The Dolores star., 1918-07-05
LIAM MCLEOD RAIkE
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Copyrtghc 1897. hy William AacLHoA RAins
CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIII.
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Heir Frees His aaiNd.
Macdonald whirled in his tracks.
Old Gid Holt was leaning on his el-
bow with his head out Of the win
dow. You better come and beat me
up nrst, Mac" he 3eered. I'm all
stove Up with Q busted laig, so you can
wallop me good. I'd come out there.
but I'm too crippled to move"
you're not too crippled to 20 back
to :Xusiak with me. II you can't walk.
Ssuu ride. But back you 60"
Fine. I been worrying about heW
to get there. It's right good OF You to
briag one Of these here taxis for me, n
the old sayin' In"
'Where have you cached the gold
yo1 stoseT
II amt seen the latest papers, Mac.
What Is this stuff about Robin bank
and shootin' MitonT
you're under arrest for robbery and
murder"
-Am II Unload the particulars
When did I do it allf"
"You know when. Just bef0re you
Aeft town."
Holt shook his head slowly. ''.No,
sir. can't seem to remember 1t.
Sure II amt some one else you're
thinking about7 Howcome you to ;fix
on me as one Of the bold, bad banditsr'
Because you had not sense enough
to cover your tracks. You might Just
-as well have left a note saying you did
It. First, you come to town and buy
one Of the fastest dog teams h Alaska.
'Why7'
That's an easy one. bought tAdH
team to win the Alaska sweepstakes
from you. And I'm goin' to DOL The
team wasn't handled right or 1T would
have won last time. got to muliin' 1t
over and figured that old Gid Holt was
the dog puncher that could land those
shnskies in front. Seer
"YOu bought 1t to make your get
away after the robbery" returteh' Mac
donald.
TITS a difference Of opinssn makes
horse races. What else have yon got
against us1''
I'VE found In your room one Of the
sacks that bad, held the gold y0u' took
from the bank
that's right took 1t from the
bank in the afternoon, where I had had
It on deposit, to pay for de team j
bought. MbtOn's books will sAOw that.
But you DIDN'T tfind any sack I 'teok
when your hank was robbed-& 1T was
robbed" ADDED the old man -signfn-
cantly.
"Of course, dsAAew you w00ad have
an abb. Have sou got one to explain
why you left town % suddenly the
night the bank was robbedf Milton
was killed AFTER midnight. Before
morning. y0u md your friend Blliot
routed out AckNoyd and bought a lot
Of supplies from him for . hUrY.up
trip. You slippeAiereund to the corral
and hit, the trail sight into the blizzard.
VIII yU tell me why,you were in Aaoh
- hurry:to get aWaJjif 1t wasn't 10 'es-
cape from the town where you had
murdered . decant old fellow Wsho
never hal harmed q soulT
"Sure I'll tell you." The black eyes
of the ltGie man snapped eagerly. Il
came 50 p d. q. because THAT side pard-
.ier of mine Gordon Elliot wouldn't let
me wait tn mornin'. He alad . reason
for leavin' town that wouldn't wait q
minute, one big enough to drive him
eight into the heart of the blizzard. Me.
tagged aloQg."
II can guess his reason" feered the
Scotsman. .But I'd IKE to hear you
OF q name t. it"
holt grinneA malicioualy and waved
q hand toward che girl who was pillow
Ing che head Of her lover. TIVE name
Of hfs reason IL Sheba O'Eeiu, 4ut it's
10 be Sheba Ellist soon, losks Ike"
~Yo0 mean"
The little miner took the words tri-
umphantly out e his mouth. he
leaned forward and threw them into
the face Of the man he hated. Il s.ean
that while you was dancin' and philAn-
1erin' with other women, Gordon R1lSet
was buchdn' . blizzard to save the HE
of the GIRL you both claimed to love.
He was mushin' into fifty miles Of
frozen hell while you was flllin' MP
with potted grouse and champagne.
simultaneous with the lame goose and
the monkey singlestep yo0 was doin'.
white oriftA. He beat you at your
owr game. man. You're q bear for
the outdoor stun, they tell me. You
chew up q blizzard for breakfast and
throttle Q pack Of wolves to work up
an appetite for dinner. It's your spe-
cialty. All right. Take your hat OF
to that chechacko who has Just whaled
you blind. He has outgamed You, Cob
By Macdonald. You don't run In his
class. I see he is holding his haid up
ssain. Give him another half hour and
he'll be ready to 90 to the mat with
you again"