Cheyenne record., 1918-07-04

sassd IN battle. H turned away VII.
out shaking handa. but Il shuek Aar
that ~ was not impaaeablA
While they were at luncheon half q
dosen packmules laden with supplies
for q telephone construction line out
at had passed. Their small, sharp-shod
hoofs had punched aink-holes In the
trail at every step. Instead Of Q
smooth bottom the does found .
slushy bog cut to pieces
At the end Of IN hour Of wallowing
Macdonald called q halt.
There II q cston Just below here.
It will save M nearly two miles, but
wen have to break trail. Swing to the
right just below the big Willow" he
told Elliot. sTll Join you presently
and relieve you ON the job. But nrst
Miss O'Neill and I are going for Ut.
tie side trip"
An three Of them looked at him in
sharp surprise. Gordon opened his
lips to answer and closed them again
without speaking. Sheba had flashed
. warning to him.
II hope this trip Isn't vssy far OF
the TRAIL" she said quietly. TIN Just
. wee bit tired"
ITS not far" the mineowner said
eurtly.
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 team lead
e.. Elliot. suspicious and uncertain
what to do. watched him at work, but
ut . signal from Gheba turned re-
luctantly away and drove down to the
cutoff.
Macdonald turned his dogs out Of the
txail and followed q little ridge for
perhaps Q quarter Of . mile. Eheha
trudged behind him. She was full Of
wonder at what he meant to DO, hut
she asked no questions. Come wise I'm
stinct was telling her TO do exactly a.
be said. :
From the sled he took q shovel and
gave It to the young woman. dig Just
this side Of the big rock-closs to the
root Of the tree. he told her.
Sheba dug. and at the second stroke
Of the spade struck something hard.
He stopped and pulled out sack.
~Open it, he said. Trip It with
this knife"
She ran the knife along the coarse
weave Of the cloth. Fifteen or twenty
smaller sacks lay exposed. Sheba
looked up at Macdonald. = startled
question in her eyes.
He nodded. You guessed Il. This
10 part Of the gold for which Robert
Milton was murdered.s
"But-how did It get herer
II buried It there yesterday. Come.
He led her around the rock. Back
Of It lay something over which was
spread q long bit Of canvas. The heart
Of Sheba was beating wildly.
The Scotsman looked at her from .
rock-bound face. "Underneath this
canvas Is the body of one Of the men
who murdered Milton. He died more
miserably than the man he shot. Half
the gold stolen from the bank is In
that gunnysack you have Just dug up.
If you'll tell me who has the other
half, TIL tell you who helped him rob
the bank"
'This man-who is hef" asked She
ba, almost In a whisper. She was trem-
bling with excitement and nervous
ness.
Macdonald drew back the cloth and
showed the rough, hard face Of q work.
ingman.
Ellis name was Trelawney. I Kicked
him out of our camps because he was
q troublemaker."
"He was one Of the men that robbed
you lateri" she exclaimed.
Eyes. And now he has tried to rob
me again and has paid for 1t with his
life"
Her mind flashed back over the past.
'Then his partner in this last crime
must have been the same man-what's
his namef-that was with him last
time.s
"Northrup." He nodded slowly. II
hate to believe 1t, but 1t IL probably
true. And he, too, 10 lying somewhere
In this park covered with snow-if our
guess Is right"
"And Gordon-you admit he didn't
do itf"
Again he nodded, sulkily. mo. He
didn't do it."
Joy lifted in her voice. $50 you've
brought me here to tell me. Oh, I am
glad, my friend, that You were 30 good.
And 1t is like you to do 1t. You have
always been the good friend to me-"
The Scotsman smiled, little wist-
fully. "You take a mean advantage Of
a man. You nurse him when he's ILL
and are kind to him when he IL we'll
and try to love him, though he IL twice
your age and more. Then, when his
enemy is in his power, he finds he
can't strike him down without striking
you too. Take your young man, Sheba
O'Neill, and marry him. and for Gods
sake, get him out Of Alaska before
come to grips with him again. I'm
mot a nafienf man and he's tried mA