The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-06

office when SNme out. rccollcc
now lie was 1nAin' cigar"
Eyes. And he thrun q away when
he went in there. scsNi him at the
telephone there on tho desk and
pretty soon along comes his friend, ="
You think mehby--"
cone OF 'cm IL headed over here
The FIRST guy most like will come
over TO ask the boss who's up here
in this room. Tho boss tells him
about US. Now. YOU slip down that
under the winda and fan Il down
the alley hock there. You got a
chanel. sized M the layout"
''Nothin' doin'. Why don't you try
Il YOURSELF"
cause they'll 81, one Of us, any.
how. ana i'm DO the fella that
stays"
Then IN nip n dollar 10 see
which stays" said Pete
Before Rrcvoort could speak. rete
drew dollar fsam his pocket and
nippcd u toward his companion. II
fen between them. II .ay heads, "
said Pete. And he glanced at the
coin. which showed tails The dol.
lar says you 90. I'd You want TO
git a.movin'"
Brcvoort hcsitated: Pete rose and
urged him toward the door. SO
long. I'll. n you'd IA stayed we'd
both got shot up. III set In the
winda so they'll think we're both
here"
I'm try her" said Brcvoort. But
Ia "a stayed only l knowed you
wouldn't so. so.long, Partner" lie
pulled his gun and softly unlocked
the door. There was no one In the
hall - and no one on the narrow
stairway TO the right lie tiptoed
TO the window. climbed out. and let
himself down 10 tho shed roof, From
the roof he dropped TO the alley.
glanced round. and then ran.
Pete locked the door and went
hack TO his chair In front OF the
window. lie watched the man y.
tho restaurant. who had risen and
waved his hand. evidently acknowi.
edging a signal from some one. II
Was the man Pete had s.cn near the
express office-thcre was no doubt
about that. Pete noticed that he
was broad OF shoulder. stocky. and
wore a heavy gold watch chain. lie
disappeared within the doorway be.
low. Presently Pete heard some one
coming up the uncarpetcd stairway
Before he could turn. the door
crashed Inward. ~. icaped TO his
feet with the leap hts hand flashed
10 his side. Unaccustomcd 10 coat.
Pete ierked his hand free. but in
that lost Instant gun reared in
the doorway. lie erumpled 20 the
floor.
Late that afternoon Pete was TAX.
en- from tn. emergency 10 the gen.
erai hospital. Lights were Just be-
Ing turned Ga in the surgical ward
and the newSboys were shouting an
extra headiinlnS a border raid By
the Mexicans and the shooting Of a
notorious bandit In II raso.
The president Of the stoctmen's
Security and Savings Bank bought
paper a. he stepped into his chr
that evening He read the account
OF the police raid. OF the escape Of
one OF the so.caiied outlaws. the find
inE OF the murdered man near San.
born. and highly coiorcd account
OF what WIS designated a. the In.
vasion OF the United stateA territory
By armed troops OF Mexico.
Four thousand dollars In gold had
teen delivered 10 him personally that
day By tho express company local
delivery from a local source. "Jim's
man" he said 10 himself az the car
PASSED through the Plaza and turned
toward the eastern sldo OF the town.
Upon reaching home the president
told his chauffeur 20 wait, Sitting
an envelope he whipped the paper
ond addressed u TO James Ewcll.
Showdown, Aria"
Mail Il at the fir-r box" h. said
Then you can put the car W. I
wont need u tonight
The surgeon at the general hoTpi.
tai was bending over Pete. The sur.
geon shook his head and passed on
10 another cot. As the nurse spongcsi
Pete's arm. an inferno poised little
Etittering needle. There's Just n
chance" the surgeon had said
At tho quick stab OF the needle.
Pcte's heavy eyes opened. The little
gray eyed nurse was wondering II
he had any relatives. any one for
whom he wished 10 send. Surely he
must realize that he was dying. HIS
eyes begged so piteously that she
stepped close 10 the cot and stopped
Would you-writc-to The Spider
and say ! delivered thc-goods?''
But who "a he--where--?''
Jim Ewell. Showdown-over in
Arizona"
Jim Elwcll. showdown--over in
she repeated. And what name shall
, sign?"
Jest Pete" he whispered. and his
eyes closed.
Pete's case puzzled Andover. the
head.surgeon at the general II was
the third day since Pete's arrival
and he was alive-but just alive and
that was all. One peculiar feature
OF the case was tho fact that the
bullet "a thirty-eight ~ which had
pierced the right lung. had not gone
entirely thru the body.
The day after hts arrival at tho
general two plain clothes men came
TO question him. He was conscious
and could talk a little But they
had learned nothing OF his compan-
ion. the killing OF Brent, nor how
Brevoort managed to cvade them.
They gathered little OF Pote's his
tory save that he told them his
name. his age. and that he had no
relatives nor friends. on all other
subjects he was silent.
incidentally the officials gave his
name 10 the papers, and the papers
dug into their back files for refer.
ence TO an article they had clipped
from the Arizona Sentinel" which
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