Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-05-05

footprint, at the ferd. showing how
they moved over the ground as they
fought. So he could not have been
unconscious from the first blow"
Unless they were masked he aust
have known them. 1t was Light
enough" agreed Elliot.
Peter Is still trying to get the ON
GERS to accept ball. but don't think
he will succeed. There Is u good deal
Of feeling In town against you"
Because I am supposed to be an
enemy to an open Alaska. I Judge"
MAINLY that. wally Selfrldge has
been talking q good deal. He takes II
for granted that you are guilty. Wen
have to wait In patience till Mr.. Mac
donald speaks and clears you"
Gopher stuck his head in at the door.
you'll have to 90. ladies. Times up"
When Sheba bade the prisoner good
by II was with . phrase Of the old
Irish vernaculaf. God save you
kindly"
He knew the peasants answer to the
wish and gave 1t. -And you. too"
The girl left the prison with a mist
in her eyes. Her cousin looked at her
fection. To be In trouble was a sure
passport to theAympathy 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
all the splendid. vital strength Of the
Scotsman. His battered head was
swathed In bandages. but the white
face was bruised and dIsfigured. The
wounded man was weak as q kitten
only the steady eyes told that he was
still strong and unconquered.
Il want to talk business for min
ute. Miss Sedgwick. VIII you please
step outr' said Macdonald to bis
nurse.
She hesitated. The doctor says"
"Do as say. please"
The nurse left them alone. Wally
told the story Of the evidence against
EsittOt LOuI ScutcuCCos S4hC4
caught the point at once.
After Selfridge had gone. the wound
ed man lay silent thinking out his pro-
gram. Not for q 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 a mistake. To have killed
his rival would have been fatal to the
Kamatlah coal claims. would have
alienated his best friends. and would
have prejudiced hopelessly his chances
| with Sheba. Fate had been kind to
him. He had been In the wrong and It
had put him in the right. BY the same
cut Of the cards young Elliot had been
thrust down from an impregnable po-
sition to one In which he was a dis
credited suspect. With all this evt.
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 fired
the first shot Of his campaign to de-
feat the enemy.
"Has Elliott been captured yeti" he
asked weakly.
The keen eyes Of his hostess fas
tened upon him. Captured! What
do you mean? It was Gordon Elliot
that brought you in and saved you,
life"
Brought me from wherer
"Ffom where he found you uncon.
scious-at the ford"
That's his story. IL itT'
The young woman stood with her
gloves crushed tight In both hands. II
was her nature to be always a parti.
san. without any reserve she was for
Gordon in this new fight upon him
What had Wally Selfridge been saying
to Macdonald? Did the mine owner
mean to suggest that he had identified
Elliot as one Of his assailants? The
thing was preposterous.
And yet-that was plainly what he
had meant to imply. II he told such Q
story. things would 60 hard with Cor
don. In court 1t would clinch the case
against him by supplying the one miss
ing link in the chain Of circumstantial
evidence.
Diane. In deep thought. frowned
down upon the wounded man. who
seemed already to have fallen into Q
light sleep. She told herself that this
was some Of wally Seifridge's devil.
Try. Anyhow. she would talk 1t over
with Peter.
The reason Wally was 80 pleased
with himself was that he had dropped
Q hint into the ear Of the wounded
man not to clear Elliot Of complicity
In the attack upon him. The news
that the special Investigator had been
arrested for robbery and attempted
murder. flashed all over the United
States. would 60 far to neutralIxe any
report he might make against the Va. |
lidity Of the Macdonald claims. II tc
this could be added later reports a |
an Indictment, Q trial. and possibly o |
conviction, It would not matter tvs
straWS what Elliot said In his of1cisl |
statement to the land once.
III Elliot brsalrs cut - Jail long
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