Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-04
By HESKtTH PRICHARO
Copyright, 1913, By Heske;h Prichard
CHAPTER V The Guilty Man.

pnsed He said nothing for a
 full minute, then he looked up sharply.
 How many bottles Of whisky had youF' said he
 Nary one" answered Thompson. 'Therc isn't one nearer than Laval lotte, as yOu well know We wasn't drunk, we was drugged We must a' been. though how it was done beats me. for we had nothing but bread and bacon and tea. and | made the tea my self"
 Where's the kcttley'
 "We left that and the frying pan b0ck at the hut. for we're going to hunt the country for the thief You'll come along NovY'
 "Ou my own condition. or l'H have nothing Co do with it"
 What's itg"
 That nary man of yOu goes back Co Tidesons bridge but till l give you leave"
 "But we want to catch the robber."
 "Nery well. Go and try if you think YOU can do lt"
 An outburst of argument arose. but soon one and another began Co say: even leave it to yon. Nov" Mind you fetch my Sl90 back for me. Now" "Leuve Nov alone" "Go on. Nov"
 November laughed "l suppose you an slept with your money ou your'
 It appeared thcy nIl had. and Lars and Chris who pusSesSpd pucketbooss and found them hmc empty. in cor. per of thp hut
 Well Mir Qu1ritch and mel be gctthE along boys l'l let you know if I've any luck Then suddenly No vember turned tU the big spokesman and said By the way Thompson did vou dl chat kettle dt thc brook before you found you'd lost your cushT' "No. run rigu back
 "ThHt'S Wrky." said November. and He walked awov iu roar of shouted questions to tha canoe placed at our ! di>po, hy Close, 3y water We could run down tJ ridpSou's bridge u an 1 hour or TWO
 "no you think this is the work of . the same uau that held up ban Mi. chaclsT
 l Guess go. Can't be sure The grounds hue and soft and We ought to get the answer Co 30 good many ques . lions down there. Thauh~ to the canoe and a short cut ! known tu November. we arrived at our destination iu admHwblr ame { First of all sbwuug thr path. we ' went to thc hut where the six bad : slept A few articles dropped from the ! hastily mude packs lay about. the fry. ius pan beside the stove aud ihe kettle "u it, side by the door November moved round examining evcrythm. u ! his delft, light way Lastly. he picked up the kettle aud ppered inside What's iu itt' said !. "Notbing" returned November
 Well. Thompson told you he hadn't l filled it," reminded him. ] He gave mp queer little smile | Just sO, said he and strollpd for fifty l wards or so up the tote road "l'ye heeu uloue looking ut the foot : marks ol them six mossbuckS.' he vol unterred Now weu look ur1uud 1 hprv."
 The inspection of tle tracks was nat uully somewhat lengthy business. i November had studied the trail of ihe six meu to some purpose. tul though he hardly paused as be ranged Che trod. l den ground. so swift were bis eyes that he named each of the men to me as ue pointed Go lheir several tracks. AS l We approached thp igluk he indicated Q distuct SCI ot foutsteps, which we followed io the but aud back again Co ' the waier
 Hes the chap that did it said No be1uher 'fhW's pruty plain" He is % heavier man than am. and ! he walks rather ou his heels" November nodded and began Co Col. low tbe trail which went down into | ihe stream. He stood ut the waters 1 edge examining some stones which bad been recently displaced theu wad ed down into it ! "Wbere was bis boaty" | asked. But November had by now reached 1 a large dat stone some feet out in Che water and this he was looking round and over with great care Then he ' beckoned to me The stone WIS large fiat one as | have said and be i showed me some scratches upon its | farther surface. Tbc scratches were deep mud irregular stared ut them. but Go me tbey conveyed uothine. 1 They don't look like the mark of | boat. ] ventured !, 'Ihey aren't, But that chap made ! them ail rishtr be said | But bow or WhyF' November laughed '1 won't answer that yet, but m tell you tliis fhe robbery was done berweeh and 8 o'clock Inst Hiah" (To,be conthmedl