Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-01-06
Continued from last issue.)
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bad dreams to bill had much more
lucid meaning for Joe Robinson ana
Pete the Breed, the TWO Indians that
were occupying Harolds cabin.
-Four Shots" Pete said at last
'Lounsbury's signal
That means-big doin's, Joe pro
nonuced gray I'VE 60
Then they put on tne;l snowshoes
and mushed away.
There was no nervous waiting al
the appointed meeting Ilace-a
spring a half-lnile from Bills CABIN.
Harold LounsDury was already
there.
A stranger to this land might have
thought that Harold was DRUNK. Tn.
familiar little fires glittered and
giowed in his eyes, his features were
drawn.
Inc breeds waited patiently ,or
him to speak.
where's Sindy?" he asked at last.
Over Buckshot Dan's-.ust where
you said" Joe replied.
of course Buckshot took ;.er
back?" The Indians nodded. We'll,
I'm going to let him keep her I've
Got white squaw now-and soon
I'm going out with her to the Out
side. But there's things TO do fiist.
Bill has found the mine"
The others nodded gray ely.
And Bill is as blind as a mole
got caught in cabin full of green
wood smoke. He IL be aole 10 see
again in a day or two. So / sent for
you right away"
The breeds nodded again, a TIL
less phlegmatically.
The mines worth millions-rIore
money than you can dream OF. Each
OF you get a sixth-one-third divide
between'you. AS soon as we've fin
ished what I've planned, we II tear
down his claim notices and put up
our own, then go down to the re-
corder and record the claim" Har-
old went on. Then it's ours. No
one will ever guess. No one1l make
any trouble.
Both of you are to come to the
cabin, just about dark You'll tell
me you have been over Bald Peak
way and are. hitting hack toward the
Yuga village.
Bring along a quart of booze
maybe two quarts would be better
And sometime in the early evening
give Bill what's coming to him"
Do him OFF," Joe askeu stolidiy.
Make it look like a fight" Haroi
went en-. Insult him-better still.
get in quarrel among yourae.yes.
He'll tell you to shut up, AID one OF
vou flame up at him. Then strl
the life out of him before he knows
what he's about. He's blind and he
can't fight"
What you want us to use?" Pete
asked. Tfi3?" He Indicated the
thin blade at his thigh. Maybe use
rifle?"
Harold's eyes looked drowsy when
he answered. Something like lust
swept over him; this question of
Pete's moved him in dark and evil
ways. His fathers blood was in the
full ascendancy at last.
There's an old pick in the cabin
Bill had it prospecting" he said.
XIII
Bills eyes were considerably bet
ter when he awakened-ful in the
daylight. The warm wet cIUcis hau
taken part of the inflammation out
OF them, and when he strained to
open the lids, he was aware of little,
dim CLEAN Of light.
He couldn't make out objects, how
ever, and except Ter fleeting
shadow he could not discern the hand
that he swept before his face. Sew
eral days and perhaps weeks would
pass before the full strength of his
sight returned.
His greatest hope at present was
that he could grope his way about
the cabin and build a fire for Vir-
ginia.
Building the fire, however, was a
grievous task. He felt it incumbent
upon him to move with utmost eau
tion 50 that Virginia would not
waken. By cropping about the walls
he encountered the stove.
Feeling told him that hot Goals
were still glowing in the ashes. Then
he fumbled about the floor for su.
fuel as Harold had provided.
He found "a piece at last. and soon
a CHEEKY crackle told him that it had
ignited. He grinned with delight.
But his joy was a trifle premature.
~ lhotdhl tIlppCI ONSl a
piece of firewood and his hands
crashed against the logs.
"Oh, blast my clumsiness!" he
whispered. Virginia stirred Celind
her curtain.
rs that you, Harold?" she asked.
She was wide awake.
mo. It's Bill
We'll, what are you doing up? DID
you mean to say you ou.:t
the fire yourself?"
That's me, lady"
Then you must have your sicht
again The girl snatched aside
the curtain and peereG rn.o his face.
mo such luck Goals were still
glowing; all | had to do was to put
in piece of firewood. But I'm all
well otherwise, as far as | can te...
How about your
The girl stretched up her arms. "A
little stiff-and now want YOU to
tell me just how this blindness ii
yours-is going to aiseC, our gerln.
out"