New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08

plinc Is not the strong point of force,
SO irregular as the mounted police %
a crescent colony. But nothing coul,
have been more admirable than tn.
manner in which this rcbukc was re-
ceivcd.
VERY we'll. sir If You wish It, Bu
I can assure You that yon are Oft til,
track of Stingarcc'
How do you know Z" asked kilbrid,
rudcly. but he was beginning to !ooi
less black.
II happen to know the place. Ynr
would have some difficulty ia finding II
if you never were there before. | only
stumbled across it 10y accident myself
"Iatclyr'
"On" day last winter when | was
out booking for some horses"
And you kept II to yourSclfi'
The trooper hung his head. II knew
We should have him across the river
again" hc said. 1T was only ~ TucS
ton Of time and. wen. sir. you cnr,
undrrStanI,"
"Y"u were keen on taking him your
Sfll. Nf'' N'il!
AS keen as you are. Mr.. Kibridc." "
owned the younger man, raising bold
eyes and looking his superior fairly
nn1 squarcly in the face.
Kibridc returned the stare. and
wha, he saw unsettled him The 9th
or was wiry trim. cmincntIy alert: he
had the maStcrftil mouth and the dare.
devil eye, and his horse seemed II part
of himself. A more promising com
rndc NJ hot work was not to bc do
sired. ana tho work would be hot if
Stinrnrcc had half n chance After
all II was better for two to succeed
than for one to fail "IInIf the money
and n whole skim" said KiIhridc to
himself ami raped out his decision
with an oath
The troopers eyes lit with reckless
mirth. and n soft cheer came from un
der his breath
''Ey the bye what's your nnmc."
said Kilbridc before we startY'
"Eowcn Jack Bowen
"rhcn ! know nll about you. why
on earth didn't you tell me before? It
was you who took thnt black fellow
VIII" murdered the shepherd on Wool
shed creek. wasn't itY'
The ADMISSION was made with due
modcsty.
why. you're the very man for met
Eilbridc cried. "You show the way.
Jack. anh III make the going"
And Oft they went together mt n can
tor the slanting sun striking fire from
their buttons and accoutcrmcnts and
lighting their sunburncd faces MS II lit
the red stems and the white that
raced past them on either side. For u
little they followed the path which
Kilbride had taken on his way thith
cr: then the trooper plunged into the
thick bush on the left. and the game
became follow my leader. IN and out.
out and in. through II maze Of rcd
stems and of white. where the pungcnt
eucalyptus scent hung as heavy as the
sage green. perpendicular leaves them
selves. and so onward until the sub
inspector called n halt.
"IIow far is II now. Howcn?''
"rwO or three miles. sir"
"Good' It'll he light for another
hour and Il half. We'd better give the
molics n brcathcr while we can. Aud
therc'd be no harm IN two draws"
II was just thinking the same thing.
SIR
SO their rcins danglcd while they cut
up n pipcful Of apparent shoe leather
apiece. and presently the dull blue
smoke was curling and circling against
the duh green foliage. producing subtle
half tint harmonics and moInentary
nralcsques us the horses ambled neck
and nccl:.
Native Of this colony?" puffcd XII
bride.
"WclI. no-oid country originally. but
I've been out some years"
That's all right SO long as you're
not New South Welshman." said XII
bride. with n chuckIe. 'TlI he shot if
| wouldn't almost have turned you
back II you had becm!'
"Victoria is to have all the credit. II
she, sir?'
anyhow. they shan't have any on
the other side. or ri know the rea-
SOM" the Victorian swore. '1-1-by
Jovc. I'd as lief lose my man again rs
let them have hand in taking him!'
but why!"
"Why? DO you live SO near the Dor.
der aud can you ask? Did you never
hear about Il Sydney side drover blow
ing about his blooming colony? Haven't
you heard Of Sydney harbor till you're
sick? And then their papers," cried
Kilbridc. with columns In his tone
But III have the last laugh yet!
swore | would. and will! l swOre I'd
take Stingaree"-
$50 ! heard
''Ycs. they put It in their Internal pa
pers! But it was true-take him ]
willv'
''Or die in the attempt, eh?''
''Yes."
All the bitterness OF previous fail
ure-indeed, OF notorious and much
dcfcat-was In the subinspec
tOr'a tnna That Of his subordinate