The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-04

by this sudden emergency, and sprang
back into the darkest corner. crouch
Ing against the log wall. If she would
only induce Mncklln to reveal his
plans, gain his confidence. He could
see her there in the dim light bending
| forward and listening, II slender girl
fish figure. Then the outer door crashed
! Opcn, letting in flood Of light from
without, and Il step sounded heavily
on the floor. The young woman
Strengthened up, the clear profile OF
her face revealed. Somehow Shelby
knew she had braced herself for the
contest. Mackln must have stopped
just within the door, staring about
him in uncertainty.
"What the HI is up here?" he
burst forth angrly, confused by the
gloom. "Sam, where are you any
wny?"
"Who is Sam?" she asked quietly,
and taking a step forward. us that
the name of the Indian you left on.
guard?"
He gazed at her open-mouthed. for
the moment too astonished to even
find speech.
what" he stnmmered finally.
"why. what are you doing out here?
Who opened that door? Where is the
ID red snake. anyway?'
81 do not know very much more
than you do" she replied quietly.
"Thcre was a fight out here some time
during the night. and the bar across
the door was knocked down."
"a fight who were they?"
~ white man. and the guard. They
were both killed"
"Both--both killed?" he seemed I'M
able to grasp the fact. "Who was the
white MANI"
81 do not know"
"And you did not even run away?
Did not try to escape?"
"Whcre could l go?" she asked.
"What was there for me to do but
wait for you to rcturn?"
"Well. If this don't beat h--l! he
exclaimed. "Why thought you was
afraid of me. You amt, hey?"
mo; IL don't think am. You
were not rough with me, and-and you
said you would have something inter-
esting TO tell me when you got back"
Macklin laughed, evidently relieved.
She had spoken as a child might
whose curiosity had been aroused.
"Oh, see, my girl; you've been
thinking this over, have you, and de-
cided might not be quite so bad after
all. thought maybe you'd get over
that tantrum after awhile fer shucks
I knew that Teller Shelby was nothin'
to you. You just married him ter git
away from Ponca--didn't YOU?
Eyes" she admitted that was
about ALL"
$50, now he's dead ; he don't cut no
ice anymore"
"But are you sure he's dead"
: "Sure?" sneeringly. II don't know
how could be no surer. turned
the cuss over an he was cold then
You don't need worry none about that
Wait minute till I see who the
guy was what tried to break In here.
Shelby could hear Macklin cross the
, room. and jerk the blanket from of
the bodies. The fellow gave utterance
to an oath of establishment ut the
sight revealed.
, "NIy God! Did you ever see any.
, thing like that? Locked together like
, two stays. HI! Sam was shot, but
, he got the white guy even after he
was dead. On me, II It amt Hank
Slagin! Now. what does that mean
reckon Hanley sent the galoot in
here. That comes from spillin' things
when yer drunk. Say, you an have
] got to get out Of here. I'll tell you
about 1t as quick as can. It's plain
, enough Hanley's got his eyes on you
: an will double-cross me If he once
: gifts n chance"
"What is 1t you mean? do not un
: derstand."
NATURALLY yer don't, SEEM AIM
! told yer nothin'. But now that know
yer amt pining away over that fellel
! Shelby, reckon the sensible thing
fer me to do Is ter talk straight
There's gon' ter be HI to pay in this
n valley before long, and the sooner W.
i get out O. here the better. run acros!
e a soldier bout half way ter Gerlasche
an he give me pointer that made m,
wheel about. an ride back"
"The Indian outbreak"
"Sure; the troops got in, nm round
} ed most of the Sioux up. They had ,
fight Mt Wounded Knee, over Cyonder
an licked HI out of the reds. Som,
Of 'em got away though. an com,
trailln' west-mostly young ones.
reckon-an' now they're sendln' cav
airy out ter ride 'em down. That
what he was after. bunch to COM
scoutin' in through here"
"Here? Wolves hole?"
"Mor'n likely; he didn't say nothln
bout that. But they're mighty llabl
ter call. I'm fer gittin' out, while tn
COINS good. That's what come bacl
. for-to get you, and skip"
"To-to get me?"
"Of course. I'll tell yer about It now
an you'll 60 oil right. reckon yo