Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-06

Spy OF the VIII on Tile. This girl had
no legal rights till she was Of age
see! Churchill knew this, an he
didn't do much O. anything else fer
ten years, but try to get his hands on
her. Old Calkins was smart enough
to fool him. The colonel had money
enough in the deposit box, so they |
could live on It quietlike, an the SER
geant never wasted a cent. He just |
naturally lived for that girl, till about
a month ago. He was smart enough
not ven to trust her; she never knew
what they was hidin' from"
Hank touched a match to another
cigarette, impressed with the story.
Rum kind Of a business, I'd say"
he admitted at last, 'but just where
did this DEVILS imp Of a Macklin fit
IMP"
81 amt got that all figured out yet"
admitted Hanley. you know pretty
near as much about him as I do. Furst
time I saw the Teller he rode in yere
along with Cassady's outfit, after that
N. P. holdup, an he's been trainin'
with Cassidy more or less ever since.
After I had this talk with him, when
he was drunk, I put him to bed, an
picked up a letter, or two. what fell
out of his pocket. I got some O. this
stuff out O. them. One Of them was
written by Churchill, an judgin' from
the way it read, the Kid amt really
named Macklin at all-he's a Churchill
himself. the old cuss' son."
well, I'll be id"
"You know the rest; how he stun
bled onto OIL Calkins down in Ponca,
an what happened. You can't make
me believe the old fellow killed him.
self; he wasn't that kind. But, how
v e 1t happened, the girl was left
helpless; then id If she didn't marry
that rancher over on the Cottonwood,
an spoil the whole game"
Hank laughed coarsely.
Tough luck; but the Kid played
his hand all right"
this fellow Shelby. Except for that
Job ii wasn't so bad, for it was easier
to get her where he wanted her. /
don't know how he'd have managed at
Ponca. but there was just the three
Of 'em on the Cottonwood"
"And dead men don't talk"
"Weu. they're safer than live ones,
enyhow. Then this Injun outbreak
comm right now makes the getaway
plum easy. He can hide her away
back in the Hole as long as he d-n
pleases. Everything will be laid to
the Sioux for awhile"
TITS q sure break. then"
"Sure; all the young bucks are al
ready out. Macklin had four with
him on this chase-took EN- on pur-
pose, so If they was ever trailed they'd
say it was an Injun job. Oh, he's COW
cred up things all right. You got it
straight now?"
Hank drew up his feet until his
chin rested on his knees, the tip of
the cigarette glowing.
II got it straight enough, so far as
that goes, Hanley, but I don't see what
the HI we're goin' to get out Of it."
:. you've got the same love for the
Kid I have, amt yer?"
"Just about, I reckon. I'd sure like
to take a good swipe at the ornary
cuss."
That's what I thought. Well, he
amt goin' to do nothin' desperate to
this young woman till he hears from
the old man. This affair has been
pulled off hurriedlike, an all the Kid
has got in his mind right now is to
hide her away somewhere. until old
Churchill shows up, and decides what
to do with her"
what do you suppose he'll decide?'
well, my notion is that if Macklin
is the old mans son. he'll try to force
her into marryin' the boy. That would
be the easy way, an l believe that
will likely be their scheme. My idea
is to put a crimp in it."
"How?"
"By getting hold of her ourselves
before the old man shows up, an ther
dom business with him."
"Where'n we take herr"
Back into Wolves hole; there's
hidin' places there a plenty, al with
!, them Injuns raisin' HI up north, it'll
be safe enough, until the wars over
enyhow. What do yer say?"
I'll, don't care; there ain't
nuthin' to lose. You got the Kid them
Injuns, didn't you?"
Yes; he never told enybody what
was up but me. All right, let's mosey
along; there's no use stayin' here"