The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-12-17
"Cnmr. and LII show YOU"

banks of the brook near Tideson'.;
bridge. We crossed. and all four Of us
crouched in the shadow of 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
already in the air when l felt Novem-
Der move slightly, and a moment later
| heard Il 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 match tlared inside.
saw it PASS the broken window. There
was a pause. The door creaked faint
~ and the figure stole out again.
| 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 a second figure was gaining on
him. ] recognized November's mighty
outlines as he followed with arms out
stretched. Then the arms fell. and
there was cry, almost a shrek.
When we ran up November was hold
ing Chris struggling on the ground.
''Search him, boys" said November
Hes cot the stuff on him.
Thompsons big hand Owed into the
breast of Chris shirt and when it
came Ont again it held Il bundle of
notes.
"You smart cuss!' said Chris to No
vcmbcr Joe.
A few busy hours followed. and it
was the next afternoon before found
myself again at November's shanty
and asked for the explanations which
had been promised me.
1.-THE moment 1 heard Thompson's
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 a
road agent who went around in a pair
Of boots like that was maybe fool or
maybe laying false trail. AS soon as
I saw the tracks I knew l wasn't far
out us to the false trail. The chap
wanted the tracks seen. He walked
mOre'n once on the soft ground a-pur-
pose''
"Then he wasn't a heavy man, any
way" ] put in. "YoI thought l.
"How did know he was a light
man? Well, you saw those stones i
showed you He put them in pack
or something and carried 'em to make
them heavy tracks. | guessed from
the set out one of them six had done it. .
but how" ..,...
"See. here's the way of it, snspi-
cioned some one in G from Dan Mi
chaels' case And look at those five
holdups last year. Each one was done
within ten miles of G. That showed
ME that the robber. whoever he was,
couldn't operate far from camp. Then
the dragging settled it. Don't you re-
member the kettle had nothing in it,
would have spoken, but November
held up his hand.
mo. know Thompson hadn't filled
it. but he hadn't cleaned it either. we
woods chaps always leave the tea
leaves in the kettle till we want tc
boil up the next brew. So it looked
queer that some one had washed out
that kettle. Now. if the rObber come
from outside he'd never do that nj
need to. He'd be gone afore they
could suspect the kettle. No. tina
clean kettle said plain as speaking tina
it was one of the six.
Now" went on November, 'when
knew that. ! knew good bit. ant
when | saw the scratches on the rOcl
| was able to settle up the whole ca
bOodle-Chris put that stuff in the tea
and as soon as it sent them off asleel
he picked the money off them. Thel
he went down to the brook. taking tn
kettle. the big boots and something t.
hold Il pack of stones with him. II
waded out to that fiat rock and wash
ed ont the kettle: then he filled up hi
pack with stones and put on the boss
big boots. After that he had no NOR
to do but to walk up to the hut an
back again. laying the false trail. Aftc
that he wadcd out to the rock aglil
so as to leave no tracks. and change
back into his own moccasins, went t
the hut and to sleep"
But the scratches on the rock
, What made them?"
The nails in the boots. Chris DIRE,
up his feet to fasten up the boots an
the nails Slipped Il bit on the rock"
q But the time. November. You sal
the robbery was done between . an
j. 3 in the morning. How did you kno'
! that
y ''By the birches. He'd turn to tt
u light to put on his boots, and the moo
i only rose above them trees about
Till then that side of the rock was
: black shadow
+ "And the stones in the pack?'
h "The heel tracks was good III
marked. You yourself noticed how Il
a chap walked on his hcels?"
eyes"