Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-02
November
 Joe The Detective of the
 Woods By HSKETH PRICHARD
By HESKETH PRICHARD
Copyright, 1913. By Hesketh Prichard


 woods trapping muskrats was gone nore'n the month, and the day l come back went over to see Janey Hal Lyon weren't there. If he had been shouldn't never 'a' needed to travel SO far Co get even with him. But that's neither here nor there. He'd gone to hl~ bear traps above Big Tree But the night before he left he'd got in one of his qwrrcls with my Janey Hit her hr did Thcre was one tooth gone where his List fell"
 Sever have l seen such fury as burn. ei .u the old mans eyes as he groaned out the last words
 "Jaucv. tlmt had the prettiest face for dfty miles around She tried to hide it frqu me-she didn't want me Co know But there was her poor face ull swole and black and blue and the gap among her white teeth. Bit by bit it ull came cut lt weren't Che first lime Lyon d took luis hands to her, no. uur Che third nor thc fourth There on thc spot as l looked at her | made up my mind I'd go after him. and I'd uukc uin promise me. aye. swear Co mr m the Holy Book. ucyer to luy hand ou her again lf he wouldn't swear I'd put him where his hands couldn't reach her found him camp cd away up alongside % backwuter uclr his traps. and told him I'd seen : Jnuay and that he must swear He wouldn't ole said he'd learn her to ] .N. tr. ] month a.am Then he hay down and slcp' wonder now be weren't afraid | of me- but suppose that was along of | me being a quiet. God fearing chap ! Hour by hour ] lay uWuke, and then | couldn't >t:lud it uo more and got | up and pnlpd bit uf candle had from my 1ack fixed up a candIestick and looked m my Bible for guidance And tbe words i't on were Thou shalt bacgk tuem with rOj Of lrUu That vJ~ ljr gun clear enough Then ] blew out thp light, and ] think ~Ipp for drcumvd
 Next wbruug Lyon was up enrly l Ir had rwo nr three green skins that l hrN to1k of thr day before and he ,Iil bc was going straight home to ! smash Jumy Hy there. and said uoth.ug black nor white lis iudg mcnt was set burw be couldn't make an the distance in one day and ! was pretty sure he'd camp ut Big Tree arrived there just after him. as l coud travel faster hy canoe than him walking and so Rep near him all day lt w.}s nigh sunset. and | bent down uuder the bank so he couldn't sec mc. He went into the old shack called out his name ] heard him curug ut my voice. and when he showed his face shot him dead never landed. never left no tracks | thought ] was safe. sure You've took .. me; yet ouly for Juney's sake | wouldn't care did right. but she won't like them Co say her fathers a murderer That's all"
 November sat on the edge Of the table His handsome face was grave. Nothing more was said for good while Then lIighamson stood up
 I'm ready. November but you'l let me see Jaucy again before you give me over to the police
 November looked hin iu the eyes.
 ~ENpcct youlI see a good deal of Jaucy yet Shell be lonesome over there now that her brute husbands
 gone. Shell want you to live with
 her." hc ~ad
 ~D'yc meHn'-
 Noycnncr nodded "lf the police cau uich yuu for themselves, let 'em and you'd It~scu the chance of that q
 woudcrrul deal lf you was To burn
 them moose shank moccusions you're
 wearing When did you kin yom
 mo0su:
 "Tursdays week. And my moo rasinS wIs wore out. so fixed 'em uI
 woods fashion
 "l kuuw The hair 0u 'em is slip pmg I found some of it in youi
 tracks in the camp away above Bil
 Tree That's how knew you'd killed
 i moose ] found your cundlesticl loo Here it is. He took from ht pocket the nttle piece of spruce stick
 which had pHzzled me so much, uut
 turned towrd me
 This ends sharp 10 stick Into th,
 earth; ihut ends slit aud yon fix th,
 candle in with bit O birch bark
 Now it- can go intu che stove alonl
 O thc muccasins.' ue opened thl
 stove door and thrust u the articles "Ouly three know your secret, Hig manson and if ] was you | wOuldn' make it four not even by adding womuu Co it"
 Highamsun held out bis hand. "You always Nhs q white man Nor.' said be.
 Hours later as wc sat drinking dnal cup of loa al the campdre. | suid After y0n examined Lyons uppe camp you told me scvon thiHgs abou tle municrer You've explained hOy V you knew lhem. aiI Dul three