The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-09-16

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 IN accident of which they took
advantage. How true this is will new
er be known unless we discover Caven-
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
happen2 VIII they become desperate
enough TO kin their victim, hoping thus
to destroy absolutely the evidence OF
their crime? VIII their vengeance al
so include Miss Donovan2"
mot unless they can get you out of
the way first" decided the marshal
grimly. "That Is Lacy's most impor-
tant job-you are more dangerous TO
them now than tine girl. That meet
ing today was prearranged, and Bea-
| toh was tAptNAth W idiiu you. ihd
was why he hid behind the curtain,
but something caused him to make a
false move; they never expected you
to put up that sort o. fight, Jim, for
nobody knew yer in this camp fer a
fightin' man. But what's yer theory
bout Cavendlsh? Let's leave the dead
man In New York go, an get down
ter cases."
~ figure il out like this. Dan. l
believe Fred got my telegram, and de-
cided to come out here at once with
out telling anybody what his plans
were. All he did was to make a will,
so as 10 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 meyer 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 a sudden blow at night, on
an 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 / heard he had
IN agent there sellin' wildcat mimi
stock. There amt no doubt In my
mind but he knew some o. these fell
lers. They wouldn't "a ~eplanned this
unless they had some cache fixed out
yere in this c~ountry-that's plain as
a wart on the nose. But whar is ii?
I'll bet yer that If we ever find Caven-
dish, Wen tnd 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
better'n he does. Then, why should
Enright an his crowd come yere. un-
less that vas a fact? They must have
come for something; that lawyer amt
yere on no mimi deal an no more
has Beaton been layia' round town fer
a month doin' nuthin' but drinkin'
whisky. The whole blame outfit is
right here in Haskell. and they
wouldn't be II this wasn't headquar-
| tiers. That's good common sense, amt
1t? What made yer ask me bout Pas
| cual Mendez this mornin'? You don't
hook the Mexican up with this affair,
do yerf"
sadie told me she heard Enright
| speak OF hin at breakfast; that was
all she heard, just the name"
sadie? oh, the red-headed wait
ress at Timmons', lou mean? Big
Tins girlT"
Yes she was the one who saw Miss
/ Donovan forced into the wagon, and
driven Of"
"And they. took the old Shoshone
trail; out past Hennessey's ranchY'
$50 she described 1t. Does that
mean anythingy
RICuuAn 0tN NV uhSWCi NJ OuNCs Sll-
ting silent. his brows wrinkled, staring
through a crevass of the rock up the
stream. Finally he grinned into the
anxious face Of the other.
DANCED II / know" he said drawl-
ingly. Maybe II does, and maybe
again 1t don't. l was sorter putin
this an that together. I never got hold
ov any proof, but Lacy has shipped a
pile o. cattle out O. villa Real. al
though why he should ever drive his
cows there across the desert instead
81 shippin' them heie In Haskell or
Taylorville, I never could understand.
That's the principal reason I've got for
thinkin' he an Mende1 are in cahoots.
an IL they be. then the Mexican must
hare some kind o . camp out there
n The eand whar be hides between
raids; though. damn Il ! know whar It
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