The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-07-27

way was unable to q MIN without a.
posing himself.
It was George Carteret that answer.
ed.
HE certainly did. l can't pick .
nav anywhere. I wouldn't believe it
unless you were able to prove 1t 30
conclusively.'
Neither would l." broke in his
twin brother. "You know, I'm mighty
sorry too. l grew really fond of Hem
enway. He was a fine fellow. But 1t
gives my confidence in human nature
an awful blow to find out he's only a
common bank robber."
mot a common one: a most un-
common one, I should say" observed
the strange voice.
Hemenway waited to hear no more.
Reaching up he touched Mcdonald
on the thigh and stepped back quick
ly where the moonlight fell IN his face
80 that he could be seer by the de-
~tective, but not be observed by the
others.
McDonald's eyes bulged like door
knobs when he recognized Hemenway,
and he was on the point of crying out
when the other placed a finger to his
lips and gave forth a subdued "sh-h."
Hemenway then made a sign Of eau
ton and beckoned the gum shoe man
around the corner of the house.
Mcdonald pulled himself together,
stretched and yawned, knocked the
ashes from his pipe, stepped off the
porch and sauntered around the o
ner of the house.
He joined Hemenway and they
made their way in silence toward he
place where the boat had run ashore.
! Half way there, in an open space
| where the moonlight shone full upon
them, Hemenway stopped and faced
Mcdonald.
Dennis" he said, there's a
schooner off shore waiting for me, and
there's a boat manned by sailors,
hidden over there ready to take me off
to the schooner as soon as l give the
word. I came here to do the rescue
act, but l see you do not need me. I'm
on, Dennis; I know what's happened.
No use wasting words over that"
Mcdonald eyed Hemenway closely
for a moment then he said:
81 see you got a gun; don't worry,
! haven't got any. What do you want
of me-?
els that schooner in the lagoon our
old yacht?"
where's Tyler and his gang"
"They deserted her"
"How man in your party now?'
"There's a plenty. Don't start any
thing"
"When are you going to quit the is
land?"
I'm a day or two, l reckon. Why?
"Want an extra passenger"
"Who, you"
"Well, l guess not! Lent"
"Lent!" exclaimed Mcdonald
where is he"
81 got him: want him."
"Bet your life. Turn him over t
me, Archie, and you can make you
getaway for all of me-"
Come on then," said Hemenwa.
He had long since formed an elabt
rate plan to avenge himself on Len
but in view of the complications in hi
own affairs that had developed b
abandoned it and decided simply t
turn him over to Mcdonald and let
go at that.
Hemenway knew Lent would sa
nothing about the boxes, hoping j
some way to have them for his owl
He had to smile to himself when b
thought of that.
There was Lent who thought tt
boxes were on the yacht, and whe
later he couldn't find them there b
would think Tyler and his crowd ha
made off with them. And there wei
the twins and Mcdonald and til
stranger who knew Hemenway ROBBIE
the bank and slowed the loot on boar
the yacht at San Francisco, but whe
they couldn't find it IN the vessel the
too, would conclude that Tyler ha
beaten them to it.
Then there would be a grand scare
for Ty1er-an endless search over til
vast South Seas.
Oh, it was funny. Hemenway coul'
MT help laughing as he and McDol
aid walked together toward the poiI
where the boat was hidden.
whats the joker, inquired tn
gum shoe
Il was thinking how happy Ler
will be when you get him back to Sa
Francisco and clamp the darbies o
him. Now, then Dennis, here we are
I've got to make a play with Len
Just stand aside and say nothing. Til
fact that I've got a gun and you hav
none gives you an alibi."
Hemenway stepped forward an
called:
"Oh, Joe, come ashore. please.
Then he said to the mate: "Mr. San
derson. I won't detain you very mucI
longer"
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