The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-07
Copyright, A. c. McClurg & CO., 1919
copyrighted IN Great Brittany

way. but he couldn't locate tho girl.
lie didn't suspect tho sergeant a,
first. nor for long time. lie was a
foxy guy, and stuck TO the army for
several years, mover maxim "A move,
Just payin' for the girls schoolln'.
but never goin' near her. Then. whom
everybody had quit watehln' him.
Caikins took his discharge papora
and skipped out. takin' the Eiri with
him"
How could he do thaty-
That's what I asked Mackiin. an
he said they'd finally found out that
durin' tho time between when carlyn
was shot. an whom he died. he'd
signed paper maxim Calktns the
girls guardian. an gave him tho key
20 a depoait box In Kansas City,
where all his papers was. A lawyer
named Weeks. at Sheridan. did II for
him. You are tho colonel didn't have
no near relatives, an he an .Caikins
had been soldering together for
years; he sortcr trusted the sergeant
to play square. an by Cod no sure
did!'
The hen he didi Never made n
peep for the money. did he's An
Just hid out round the country with
the girl I don't call that piayin'
very square"
We'll. Il was Just tho name--
damned square. II you ask me. II
was what Weeks advised him 20 DO.
after he went 20 Virginia. an got a
peep az copy OF the will on file,
This girl had no legal rights TN she
was OF aEe-sec, Churchill knew
thing else FER ten years. but try 20
get his hands on her. Old caikinn
was smart enough 10 fool him. The
colonel had money enough In that
deposit box. 80 they could live on II
auict.like. and the sergeant never
wasted a cent lie Just naturally
lived tor that girl. TN about a month
ago. lie was Hxnar, enough not even
to trust her. she never knew what
they was hldin' from"
Hank touched match 10 another
eigaret. impressed with tho story.
Rum kind OF a business. I'D say"
he admitted nt last. hut just where
did this DEVILS Imp OF n Maeklin III
iny"
Il Amt got that all figured ont
yet admitted Hanlcy. you know
pretty near as much about him as I
do. Furst time I saw the Teller he
rcde In ycrc along with casiiy's
outfit after that ". r. hoid.up. an
he's been trainin' with casridy more
or less ever since. After had this
talk with him. when he was drunk.
I put him 10 bed. an picked up a
letter. or two. what fell out Of hls
pocket got some o. this stuff out
o. them. Ono of them was written
by Churchill. an judxin' from tho
way II read. the Kii ain, really
named Macklin at aii-he's n
Churchill himself. the old cusa' son :
Wei. IN be damnedf'
You know the rest: how ne STUN
hicd onto or Cabins down In Ponea.
an what happened You can't make
mo believe the old fellow killed him.
self. he wasn't that kind But how
ever. II happened. the riri was left
Hf+ptfSHs tltrt 0Atflufa IL n1e 1tGn Z
marry that ranehcr over on the Cot
,onwood. an spoil the whole game. =
Tough luck. but the Kid played
his hand all right
-sure he did. but he had TO bean
this fellow Shelby. Except for that
Job IL wasn't so bad, for II was easier
TO get her where he wanted her. /
don't know how he'd have managed
at Ponca. but there was Just the
three OF EN- on the Cottonwood
And dead men don't talk
well. they're safer than live ones
enyhow. Then this fnjun outbreak
comm right now makes the gotta
way plum easy. He can hide her
away back In the Hole m long as he
damn pleas~s. Everything will be
laid to the Sioux for awhiie.-
It's a sure break. Them
sure; all the young bucks arc al
ready out Macknn had four with
him on this chase--took 'ern on pur,
pose. no II they was ever railed