there's one question I'D like to
have an answer to. It's just this: How
did the robber know that Dan Michaels
was worth holding up? Or that he was
going off on the spree? He must have
been told by some one. Bluckmask has
got friend in Camp G all right. That
is, unless
AYE, unless?" repeated the manager
But November would say no more
An idea had come into his mind, but
Close could not draw it from him; yet
could see he had entire trust in the
taciturn young woodsman.
Next morning November seemed in
no hurry to go, and shortly before the
midday meal party of half dozen
men rushed into the camp. They were
, all shouting at once, and it was impos
sible for time to discover what the
: turmoil was about. Leaning against
, the wall of the clubhouse the silent
| November surveyed the clamoring knot
of men with grim humor.
} ~ tell you again, we've been held up
, robbed, cleaned out, the whole six OF
: ns!' yelled u short man with a sandy
, beard.
+ "rhot is true!" cried fair haired
. Swede.
? On this they all began shouting
. again, waving their arms and explain
y ing. November advanced. LOOK, boys
!, that's an easy, comfortable log owe
there!"
t The Swede answered him with
e snarl, but. meeting November's eyes
thought better Of 1t. Joe was the las
person upon whom any one woul'
It would choose to ix quarrel.
II was suggesting. boys" continues
November, 'that there's the log handy
and If you'd each choose soft spo
d and leave one to speak and the other
It listen till he's through with it we'd &c
t. at the facts. Every minute waste
n gives them as robbed you the chanc
to get off clear"
l0 november . FlSuI, kulu uuG
q lumberman called Thompson. Here
e, what happened. We six got our tim
< yesterday morning, and after Dime
re we started off together. 1t were con
- ing along dark when we camped in tt
IN old log hut of Tideson's bridge. Seeil
what had happened to Dan. we agree
n, to keep watch till dawn. Fir
err watch was Harry's. In an hour and
I'd half he were to wake me. He new
p. did. The sun We're up before l wok
at and there was all the others sleepil
ed round me. l was wonderful surprise
as but l took the kettle and was goi1
ut down to fill her at the brook. It ",
to then that noticed my roll Of bill
ut was gone from my belt. came I'll
he ming back. Harry woke, and when
IN told him he clutches at his belt NJ
I'LL finds his money gone too. phen Chr
Bill MAYER, Wedding Charlie and la
To- of all Long Lars they wakes up, al
ng DANCED If the lot Of them hadn't be-
ad robbed same as u.s."
he A unanimous groan verified the sta
ment.