Gunnison news-champion., 1921-01-28

Ne cireied IN. Tive oreye>
heir depths HnNiogsly for Hny sisn Of
life They were desnlHie Ani desert
sd but. from the outer fringe 1f the
ss-uud h- could perceive ulululy the
fulI glow % the frr a hundred yards
ahead. II WIS no longer . iams hut
mere silmmcr of red ashes. rn nsfInc
no reflection about. although clearly
visible He fastened the brnu~u 80
Ilmh. within rh. circle ~ rr'--s. and
rrOuchsd forward alone. Winchester
10 hand choosing hts passage b.uea'h
the bank % fhe sfrcHm and advanc-
Ing with every prrrBu'j0n. pnusing
every fcw steps. 70 peer over the pro
tsc'lnc bank md thus assure himself
ihnr an remained quiet. When sImosi
exactly 0ppusiie th. red glow Of the
-uals be lay sim. cndca vorlng yainly
10 learn the situation. and bccDtuing
morr md more puzzled
The camp appeared deserted. as
though the party which had halted
there had already passed on. He could
hear no sound. see no movement. The
hre had died down Into a mere giIm-
Der of red ashes. barely percepiihle
amid the surrounding gloom. Shelby
drew himself forward. creeping Ike a
snake convinced that he was alone.
yet no less alert and wniChful His
progress was ~ shallow depression
and he had attained the deeper siad.
~ h..
apparently speaking not two yards
distant, sHyc ut,erunce to IN oath OF
disgust.
Ill" the voice said roughly.
there Is no use unI,in' for that gay
any longer: no teIlIn' where be Is at
by now
Shelby dropped Hat on bis face al
most ccaslnc to breathe. The unseen
party addressed stretched himself
lazlly, as evidenced by the rustic Of
leaves.
81 reckon ye're right. Hank" he ad-
mitted slowly. his speech heavy and
coarse. mo tenderfoot ain't GuIn' ter
make that tran at night Morn lie
!y he's amin ter com through the
other way"
"Wbatll We do. then-rile oni"
After bit; ir's early yet. an may
be it'll do no harm TO lie quiet awhile,
But we kin light up, an be com
Portable"
He struck match, following the
flame In his hands. revealing the
bearded face Of man OF fifty, shad-
owed beneath a soft hat hrim. Be
yond him appeared the obscure out
line OF the other. a mere smudce. A
moment the two puffed away content-
edly, Shelby not venturing TO move
muscle.
Say, Hnnley. I've alters played my
hand the best knew how. but ] do
Ike ter know what the game Is I'm
playin' nj. What do yer know, any
howT'
The other chuckied In his beard.
rustlIng his feet In the leaves.
Easier ter ask about than explain.
Hank" he answered slowly. specially
rs there Is things don't Just cotton
to myself. Mostly ! pulled the facts
out OF that Kid Mackiin when he was
drunk. cause he wanted me TO help
him. But II seems he's only hired fer
the Job; it's that guy we're waltin' for
who has got the real dope, and like
wise the long-green."
"Churchills his name. amt Itf'
That's the duffer. some big feller
down East; Virginia. as I understand
Judge Cornelius Churchill; the
whole story goes a HI Of long
ways back"
He leaned his head against the tree
trunk behind him, putting away at
the cigarette between his bearded
lips. the dull glow barely touching his
face. The younger man leaned for
ward waiting.
"Well." he said impatiently. shat
amt all Of II: what started the rump-
usf What's the idea Of steAHn' N,
girli An Just whar do you an me
come inf'
"well. az figure II. we've got to
make our own medicine. You saw that
outfit go along afore dark-Macklin
an the four redsr'
-Sure; they had . woman with
emT
THAT'S the ticket. an they was
bound for Wolves' hole. thought
maybe they'd camp down here. but
they didn't-just kept movin'. Wen,
that's ons thing you an laid out here
FOR. to get . line 90 Macklin. Ths
nther thing is that this yere Cornelius
Churchill Is about due also. an Il
J most likely TO blow 10 along this sams