Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

trip"
All three OF them looked at him in
sharp surprise. Gordon opened his lips
to answer and closed them again with
out speaking. Sheba had flashed a
warning to him.
Il hope this trip isn't very far off the
trail" she said quietly. I'm just a
wee bit tired"
IT'S not far" the mine owner said
curtly.
He was busy unpacking his sled.
Presently he found the dog moccasins
Tor which he had been looking. rcpack-
cd his sled. and fitted the shoes TO the
bleeding feet of the team leader Elliot
suspicious and uncertain what to do.
watched him at work. but at signal
from Shcba turned reluctantly away
and drove down to the cutoff.
Macdonald turned his dogs out OF
the trail and followed little ridge for
perhaps a quarter OF a mile. SheDa
trudged behind him. She was full oil
wonder at what he meant to do. but
she asked no questions. Some wise IN
stinct was telling her to do exactly as
hr said.
From the sled he took shovel and
gave II to the young woman. dig just
this side Of the big rock-close to the
root of the tree" he told her.
Shcba dug. and at the second stroke
of the spade struck something hard.
He stopped and pulled out a sack.
open it," he said. "Trip 1t with this
knife"
Shrba ran the knife along the course
weave of the cloth. Fifteen or twenty
smaller sacks lay exposed. Sheba iook-
ed ND at Macdonald. a startled question
in her eyes.
He nodded. You've guessed it. This
il part of the gold for which Robert
Milton was murdered.
"But-how did it get here"'
81 buried it there yesterday. Come.
He led her around the rock. Back
OF II lay something over which was
of Shcba was beating wildly.
The Scotchman looked at her from
a rock bound face. 'Cnderneath TINS
canvas is the body Of one OF the mer
who murdered Milton. He died more
the man he shot. -Hule
the gold stolen from the bank Is In that
runnysack you have just dug up. II
you'u tell me who has the other half,
ri tell you who helped him rob the
bank"
This man-who Is he?" asked Sheba.
almost in whisper. She was tremb-
ling with excitement and nervousness.
Macdonald drew back the cloth and
showed the rough. hard face Of work
ingman.
"His name was Trelawney. kicked
him on, OF our camps because he was
troublcmaker."
"He was one of the men that robbed
Won later" she exclaimed.
Eyes. And now he has tried 10 ROB
me again and has paid for 1t with MS
life"
"uer mind flashed back over the past,
..'rhcn his partner in this crime must
have been the same man-whats MS
was with him last time
"Northrup." He nodded slowly j
hate TO believe 1t. but II Is probably
true. And he, too. Is lying somewhere
in this park covered with snow-if ouI
guess is right"
and Gordon-you admit he didn't 40
it,"
Again he nodded. sulkily. mo. He
didn't do it,"
Joy lifted in her voice. so you've
brought me here to tell me. on am
glad, my friend. that you were so sooa'
And II is like you to do 1t. You nave
always been the good friend to me-"
The Scotchman smiled, little visit
fully. You take Il mean advantage
of n man. You nurse him when he Is Ill
and are kind to him when he Is well
and try to love him. though he is
twice your age and more. Then wheh
his enemy is in his power, ne mas nc
can't strike him down without strik-
inr you too. Take your young man,
sheba O'Neill, and marry him, and for
Gods sake, get him out OF Alaska De-
for, | come TO grips with him again.
I'm not a patient man. and he's tried
me sair. They say I'm good mater.
and | always thought 1t true. but
what's the use Of hating a man when
rour soft arms are round him for an
armor?"
The fine eyes of the girl were wells
of warm light. Her gladness was no'
for herself and her lover only, but tor
tho friend that had been so nearly iost
and was now found. He believed ne
had done 1t for her, but Sheba was sure
his reasons lay deeper. He was 'oo
much of a man to hide evidence ana let
his rival he falsely accused of murder.
II was not in him to do cheap thing
lik, that. When 1t came to the pinch'
he was too decent to stab In the pacK.
But she was willing to take him on ms
own ground,
I'll always he thanking you for your
goodness to me-" she told him simply
He brushed that aside at once.
There's one thing more. lass. III
likely not be seeing you again alone 80
I'll say it now. Don't waste any tears
on Colby Macdonald. Don't fancy any
story book foolishness about spoiling
his life. That may be true OF haining
boys, maybe. but a man goes his ain
gait even when he gets a bit facer'
Yes" she agreed. And In hasn
she saw what would happen, that IN
the reaction from his depression ne
would turn to Genevieve Mallory AMI
marry her.
You're too young for me, anyhow
too soft, and innocent. Once YOU told
ME tsat you couldn't keep step with
me. It's true. You can't 1t was
de.ft dream"
H. .a.r q aaap breath seemed to