The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-10-10

that he was not i~mplacable.
While they were ut luncheon half q
dozen pnckmules laden with supplies
for n telephone construction line uut.
III had passed. Their small, sharp.shOd
hoofs had punched sink.h oles Ia the
trail ut every step. Instead Of II
smooth bottom the dogs found II
slushy bog cut to pieces.
At the end Of an hour of wallowing
Macdonald called n halt.
'Thcrr Is II cutoff just below here.
II will save us nearly two miles. hut
wen have TO break trail. Swing to the
right Just below the big willow" he
told Elliot. "Tll join you presently
and relieve you on the job. But first
Miss O'Neill and I are going for a lit
tie side trip"
All three Of, them looked ut him IN
sharp surprise. Gordon opened his
lips TO answer and closed them again
without speaking. Sheba had flashed
a warning 10 him.
II hope this trip isn't very far on
the trnil," she said quietly. I'm Just
a wee bit tired"
"It's not far" the mine-owner said
CURLY.
He was busy unpacking his sled.
Presently he found the dog moccasIns
for which he had been looking, re-
packed his sled. and fitted the shoes
to the bleeding feet Of the tenn lead
er. Elliot. suspicious and uncertain
what to do. watched him ut work, but
ne StnnaI fpnv. GhaA. ---A - |
luctantly away and drove down to the
cutof.
Macdonald turned his dogs out OF the
trnil and followed a little ridge for
perhaps = quarter Of q mile. Sheba
trudged behind him. She wns full of
wonder at what he meant to do, hut |
she asked no questions. Some wise In.
stinct was telling her to do exactly as
he said.
From the sled he took a 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.
shebn dug. and ut the second stroke
OF the spade struck something hard.
He stopped nnh pulled out a sack.
"Open it, he said. "Trip 1t with
this knife"
She ran the knife along the coarse
weave Of the cloth. Fifteen or twenty
smaller sacks lay exposed. sheba
looked M at Macdonald. u startled
question In her eyes.
He nodded. "You guessed II. This
IL pant Of the gold for which Robert
was murdered
"But-how did II get here3"
Il buried II there yesterday. Come
He led her around the rock. Back
Of II lay something over which was
spread n long TT Of canvas. The heart
Sheba was beating wildly.
The Scotsman looked nj her from
rock.bound face. "Undcrneath this
Ii the body Of one Of the men
who murdered Milton. He died more
misernbly thnn The man he shot. Half
the gold stolen from the bnnk IL In
that g%unnysack you have just dug up.
II you'll tell me who has the other
hnlf. I'll tell you who helped him rob
the bank"
"This man-who Is hep asked She
almost In a whisper. She was trem-
bling with excitement and nervous
ness.
Macdonald drew back the cloth and
the rough, hard face of a work.
Ingman.
His name vas T%relawney. I kicked
him ont OF our camps because he was
tronblemsker."
"He was one OF the men that robbed
later !" she exclaimed.
"Yes. And now he has tried to rob
again and has paid for It with his
Her mind flashed back over the past.
Then his partner in this last crime
must have been the same man-what's
Ms nnmeHthat was with him last
inc"
"Northrup." He nodded slowly. ~
hate TO believe 1t, but II Ia probably
rue. And he, too, Is lying somewhere
n this park covered with snow-if our 4,
IL right" .
And Gordon-you admit he didn't
10 IT." 1
Again he nodded. sulkily. mo. He (
lidn't do H." q
Joy Ilteu IN Her VOICE. 30 you We I
me here to tell me. Oh, I am
my friend, that you were so good.
md 1t il like you to do II. You have
been the good friend to me-" {
The Scotsman smiled, a little visit
'ully. "You take q mean advantage of I
man. You nurse him when he's Ill
md are kind to him when he Is WE'LL {
Ind try TO love him. though he is twice
'our age and more. Then, when his !
,nemy Is in his power, he finds he !
ant ctrike him down without striking
'ou too. Take your young man, Sheba
and marry him. and for Gods
Iake, get him out of Alaska before ! !
10 grips with him again. I'm q
lot a patient man. and he's tried me
'a!r. They say I'm a good Halter. and I
thought II true. But what's
he use Of hating a man. when your q
Ioft arms are round him for an
q
The hne eyes Of the girl were wells
II warm light. Her gladness wal not
or herself and her lover only. but for '