The evening world., 1915-03-19
CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIII.
4aDrHnR Il was . wiid-sooss
vW chase or not that Hazard
RxI went on. the shadow Of the
W mountains lay In white sun
- iiGht on the frosen lake be-
Asss - sAms home. Meeting Rider.
hs said he was on his way TO see
9ophy., ' -
"0As b not thsre." said Rider.
'oons walking with Atherton."
Later Aths.ton came back from an
inpection o. the mine. He went
straisht 70 Hazard with an odd prop
osltieA; namely. that Hazard should
clear sut with all the gold already
mlnsA and. that Athsrton should take
over the mines ownership. He Of
fetsd his own dog team besides.
Hazard only laughed.
'You needn't set gay" returned
Athsrton slowly. I'm talking busi-
nAss. Do you mean. straight without
any trimmings, that you won't take
my offer about the dog-teams and get
oss Win yoS. 'tasf Even II you
taks the girlr'
'Your fool cheek. rd call iti MOI"
well, then, guess Ill come In on
y0Vf mine. It's q kind Of homo with
out q mother business. prospsctin6
t11o weather. anyhow. Whatr
Look here" said Hazard. II don't
care Whist kind Of fool you think I
an. Tor don't happen to be II.
You've talked and acted like . plain
luAatie, with your ghosts
mot my Shosts." coolly. your men
saw 'em. As for what I've talked. I've
been looking for the easiest way. l
doa't Ike trouble. and from all i can
So I think you're going to have 1t.
and I wanted to help you out. saw
enough this morning to know you
aren't alone here. and guess you're
Roine 70 have some good old fashioned
claim jumping out Of your Lastluck
chest. Somebody's playing i on you.
X you cont seein to know It." =.
you can't play II on me. anyhow.
roeurned Hazard succinctly. AS far
az you're concerned you can put out
of here to-day: don't need your as
sistancs. I wouldn't have you or your
mon In my mine. not damned one OF
you: and as for your ghosts and your
Claim jumpers you 20" . ~
them to some ono else; they won't
blum you into my mine. There's no
one 10 hear mo, and I may as we'll
say Il straight. wouldn't run a
one-Aorss cab on shares with you. FOR
YOU'D 70 of with the horse the hrst
day and hook the cab while l was
looking for. Y. And you know 1t as
web as dol"
Atherton flushed to his eyes. "That's
enoagh," said he thickly. TITS all Ill
stand, anyhow, But II you knew a.
mush, abeut tAis place a. do YOU'D
Sso ny oGsring to help get your gold
. out OF II wasn't all gall. But II you
woa't Co." he laughed suddenly. I'll
SEQ what sophy says! For there's ION one
thing you cant get hot In the collar
about; this isn't any At place for her
to BE-"
'sThat's the only thing you've men.
toned that's none Of my business
said Hazard smoothly: but he went t0
The window a. Atherton's dog teams
tore up the river valley.
Every team was complete, but there
was not Q gray dog among them; YET
Il was Impossible there could be any
dog round that was not Atherton's
IT. seemed little thing to make
suss about, but It worried Hazard.
He watched them turn south. II
was cold. II was odd. but not mar
Of Haxard's outflt had ever beer
south Of the claim since they had
boen working; before that he remem.
berod RidgSway's harryings to &C
north; the long useless search thai
had come Of them; and wondered II
Atherton really knew the country
he knsw enough to keep out OF th'
north. ANYHOW.
A. hs turned the key In the door I.
leave the once he ran into Rider and
spoks without second glance at him
"Aise Ridegway expects me to din'
nsr. Don't let one. or half q one, o.
Athefton's men out Of the bunkhous'
TN ] see you. Understand TIT
thing In his head might be foolishness
but TIN ne knew be would act on ";
Rider broke into string OF oatha
"Huch she cares where you eat! she'
bean on with Atherton this livelonI
dsy, God knows where" A wave o
Athertou's whiskey made him sral
the door post. "She's not any NOR
sood than her father" He bio
oeughed. "ehe's going to-
.s3et out to the bunkhouse." roare'
Hazard. He swore. locked the door
and being ratified. opened sophy'
without knocking. to see the girl 1um'
from Atherton's side;
rHavs you seen Riderf" she cried
and n Hazard had not been done Will
doubt II would have settled him.
eyes; II seeing hirn's kicking hin
hack TO the bunkhouse," he responde'
gvimiy. 'Whyr
SDinnsrs ready" she said rathe
btlteriy, mostly Mr.. Atherton's ba
con. rd nothing" And as HaEar
moved to the outside door she start
"a. ~Where are you goingr
Nowhere" curtly. "rve got to %
vhsre Rider isi" For II the forema
had not happeied to hit the bunk
h0uss he must be lying somewhere Il