The evening world., 1915-03-19

sleeve "Have you lost . dog latslyr"
he asked.
Atherton twitched his arm away.
Look for yourself" he said hufiily.
You can see the teams well enough
I'm going home. II you don't want me
to show you what l said about other
men being here. I don't know any
thing about a dog. unless It's theirs."
Hazard, listening to the Indifferent
voice. decided II was not . thing Ath-
erton would dare to lie about. III
you've got anything solid to show me
III come" he said wearily. Other
wise. I'm going back to my dinner"
"Oh. It's solid enough" with quick
viciOusness like q bronco's. 1T won't
take long. either: guess We can load
up on the dog sleds for part of the
way, though 1t isn't far"
It was quite far enough to be safe
for a prisoner, though, II once he got
Hazard kidnapped In the wolf-man'S
house. with the garrison of his own
men who had replaced Its solitary In
mate. And with Rider drunk, Sophy
aS easily managed as she had ever
been. Atherton felt his fingers already
on the Lastluck gold. He could just
keep In his laughter As he turned to
call up his men.
Hazard was Just tired enough to
have hesitated about any expedition
on his own legs. He sat down on Q
dog sled as Athsrton muttersd soms-
thing to his drivers that ended In
"tw0li do" and dung himself Cd the
leading sled.
Hazard supposed he had sent the
others home. but Kelly would have
sense enough not to let them 20 alone,
and he sat alphabetically as the teams
moved on: for once In silence. They
went South, whore Atherton had gone
that afternoon. and they went fast
1t might have been at . miles DIS
tance that Atherton stopped.
Here's where we'd better walk" he
suggested. That u. II you mean to
come"
I'm here" said Hazard. yawning.
You're not there, though. There's
time 10 90 back II you think ws'll
have trouble"
Hazard laughed. In spite Of his
headlong ways Atherton had had .
reputation for caution In the last
place where Hazard had enjoyed his
society. and he forgot that he had
also had q reputation for turning like
q weazel at the last pinch.
II expect that's all right" no said
easily. Bring on your claim Jumpers
they seem to have been Z blame
easy sort. till Tonight"
He rather hoped there was q camp
of men In the gully ahead OF him;
once there was good, solid human
trouble. he would know what Ather-
ton meant to be at. He followed him
at q walk down something that felt
like q path-was q path; and his at
tention grew a. he trod It The man
was not lying: human feet had worn
the snow to smooth thread. II wound
a good deal; Hazard tried to keep the
trend Of II useiessiy; Atherton never
faltered. Suddenly he stopped short,
and stood out of the way.
There" he whispered: and Hazard
really started
There was q light ahead Of him
more. in little cleared space stood q
log house. He could see the nre burn
Ing through the open door: even see
miners tools cast carelessly on the
noor beside II. His eyes turned sud
denly hard. There was no one to be
seen. but that was not to say the place
was empty. He walked up TO II and
looked inside. on q heterogeneous
mixture Of rifies and picks. and not q
human soul.
That's what I struck this morn
Ing" Atherton's voice camo oddly
high and careless OF auditora won
der I proposed I should Join up with
your guess the lot OF u could