The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-02-04
November
Joe
The Detective of the
Woods
By MSKtTH PRICnARD
Copyright, 1913,
By Hesketh Prichard
By nfSKfTn PRICnARD
Copyright, 1913,
By Hesketh Prichard

Stafford Wlnkeu. Joe ana went
down to the beach below.
A quarter of an hour passed before
Stafford Joined us.
whats happened?' | asked.
Hes confessed all right" Then
Stafford looked ut Joe. 1T all Went
through lust the way you said 1t
was a rival fox farmer. Jurgcnsen. did
1t. Landed on Eel island with his
wife the night | left, they were there
until two days ago: took them all their
time and Sans to get my foxes. Then
they brought him over here
And now | will leave out any &C.
count of the events of the next SIX
teen hours which we spent in he
skiff and pick up the thread OF this
history again with Stafford knocking
at the door of the Jurgensens cabin
On Upsala island. We had landed
there after dark.
Joe and stood back while Stafford
faced the door. 1t was thrown open.
and big gingerbread Swede demand
I'd his business
"l've lust called around to take back
my foxes said Stafford.
"Vot voxcs?"
'"rhe blacks and sivers you stole"
"You are madt!'
"Shut itv cried Stafford. Ten days
ago you and your wife. having decoy-
ed me away to Valdez. went to Eel is
irh II
ing which time you cleaned out every
animal l owned on it. l know you
didn't kill them. though you tried to
make me believe you had by leaving
the skinned carcasses of lot of red
foxes. Three days ago you left Eel
island"
AS he spoke | saw the wizened fig
,ure of a woman squeezing out under
the big Swedes elbow. She had mar
row face, with blinking, malevolent
eyes. that she fixed on Stafford.
$40. Not them jeered Jurgensen.
"Then you rowed over to Edith island
and .marooned my man Aleut Sam who
was in the robbery with you"
The big Swedc snatched up rifle by
the door and stepped out.
"Gct out of here" he cried, COP
Ee paused Oh catching sight of Joe anC
myself
"l'll 90 if you wish it," said Stafford
dangerously, "but If do it'll be to re
turn with the police
"And look here, Mr.. Dutchman.'
broke in Joe gently, "if it comes tt
that you'll get put away for a fifteen
years rest cure. sure"
"Who are youY beloved Jurgensen
Hes the man that told me YOU
wife was weakly and spilled the water
from the kettle when she lifted it. fol
he found her tracks at my place by tht
stove. He's the man that discovered
nx cut log ends in Aleut Sans fire OF
Edith island when we knew Sam hat
no AK with him. He's the man l ow,
lot to-
"Me Also said .Jurgensen venomous
ay as he bowed his head "Not yo'
yaHt-yonr terms:" he asked at last.
Stafford had his answer ready M
own foXes--that's restoration-and tw
OF yours by way Of interest-thats ret
ribulion.'
can't if | say no?"
"You won't Where's my foXesE"
Glrgensen hesitated, but clearly Their
could be only one decision in the Gil
cumstances Il haf them in my ken
neS." ne answered.
Wire incI0sures:' cried Stafford i
disgust
YES"
'You can't grow a decent pclt in
cage" snapped Stafford, With the g;
gelmcSs of Il fanatic mounted upon hi
bobby You must let them live the
natural life as near as possible or the
color suffers The piGmcntary GLAND
get affected
'poof. hat read of all that
the book 'Zientific Zeection of Cole
Forms"
Yes put in Joe, you read Il GOO
bit while you We're at Mi. Stafford
place, that's SOLVING in Mr.. Stafford
bunk
Jurgensen raised startled eyes. "Yc
see me:'
NO"
How you know them
Joe laughed. Il guess the spide
nuSt "a told me-" said he.
CHAPTER XIII.
Linda Petershan.
70. NOVEMBER JOE had hidden [
W farewell ut the little sidil
U t;,-,, ..,,
name of Silent Water
"'Spect you'll be back again. \
Quaritcli, as soon as you We fixed the
new mining contracts. and them ma
be, we'll try a wolf hunt There's
tidy pack comes out on the Lac NJ
ice when its moonlight
But the shackles of business are II
l,u1, off nd no