Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-07
November
 Joe The Detective of the
 Woods By HESKETH PRlChARO Copyright. 1913. By Hesketh PrichArd
By HESKETH PRICHARO
Copyright. 1913. By hesketh PrichArd


 "You'ye been long in coming, Joe" she said. with sudden smile. "Nou were away. of courseT
 Aye. just got back fore we started for here" He looked around Where's young DanE
 "Tve just got him off to sleep on the bed there" She pointed to a deerskin curtain In the corner
 "WhaC They been frightening himT Mrs. Rome looked oddly at November "No. but fl be heard us talking he might get scared. for the man who's been robbing me was in this room not siX hours ago. and Danny saw him. November raised his eyebrows. Huh, That's nerce" he said Dan nys rising three, aln't he: He could Cell"
 Nothing at alL 1t was after dark, and the mau had his face mudied. Danny said he was a real good man. He gave him sugar from the cup board, said Sally.
 His hands, what like was his hands? He gave the sugar.
 'l thought or that, but Danny says he had mitts on. It's more'n three weeks now since found out the traps were being meddled with. 1t was done very cunning. but l have my own way of batting them. and the thief though he's clever woodsman and knows a heap. never dropped Co that Some times he'd set em and bait 'em like as if they were never touched at all, and other times he'd just make it appear us # the animal had got itself out" "He must have left tracks, said Joe. some, yes. But he mostly worked when snow was falling. He's cum ming"
 Did any one ever see his tracks but you?"
 sylvester did"
 How was that?" said Joe, with sud den interest
 "I came on Sylvester oue evening when was trailing the robber." Perhaps Sylvester himself was the robber"
 Mrs. ROne shook her head.
 "lt wasn't him. Joe. He couldn't "a known l was comiu on him, and his tracks was quite different
 Well. but tonight? You say the thief come here tonight? What did he do that for?' said Joe, pushing the to- bacco firmly into his pipe bowl
 He had a good reason" replied Sal ly. with bitterness Last Thursday when was on my way back from put ting my letter under your door ] heard something rustIing through the scrut ahead Of me. lt might have been 6 lynx, or it might have been a dog, but when l come to the trap 1 saw th' thief bad made off that minute, fol he'd been trying to force open the trap and when he heard me he wrenche, hard. you bet but he was bound t' take care-not to be too rough"
 Good fur. you meanY
 "GoodY' Sallys face flushed a sof crimson. Good? Why, I've neye seen one to match it. It was a blacI fox. lying dead there, but still warm for it had but just been killed. Tn pelt was fair in its prime, long am silky and glossy You can guess, Nc vember. what that meant for Damn and me next winter. that I've bee worrying about a lot The whoopin coughs weakened him down bad. an ] thought of the things ! could get fo him while | was skinning out the pelt SaHy's voice shook. and her eyes file with tears. "Oh. Joe. it's hard-harc The skin was worth $500 anywhert and come home just singing. ike it at once. and then, being scared-lik' ] hid it in the cupboard over there Do hind those old magazines. No one bJ Ruby knew that ! bad got it lei Ruby here. but Mrs. Seats had her se euth yesterday morning, and Ruby ra over to help for awhile after she p' Danny to bed The thief must hay been on the watch and seen her go.' "Wheres Ruby nowT' Joe inquired Shes stopping the night. They sci over to tell me-" replied Sally. We to go on. l had a lynx in one of m traps which got dra aggcd right down | Deerhorn pond. so ! was more Una special late. Danny began at once fell me about the man that came i ] rushed across and looked in the GU board The black fox pelt was gon of course!'
 "Nyhat did Danny say about Il mun|
 said be had on a big hat and neckerchief He didn't speak wor gave Danny sugar, as have said. I must u been here some time, for hC rausacked the place high and low aI took nearly every pelt 1 got this SC son."
 Joe looked up. "Those pelts mar edg"
 "Yes My marks on some--sey' bricks of a needle
 You've looked around the house see if he left unythugT
 Sure" Sally put her hand in b pocket
 "WhatT
 "Only ibis" She opened her haI and dlselpsed rife earHiags.