The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-04-10
The Red Lock
By DAVID ANDERSON
Autho~ of b Aoon~
b rn<Bs hsaa~r1
Of Tale
of the
ELatwools


I highland q clean sweep-expects e
be with us 1mself" He glanced az
the envelope. IVY. he's In town
what the"
Belden took the envelope. stufYs1
the letter ciumsiiy back In II and %
II In his pocket.
wonder what e meant" he NUT
tered. by cautionin' us s. dern pinted
pitcher not q hurt the gsl-if she's
thar. II she's thar-where else would
she BET Says we mustn't hurt 'er. even
II We hat Z cut out an leave the
swag." He glanced away In the direc-
tion Of the squalid cabin up AZ the
head OF the hollow: q black look
crossed his face. and the man at the
chink wondered n he was thinking OF
that scene at the pallet under the win
dow the night before wonder what
e thinks we air." he went on. Don't
hurt 'er-if she's thar-h--lr'
The two outlaws hunted their pipes.
lounged down en- the two boxes and
smoked for some moments In thought
ful silence. Baden suddenly straight
ened: slapped his hand down on HIS
knee.
Must take some nerve" he chuckled.
- murder man. an then preach IL
funeral"
Black Bogus drew hard OF ais pipe;
pulled out the smoke slowly: shrugged
his heavy shoulders.
-Nerve-huh-he don't give up the
spoon c nobody when II comes z
nerve, he don't"
Nearly an hour the two sat smoking
and Internationally discussing their
plans. no detail Of which escaped the
listener.
Belden was the first to leave Black
Bogus waited several minutes before
following; finally slipped out. with far
greater caution than Belden had
shown: stopped low through the weeds
and only came out into the road when
some distance above the yard. at a
point where the bushes grew dense
along both sides.
The woodsman waited TN he wns
well out OF sight and sound before
creeping from under the wild cucum-
Der vines and stealing through the
bushes up the hill He had found out
what he wanted TO know.
= The landscape lay before him in all
its midday splendor. Mrs. Curry had
doubtless just mendcd the fre in The
kitchen stove az the red-roofed cot |
tage. for white wood smoke curled up |
from the chimney. tut the air Was
evidently too light and sim TO bear
II up. for II drifted lazily away. TO set
tie in n long bank OF airy fiu1iness
that draped itself above the orchard
trees Ike the veil OF goddess lost
out OF the skies. Above the homestead,
and farther away over the bottoms.
swallows skinned the
afr; dozen or so blackbirds Hoped
down out Of the woods and stopped
ong enough in the big elm for short
concert.
Down by the road gate Graylock lift.
d his head, whinnied. came trofflng
~ the barn-lot and the man set his
'eet TO the rough path that wound
Town among the rocks
He had let the horses into the barn
md fed them, and was on the way 10
IFS cabin. with the Intention OF carry
ng the hidden bundles Of money 70
rexie and taking her into his full con.
idence. when he saw Mrs. Curry. fat
md portly. hurrying across the
richard at her pudgy best
"Here'E a note Texie left rr y'u"
She held up an envelope. sealed.
Left fr mer'-he was In nj the
ate IN three strides and hurrying
cross the yard-'where's she gomez"
"she got letter this mornin'." Mrs.
'urry pulled. ~snd she said she'd haf
20 { town. She writ you this note.
,ounfed Brownie and rode away Hex.
ty-spllt She said II she didn't come
sck this evenin' ! WIZ Z git you z
Ieep at our house. and wus Z stay (
-ifh Aunt Liza =
The woodsman mad snafched the Q
ote snd was eagerly glaDcing II 2
trough;
Dear JACK:
1--WE bad such wonderful news. Ken
nit dead. after all He Il IN the city
. woman's house named Doll Baker
! Brickbaf alley. lie IL sick and
ants me to come. Nr. Hopkins got
letter from him nskin' him to come.
In his old clasmate. 70 he went last
ght and wrote back 20 me this morn.
Z. Pore Ken. guess he Is awful
-oud. and he Is 70 sick. Mr.. Hopkins
ought he better not tell him nothing
louf father. lie don't want me 70 tell
body, and 70 come alone. But !
1uld Of tois you. for know you wont
u but ! saw you going NJ 10 the
,ods this morning. 80 I wrote you this
;e. o. Jack. amt you glad