The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-22

safe. and III keep my word Three of
YOU enter. The rest will wait out
side"
After a pause three of the workmen
came forward uncertainty. Wilton
took them inside the shack. opened the
safe door and took out the contents,
package by package.
"Satfsfed there's no money!? he
asked
- guess that's So" admitted the
leader of the men. reluctantly.
Then get out" said Wilton. driving
them toward the door.
The three rejoined their companions
and, with suIlen mutterings, the work
men lurched away aimlessly, and to-
tally unable TO unite on any further
plan for aggression now that their
leader was gone. Andersen and one
of the engineers picked up TOnguay
and brought him into the shack. The
man was still unconscious. However,
he showed signs OF coming to shortly.
Jules is dead said Wilton quietly.
"Jules deadT shouted Andersen.
Murdered. 1t was Lee Chambers.
He must have been hanging round the
camp. He got into the safe, too, but
was scared away before he took any
| thing Come inside!'
At the sight of the dead man on the
bed Andersen SwOre softly.
He must have been with those two
liquor pedders," said Andersen. Il
guess they set the fire, all right"
q guess they did, said Wilton.
"And want you to go on to the next
camp and telephone in to Clayton and
! get the police up here right away"
/ 81 done it, Mr.. Carruthers," said An
| dersen. You see. sir, just as soon as
| the fire began l seen that gasoline on
| the engine sheds. And I'd heard the
men talking, because l picked up lit
! tie of their language. l knew there
was trouble coming. and 'phoned Mr..
| Quain. He said he'd get an engine
and come right up with some of his
! men,"
well doner said Wilton. We'll
have this man for them, at any rate. "
Tonguay stirred, muttered and sud-
denly sat up on the floor, looking at
his captors in bewilderment. Wilton
quietly took the revolver out Of his
pocket and walked toward him.
I'm going to ask you a few ques-
tons, Tonguay," he remarked in a
casual tone You'll find it to your ad-
vantage to answer them. Who sent
you here?"
Tonguay broke into a short laugh
''You t'ink dey tell that to meT he
sneered. "Jim Hackett don't tA me
not'ings. He say you got de job-you
do it,!
you came with Hackett; but what
was the game? You were told to sell
liquor round the camp and make the
workmen drunk and discontinued.
guess you have an idea whom you
were working for, besides Jim Hack
EFT, eh, Tonguay?"
"Mebbe | do" muttered the outlaw
81 guess you shoot me unless I say Mr.
Bowyer, eh?"
The parry was effective. you came
here with Hackett and Lee Chamber:
to fire the camp said Wilton. Les
Chambers job was to steal paper
from the safe while we were f1ghtin,
the fire. You were going to NEE
somewhere afterward. Where was it?
The man burst into scornful laugh
ter. You don't bluff me-" he jeered
81 guess you don't want to be Charge
wit anOdder murder, eh?'
''Do you?" asked Wilton.
Flows dat? You don't fix no mur
der on me-"
Come herei'' said Wilton, takin
him by the arm and leading him t
!. the door of the bedroom.
The moon, sloping in the west, thre1
;, a flood of light on the white face Q
Jules, showing the crushed skull an