Evening journal., 1922-02-08
CONTINUED From Our Last Issue)

ceipt for the gold after they had
counted It and found none miss
ing.
The old cattleman rose from the
table and reached for his hat.
-"come on. SON. he said TO Dave.
"Fn say we've done a good days
work. Both OF us were under a cloud.
Now we're clear. Applegate, you'll
get both OF the confessions Of Mil
Ter fixed up. won't you? I'll want the
one about George Doble's death to
take with me 10 the governor OF
Colorado. I'm talSin' the train to-
morrow"
T'n have the district attorney FIX
up tho papers" the sheriff promised.
Emerson Crawford hooked an arm
under the elbow OF Sanders and left
the Office
I'm wonderin' about ono thing
boy" he said. did Miller Kill
George Doble accidentally or on
purpose?"
THAT Denver bartender said they
had been quarroling a good deal.
They were having a row at the very
time when / met them at the gate OF
the corral. It's a ten-to-one shot
that Miller took the chance TO plug
Doble and make me pay for IT,
Looks likely. but wen never
know Son. you've had a rotten deal
handed you"
Nobody can give you back the
wears Of yore life you've lost" the
cattleman went on. But we'll get
wore record straightened out, any
how. so that won't stand against
You. / know one n'l' girl will be
ticklcd to hear the news. JOY al
ways has stuck out that you were
treated shameful"
There's somethin' else I'm goin'
to have put into the minutes OF the
next meetin' Dave Crawford went
on 'And that's yore election as
treasurer OF the company I want
officers around me that I can trust,
SON"
II don't know anything about
finance or about bookkeeping. " Dave
said
You'll learn. Want some one
for treasurer that's ieyel-headed and
knows how TO make a quick turn
when he has to. some one that uses
the gray stuff in his cocoanut. Wen
tx n salary when we get goln' You
and Rob are goin' to have the active
management Of this concern. Cat
Ties my line. an I aim to stick 10 IT,
Him and YOU can talk Il over and
fix yore duties so they won't con-
lict Burns. Of course. will run the
actual drilhn'. He's an Al man.
Don't let him go"
Dave was profoundly touched. No
man could be kinder 20 his own son.
could how more confidence in him.
than Emerson Crawford was to one
who had no claims upon him.
He murmured dry Thank
you': then. feeling this to be ina ie-
quate. added. 'I'll try to see you
don't regret this"
The cattleman was a shrewd judge
O. meQ. His action now was not
based solely upon humanitarian mo-
tives. Ii was good business to make
1t worth his while 10 stick to Craw-
ford's enterprises
CHAPTER XIX
Emerson Crawford helped him
self to another fried egg from the
platter and shook his knife at the
br'ght-eyed girl opposite
Il tell you, honey, the boys a
wonder" he insisted Knows whai
he wants nd goes right after IL.
Don't waste any words. Don't beat
around the bush"
Joyce jumped up and ran round
\ the table 10 him. She sat on the
arm>of the chair. straight. slim
creature very much alive, and
pressed her face Of flushed lowell.
ness against his head. It won't be
your fault, old duck, If things dom
go well with him But he's $3.50
or, I don't know-stiff as a poker
Acts as II he doesn't want TO bs
friends, as il we're all ready to turI
against him. He makes ME goot
and tired, Dad. Why can't he be-
human?"
Now, JOY. you got to remem
ber--"
some ones got to blow up tina
young man like a Dutch uncle. an,
I think I'm elected. TIN be fun I,
see how he takes it,"
Joyce found her chance next da,
He would have passed with a DO,
IL she had let him.
She hesitated. uncertain OF he
opening Then. You're disappoint
ing your friends, Mr.. Sanders" sh
ala lightly.
Let's walk" she continued. an
= he noticed that the eyes and mout
had softened to a tender smil
IT can't talk here. Dave"
They walker out Of the town I'M
the golden autumn sunlight of II
fcethills. Neither of them spox
She carried herself buoyantly. CHI
up. her face a flushed cameo
loveliness. AS she took the uph
trail a small breath Of wind wrap,
the white skirt about her slend
limbs. He found in her a new not
one OF unaccustomed shyness.
The silence grew at last L
Significant She was driven
break Il.
- suppose I'm foolish she begi
haIfingly But ] had been expec
ing-all OF us habitat when "
came home from--from Denver
he nrsi lime. 7 mean-you won
be the Dave Sanders we a