The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-04-20

1T does. have the departments au
thority You know as well as do tina
unless a fixed day is set there will b.
no move made. We are all trespasseri
here, AMI we've been warned off
That's all there is to It, And If We
can't get our little belongings up into
the hills in three weeks it's our loss
we had nc business bringing them
here"
The editor looked up with light OF
new discovery in his eyes. you say
we and our That reminds me;
Garner told me no longer ago than this
afternoon that you are on record for
something like a hundred thousand
dollars worth Of choice Mlrapolis
front feet. How about that?"
Brcuillards smile was quite heart
while.
I've kept my salary in separate
pocket, Harlan. Besides that-well, I
came here with nothing and | shall go
away with nothing. The rest of 1t
was all stage money"
"Say-by hen!" calculated the own
er of the Spotlight. Then. shifting the
desk: you ought to let me print that
I'd run 1t in red headlines across the
top of the front page. But, of course.
you went. Well, here goes
fer the fireworks and chance of a
scaped rope" AMI he pushed the bell
Button for the copy boy.
Late as it was when he left the Spot
| light office, Brouillard waited ON the
corner fer a Quadjenai car, and, catch
ing one, he was presently whisked out
to the ornate villa in the eastern
suburb. There was a light in the hall
and another in a room to the rear, and
1t was Amy who answered his touch
If the bell-push.
"No. can't stay" he said, when she
asked him in. But had to come, if
1t was only fer minute. The deed is
done. I've had my nextto-the-last
roundup with Mr.. j. Wesley Cort-
wright, and tomorrows Spotlight will
fire the sunset gun for Mirapolis. Is
your father here?"
"NS. He ard Stevie are up at the
mine. | am looking fer them on every
car"
When they corae. tell your father
it's time IT, hike. Are you all packed?"
She nodded. Everything is ready"
''All right. Three Of my teams will
he he9e by midnight, at the latest. The
drivers and helpers will be good men
and you can trust them. Don't let any.
thing interfere with your getting safe
ly up t. the mountain tonight. There1l
be warm Tires in Gomorrah from this
on and | want free hand-which |
shouldn't have with you here"
"Oh, I'm glad, glad!-and I'm Just as
scared as | can bel" she gasped with
true fe.linine Inconsistency. They
will single you out first; what if l am
sending you tc your death, Victor! Oh,
please don't go and break my heart
the other way across by getting
killed.
He drew deep breath and laughed.
"Ycu don't know how good it sounds
to hear you say that-and say it in
that way. | sha'n't be reckless. But
I'm going to bring j. Wesley and his
SlSnu W ppOh lhVJ We ~ W 6Ot anu
they've got to turn the Little Susan
loose"
"They will never do that" she said
sadly.
'Ill make them; you wait and see."
She looked up with the violet eyes
kindling.
81 told you once that you could do
anything you wanted to-if you only
wanted to hard enough. l believed it
then; believe it now"
Nc" he denied with smile that
was half sorrowful, II can't make two
hills without a valley between them.
I'VE chased down the back track like
4 little man-for loves sake, Amy
and I've burned all the bridges behind
ne as l ran; namely, the sham deeds
. the pieces Of reservoir bottom I'd
been buying. But when it is all over
shall be just where / was when we
one hundred thousand
Come, girl, let's go and get married."
But father owes you a hundred
thousand dollars" she said quickly.
mot in a hundred thousand years,
} most inconsistent of women! Didn't
We agree that that money was
1t was the purchase price {
f an immortal soul, and | wouldn't {
ouch it with pair Of tongs. That is
ghy your father couldn't use it; it be-
onged to the devil and the devil want
d it back"
Father won't take that view of it,"
he protested.
Then you'll have to help me to bully
i'm, that's all. But | must go and re-
eve Grizzly, who is doing guard duty e
I the mixers. Tell your IA y
ler-no, that isn't what / meant to
ay, it's this" and his arms went
across the hundred-thousand-
ollar chasm.
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