The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-29

49, ENSs
At that arst sweeping sxamina-r
tion Curt selected four names AS
meriting suspicion. On the next time
through, three Of them dropped ont
Only one remained-the name Of
,Teeste LeNoir.
'Teeste-Raptiste, the fellow was
q haIf-breed. He was q trapper and
he lived some distance from Rusainn
Lake. for he did net get in often:
from six to eight weeks elapsedibe-l
tween his vista But when he did
come In. be traded very freely. He
was by easy odds the best customer
that Higginbotham had.
Very plainly the fellow was buy
Ing for somebody in addition to him.
self. His food items were double
and triple the needs Of one man. and
he bought cartridges for two rides, .
Savage 1903 and standard Mann
Iicher-Schoenauer.
YVES be buying Cor some other
trapper or crony Of hist The itema
proved he was not. Cigarettes n
cans OF i've hundred each, radio.
score Of unnecessaries that cost
heaviiy-no trapper would ever Dur
chase those things. This unknown,
whom LANoir was buying for had
the luxury tastes Of eity man and
plenty Of money to indulge them.
with his suspicion definitely To-
cused, Curt turned again to the be-
ginning Of the record and started
down across the LeNoir trsnaac-
lions. scrutinizing each item. In
August the fellow had been hanging
around Russian Lake, making little
daily purchases like tina other
breeds idling there. His entres then
were scharge."
The record gave perfect picture
Of q breed loafing away the open
season, But in late September the
whole situation suddenly changed.
He seemed to have come into money
| In q tWinklipg, for he not only began
buying heavily and paying cash. but
he settled up q two-years' account
| In full. Where had he got the meney
for THAR No guide was ever paid
such wages. Late Septsmher-that.
was about the time when Igor KarE
akhan had come north into the La
| luarsl
Half an hour before daybreak otrt
Strengthened up from his long
cramped study OF the ledger and re-
placed the book where he had got
It. Smoothing out ali signs OF his
midnight visit. he Joined Paul cut
side.
"Panli We've done itlr II
"What7 Mol"
"Can't be . doubt IN the worldi I
found out who his eentaet man q.
That trade record Was . dead give
away
oblivious Of the heating rain, theyi
shook hands over their great luck.
lQAcK At camp. Paul smoked 4
- cigarette and then turned In.
Curt could not sleepl toe much had
happened IN the last few hours.
Lighting q pine, be started back .
old Jehn's tent wanting q dad cut
somathing about 'Xeesta f.elselF q
that he eonld strike M friendaAin
| with the breed.
At the ilapfront he asked. sHeilo.
John; still mr.
SCENE IN. By. I'm down hul ain'1
TO sleep.
Curt stepped IN. old John vas
stretched out on his elder poke.
reading . fur.company almanac ~
light OF q candle.
won't keep Jon awake. win I
Iohnin
"Not q apeck. I Do NEST az M
sleepln' In the winter time Ike an
ole bar sides. I'm goin' out % run
| my ash net dFeckly,H
Curt sat down on q Dor. A1ohn. ron
know the Kieeoheez batter than any.
hoay else; what do ron really think
about this trip the Niehals ere plan
| nin8 up the Llllnaryw
/ sson. don't think about that prpp-
| perslsion; know. Soma a. Raiph
air soin' "a Git inter : peek e het
water II they tempt q g. above
the pass. thaysre IKE a neFsr Gia
back "a Ro0sIan Lake a.ialls Ha
gFoped IN . pack and pulled out .
eurioue bow "KnoW What this q.
| h,y3"
| Curt examined The strange wee
pom. u was mada of tive matched
horns with the hutt enda cited o.
gether. wrapped with einaw anA -.
mented 90 eleverly that they leoked
Ike one piece.
sits q ram-hoFn bow. John. I saw
. couple Of them once q Fort Mel
aon.e
/ Old John Nodded. sIt;s shs stana-
By weepon q the KloeoheeG It'e fla
Ordinary aec'rate hut The most pow
erful bow yoa sTeF eeen. yisl Or 'eT
oneA Takes good arm. don's so
That how'Il PUNK On arreF clean
tAreugh . moose at ffty yarals
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