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tened. Allan was still hreafhins -.
apparently with less effort thar, ..,r,,..
tn the night. The sound of the 6ors..
caiae fleare, and nearer. All ,ast (.
was in the road just below, and i NJ.
ment later 1ould have passed by h,A
not Harris called out.
Sergeant Gray instantly swung VI.
horse from the road and. disinountna.
proceeded in the direction OF ~
voices.
Harris told his story with such =
herence as he could. He and his u.
had come up into the hills TO arranee
for the purchase of a property which
they had become interested in throues
a third party. Gardiner. They car1fe1
with them ii large sum OF money I.
proof of the sincerity OF their infe.
tions. AT this little cabin they We
to be Joined BY Gardiner and nv axz
other, named Riles. who also was tak.
ing an interest in the property. "
they waited In the cabin. and as n
Harris. slept after his long drive, fheys
We're suddenly set upon by outlaWn
Allan shot one down-the body ain
lay In the doorway-but was himse,f
badly wounded, and had not smokes
since. Harris had epcountered anon. I
er, but after severe fight the robber
had escaped. The little black bas i
which the money was carried was eone
with all lis contents. Although he had
waited all night in great anxiety, Car
diner and Riles had failed to appeo.
and it could only be supposed th,t
they too had met with foul play. But
some hours after the assault one of fhe
party had returned. dismounted from
his horse at some distance. and stolen 4
softly up to the shanty. Harris Ma
followed him, and. taking him BY sur
prise, had been able to make him pris.
Oner
Sergeant Grey looked from Harris
to Allan. and then to the prisoner, who
seemed to lie in semi-conscious cone
dition amid his bonds and gags.
"You were foolish to come into IL
hills with so much money alone e
said. II would have been at your
service for the asking. and this would
not have happened. But now that &
has happened. the first thing Is 10 10
vide for the wounded man. and H.
next Is to place this suspett in cus
tody. / know a raneher's house tn l
miles down the valley where you md
your son will have the best aften
ton"
The mounted policeman made 4 bti4
examination of Allan, as best he codl1
in the gray dawn, for the lantern q
had no oil. "He has not bled w
mueh.r he said. .He has strcns
frame and ought to have lighting
chance. will just have 8 look Il 81
scene Of the crime. and then We xllI
move him."
He made hurried survey of Aes
cabin. merely satisfying himself Tint
the man in the doorway was quite
dead. and then, with Harris assist-
ance, quickly found the horses and
harnessed them to the buggy. BE 49,
found another horse near the roadw1y,
saddled and bridled. I'VE will make
the prisoner ride his own horse y
said. while you take your son 10 ~
buggy
They placed the wounded and st[ll
unconscious Allan n the buggy =
gently as they could, and then 0sey
gave his attention to the pTtso1
Having his clothing for ue3Ip
ons. he cut away the bonds thai' -
curely held his arms and feet, snd -
leased the sack from His half-choked
throat. The man writhed and gaspedl
for fresh air. and the policeman dreM
the sacE away and revealed the fsce
Of Jim I-Tavers.
- Continued In nert Aoeek,e DannGr. IS