The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-23

own SOn-ln-iaW d.,
$50 is s%tarbuck, for that matter; !
and he's in for twenty thousand" SAID
Shaw. "And, by the way, BIZ Is a
mnn who will bear watching. He's
b%ond.in.glove with Smith, and he's onto
nj; Of u little crooks and turns.
heard him telling Smith today h n ne
owed It to the company to carry u
gum"
Stanton's smile showed his teeth.
at wish he would; carry one and Kill
somebody with It. Then wed know
what to do with him.
The spy was rolling a cigarette ana
his half-closed eyes had a murder0us
CLINT In them.
"Me, for i~nstance3" he inquired Gym
ically.
"Anybody," said Stanton absently.
He was going over the list OF stock
holders again and had scarcely heard
what Shaw had said.
"That brings us down to business,
Mr.. Stanton" said the ex-railroad clerk
slowly. "I'm not getting money enough
out of this to cover the risk-my risk"
The man ut the desk looked up
quickly.
"what's that you say7 BY heavens.
Shaw, I've spoken once, and I'll do
Il lust this one time more: you sing
small IL you want to keep out Of jail!'
Shaw had lighted his cigarette and
was edging toward the door.
"NOt this trip, Mr.. Stanton" h said
cOolly. "If you've got me. I've got
you. I can find two men who will go
into court and swear that you paid
Pete Slmms money to have Smith sand
bagged, that day out at Slmms' place
ut the dam! I may have to go to jail,
as you say but I'll bet you five to one
that you'll beat me to It'll" And with
that he snapped the catch on the locked
door and went away.
Some three hours after this rather
I hostile clash with the least trustwor-
thy but by far the most able of his
henchmen, Crawford Stanton left his
wife chatting comfortably with Miss
y HIGHLANDER In the hotel parlOrs and
s went reluctantly to keep an appoint
ment which he had been dreading ever
since the early afternoon hour when
n a wire had come from Copah directing
him to meet the "Nevada Flyer" upon
J. its arrival at Brewster. The public
knew the name signed to the telegram
as that Of a millionaire statesman; but
Stanton knew 1t best as the name OF
n q hard and not O~verscrupulOus master
le The train was whistling for the sta
IL ANo,~ ,-Inx Ctontnp AasOondoH from his
ID cab and hurried down the long plat
le form. A white-jacketed porter wa
rs waiting to admit him to the presence
when the train came to a stand, and q!
FL he climbed into the vestibule OF tn
as luxurious private car, Stanton got wha
comfort he could out Of the though
that the interview would necessarily b
III limited by the ten minutes engine
rs changing stop Of the fast train.
as Stanton, ten minutes later, made
flying leap from the moving train. A
,e- the cab rank he found the motor ca
ts. which he had hired for the drive dow
ZOE from the hotel. Climbing in, he gave
no brittle order to the chauffeur. Simu
WI ~taneOusly u man wearing the softe:
hu Of hats lOunged away from his post {
observation under u nearby electr
pole and ran across the railroad plaz
to unhitch and mount a wiry little co
pony. Once In the saddle, howeve
the mounted man did not hurry h
horse. Having overheard Stanton
order giving, there was no need to ke'
h the motor cab in sight as 1t sputter'
- through the streets and out upon Il
b~ackgrounding mesa, Its ill-smellii
81 course ending ut a lonely rOadhouse
y the mesa hills on the Topaz trail.
IN When the hired vehicle came to
M stand In front of the lighted barroo
wv Of the r~oadhouse. Stanton gave a wa
VI ing order to the driver and went
III or the dog-faced barkeeper he ask
IN an abrupt question, and at the ma
VI Jerk Of u thumb toward the rear, {
I& promoter passed on and entered I
Az private room ut the back.
IN The private room had but n oc'
M pant-the man Lanterby, who was {
III ting behind n round card table a
vainly endeao lying to make one OF
IYnv pair Of empty whisky classes spin II
complete circuit about a black bot
standing on the table.
- The hired car was still waiting wi
I'm Stanton went out through the barro
~ and gave the driver his return ord
,r. And, because the night was dark,
h,s Their Of the two ut the car saw the n
II III tue soi' na. 49, nna~.
8 re- ironh HIS eiou.ne p" n
clerk oachroon W'nuo" III" an" ""
line In the gloom.
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