Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
nraINs THE STORY

csmss 70 ooes to pork on the
EkAob aho snotbon X. Mcclure,
stsie ot ,. charge of gang OF
sAsre Ne "g J,ty Il Is to see that no
IN CHOSE aa, oSobes the house. ~
frsager app'See Ia meets the man MO-
sspo'ntms and recognises him as
6sle teassI. on the ship mot
islbw. wonts~ oocr, one jim CodN
trcsoM 0s nm, az Hatok Kennedy.
soe sno,SIi ,SIis a story Of the murder
Is.sedvc vc"nsron m bv MCGUIRE IN ne
y, Wea when thog o i.e' later tells
tw' iGoe.iv .a" .iorv ,eith Kennedy the rn.
Psir Ino pefer believes MCGUIRE
bm and i.on ro oue, The men had
Scry, me 'onfession together, ooth
.Im;tting guilt, ana .,tcJ tcd" EScnnedy's
COPY. Psunsdp ,oas frankly out tor
XXI SsiIsciral. Dan Came,o" sna n oirl in
%1r Of Beth GamerUm, .O,, Jeiiohttul
!.s"m . Peter finds mamg d;,o oI essons,
sI IN. He gives her s"gg,EVd ggEEoVd Walls
s.s IN to The ohdQrin O s"aa o,.;,, " ," of
~ Of his guards % and t,rns y nm at
~ T.n " One night Shdd tarms rss " pster
z, SsIS ISunShouso ,oith a sfrahpett, Id , nj,
,@..oou;,es ~ him as one ,o"J penn.
lc,y~Ih lc.y,,I lie attention az me e I;,n
Ne, N,posr,a station BY stdrthg a.. a. " tha
ss,l1 the day he stdrlea Io ~
.enn wan";,o place, and one pmvm ~. y"
isS iater caught prowtno '''""' ~"
s.S,s IN the darkness. -
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
,.urp .tored at him for moment
u l., ,be man would not meet his
r, ,Gv,, ors ycu?" asked Peter at last
:, ,hen, as he made no reply "hat
=. =, you doing proving around my
MIN ur by the creek?'
% W., " stranger shook his head from
Ede to side. ,
M undorstan'." he muttered.
4, This point shad Wells, who had
beloved with Jesse Brown came in
between them.
.Tbst's right. Nichols" he growled.
mo understan'-he's guinea " TO
v.,,. MI men we're ''guineas' who
a,dnt speak his own language.
italian? Are you? French? Span
,hi Sovak?'
v.cb fine the man shook his head.
Ard then, with an inspiration, Peter
thot at him n quick phrase in Russian.
But the man gave no sign OF compre-
bmacn. a.,
Peter, turning to Wells.
~ did," said the native sullenly.
"Why?" said Peter, growing warm
"Didn't I tell you that in future
would hire all the men myself?'
aWere short handed. since you fred
xo Of the best axmcn we got"
"You disobcyed orders"
"0rdcrs-Hell !"
"All right. Well see who's running
Ais camp, you or me. Tomorrow
porning Jesse Brown starts as foreman
here. Understand"
Shad's eyes shot fire, then smoldered
Ind went out as he turned with a sneer-
ns laugh and walked away.
'hAs for you said Peter to the
ranser, who stood uncertainty, "you
70 the Office in the morning and get
suur envelope" Then repeated the
'atence in Russian. "If YOU don't
raerstand-fnd somebody who does
That the stranger had understood
Peter's demeanor IL not his language
ms evident. for in the morning he had
kanishcd.
After that clearing Of the air things
went somewhat better at the camp.
Jesse Brown, though not aggressive,
was steady and honest, and had n GER
tin weight with the Jerseymen.
As to the others, there was doubt MS
. whether anything would have satis-
hei them. For the present, at least,
Il vas question of getting on as well
ls posSible with the means at hand.
TIE was limit to Peters weekly pay
~! and other men were not to be had.
Besides, Peter had promised McGuire
q keep the sawmils busy. He knew
that when he had come to Black Rock
the work on the lumber contract had
already fallen behind the schedule. and
that only by the greatest perseverance
could he make up the time already lost.
As he rode back to his cabin on the
afternoon after his encounter with Shad
Wells and the stranger with the black
hC Vullc cut-
ined with regard to his summary dis
mi@al OF them both. On Beth's account
ne had hesitatcd to depose Shad. He
mew that before he had come to Black
hoek they had been friends as we'll rs
Instant relatives, and Beth in her fire.
euent meetings with Peter had expressed
me hope that Shad would "come
aiound.' Peter had given him every
nance even while he had known that
@e Jerseynfan was working against
S,'n SO'n McGuire's and Peters interests.
lEhh /and jacob, the men Peter had
wht away, were radicals and agita-
toS' Flynn had a police record that
wv not pear close inspection. and Jacob
ns an anarchist out and out. Before
.s.er .t had come to Black Rock they had
ssuusea SEad's crcdulity and after the
xp1 at the cabin he had been their
Taa T"a'ng tool in irterrupting the compile
SVh OF me contract. For, of course,
snaa hgd hoped that If Peter couldn't
A. he lumber out when promised, Nc
S Sune would put the bume on the new
superlntendent and let him 20. Tint
@ SS shad's idea. If he had ever been
sseeent enough to warrant Beth's friend
msnk nNs"y hUu NuTDeu MS JnuG-
mai ,,Ir rStcr was no longer sorry for
t,ani Sraa wells, He had brought all his
u0aoles on himself. ~
nn,,, % 70 the stranger with the black
ts''aShe, "a. that WAS more serious mat
uor Every circumstnnce-thc recogni-
S tSs IN N New York. the skill with which
,Ss s %an nsn had traced him to Black ROCK,
Pst,sr ra.. M with which he had watched
into No. a. una his success in finally getting
fdsncaa ae cump and gaining Shud's con
mind tbot t'ate a certainty In Peters
IA ramni. 'ant the stranger had some object
Sin remaining near Peter and kcening
sSiss,H sHaer et observation. And what Other
lsSod tnGh snm political one? The trail
ei rs"aa'! sS ,o!.owed had begun with the look
don ,VsnitloE in the Pennsylyanin Sta
Hst n M! New York. And where could
ron 'UOS "n, OF recognition have sprung
Eicbo,su unleSs ne had identified Peter
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