The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-03-15

''Nobody's seen the gold" she said
mot oven Rider. I didn't know how
the men would take 1t. 90 held my
"Just ~ we'll. tin / SEQ how much
there is."
II had dawnsd on him that starving
for the sake OF another mans gold
might not have much attraction fol
his ri6ra1; for all he knew the msr
might refuse to work II. II they
struck. and struck obstinately enough
there would be nothing for It but to
20. And he was suddenly as stiff
about staying at Lastluck Lake a. he
had been about leaving II.
"Whsn ! know what your strike
promises III have Q talk with Rider;
no knows what stores there are better
than I do"
"Oh. that's another thing!" Sophy
exclaimed. "Mr. Hazard, father never
could have taken all that's gone In
that one canoe he had--it would have
sunk! / was down at the store while
he was loading, and I took what to-
bacco there was because Joe, your
Indian. was filling up his clothes with
It; but ! didn't take anything else.
And when I went back after fathsr'd
gone I seemed to miss lot of things
tukcu. i OOu $50 WOor0
they went tot"
q canoe" He either did not, or
would not. SOC the tentative look she
9ave him. -Four men can use q good
deal" It would not have been past
RidGoway or Joe, who was appar-
entity his ally in the whole affair. TO
build and cache second canoe
somewhero, but there was no need
Sophy should ever find 1t out. "Oh, I
guess we'll manage; we've had plenty
all along, such as IL was" And this
time he was bitter: Ridgeway's stores
had sickensd him all summer.
TITS no good to talk about It," he
amended hastily. we've got to do
what we can do! But I want to
know something. Miss Ridgeway."
His face, that was too hard for his
years. flushed a little. 'Do you trust
me TO be the Judge Of whether we 70
or stay? I mean. 70 decide whether
or not you've struck ore enough to
risk the mems lives fort I know
I've got to risk them. and yours. any
how; but I've got to be sure. too.
which way Ia the right one. And
want to know II you'll feel I'm doing
my best. whichever way II goes"
4 don't think It's worth your
while TO ask. You know!"
Her blue eyes were as steady a.
his gray ones. but something in them
dazzled Hazard. He took the hand
she held out to him with q self
control that did him credit.
That's all. till Tomorrow. then"
Perhaps he was tired, for he won
dered how he could ever take care
Of the girl all winter. and not let out
he loved her.
Az he turned to 90. something
caught his nerves more than his
hearing. II was Just the noise a man
might make who had been STOPPING
to peer In a window. and had slipped
az he Strengthened up again: and I'M
less he was dreaming he heard that
mans feet as he stole away.
Put away the gold. and lock up
after me-" he advised. with an ex.
cellent carelessness. Good night"
And he was out Of the house quite
quickly enough to have seen any one
lurking In the open round II In the
light Of the white stars. But there
was no one 10 see. Nevertheless.
Hazard sat In a window OF his
cabin. on guard. until dawn.
But perhaps 10 he had opened his
shut door and looked out In an OPP
posite direction he might hava felt
less secure; for he would have seen
q shadow detach itself bodily from
denser darkness and melt silently