The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-19

flood OF light from without. and a
step sounded heavily on the floor.
The young woman Strengthened up,
tho clear profile OF her face revealed.
Somehow Shelby knew nhc had
braccd herself for the contest
Macklin must have stopped Just with
In the door. staring about him In un'
certainty.
what the hell Is up hrre7" he
burst forth angrily. confused by the
gloom. sam. whore are you any.
wayT"
who In sam1" she asked quietly.
and taking a step forward "is that
the name OF the Indian YOU left ON
guard7"
lie gaxod at her n.mouthed. for
tho moment too astonished 10 oven
find. speech. Her presence. but more
stu her eaimness. seemed to fairly
paralyze his faculties.
What" he stnmmercd finally
why. what are you doing out here
Who opened that door, Where IL the
damned red snake. anyway"
Il do not know very much more
than you do" she replied quietly
There wps a fight out here some
time during IN. night. and tho bar
across the door was knocked down. "
a fight Who were they7-
a white man and the guard They
were both killed. Tho bodies are
there beneath that bench"
"Both--both killed." lie seemed
unable 20 grasp tho fact who war
the white man7-
II do not know"
And you did not even run away
did not try 20 eacape7-
Where could go7- sh. asked
What was there for me TO do but
walt for you TO RETURN
Well II this don't beat hair he
ordained. why. though, you was
afraid OF me. You amt. heyT-
No. III don't think am. You
were not rough with me. and--and
you said you would have something
interesting 10 toll me when you got
back"
Mackiin laughed. evidently ~
lieyed She had spoken an a child
might. whose curiosity haa h..n
aroused. No aouh, sh. annc.r.a n
tho fellow suddenly III a new light
"oh. ! nee. my girl: you've been
thinking thIn over. hav. won and
decided I might moi b. anita :, baa
after all. thought maybe you'd
get over that tanuum after awhile,
fer shuckz I knew that Teller shelby
was nothin' 10 You. You iur, mar
ricd him tor al away from Ponoa.--
didn't yerY-
Yes" abe admitted. that xa,
about an"
$50. now he.s doad n, don, en-, nc
Ice any more
-But arr YOU sur, he. as.a--
"surrr' nn..rinriv II sor,, lcox,
how 4 could b. no survr ,,,,r.s
tho Gus. over an. n, wu. cola ,nan
You don't need worry NON. anou,
that. Walt "A minute IN - ~ho
IN. guy was what tried 10 brcuh n
here"
She had Advanced into tia ou,.,
room. and shelby edged cautiously
along the wall 20 got a. closely be.
hind m possible without sxpo~inr
himself. lie could hear Maeklln
cros. tho room. ana ,erk the blanke,
from Off the bodies IN. ,ci,o~ s-.vs
utteranoo TO an oath OF as,onl,hmen,
AZ tho sight r,y~alca
MY Godl Did YOU ever scc any.
thing like THAR Locked ,orc,hey
like two stays He'll sam was shot.
but no got the white guy even after
he was dead. Damn me. n n aim,
Hank siagin. Now. wha, IN. hell
doe. that meanY reckon uanI.v
sent the EaIoot In hero. Thai come.
from spliiin' things when We, drunk
Say, that guy didn't say nothin. "a
you, did hef-
Il never saw him
But the bar wa. takrn ao~n-
II must have been knocked down
during the fight I didn', KNOW tho
door was open until later"
Then that'a all right; only Won an.
| have got To get out OF hero IN
tell you about Il as quick az I can.
I didn't 70 to Gorlasche: that's why
I'm back here so soon. an It's darn
lucky come. It's plain enough Han.
ley'a got his eyes ON you. an will
doublccross mo N ho once rits n
chance"
what In IL you mean, do not
understand"
Naturally yer don't s~efn aim,
told yer nothin'. hut nov that I
know yer amt pining away oyer tina,
Teller Shelby. reckon the sensible
thing fer me 10 do La err talk
straight. There's goin' ter be he'll To
pay In this valley before long. and
the sooner We get out o. here the bet.
ter. run across a soldier bout half
way ter Gerlasche. an he give me n
pointer that made mo wheel about
an ride back. lilo was carryin' dis
patches"
The Indian outbreak
sure: the troops got In. an round.
ed most OF the sioux IN. They had