The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-02-11
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CHAPTER XVI.
The Capture.

,SliIltd Ohl. Ahi. Nkut1AAsS''
he began. 'and crossed the lake to
the camp where Bill Worke was fired
at-you mind Miss Linda dropped
brooch there? had search for it,
but didn't find it, though come
across what I'd hoped to linda lot OF
Establishments tracks,
"Who had been there since Satur-
day?"
Huh! Yes: only about two days
old. After awhile built bit OF
fire and cooked Il pinch of tea in
tin Id fetched along. Then after
lunk"-Joe always called lunch "lunk
~ started back. | was coming along
easy, not on the path, but in the wood
about twenty yards to the south OF IT,
and afore I'd gone above three or
four acres shot was fired at me from
above, The bullet didn't strike me-
hut as | was in Il wonderful poor place
for cover-just three or four sprucrs
and half IL dozen sticks of wild lasp
berry, went down. pretending Ia
cot the bullet, pitched over the way Il
man does that's got it high up. ana
took care to get the biggest spruce
trunk between me and where ! think
the shots come FROM
r "Sometimcs. il you go down IKE
that, man'll get rattled-like ana come
ont but not this one. Guess m NOT
the first he's put bit OF lead into.
He lay still and fired again-got me
in the shoulder that time. and l gave
kick and showed in among the rasp-
berry canes in good earnest. had some
Of them Whitley buds in my mouth ana
was chewing of them. when inc fe''a
shoots twice more-both misses. Fhen
he kind O paused. and guesses hes
going to move to where he can let me
have it again.
81 see the black hat on him for mo
ment and then lets drive. | tr'eu
to get I'D to have look at him
"Surcly that was risky. How could
YOU know he was dead"'
Heard the bullet strike and saw the
hat 30 backward. \ man don't new
or fall over backward when he's sham
ming | couldn't get to hin-falnted'
| | guess. ueJl YOU SoLnC
Evening had fallen before we ulti
mately arrived at kalmacks. We APP
proacbed the house with care ana en-
tered by window at the back, as
Joe thought it possible the front en-
wood on that side.
We went at once to the room where
. Worke was lying and Joe gave MN a
, randi description of the man he had
Z shot.
"rhat's Tomlinson.' said Worke al
once. "Them two brothers lives to
o gether What have they been DOING:
l. you'll know afore night repIict
Joe. what are their names:
n DANDY is the one with the blacl
* beard while him they calls Muppy i
e foxy coored man."
l. THANK YOU" said Joe. "Now. Bin
IS if you keep them names TO yourself
T. I'll come back in half an hour and tel
u you who it was shot YOU
On .loes appearance Linda started VI
II and ran to him.
5. You're WOunded. she crleA.
Is cts notlin' much. Miss Linda"
ID But as we laid him down on tn
$ couch he seemed to lose CONSCIOUSNESS
Petersham brought brandy, and Lind;
to holding .Joc's head upon her arm. pll
a it to his lips He swallowed some q
at it and then insisted upon sitting up.
II must bind up your shoulder. W
must stop the bleeding" Linda's di!
tress and anxiety We're very evident.
And Joe had to give way. With NJ
no capable and gentle hands Linda 500
ho dressed the wound and afterWard il
sisted on sending for Puttick to hel
- him to his bunk.
:" $50 you've got it?' Puttick said.
warned you. Lucky you're not dead,
"Ycs, amt t. returned Joe.
w Well | knew that soft drawl. wht'
Novembcrs voice never took except
moments Of tiercest tension.
You'd best join your hands abo
your head, Ben pnttick Lock
't thumbs That's right
Joe had picked my revolver from I
table and held it pointed ut Puttlcl
-, breast
-" Hes mad" screamed puttick.
~ Tie his hands, Mr.. Quarltch. NJ
Linda, will you please to go away
,,, mo, Joe. DO YOU think I'm frlS
x ened:"
-. "Huh. ! know you're brave. hui
Nv. man acts frccr without the won
mo looking on"
nm Without n word she turned and wa
ed out Of the room.
and "pu,tick'S going to confess. MI.
tersham." went on November.
~ "I've nothing to confess. you fool.
Not even that story you lnVen
mo about the man with the red han
across his facc--the man who wa
try never thcrc:"
was "What's he ravin' about?' cried
tick
ina. Have you forgot them long ha
,,, rromlinSou brothers that