The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-09-05

footprints ut the ford, showing how
they moved over the ground ms thai
fought. So he could not have been
unconscious from the first blow"
"Unless they we're masked he INNS,
have known them. II was liebt
enough" agreed Elliot.
peter Is still trying to get the ON.
GERS to accept bail, but I don't thInh
he will succeed. There Ii n good deal
OF feeling In town against you"
because ! am supposed 10 he an
enemy to nm open Alaska. ] Judre~
Mainly that. Wally Selfrldge has
been talking n good deal. He takes II
for granted that you are guilty. Wen
have 10 wait In patience till Mr.. Mac
donald speaks and clears you"
Gopher stuck his head In at the door.
you'll have to go. Indies. Times o
When Shcba babe the prisoner good.
by It was with a phrase OF the ola
Irish vcrnacular. God save you
kindly"
He knew the PEASANTS answer to the
wish and gave 1t. And you. too"
The girl left the prison with n mist
In her eyes. Her cousin looked Mt her
with a queer, ironic little smile OF AZ.
fectlon. To be In trouble was a sure
passport 10 the sympathy OF Sheba.
Now both her lovers were In a SAD
way. Diane wondered which Of them
would gain most from this new twist
OF fate.
SelfrIdge had been shocked at the
sight OF Macdonald. The terrible beat.
ing and the loss Of blood had sapped
MI the splendid, vital strength Of the
Scotsman. His battered head was
swnthed In bnndages, but the white
face was bruised and dfsfgured. The
wounded man was weak al a kitten;
only the steady eyes told that he was
still strong and unconquered-
81 want to talk business for a miu-
ute, Miss Sedgwick. Will you please
step outi" said Macdonald to his
nurse.
She hesitated. THE doctor says-"
"Do ns I say, please"
The nurse left them aione. Waliy
told the story Of the evidence against
Elliot in four sentences. His chief
caught the point at once.
After Selfridge had gone, the wound.
ed man lay silent thinking out his pro
gram. Not for a moment did he doubt
that he was going to live, and his brain
was already busy planning for the fu
ture. He knew now that In the vio
lence OF his anger against Elliot he
had made n mistake. To have killed
! his rival would have been fatal TO the
Kamatlah coal claims. would have
alLenatcd his best friends, and would
have prcjudiccd hopelcssly his chances
with Sheba. Fate had been kind TO
him. He had been In the wrong and II
had put him In the right. BY the same
cut of the cards young Elliot had been
thrust down from an impregnable po
SItlon 10 one In which he was q dis
credited suspect. With all this ev'
dence TO show that he had conspired
against Macdonald, his report TO the
department would be labor lost.
Diane came into the sickroom strip
ping her gloves after the walk. Mac
donald smiled feebly at her and FREQ
n" first shot Of his campaign 10 de-
feat the enemy.
"IIns Elliott been captured yeti" be
asked weakly.
The keen eyes OF his hostess fas
/ fannH nf.4V hIpn tt(Na ntNr.l VIII.
do you mean? II was Gordon Elliot
that brought you In and saved your
he"
brought me from where?"
From where he found you unconr
sc!ous-ut the ford"
90 That's His story. Is III"
The young woman stood with hei
gloves crushed tight in both hands. Is
was her nature TO be always a pnrt'
san. without any reserve she was fo1
Gordon In THIS new fight upon him
What had Wnlly Selfridge been saying
to Macdonald Did the mine owner
mean 90 suggest that he had identified
Elliot as one Of his ASSISTANTS? The
thing was prcpostcrous.
And y"t-that was plainly what he
hod meant 10 imply. II he told such o
story, things would 20 hard with Cor
con. In court II would clinch the case
against him by supplying the N miss
Ing INK In the chain of clrcumstantlal
evidence.
Diane, In deep thought, frowDed
down upon the wounded man. who
seemed already to have fallen into q
light sleep. She told herself that this
was Some Of Wnlly Selfridge's devil
try. Anyhow. she would talk Il over
with Peter.
The reason Wally was 30 pleased
with himself was that he had dropped
n hint into the ear Of the wounded
man not to clear Elliot Of completely
In the attack upon him. The new
that the special Investigator had been
arrested for robbery and attempted
murder, flashed all over the United
states, would go far to neutralize any
report he might make against the VA
ildity OF the Macdonald claims. II "a
MS could be added later reports Of