The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-24


try, doing God knows what, when T.
keeping you hereT His eyes roame
over her. He saw that her clothe
= were splashed with muddy snow. 81
10 saw the fatigue In her bearing.
ID "By God. you followed me~ h
"a cried.
h He seized her fiercely by the wrists
Is Estelle looked into his face, Laughing
d contemptuously. Railways eyes fell
r He swore under his breath.
q you think you can frlghten me BY
I violence, Jim1 You ought to have
learned by now that that doesn't pay
. Which did you bring back, the girl OF
! the gold"
, halfway writhed under the sting Of
! her contempt. You were eavesdrop-
, ping outside the house, d-n you !"
Suddenly he changed his tone.
Both! - he cried exultantly. I've got
the girl, and I've cached the gold near
here, where no one can find It,"
His rage broke out again. I've had
enough of your tonguel" he cried.
III have no spies In my camp. You
could put a rope around my neck with
what you know. By God. Estelle, a
little common sense should tell you
you're playing with fire when you try
to cross me. I've never treated you
mean with money. You'll have enough
TO live In comfort on for the rest of
your life if"
What have you done with Ander-
son?' asked Estelle quietly.
"Anderson's where he'll cause no
further trouble"
You mean you-you killed him, |
after-after your agreement?"
"D-n you, you heard that, did your"
shouted Railway, turning livid with
fear. mo, didn't kill him, if you
want to know. He met with an ac-
cident.
See here, Estelle," he continued,
you and me've got to work together
on this game and not try to cross one
another. Play fair with me and I'll
play fair with you. 1 want you to
make that girl act sensible. She's like
a tigress. Now you're an intelligent
woman. You know how 1 feel about
1er, and quarrelling won't help mat
-ers. 1t won't last, and then I'll come S
back to you"
Estelle drew her hands out of Ratb- S
ways grasp and placed them on his d
houlders, looking searchingly into his
ace. d
Now, Jim, I want you just to lis al
en- to me-" she said. lyon know 81
ouve never gone wrong when you've h,
oliowed my advice. And guess Won til
now I'm the only friend you've got
the world, don't you, Jim?" II
well, what If that's so?' he NUT =
red. -,
told you you'd made a mistake a
bringing that girl here before" We
Aye he sneered, land you told
g ola Pelly's mine didn't exist. And sb
re got the gold I've got the gold. I nj,
II your he cried exuItantly. ba
Il was wrong, then, but that was q az,
after OF fact and not Of Judgment die
H. you know this is nothing but an bjr
latuation Of yours. As you said II bic
'nt last. And what are you going =
40 with her afterward? You know ON,
at ltll mean to you" Estelle was biz
ading now. you know when Me-
atn learns the truth, he'll raise the ~
ole country against you. Let her w. Wv
You knour 49, niean 10 uoF' him
rIod poth mean TO DOR driI
iieu hathway; but he could not fin,
ct her gaze. nm
'steiie laid her hand on his arm =,
H. did you ever have pity on any Oh,
IN your life?" she asked. aoo
On, maybe, when 1 was vounp ond uoul
ish." anu way
DID you ever feel respect for anv W, was
nan, Jim?" de
Ah' cut out that line of talk Es.
- Dont try to ride the moro1 al
e when it's just plain Iealonsv~ lore
female iealous NJ 'ousy- drair
t is." Anat He v
IS not, jim: And you'll regret gan
t you're plannino 70 A. iesret ming
you're slipping your neck info III
e He
leaped back and swore v,o,on.,u pistol
Z. cut out that talk, tell you /" the d
'outed' almost beside himself vance
M listen-just listen. g,,oSs
OF what anyone would call a good
'n' but l was like that girl once
= can't bear 1t. Jim. Jim. ru do He
ing in the world for You # vour, that h
pity on her. It may be there waikiki
lsy' too, but it's much moro and,
more for her saka-ons Fry's,
Aoi they n
eiie was working herself Into ono 'ion Of
historical frenzies. Ratbwan windo'
crafty. 1t Is not easy for a ma av center
u woman, except when She - dozen
e with him. Then !. sue Is being .
And Estelle wos very lishmel
to be deceived desperately Eggs
here. Estel,on tograpl
"you know :. halfway which
happen pva ner 20 what know;
Ill / know thor % 70 keep her has gol
ne back. I've got to see th,s e nr,np !,
through. She'll come - ' a asne
1T my hands" no Chestr