The daily Alaskan., 1920-08-05
"Don't that beat h-lm he managed


 10 articulute. "Where's the marshalT
 Riding herd at Q place they call Sunken valley, about fifty miles south of here. He and Moore have got ten or twelve MexicanS and maybe three hun drcd head of cattle to look after, until I can send somebody out there to help bring them in. Now that's all you need 10 know. TimmOns; but I've got a question or two I want to ask you. Come on back into the office"
 Miss Donovan sat In one of the chairs by the front window waiting. As they entered she arose to her feet. Westcott crossed the room and took her hand.
 -"He's all right" he assured her quickly, interpreting the look in her eyes. Tired from the trip, of course, but n nights rest will do wonders. And now. Timmons," he turned to the be wldcred landlord, "is that man En- right upstairs"
 "The New York lawyer? No, he got frightened and left. He skipped out the next day after you fellers got away. Bill wanted him to go along with him. but he said he was too sick. Then he claimed to have a telegram Callin' him East, but he never did. l reckon he must we got cold feet bout somcthln'-enyhow he's gone
 And Miss La Rue?"
 Sure; she took the same train,' eager now to dlyulge all he knew, But that aIn't her real name-its a kind O long name, an begins with c. l saw it in a letter she left upstairs but couldn't make 1t all out. Shes murriel.'
 The eyes of Westcott and Mss Don- oyan met. Here was a bit of strange uewS-the La Rue woman married and fo man with long name beginning with C. The same thought. occurred to them ho,u. yet il was evidently useless 10 1urs,tuu Timmous any longer. He wnurI know nothing and comprehend less. The girl looked tired, complete lv worn out. and the affair could rest until morning.
 "Take Miss Donovan to a reom'' v Wcs.cott said shortly. "and I'll run upstairs and have another look at Cav unGiSh."
 At whO?"
 "Cuvendfsh, the wounded man we just carried in.'
 "Weu, that's blamed funny. Say, l don't remember ever hearth that >rame before in all my life till just now Come ter think of it, believe ,but was the name in that La Rue girls letter. got 1t we're in- the dpsE. u's torn some, an don't mean nothiD' 10 me, sounds kinder nutry. He threw open a drawer, rummagng within. but without pausing in speech. "Tnpn q fellow blew in we're this morniu' of the Limited, asking about VOL, Jim. an danged if l don't be- Ifrve he said his name was CuveudiSh. The register was full so he didn't write ir down, but that was the name all right. And now you tot" in an' other one. What is this. anyhow-a family rcuniou|
 You say man by that name was hcre-asking for mc?"
 'Yen: I reckon he's asleep up stairs. for he never showed up at suI' per"
 "In what room, Petef"
 "Niue."
 WrStcott, with a swift word of ey cusp 10 Stella. dashed into the hall and disappeared up the stairway. talk. ing three steps at a time. A moment later those below heard him pounding at a door; then his voice sounded:
 "ThfS k Jim WcstcOtt; open up"
 Timmons stood gazing blankly at the empty staircase, hopping his face with a bauHauRa handkerchief. Then he removed his hOrn-rimmcd spectU, cles. and polished them, ns though what mind he possessed had become com pleteIy dazed.
 He turned around and noticed Miss Donovan. the sight of her standing there bringing back a reminder of his duty.
 He was a sayin' as how likely yer wanted to go to bed, miss"
 Not now; I'll wait until MT. Vest colt comes down. What is that paper in your hund2 Is that the letter Miss La Rue left?"
 He held it up in surprise, gazing at 1t through his glasses.
 "Why, Lord bless melt is, isn't 1t? Must have took it out O ther drawer an never thought of the darned thing agin."
 May I see it?"
 sure; 'tain't O no consequence ter me; I reckon the woman sorter packed in a hurry, and this got lost. The Chink found it under the bed"
 She took it in her hand, and crossed the room, finding a seat be- meath one of the bracket-lampS, but with her face turned toward the hall. It was just a single sheet of folded paper, not inclOsed in an envelope, and had been torn across, so that the ,.... ,..,.A. i.,-,1,- bold fnrathnr Sha