The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-08

her.
"Why should VIC wish to rob Il wood
"nt1cr:' ! asked. ] had his car now,
and he began to rave Il glimmcr Of
reason. "Rcsidcs, our horses arc out
side in the shed"
They are our horscs,' asserted the
woman.
'Go and look at them. Sec il a
W"pdruttcr, just a week here from 81
lr>ia. as she says, would possess two
such animals and saddles. One is a
side saddle too"
He sent his man out and sat silent.
Matters were going better, so ! left
him t" absorb the points | had made.
will YOU drink that cotfcc:' he
asked tho woman suddenly. very
strrniy.
"Why should | drink the poison VIC
refused bcfore:' she cried and. point
ing her srragyy finger at Nolna. added,
"Shc made it: let her drink it,
You >cc:" said. and he Emldcd in
agreement.
Then his man r;llnc back and report
ed that the horses were WE good ones
hllI lIiI III iNt'ti' NtIt S'hN'' sS
if they had bcc,l exposed t" the fury
Of the storm, thus hearing out my
story.
But at that point | made a serious
hIundcr. AZ he turned to listen to his
mans rcl"r, | picked up tho passports.
He saw me and >nltclctl ut tho rest vf
the papers.
.'NnI, mustn't tnl,,h 11InSn hn Sni,l
an=rily. "Ecturn me those two YOU
have taken.
Instead ! Put them back in my peck
ri. "l'hc.y are o1l passports. an
Svcrcd. II am an En-li~hmhn AMI
have Il right to retain them"
"Givc them to me-" he repeated.
"Ihcy are necessary To me. and !
must keep them. am doing III" more
than is my right.
Just then his man bent and whi~
lwrcd in his car. II had forgotten" he
said. My man hero reads English
we'll. Let him see hcm."
"'rhcy have already been examined.
and | must keep them"
1--WE shall Sec lr exclaimed vcrl
an-,iIy. With that Ir gave the rcst
of the papers TO the man who went
through them carefully.
IL am inclined to believe YOUR tory.
hut your conduct is in some ways very
suspicious. Will YOU return mc those
papers,"
"N". | have shown them. That i
enough"
Then the ma drew his attention to 4
paper.
An: What do You say Your name
isl"
"l:obrrt Garrett. alt lsllglishmln.
"'rhen who is Robert .AnStru1hcr:'
In a my heart fell. ! knew
what WAS coming.
81 don't understand YOU"
"llrrc is a letter of credit for 81 lnr@"
SUM of money. Tho name ON il i
Robert A.n~truthcr. Explain your pos
session of it,"
tried Ia affect Indifference. "tll.
that" exclaimed, "~!;"1rrt .\nstlutll"l'
is my cousin. and | am taking it tn
him tn trAcoW.
I:ut he didn't hrlirNc me.
"Inu say You are English and this
'auN your SISTER
"Nou have >r"u "ur passports prov
ily that.
Snow vuu can speak t" her" Inc said
to his man. >aW the scheme, OF
course. Instantly.
"lnu are Miss t;arrctf:' the man
asked i'm excellent English.
Lies. like curses. have Il nasty habit
~ ,l,,i,,r l,nl,n T., ,.nnSt ANA ihl fIlt,
moment WAS at the end of my wits.
The game was ncarl Y 'lp.
"YcS." said Nolna very ~ncrv"u>ly.
"My superior doubts that YOU are
English. Just tell me anything y"r
please that | may hear YOU speak Eng
liSh.'
"Don'l bother with him. Tcy-N.' |
declared in English, putting np a last
bluff Of Indignation. I'm not going
to have my sister hullird. Put your
questions to me.
"lt is a very simple test.
Han. your simple tests, We've had
more than enough of Your t"ml""lrrN.
"You refuse 1" speak," he asked her
again.
."lcS. At all events | rcfuSc ln allow
YOU or any one else To br"wbcat her.
We have ~ncarlN=lost our lives hero.
and now. when she is all to pieces. YOU
not only 1akr us for a couple OF muir
dcrouS r%uttiall> and want 1" arrest us.
hut You try this sort of Internal nom
sense"
left him in no doubt tina, was
lrn,licl, nnI vnluhlr CnnlmlI foo He
shrugged his shoulders and told his
chief the result Of the 1">1. and they
whispered together.
''Iou are Robert Garrett "f WyrlCy
Hall. Great Malvcrton:" he asked me
then in English.
"l've told YOU VIII" am.
''Thcn how is ii lha, Robert AmStrulh-
or IN tLc lntInr If Lrnli1 is IlnSIrihEl IL