The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-17

SicPI up lne STAIRS, ut the top or
which he took a position at the key
hole Of the room within which the four
were talking.
The first thing that Morgan and the
Spider did as they entered the inn
upon their return was to go to the
room in the closet of which they had
left Rainface. The splintered door
told them the whole story. Morgan
uttered a curse.
IF he meets Davis he'll tell him all
he knows, and then it will be an open
fight. However, guess we're match
for man and GIRL" Once more Bel
las laughed sardonically.
I'VE amt been vet, and we've had
plenty of outside help to boot" Ig-
noring him the other went on:
"If we see Davis first we'll block
the Indians game" He drew forth u
big roll Of bills. "Well, I've been
robbed of this; savvy2"
The Spider grinned.
Il get you. You missed II last night
after Rainface left us. If he turns zap,
one of us will try and get him before
he can open his mouth. That's the
best we can do. After we get into the
mountains with the gang We won't
care what he tells. Hush Here they
come now."
The door opened and into the room
stepped Ethel and John, wet, muddy
and forlorn looking, halting in sur
nricp a. fhou fI1rnd
ing into the E1uzzles of Morgan's and
the Spiders drawn weapons. With ex-
pressions of relief the pair lowered
their guns.
$50 you're back again /" beamed the
Hawk, as he advanced with hand out
stretched. "You sure gave us fright
Since they tried to chloroform us and
we finally woke up to find you gone
we've been half beside ourselves with
anxiety. You look as though you had
been through wind, fire and high wa
ter"
Davis laughed.
"And then some" Briefly he told
while happened to them. Morgan an
swered him.
at beats me. When the Spider and
woke up we were tied hard and fast,
but l got a knife and-well look at
these He held up the lashIngs which
Rainface had cut from himself. "These
are what they had us trussed up with.
l wonder If it is that Indian that is
making all this trouble7 I've been
robbed of thousand dollars since he
left us last night"
The face of Davis flushed.
"Cut that talk out Morgan" he
warned sternly. ''Id trust Rainface as
1 would Ethel-or you"
"And l would trust him as I would
john" chimed in the girl. Morgan as
sumed a defiant tone.
where did he go then?'
Eyes and why isn't he hereT chimed
in Bellas.
John waved them aside.
Hell show up when the time comes.
over it. Let's get some breakfast and
then go back to the clean hills. I've
had enough of this town."
Morgan quickly assented.
"The same here. Spider, get the
things ready for u.s."
With peace restored they started for
the breakfast room, the Spider and
Morgan wholly unaware that from the
retreat into which he had slipped at
the first sign of their outcoming the
malevolent glare of the Indian bore
upon their backs as he fingered his long
knife. For Rainface had heard all,
and his hatred for the villainous pair
had become as deadly as the spew Of
a rattlesnake.
At the railway station the returning
travellers were met by the gang of
miners, together with two engineers,
ar assayer and gang boss. Morgan
introduced John and Ethel to the
crowd, with the explanation that the
Spider had summoned the men from
the city by telephone and that the
latter had gone ahead on the express
to make arrangements to receive them.
AS this was being done the Indian ar
rived and unnoticed by anyone board
ed the train from the opposite side and
secreted himself. Morgan and the
mine boss, who was none other than
our old friend doctor" Fream, now
shaved and otherwise disguised, took
their seats in the smoker apart from
the rest. The boss addressed his COM
panion.
"Spider swore he'd have everything
ready at the camp. I'll answer for the
gang; as for the rest, can't tell yet"
Good" returned Hawk. Wen fix
them when we get them where there
is nobody to butt in and spoil the
game"
Reaching their station they were
met by the Spider.
knowing that we could not make
the mine tonight, l have prepared an
abandoned camp near here for our use
until tomorrow" was his announce
ment.
Thankful that there was n Dlace of