Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-26

plan. then lighting his pipe went bacs
b. hia scat by tho fro. Here while
snsktng fnapcrturhahIy no quietly pull
ed the hair line and dragged the plan
from the table and to him across tho
floor. slipping It Into his pocket just
"a the quarrel cnn,e 10 nn end. MorSln
abruptly nos
"VeTy we'll. We WIN We me mattcr
rest until morning. You TAKE the Win
and I'll keep the plan" Astnnlshment
lighted his face Rs he glanced at tho
vacant place urnn tho table xhSxc
aatfl a few m1ksats bsfoHs tho plan
had rsposed.
ITS gne!"
"Whersy- Demanded INN. Morgan
east his eyes about, httinx them rost
upnn RainfacB who seemed 70 BE- fnx-
Ing tn hts chafr.
"You an search me Neiuhsr DOCS
mt 1n5un know, tor ] saw II lying
there after he Ailed his pipe and be
has not been he'll the table since"
"That y another thing We have got
t. let 60 untIl tomorrow. I am gntng to
deep In tho hArnesG nom. Thar~'s =
Stova there" Midway In his crossing
the fnoP the fish hook attracted his
eys and bending picked II up. No
so~ner did he mo tha hair attached to
Y thaa he understood ell. With n rniie
and q knowing glance ut the Indian ha
passed from the room. As tho door
closed behind him tbs head Of Rainfnce
arose from his breast IND h!s black
eyes centered Themselves npon tho
fAee a John Davis
"Htn bad white mar" he sald with
. tesk of his thumb N the direction Of
das departing one. John smiled.
Maybe We have only e his had
DIDO, Rainfnes. l guess he will turn
ost all right WHOM he has had a chanea
10 think things over" Throwing hts
cigar aside he said good night and
pasasd into tho lean-to room, and
seating himself upon tho bed drew the
VIII from his pocket and began 10
rad II carefully. all unconscious OF the
fset that tho malignant face Of Hawk
AerSsn WAS peertns at him from tho
darkness without.
An hour passed. nnd Morgan. eauk
onDaly opening the door Of the harness
rom. lighted the lamp and stood In the
center Of tho aoor as he took quick
fnAntA inventory Of what the room
Contained. saddles and parts Of har-
ness huns upoo pegs and half . 6oaen
hriAts lay about. aaectiHs one ~
Aese DO went over Its length carefully,
ns1 tying . handkerchief ACTIONS hta
TACO he Invested himself Of Ms coat
end picked up ono which had belonged
10 Holm Car. Creeping bnck to tho
0htn he peer@i In n window. Rata
hcs SAT nodding before the Are
SosuFans a ladder the pnwlr1 climbed
b the roof. Cautiously he reeted down
ths broad chimney, thsn iooseninS \
piece Of mortar dropped It into the
snsidering fire below. Awakened By
tho Noise and hyIng ashes, Rainfsce
hent forward TO ses whence tho Dis
turbsnee had come. As his head and
shaolders appeared within the range et
vision NJ the downpserinE one on thu
Eosf, Morgan swiftly dropped tho loop
Of his Rata about the Others form
aNd drew IL taut. Nainface, jerhsd
upward 30 that his toes bnrely tsuchet,
the floor. was fairly caught. but com.
pretending the meaning Of 1t all hs
squir1ned until hs managed 10 draw
forth the plan that no had hidden In
his bosom. With q last effort he
drcppcd 1t upon tho Goals and the pa
PEP. Old and dry, burst into 81 blaze.
Win n twist Of the rop0 about tho
chimney. Morgan leaving his victim "a
eurely trusscd up. came c~lnnberins
down and entering tho cabin swiftly
searched tho Indians clothes. Find
Ing nothing and filed with nge hs
stepped hack inst as Rainfsee with y
conclusive hes upset the table, spiling
IL eonsetfeb Gathering upon tho aoor.
Quick AZ tho dart Of q weasel tho .
prowler left the room.
Attracted by the Deiso OF tho falling
eA1ecfB Ethel ind John rushed into the
room. The suspended body Vt KAHN
asce needed no explanation. and whip
Dius q knife from bis pocket John
tho Imprisoned oaA free. Rain
face. sinking to a chair quickly told
fhAn oil
mo not know who h. was. Him
AAvo 4 handkerchief across his face.
but ear old coat Of master. Anyway
mo burn the map" Silently hs pointed
1t the few faky ashes upon tho Goals.
sSonn proving thief that was pass
lng this Why eaid John lightly. -Hs
won't como again. An We can do In 70
sscs to Sleep little girl" For the first
realizing that she wa ciothsd
onfy As she slept, tho girl turned and
led from the room.
The door of the harness room, sSaiA
and once more Hawk Morgan
uttered. Ills fare wns dark with angcv
Ind disappointment that all his e.
'ovts proved unavnilinx In that no plan
had been foond, and clenching his fst
shook It IN tho direction Of the
1tin.
an get you got. Davis. md then tho
and the girl will no mine"
iis glance fell upon . heavy bowis
TINT hing In It's sheath on the
and taking II down he tested its
uiSe. Then with a fash OF his teeth he
'tciDed up a hay nke from tho floor
mi severed It Just behind tho wooden
,snSa. Then with q leather strap no
'caxd The handle Of tbs knife fast to Il
nd crept out into tho night. his dead
? ancn firmly grtppad- CatlIks he
ropt toward the cabin.
Within tho lean.to John. who had
rsndiDg by the light Of q lamp