Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-08-27

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to that timer"
ssNo."
s'You left the door unIocked?"
''Sure; them New York fellers was
both out. 1 oughter waited TIL they
come In, maybe, but was plum tired
out"
f'When did they come back?"
"Oh. bout midnight, I reckon. Bill
Lacy an Matt Moore was along with
'em."
81 seeI And these New York people
they are still hereT'
They wus all three down ter break
fast; amt seen nuthin' OF 'em since. !"
what became OF LacyY
He's down in his saloon: he sed
if you showed up, an asked fer him,
ter tell yer that's whar he'd be-" -
He told you that7 He expected me
to show up, then?"
II reckon as how he did," and Tim
mons grinned In drunken good humor
He's pretty blame smart, Bill Lacy
is; he most aliars knows whut's goin'
ter happen" He leaned over the desk
and lowered his voice. IF yer do
hunt him up, JIM" he said confiden-
TALLY, ''you better go heeled."
Westcott laughed. The first shock
of the discovery of Miss Donovan's
disappearance had passed, and he was
himself again. He must have time to
think and arrange some plan and,
above all, must retain a clear mind
and proceed coolIy.
"All right, old man." he said easily,
fxsU o..
haven't eaten vet today. What can
you find me In the larder7"
Although feeling the need OF food,
Westcott entered the dining-room Of
the Timmons' house more DESTROYS Of
being alone than for any other pur-
pose. He realized that he was sud
dc My brought face to face with most
serious condition, and one which must
be solved unatded. So Bill Lacy ex.
pected hfm7 Had left word where he
was to be found? What was the prob
able meaning Of this? Westcott did
not connect this message directly with
the strange disappearance of Miss
Donovan. Moore must have recog-
nized him during their fight, and re
ported to his master who 1t was that
window. Realizing the nature of that
conversation. Lacy naturally antici-
pated being sought the very moment
WeStcott came to town. That was
what this meant. All right, lie would
hunt Lacy as soon as he was ready
to do SO; and, as Timmons suggested.
would 60 "heeled."
But the girl7 What had really be
come OF the girl? Westcott drew the
brief note from his pocket, smoothed
out its creases and read the few
words over again. The writing was
unquestionably feminine, and he could
recall seeing nothing Miss Donovan
had ever indited, with which it could
be compared. But would she have de-
parted. however hurriedly, without
him some message? Uncon-
sciously he still held the letter in his |
1and when the waitress came In with
us breakfast. She glanced about to
make certain they were alone aaa
eaned over, her lips close to his ear.
Is that the note they say that New
FORK young lady ieft7"
Yes. Sadie" in surprise. 'sWhy9o
We'll, she never wrote II, Mr. West |
oft" hurriedly placing the dishes be-
ore him, that's ALL Now don't yer /
ay a word to anybody that I told
1er: but she didn't so East at all. she
vus took In wagon down the desert
DAD. saw 'em take her.
You saw themP Who?"
Wen. don't just know that, cent
was Matt Moore's team, an he wuz
irwin 1t. didn't see the others so
8 TO be sure. Yer see us helm sleen
Yer the kitchen. an bout one o'clock
woke up. I thought heard q noise
ufside. an. got up an went to the
zlnaef- couldn't see much, not
lough so ! could swear to nuthin,.
ut there was three or four men ont
here just across that little gully. Won
now, an they had a woman with ,em
he didn't scream none, but she was
YIN ter git away; wunst she run.
Ut they caught her. I didn't see no
'agon then; II was behind the ridge
reckon. After a while 1t drove ofr
own the south trail, an a little latar
1ree men come up them outside stairs
ack into the hotel. They was mighty
Ill bout II, too"
You couldn't tell who they vvara -,
They want like nuthin' but shad-
ers: II was avpurty dark night Saw
ID you ever hear tell of n Mev4ca.'
AIMED Mendez7'
We'll, rather; he's a cattle thief or
orse- Arizona has big reward out
Z him, dead or alive"
That's the gtnk. bet yer; has he
ot q hangout anywhar round This ,
,untry7" ms
mot SO far as / know. What makes
ou suspect this?n
Sadie leaned even closer her voice