Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-29
CHAPTER x

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plug before he spoke again.
WELL" he said dryly. II guess
you're barn boss, anyhow" He
stared through the dusty window a
moment and then turned troubled
eyes on the boy. "You most got
yours last night, son heard you
lay out Baxter. He hauled between
days, but | got just this to
say"-grimly: "Watch your step!
Until lately I've figured | was
workin' for a white man. but d.
things change, seem to. Or else
wolves are slippin' off their sheep
SKINS"
and you don't want to talk be-
cause you're just playing a bunch.
That's fine. Mac. I'll watch my
stepp
That night a letter was waiting
for John, postmarked Shoestring.
Within was a single sheet of paper
and written on 1t the lords:
Meet me In the same place
N. B."
The sheriff was there before him,
driving his team to keep them from
cooling too rapidly.
News! !" he whispered. Here .
Here's kilograms and a fiashlight."
John spread the sheets on his
knees and snapped on the beam.
yeah. That come first !" Brad
shaw muttered, leaning forward to
see.
John read:
North Star Lumber Co. subsid-
larry to Midwest Forest Products
stop Latter incorporated year ago
in Michigan stop North Star state
ment excellent and carries comfort
able cash balance locally"
Now when ! got that" Nat said,
Il telegraphed right down to Lam
sing. Read what they say"
Midwest Forest Products arti-
Giles Incorporated show Deman Hill
pres. Paul Gorbel vice pres. Agnes
Hill secy. and treas"
The paper shook In Johns hand.
Now HILL" said Nat, lis Gorbers
brother-in-law. This North Star
company seems to be all In the fam
lily. What's the low-down, IL It's
any of my business?'
John told, briefly, what Marie had
! told him, and the sheriff whistled.
, "Rlmmin' your father all ways
from the jack II be amt a crook p
"Poor old Toni" John muttered
"This'll hurt. If there has been any
thing he prided himself on. 1t was
picking men. This Is the first time
/ know of that he's gone away
; wrong. Finding it out'll be like pol
son to him."
1T looks, son, like you were doin
: a whole lot to drain that poison
out. What's happened here since you
had your talk with this stenog
rapherp
The boy related yesterdays hap
penings and his change of work
and the sheriff grumbled In a rage
J do you think there's a chance
: Gorbel might get scared and jump?'
/. John asked.
; The sheriff pondered a moment.
"Not much chance" he said. "He'i
got too much at stake to jump be
I. fore he's sure trouble Is on his heels
No he won't jump"
] John itched to be at the bank rec
ords, to know what they might re
veal, but he could make no move IL
. that direction without exposing hi
entire hand. So he waited, per
I forming his duties about the barn
spending his evenings In the recrea
' ton hall.
1t was Saturday night; anothe
week was down. He was buying
some necessary things when he me
: McWethy.
"Say, Gorbel 'phoned he'd bar
gained for another team to be de
livered tonight or tomorrow" h
;. said. You'd gone when / come pas
! the barn."
8 "All right there are empty stall
{ they can stand 'em In"
= "Watchin' your step?"
Every novel" And John CRIME
: as the other twisted his head 1
: grim approval.
- He went to sleep dreaming o
n Ellen Richards, and woke with a
] empty feeling. Hang on b
told himself. Hang on and keep &c
= ing and you1l be able to show he
how much of her trouble can be lai
at old Toms doori
J He was out at four o'clock, wac
= ing through new drifts towards th
barn TO feed and water.
a The barn was silent; no one wa
about He opened the door an
reached for the lantern that hun
inside and lighted it. The war;
a smell of the stable was strong.
he swung the lantern and locke
" to the left.
n "Hullol" he muttered.
D. A strange black horse was stan(