The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
By
B. M. Bower
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Copyright 1913 ~
I.lttie. Brown a 60.


coiye you. pleape7 DO you want
90 send telegram" The accent
upon the pronoun was very faint,
but II was there for him 10 notice
II he liked. 10 much she helped
him
So Good Indian told her.
And you imagine thai II wouldn't
have happened II you had spent
moro time keeping your weather
eye open. and not 70 much making
lover" Miss George could be very
blunt, as well as keen. We'll. !
cont see what you could have done
unless you had kicked old Baum
berger into the river. He's the god
In this machine. I'd swear 10 that.
Good Indian regarded her stead
lily. II was beginning 10 occur "a
him that there was n good deal "a
this Miss George. under that off
hand. breezy exterior.
You're right as far as I'm con
cernod," he owned. Il think yours
also right about him. What makes
you think 10. anyway
do you know anything about
mining laws7" she asked, and when
he swung his head slightly to ons
side I'm a tacit negative. she went
on. You say there are eight
Jumpers. Concerted action, that
Premeditaied. My daddy was q
lawyer" she threw In by way OF
explanation. II used 10 help hin
in the office a good deal. When
he-died. I didn't know enough "a
20 on and be lawyer myself, so
| took TO this" She waved her
hand impaiiontly toward the tele
graph instrument.
so it's like this: Eight mon
can take placer elsims--can hold
them, you know-for one man
That's the limit. n hundred and
sixty acres. Those eight men
aren't jumping that ranch as eight
individuals: they're in the employ
OF principal who IL engineering
the affair. And that" she added
rs what all these cipher messages
from Saunders mean. very likely
Baumberger had 10 have some one
here 10 spy around for him and
perhaps help him choose-or al
least get togcther-those eIgh,
men. They must have come IN on
the night train, for didn't see
them.
"Baumberger's roinr 10 steal that
ranch according To law. you Sec
MIss George stated with convic
tion. They've got 20 pan out a
sample Of gold % prove there's nay
DIRT there. before they can file their
claims. And they've got 10 do their
Hing in Shoshone. believe" she
unused. they'll have 10 70 In per
fon--I don't believe Baumbergcr
can do that all himself legally. I've
rot some OF dadGy's law books over
IN M trunk. and maybe ] can look
Il up and MAKE sure. But | know
they haven't filed their claims vet
They've got 10 take possession
first. and they've got 10 show a
sample Of ore. by tho way. Il
there any pay dirt on that ranch?'
NO, there isn't Not" he added
dryly. unless IL has grown gold in
the last few years"
Look out" she advised him
slowly. that pay dirt doesn't grow
over night Sabe7"
Good Indians eyes spoke admir-
alton OF her shrewdness.
Would you mind"-she became
suddenly matter OF fact--"waitinT
here while I 10 and rummage for a
book want! I'm almost sure
have one on mining laws"
He assured her that he would
not mind in tho least. and she ran
out barehcadcd into the hot sun'
light
"Of course" she laughed. when
she rustled In again. Il had TO go
clear TO the bottom OF the last
trunk looked in. But found II,
thank Heaven"
She came eagerly up to him and
laid the book open on the table.
Now. well see what information
Mr.. Copp can give us. He's a high
Acknowledgement IAndoffice Com.
missioner. n you please. M-m-m' -
Liens on Mines'-'Clause Inserted
in Patents Taken
Without Notice TO Opposing'-oh. II