Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-06

The three trotted their horses up 70
them, and. catching sight OF the coffin
upon the sleigh. the inspector dis.
mounted. He looked hard al Wilton.
and suddenly he recognized him.
Its VIII CarruthersT he ex-
claimed. staring into his face In bewil-
derment.
Wilton got up with an effort. Morn
Ing. Jack" he said wearily. "Yes, It's
l. And here's Miss Mcdonald. You
know her. I thinkf"
glance on the girl. Mechanically his
hand went up 20 his cap In salute.
Then he looked at the sleigh again.
"And this is-was Joe Bostock," said
wilton; and all at once in the reac-
ton from the nervous tension, he felt
the tears streaming down his face. and
could hardly keep his lips steady.
MY GodF" muttered Quain. "An &C
cident. winT'
"shotl" shouted Wilton. "Some
sneaking dastard's bullet I'm the bush.
Shot at my sidel The bullet broke my
arm after Il had passed through Joe's
heart, and his blood and mine were
mixed together. II didn't need that
FOR me 10 know that I'll hound the
murderer II II takes me to my dying
dayT"
"Joe-Joe deadI- whispered Inspec-
tor QuaIn. half unable 20 realize IL.
Joe had been a very living personality
IN Clayton. "And murderedi" he
added Then:
where are your breedsT"
"Gonel But they didn't shoot Joe,
either by design or accident That's a
story you can learn from Andersen.
az the halfway cache"
That's where we're bound for"
said Qualn. We're looking for
-And by the way" said Wilton with
a mirthless laugh. as the relative I'M
Importance OF the fact struck him, "rm
under arrest for having murdered
joe"
ouain looked at him keenly. and
then turned his glance upon Molly In
inquiry. II was plain that he thought
Wilton was rnving.
That's true" said Molly. "A ser
geant and a constable from the Pas
followed us up TO Andersen's and
placed Wilton under arrest yesterday
morning"
The inspector rubbed his nose In
perplexity. IF WIN had told me that
I wouldn't have believed him, Miss
Mcdonald" he said. Describe those
policemen to me. please"
"The constable was short and dark,
stocky in build. The sergeant was fair
with a long mustache-"
~Bit OF a squintr'
"a cast In his left eye. His name
Is Peters. The other one Is named
Myers. You know them, thenT
81 do" said Qualn softly. Peters
IL Jim Hackett. and Myers is Tonquay,
a half-Frenchman. from the eastern
townships. They were discharged
last year after a short time sf service
as soon as their records became known
and they got away. taking their uni
forms and equipment with them.
They're wanted for a cattle-stealing
lob and Impersonating members or the
force. So that ends that trouble
Will"
ouain nodded 20 his men to dis
mount -Get the sleigh In 10 barracks
as quickly as you can" he said. "and
notify the coroner. guess half
days extra leeway won't do that pre-
cious pair much good. Miss Melon
ald-win, old man, you can manage
TO ride In. can't your"
Wilton. staggering 10 his feet. set
his face In a CHASTITY grin. i've held
on" he muttered. Il guess can hold
on for two hours more. There's a big
ger thing behind this than you-or +
know Just now. Tn going on ahead.
I'm all right, and you won't stop me-
JackT"
Austin Phayre. the president Of the
Bank OF New North Manitoba, stood
at the table. He was man Of about
fifty. with a gray, waxed mustache, and
cold-rimmed glasses. His manner was
pompous. and he was Immaculate In
HIS black cutaway. with the expanse OF
white cuff and tall collar.
~Mr. Chairman" he said. "some OF
US shareholders have requested that
the meeting be called In order that
we may obtain certain informa-
ton from those best qualified TO I'M
mart Il. as 20 the prospects OF the Mis-
satibI line. concerning which disquiet-
ing rumOrs are afioat-
"You have before you a statement OF
our financial position. IL IS not the
most satisfactory one that could be
imagined. OF a total capital OF i've
million dollars. nearly one-haf has al
readv been disbursed. The estimate
before you provides for nearly two mil
Mons more 10 be distributed over grad
ing. tracklaying. waterstanks. tele-
graph line. bridging and hallasting.
Meanwhile. unexpected difficulties have