The Arvada enterprise., 1920-01-29
CHAPTER v.-csntlausd.

CHAPTER v.-centinusd.
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Bo1t q week. maybe morn dat,
aeo. De Warrior brought do body
down. sah."
'Ths warrsori DID anyone 90
ashore with ~"
"'Pesfs IKE thar wus two men
stopped s6 at Do Landin'. I disre-
Dember Dc names. but one oh EN- wus
sa o. friend Oh Dc jedse's."
I t1rned my head away silently. but
eaay for Q moment. The two men were
b all probability Kirby and his satel-
ttts. Carver. Doubtless the Beaucaire
property was already legally In Klr-
w. possessios, and any possible
cAascs I might have once had to foil
hin In his nefarious purpose had now
ee0psstsay vanished.
10 Be sure I had reasoned out NO
6s1nite means whereby could cir
e1oveot his theft. except to take legal
aAvies. confer with Governor Clark.
snA warn thoss threatened girls Of
their danger. But now 1t was too late
svsa to DO this. And yet II might not
h. II Kirby and his confederate BE-
HsveA that ! was dead. were con-
vincsd that had perished beneath
tAs waters Of the river. they might
fesl safe In taking time to strengthen
tAsir positioo: might delay anal &C.
tea, hoping thus to make their case
0eso more plausible. II Kirby was
really serious In his Intention Of mar
Fyfag Beaucaire's daughter he would
naturally hesitate Immediately to &C.
knowledge winning the property at
eards. and thus Indirectly being the
cause q her fathers death. He would
- S13es likely 10 keep this hidden
ffs0 ~ siri for . while. until he
tsss1 his luck at love.-N love failed.
tAsa the disclosure might be made to
Drive tAs young woman to him-a
threat to render her complainant.
DO yoU ksow . lawyer named
HaiDssr'
'Hvin' down At d Landia'i Vas.
saA."
hfted myself np In bed. toe deeply
Interested to iis still any longer.
Now Astea. Pste.". I explained ear
asstly. eve got suAlcient monsy to
~ you we'll for all yoa do. and Just
- soos - you get NJ something to
sat I want you to 20 down to the
Landing and bring Lawyer Haines
hack here with you Jest tell hin Q
Sch white man wants to see him at
ssee. and not q word to anyone else"
"Yas. aah." The whites q hls eyes
relling. "Hs doss know Oh Pete. an'
IN sure hing hin beek yees."
n was Aark wAsa tAsy csne, the
ose aloos hgAtias up the interior Of
the dingy cabin With q Atful glow Of
rcd Aame. had managed to get out
Of he'd and partially dress myself. feel.
Ing stronger. and In iess pain ~ ex.
efcised my muscles. Haines was q
small. sandy-compaexioned man. with
. struggling beard and light blue
eyes. lie appeared competent enough.
Q buRdle of nervous energy. and yet
there WAS something about the fellow
which instantly Impressed me unfavor-
ably-probably his short. Jerky man.
ner Of speech and his inability to look
straight At you.
pete has been telling me who you
are. lieutenant" he said. M we shook
hands, "and putting some other things
tsgethes I can guess the rest. You
came south on the Warriorf'
"From Fort Armstrong-yes; who
told you thisr'
Captain Throckmorton. I saw him
II 81. Louis, and he seemed deeply
srirved by your sudden disappearance.
No one on hoard was able to explain
what had occurred"
YET there were two men on the
boat who could have explained II they
aad cared 10 do no." I answered dryly.
II mean Kirby and Carver: they were
the ONES who threw me- overheard"
He dropped Into . chair. his keen
ferret eyes on my face.
''Kirby and Carverr They went
ashore with the Judges body at tAs
Landing. 10 thers 10 . story back Of
Oh this" he exclaimed jerkily. "D-a
II. ! thought - much. Was Beau.
caire kiliedT
No-noe at least By any violence.
No 6oubt the shock Of his loss has.
teasd bic death. Surely you must
tsov thst ~ r!sked sll he possessed
a Q snos Of cards aaA lostf'
about II. and there were other rumoes
0sauag abost he Landing. bst !
have beard 10 dstalls."
have evesy Fsasea. Hsinea, - fesa
Soovineed hat beth Kirby and Carver
ssaiIe1 Bsaueairs up The river WitA
- l0eoa11oo q plUckinS hln. xktY