The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-04

that another body strangely resem-
bling his was found in the New York
apartments. According to Enright
this was not part of their scheme, but
merely an accident of which they took
advantage. How true this is will new
er be known unless we discover Cayen-
dish, and learn his story. Now. if he
is alive, where has he been concealed,
and for what purpose? Another thing
begins to loom up. The mere hiding
of the man was all right so long as the
conspiratorS were not suspected. But
now when they are aware that they
are being followed, what is likely to
happen? VIII they become desperate
enough to kill their victim, hoping thus
to destroy absolutely the evidence Of
their crime? VIII their vengeance al
50 include Miss Donovan?"
Not unless they can get you out of
the way first" decided the marshal
griinly. THAT is Lacy's most impor-
tant jOb-you are more dangerous to
them now than the girl. That meet
ing today was prearranged, and Bea-
| ion was expected to land you That
was why he hid behind the curtain,
but something caused him to make
false move; they never expected you
to put up that sort o fight, Jim, for
! nobody knew Yer in this camp fer q
tightin' man. But what's YER theory
bout Cavendish? Let's leave the dead
man in Now York 90, an get down
ter cases
Il figure it out like this. Dan. /
believe Fred got my telegram and de-
cided 10 come out here ut once With
out telling anybody what his plans
were. All he did was to make a will,
so as to dispose of his property in
case anything happened. His employ
ing Enright for that JOB unfortunately
put the whole thing in the hands of
this crowd. They were ready to act.
and they acted. Beaton must have |
taken the same train. and the two men |
got friendly probably they never knew
each other in New York, but, being |
from the same place, it was easy |
enough to strike up an acquaintance.
What occurred on board is all guess
work, but sudden blow at night, on
IN observation platform, at some
desert station, is not impossible; or it
might be sickness, and the two men
left behind to seek a physician. Here
was where Lacy must have come in.
He goes east occasionally, doesn't he?"
'Sure; come to think of it he was
IN New York bout three months ago
on some cattle deal AN l heard he had
an agent there sellin' wildcat mimi
stock. There amt no doubt in NV
mind but he knew some O. these fell
lers. They wouldn't "a planned this
unless they had some cache fixed out
we're in this cOuntry-that's plain as
a wart on the nose. But whar is it?
I'll bet yer that if we ever find Caven-
dish, wen find the girl along with
him; an what's more, that spot amt
liable ter be more'n fifty miles from
Haskell" :
What makes you think that?'
"'Cause this is Lacy's bailiwick. an
thar amt no man knows this country I
Detter'n be does. Then, why should l
Enright an his crowd come, yere, I'M t
esS that was fact? They must have
come for something; that lawyer amt |
'ere on no mimi deal; an no more |
has Beaton been layin' round town fer
| month doin nuthin' but -drinkin' c
whisky. The whole blame outfit is t
light here in Haskell, and they
wouldn't be If this wasn't headquar-
ers. That's good common sense, amt
t? What made yer ask me bout Pas {
ual Mendez this mornin'? You don't Il
ook the Mexican up with this affair, II
10 yer?" g
Sadie told me she heard Enright l
peak of him at breakfast; that was 4
II She heard, just the name" Ii
Sadie? Oh, the red-headed wait =
ess at Timmons', you mean? Big u
inns girl?" U
yes; she was the one who saw Miss 81
Donovan forced into the wagon, and y
riven off, d
"And they took the old Shoshone
rail out past Hennessey's ranch?" u
$50 she described it. Does that
lean anything?" "
Brennan did not answer at once, sit =
ng silent, his brows wrinkled, staring -,
trough a crevasse of the rock I'D the -
.ream. Finally he grinned into the
nxiOus face of the other.
DANCED if 1 know he said drawl- =.
gly. Maybe it does, and maybe III
gain it don't. I was sorter putin -
lis an that together. never got hold si,
' any proof, but Lacy has shipped a 10
lie O. cattle out o. Villa Real, al
lough why he should ever drive his 70
'ws there across the desert instead ri,
shippin' them here in Haskell or an
aylorville, / never could understand. m,
hats the principal reason I've got for nm
inkin' he an Mendez are in cahoots, re
I if they be, then the Mexican must FIJI
i've some kind O. a camp out there hr
the sand whar he hides between ho
ids; though, damn If know whar it ! fe,
n be-" He paused refiectively. It'll RI,
like hunting needle in the haystack, TO