Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-20

order me out of town this morning."
added Dinsdale.
swell, you have made a mess Of 1t.
Take the mayors advice and get out
for a few days anyway. Make that
prospecting trip with Iron Pyrites.
Start in the morning. Be in Rapid City
this day week, or send Pyrites In. I'll
have a talk waiting for you at Cal
WINS eating house."
"I don't fancy running away just be-
cause this Omaha is said to be COM
ing here"
prospecting. not running. You know
better thar | whether 1t means a run
ming should he recognize you"
when it ONE to gun-play-"
boldly began Dinsdale.
Discard! Discard" snapped San
Juan. II amt cunning for your m
idence. But / met Pyrites right after
getting the message, and l told him l
wouldn't stake him and that you prob
ably would. If you say the word He'll
call for you early In the morning. He'll
have your outfit ready. All you'll have
w Wv Ao L tdhC yOui suns ohN RN~J
out till o get my word at Rapid
City a week from today"
But Dinsdale grew more defiant, and
sullenly insisted:
81 amt afraid of Jim Omaha. He
either doesn't know me, or else he
does. If he does know Newell. he
isn't called the Bloodhound for moth
ing !; and / might as well have it out
here as to have him chasing me over
into Montana"
81 was looking further ahead han
that" said the gambler. IF he comes
and goes, and the coast remains clear,
you can return and sit into a game
make the Ogalala job look like a two
bit limit game. It'll be as quick as 1t
Is big"
With scowling brows Dinsdale de-
clared:
Il don't know anything about the
Ogalala job. Let Omaha come and
try to nail it on me. He'll have his
hands full to make it stick. Nothing
at all to hook me up to that business"
San Juan Joe smiled cynically and
softly reminded him:
Nothing at all except the talk about
you being the 'greenback man. But
undoubtedly you could explain when
and where you got hold of so much
paper ~money-new money, at that"
Dinsdale's face heightened then
grew ugly, as he muttered:
It'll be up to him and the Union
Pacific to show down, not me. Maybe
l won it at gambling"
"All right, Dinsdale. I've done my
best for you, but q man must play his
own hand. / saw trouble where no
trouble exists. undoubtedly. And l was
selfish; / confess it. But l did want
you to join me in a little matter, little
work and big results. A bit of bust
ness where you couldn't lose If you had
nerve. And I'll gamble you've got
mountains of nerve"
Dinsdale chewed his under lip re-
fiectively, and In a milder tone said:
"Tve got nerve, all right. Amt
boasting for me to say that. About all
/ have got" and he laughed shortly.
"But look at 1t my way: 1 want a
squirt at Jim Omaha. If he's on my
trail l want to know him by sight.
A man doesn't have to scoot from
these hills just because some one is
after him."
San Juan gazed at the determined
face admirably.
Eyes, Dinsdale, you're QUILTED with
nerve. I'm no tenderfoot, but when 1t
comes to Jim Omaha and he has reason
to think he wants me-excuse me I
Better men than l have run away
from him or tried to, and they've told
me about him-sOme of them have.
Others have just dropped out of sight
and they didn't go into hiding. Then
this prospecting trip with Pyrites is
off. eh2"
ST won't say it's Off" was the slow
response. Maybe after this cuss blows
In and / have had a chance to size him
up, so / can know him on sight the
next time we meet, I'll go away with
Pyrites for a bit. Maybe then I'd be
keen to come back and dip into the big
game you're raving about"
"Tm afraid Pyrites won't wait. He's
crazy on the n subject-prospect-
ing. If you don't stake him, and
don't, he'll get some n else to. II
he can't get a stake he'll go without
one. He starts tomorrow morning,
stake or no stake. Then again, there
wouldn't be any point in your going
with him except as you did SO to
dodge Omaha"
Don't agree with that last" stub
bornly ~retorted Dinsdale. "Al I want
is one peek at Omaha. Just a ook SC
I'll know him and not be thinking
that every stranger may be him. ]
sort Of feel l ought to stick along here
till l can size the BLOODHOUND up
Just sort Of feel that way"
lone ne he can't he after. vOu