Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-10

wh-n he spoke. Cunchs murder
Co.'s gaze was fastened on the buck
of mis- head.
Don't go 10 gettig too damn
nosey. Hal" he said la his always
agreeable voice
Smith soused all the fish In water
again: You'd better tell somebody
II you go cunning Tor oulntanl."
did ! ask your advice
YOU did not. said the young
man. smiling.
IAN right. Mind your buaness.
Smith got up from the waters
edge with his pan Of trout:
That's what shall do. Mike"
he said. laughing. so go on with
your private war; It's no button on
my pants u Quintna gets you"
lie went away toward the ice.
house with the trout. Eve Straycr,
doing chamber work. watched the
young man from an upper room.
The girls instinct was to Ike
smith but that very instinct
aroused her dlstrust. VIVA, was a
man OF his breeding and education
doing at Clinch's Dump Why was
he content 10 hang around and do
chores A man OF his type who
has gone crooked enough TO stick
up a tourist IN an automobile nour.
ishes higher-though probably per.
Nertcd-ambitions than a dollar "A
day aud board.
She heard Clinch's Hight stem on
the uncarpeted stair: went on max.
INK up Smiths bed and smiled as
her sjepfather came into tho room.
s,ill carrying his rifle.
lie had something else In his hand.
ioo--a FIAT. thin packet wrapped I'm
heavy paper and scaled all over
with black wax.
"Girlie." he said. II want YOU
should do little errand for me this
morning. II you're spry Il won't
take longtime TO 20 there and get
back 10 help with noon dinner"
Very well. dad"
Go Kit your pants on. grille"
You want ne to 20 into the
woods
Il want you 20 go % the hole in
the rocks under Star Peak and lay
this packet IN the hootch cache"
She nodded. tucked In the sheets,
smoothed blanket and pillow with
deft hands. went out TO her own
room. Clinch seated himself and
turned a blank face 10 the window.
IL was a sudden decision. lie
realized now that he couldn't keep
tho jewels In his house War was
on with Quintana. The "ho,el"
would be tho goal for Qulntana and
his gang. And for Smith, too. n
ever temptation overpowered him.
The house was liable to an attempt
at robbery any night. now-and day.
perhaps. II was no place for the
packet he had taken from Jose Quln.
tana.
Eve came in wearing gray shirt.
breeches. and puttees. Clinch gave
her the packet.
What's In Il. dad7" she asked
smilingly.
Don't you set nOssy. grille. Come
here"
She went to him. lie put his left
urn around her.
You like me some. don't you.
girlley"
you know II. dad"
IAN right. You're all that
TO me since your
mother went and died after q
year. /. /. That was crool. grille.
Only a year. Wen. I amt cared
none for nobody slnce-only you.
grille"
lie touched the packs, with his
IF l step out. that's yours. But
Amt a-golng to step out Put Il
With the hoo;ch. You know how to
move that keys,one?"
Yes. dad"
And watch out that no game pro.
'ector and none OF that damn mil.
ionairo's wsrdens see you In the
woods. No. nor none O. these here
'ancy State Troopers You gotta
watch out this time. I've. II means
everything 70 us-to you. grille
md TO me. 90 tip-tos. Lay low.
'oming and going. Take q rife"
Eve ran 10 her bedroom and re-
'urned with her Winchester aad
,eli.
You shoot 10 kili." said Ciineh
yriniy. IF anyone wants TO stop
'ou. But lay low and you won't
iced TO shoe, nobody. giriie. G'wan
tut the hack way; HAS In the ice
loase."
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