The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-02-04
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er's cafrn is on hin about two mile"
west of here" ..#.
III suppose you won't go?" said |.
with the money? Certainly not!'
| "You can hardly go without it,"
"Why not?"
"You would be shot down."
| "Td talk to the ruflians first and then
| If there was amy shooting. guess ia
be as much in it as they would"
II suggest that we all three go" ]
said.
But Joe would have none Of this
Wan.
..rhere's nothing to be gained BY
that Mr.. Quaritch. You bet thest
fellas'll keep pretty bright lookout
If they saw three Of us coming they'd
shoot as like as not
II was thinking l might slip right
along to Buffers cairn and maybe get
look at the fellas."
"No!" said Petersham decidedly. II
won't allow it. You say yourself you
would be shot
~ said we would get shot. not me
alone Three men can't so quiet where
one can"
And so finally it was arranged,
though not without good deal OF ar
gument with Petersham.
",rhats a fine fellow" remarked Pc
tersham.
nodded.
1.-The kind of fellow who fought with
and bettered the lroquois at their own
| ,k>DA h~n mt
Buffers cairn?"
1t was past midnight when Joe ap
peared again. Petersham and I both
asked for his news.
November shook his head. "l've
nothing to tell; nothing at all. didn't
see no one"
"Where were you?"
Lying down on top Of the cairn it.
self. There's good corners to It."
"You could see we'll round. then. and
il any one had come you would not
have failed to observe them"
couldn't be too sure. There was
some dark times when the moon was
shut in by clouds. They might a
come them times, though | don't think
they did. But III know for certain
soon unless it comes on heavy rain
There's fine little lake they calls
Buffers pond up there. You take your
6shpole. Mr.. Quaritch. and we'll go
over at sunrise and you try for some
of them trout. while | take scout
round for tracks"
This we did, but search as Joe would
he failed to discover any sign at all
He told me this when he joined me at
breakfast time.
After | had caught a nice string OF
trout we walked back to Ka'macks,
clrcling round the house before we en-
tered it. The sand lay undiSt,lrbed 10y
any strange footstep. but when we gol
in we found Mr. Petersham in a state
of the greatest excitement.
"One of the blackmaiicrs has had a
long talk with Puttick," he told MS.
"WhatY
"Incredble as it sounds. it is SO"
But when was this?'
early this morning. some time aft
er you and Joe started. This is no"
it happened. Puttick had just goi nj
|
some spare canvas and tin To men'
that canoe we ripped OH the rock yes
terday. In fact. he had only just he
gun working when he was startled b.
voice ordering him to hold up hi
> hands,"
by Jove. what nextY'
why. he held them up. He had II,
y choice. And then a man stepped OH
u from behind the big rock that's jus
above where the canoe lies"
II hope Puttick recognized him."
mo. The fellow had a red handkcr
chief tied over his nose and mouth
ID Only his eyes showed under the brill
u of a felt hat that was pulled low dow
over them. He carried a rifle, that h
J. Kept full on Puttick's chest while the.
} talked. But III call Puttick. He cal
l. finish the account of the affair himself
That's best"
u Puttck answered to the call, ant
Il after running over the story. whic
5 was exactly similar to that we ha,
t. lust heard from Peterslam, he con
q tinued:
Ne THE tough had Il red banker tie
II over his ugly face, nothing but his eye
e showing He had me covered with hi
s. gun to rights all the time"
What kind of a gun was it?"
y, 81 didn't see; leastways | didn't nc
] tice"
e 'Well, had he anything to say?"
d. HE KEEP me that way minute bt
10 fore he started speaking. You tell Pc
K. tersham says he, it's up to him t
of pay right away. Tell him unless h
goes at once to Buffers calrn an
takes the goods and leaves them ther
on the big fat stone by the rock he
hear from us afore evening, and he
hear in way thatll make him sorr
Dt all his life And as for yon, Ben Pu
IF tick. you take II hint and advise oil
id man Petersham to buy us off. and h