Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-01-09
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i mars sum boat ueduIl uOWu tue
river. Yer see, this yer's all camp !;
thar amt no fit place whar we kin
hide the CURL, an make her keep her
mouth shet. Them blamed soldiers
are a-moosin bout everywhar, an if
she onct got talkin' our goose wud be
cooked. Furst thing we got ter do
is git her outer this camp
''Ternight, yer sed?p
"'Bout midnight; ver'n go-heyT'
II reckon; yer got the money!"
With jhis eyes fastened on the two
men eating he united out some gold
piecN on the .Nar and showed them
owe 80 Aping them under cover
O. I'll an the rest is
bring back the bosses"
hosses2 Who's a-goin'?' p
yer. Kirby's fer sendin'
ri guZ 'long. She's free
might let her tongue wag.
In, Moffett: I'm a-goin' out
bn ter git things ready, an I'll
Pal we're ter tend bar. Now git
HAIRS right smart trail back
cabin, leadin' straight down ter
\ck, with a spring bout half way.
'tyno guard down thar, an
%! Miss it, even en- the dark.
ses will be thar ct midnight
Ter yer. All We got ter do is
Il them two gurls on an ride
Yer don't never need ter speak
Yer understand? All right,
IA e anuther drink"
shook my head.
'But h bw'm | goin' ter git ter this
place whatever it's called?"
Thar amt no trouble bout tibet; all
yer got ter do is ride straight south
till yer cum ter the crick. an yer thar.
It's jenkins crossing yer after"
Il reckon thar amt eny Indians, er
nuthin'?"
III, no. they're all t'other direc4
ton; nuthin' worse'n wolves. Say,
though, yer might have trouble with
them gurls-got a gun?'
mo"
He reached back into small drawer
under the shelf and brought out an
ugly looking weapon. tried the hammer
movement with his thumb, and handed
it over to me with a grin.
"So1ne cannon, an l want it back.
Don't fail at midnight"
AN thar amt nuthin' fer me ter
do till them"
mot "a thing; take nap, if yer
want'r. Sal kin wake We up. / reckon
| won't be back till after yer off"
| sat down in q chair and leaned
back against the wall, fitting my hat
down over my eyes and pretending to
fall asleep. Through half-closed lids
managed to see all that transpired in
the room, and my mind was busy with
the approaching crisis.
Rale busted himself for some min
utes before putting on his hat, count
ing over some money, and filing his
bottles from a reserve stock under
meath the shelf. Tim slept peacefully
on, but had slightly changed his pos
ture, so that his face was now upturned
to the light. The sight of his familiar
features gave me an inspiration. He
was, undoubtedly, an honest fellow,
and had quarreled with Kirby over
this very matter, refusing to have any
hand in it. He had supposed up to
that time that he was doing no more
than his duty under the law. If /
could arouse him from drunken Stupor
T. ,s,.lNA l. 10
me in the attempt to rescue Eloise.
Rale disappeared through the rear
door, after exchanging a few words
with the woman, and did not return.
waited motiOnless for some time, fear
full lest he might come back. Suddenly
the front door opened noiselessly and
Kirby entered, advancing straight to-
ward the bar. Sal served him, answer
ing his questions, which were spoken
so low ] could not catch the words.
His eyes swept the room, but the hat
concealed my face, and he only recog-
niZed Tim. He paused long enough
TO bend above the upturned features of
the unconscious deputy, not unpleased,
evidently, to discover him in that con-
dition.
The d. old fool" he muttered
perhaps not aware that he spoke
aloud. "Rale has got him fixed, all
right"
CHAPTER XIII.