Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-07-19

murlng the last caution: BE careful,
Henry. won't your"
"Dearie I'm always careful"
cause you're all I've got now" she
whispered.
You're all I've got. Nan, girl"
81 haven't got any home-or any
thing-just you. Don't go to the door
yourself. Leave the front door OPEN
Stand behind the end of the piano till
you are awfully sure who it is"
what a head. Nan -
De Spain cut off the lights. threw
open the front door. and In the dark
ness sat down on the piano stool. A
heavy step ON the porch. little while
later. was followed by knock ON the
open door.
Come in !" called De Spain roughly.
The bulk of large man filled and OBJ
secured for an instant the opening.
then the visitor stepped carefully over
the threshold. what do you want?"
asked De Spain without changing his
tone. He awaited with keenness tho
sound of the answer.
rs Henry de Spain here?"
The voice was not familiar to De
SPANS ear He told himself the man
Was unknown To him. II am Henry
de Spain" he returned without hesita.
ton. What do you want?'
The visitors elaboration was reflect.
ed in his measured speaking. IL am
from Thief River" he began, and his
reVerberating voice was low and dis
tinct. II was sent in To Morgans gap
some time ago to find out who burned
the Calabasas barn"
And you report to-?
Kennedy"
De Spain paused. A fresh convlc-
ton had flashed across his mind. You
called me up ON the telephone one night
last week" he said suddenly.
The answer came without evasion.
II did"
You gave me message from Nan
Morgan that she never gave you"
81 did. | thought she needed you
right off. She didn't know me as |
rightly am. l knew what was going on.
| rode into town that evening and rode
out again. 1t was not my business, and
| couldn't let it interfere with the bust
ness I'm paid to look after. That's the
reason l lodged YOU
There is chair at the left of the
door; sit down. What's your nameY"
The man feeling around slowly, de-
posted his angular bulk with care up
on the little chair. MY name"-in the
tenseness of the dark the words
seemed to carry added mystery-'is
PardalOe."
You've got brOther-Joe Parda-
loe?' suggested De Spain to trap him.
mo, I've got no brother | am just
plain Jim Pardaloe'
Say what you have got to say,
Jim"
THE only job could GET IN the CUP
was with Did Duke Mnrgan--rve been
working for him off and on. aud spend.
ing the rest OF my time with Gale and
Dave SassOon There were three men
in the barn-burning. Dave Sassoon
put up the job
where is Dave Sassoon now?"
Dead"
Both men were silent for a moment.
Yesterday mornings hght?" asked
De Spain reluctantly.
Yes sir"
How did he happen to catch US on
FL Captain"
HE saw a fire on Music mountain
and watched the lower end of the gap
all night. Sassoon was a wide-awake
man"
Well, I'm sorry. Pardaloe." con-
tinued De Spain after a moment. NO
body could call it my fault. II was
either he or I-or the life Of a woman
who never harmed a hair OF mis- head
and woman I'm bound 10 protect. He
was running when he was hit. II he
had got TO cover again there vas moth
ing to stop him from picking both Of
Us or"
He was hit In the head"
De Spain was silent.
1T was q soft-nose bullet" contin-
ued PardalOe.
Again there was a pause. III tell
you about that, too, Pardaloe," De
Spain went On collectedly. Il lost my
rifle before that man opened fle on
Us. Nan happened 10 have her rifle
with her-if She hadn't, he'd We
dropped one Oh both OF US off FL Capt.
tan. We were pinned against the wall
like couple Of targets. If there were
soft-nose bullets in her rifle it's be-
cause sht uses them on game-bobeats
and mountain lions. 1 never thought
VI 1t till this minute. That is IT,"
What | came up to tell you has to
do with Dave SassoOn. From what
happened today In the gap 1 thought
you ought to know 1t now. Gale and
Duke quarreled yesterday over the way
things turned out; they were pretty
bitter. This afternoon Gale took 1t up
again with his uncle, and 1t ended In
Dukes driving him clean out of the
gap"
Where has he gomez"
Nobody knows yet. Ed Wickwire
told ne once that your father was shot