Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-01-09
BY ROBERT
AMES
BENNETT
WNU Service
Copyright by Robert Ames Bennett

man, you are no rash fool Had you
been other than what you are, do you
| suppose would have walked up SO in
nocently and let you get the drop on
me?"
The GOODNESS of tone and look that
went with the question compelled Hux-
| by's consideration. His eyes mar
rowed "Out with It,"
"You see have you sized up right
| Garth replied. you're neither hot
| head nor fool, All your moves are
| based upon cold-blooded calculation.
In this case, you'll calculate these fac
| tors: If you kill me, you will most
! certainly starve to death, unless you
| first sink in the slime Of muskeg bog.
The only other alternative Is for you
to stay here and freeze at the first on
set of winter. Platinum is of no more
| use to dead man than is gold'
The mining engineer stood silent.
Garth went on:
I'VE are speaking of what concerns
you most. So I'll not mention the no
less certain death of your partner and
the lady to whom you are engaged.
The other side of my argument is that,
If am not murdered, can guide you
back to the Mackenzie. What If you
then had another chance to steal my
claim? Wouldn't that be a big in
ducement?"
Lower your pistol, VIVIAN" Ramill
ordered. Garth has us outplayed. He
holds the aces Look at the plane. It's
heading straight down the lake towards
the falls: There's no chance for it,
unless the wind veers."
Garth nodded. This breeze will
keep on blowing down off the glacier
until the first autumn blizzard. It's a
shame, sir, to crack up so fine a
plane. But you would have it."
up
you and Huxby. You may be a
financial pirate. Mr.. Ramill; that's not
saying you're a hypocrite. You'll not
lie that I'm responsible for this mess.
l gave you a chance to share my
claim. In return, you've done your
best to blk me out of it all. This is
the result"
The big pirate" looked him in the
eye.
II offered you cash down. You re.
| fused. Said you wanted to play out
| the game. So far, you've taken most
of the tricks. That monoplane cost
me forty thousand dollars. You see it
lheading for total loss. Let it go.
I The question now Is the next play
Vivian. what do you suggest?"
Huxby regretfully eyed his pistol.
Its damnable fact we can't kill the
slick devil Well tie his hands, and
start him guiding us out of this hell
hole at once"
Garth smiled. what! still up In
the air? Better come down to earth
and face the other facts also. For
the same reason you can't kill me,
you can't make me guide you. knew
exactly what l was doing when l
turned the plane adrift. l knew was
putting you all in hole out of which
none of you can hope to escape with
out my help. If die, every one of you
will die. I've faced death many times.
l am not afraid to meet it. None of
| you dare chance starvation or freezing.
l do not need you, but you must have
my help, or perish. Though you now
have the guns, l am master of the
situation. All three of you will do
| whatever l consider necessary to get
you out alive"
y when DO we start?" Huxby de-
manded to know.
Garth looked at Mr.. Ramill. Its a
guess. May be two weeks. More prob
ably three"
| Miss Ramill fared, outraged. What!
Hang around this disgusting hole
single day? Well start this instant"
ITO BE CONTINUED