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Copyiith He4k^th
Continued
"How many bottles of whisky had
yon?" said he.
"Nary one." answered Thompson.
"There isn't one nearer than Lswa I -
lotte. as yon well know, We wasn't
drunk, we was drugged. We m st 'a'
been, though how it was done bents
me. for we had nothing hut bread and
bacon and tea. and I made the tea my
self."
"Where's the kettle?"
"We left that and *-vlng pan
back at the hut. for « -ing to
hnnt the country for the f You'll
<-ome along. Nov?"
"On my own condition, or I'll have
nothing to do with it"
"Wliat's it?"
"That nary a man of yon goes back
to Tideson's bridge hut till 1 give you
leave."
"But. we want to catch the robber."
"Very well. Go and try If you think
you can do it."
An outburst of argument arose, but
soon one and another began to say:
"We'll leave It to you, Nov." "Mind
you fetch m'v SIOO back for me. Nov."
"1 eave Nov alone." "Go on. Nov."
November laughed. "I suppose you
all slept with your money on you?"
Tt appeared they all had. and I.ars
and Chris, who possessed pocket books,
and fonnd them flung, empty, in a cor
ner of the hut.
"Well. Mr. Quaritch and me'll be
getting along, boys. I'll let you know
If I've any luck." Then suddenly No
vember turned to the big spokesman
and said. "By the way. Thompson, did
you All that kettle at the brook before
you fourd you'd lost your cash?"
"No: 1 run right back."
"That's lucky." said November, and
we walked ri-yv In a roar of shi>r* r d
ifiiesilbns to iTr >ajo t r placed hi oui
disposal by Close. By water we c'Oiilo
run down to Tideson's bridge In a>
hour or two
"Do you think this Is the work oi
the same man thai held up Dan Mi
chitelsV"
"Guess so. Can't be sure. The
ground's tine and soft, and we ought to
get the auswer lo a good many ques
tions down there."
Thanks to tbe canoe and a short cut
known to November, we arrived at our
destination in admirable time.
First of all, skirting the path, we
went to tbe hut where the six had
slept. A lew articles dropped from the
hastily made packs lay about, the fry
ing pan beside the stove and the kettle
on its side by the door. November
moved round examining everything in
his deft, light way. Lastly, he picked
up the kettle and peered Inside
"What's in it?" said 1.
"Nothing." returned November.
"Well. Thompson told you he hadn't
filled it," 1 reminded hiin.
He gave me a queer little smile.
"Just so," said he and strolled for fifty
yards or so up the tote road.
"I've been along looking at the foot
marks of tliem six mossbacks," he vol
unteered. "Now we'll look around
here."
The Inspection of tbe tracks was nut-1
urally a somewhat lengthy business.
November had studied the trail of the
six men to some purpose, for, though
he hardly paused as he ranged the trod
den ground, so swift were bis eyes that
he named each of the men to me as
he pointed to their several tracks. As
we approached the bank he indicated
a distinct set of footsteps, which we
followed to the but and back again to
tbe water.
"lie's tbe chap that did It," said No- j
vember. 'That's pretty plain."
"He is a heavier man than 1 am. and
be walks rather on his heels."
November nodded, and began to fol
low the trail, wbich went down into
the stream. He stood at the water's
edge examining some stones wbieh
had been recently displaced, then wad
«d dowu into it.
"Where was his boat?" I asked.
But November had by now reached j
a large flat stone some feet out in the !
water, and this be was looking round
and over with great care. Then lie
beckoned to me. The stone was a
large, flat one. as I have said, and he
showed me some scratches upon Its 1
farther surface. The scratches were I
d"ep and Irregular. I stared at them,
but to me they conveyed nothing.
' . .y don't look like the mark of a '
boat," I ventured.
"They aren't. But lhat chap made 1
them nil right," he said.
"But how or why?"
November laughed. "I won't answer !
that yet. but I'll tell you this, the |
robbery was done between 2 and 3 ;
o'clock last night"
"What makes you say that?"
November pointed to a grove of birch !
on tbe nearer bank.
"Those trees," he answered: then,
on seeing my look of bewilderment, he !
added, "and he wasn't a 2tX) pound j
man an' heavier than you. but a little j
thin chap, and be hadn't a boat."
"Then how did be gut awajr—by'
wading?"
"Maybe he waded "
"If he did be must have left the
•treimi somewhere." I exclaimed
"Sure."
"Then you'll be able to bud bis
tracks where he lunded "
"No ueed to."
, "Why?"
"Because I'm sure of my man."'
"Is It the same who held up Dnn
Michaels?"
"Yes."
' With that I had to be satisfied It
was late at night when we approached
Camp C. We jumped ashore and went
silently straight to the office, where
the manager lived. A crowd stood
round, and two tnen were holding the
door; one was the burly Thompson.
"Hello! Yon needn't botbrt* no more.
Nor," he shouted "We've got bim."
"Who've yon got?"
"The blackguard that roblied us."
j "Good!"' said November. "Who
to i»?"
■£- xv A/*'
«~e.o i -^r
Novsmbar Had Reached a Large Flat
Stone.
'Took' at him!" Thompson banged
open the office door and- showed us
the manager, Close, sitting on a chair
by the tire, looking a good deal dis
heveled.
"Mr. Close?" exclaimed November
"Yes, the boss—no other!"
"Got evidence?" Inquired November,
staring at Close.
"Tiptop! No one seen bim from dark
to dawn. And we got the boots. Found
'em in a biscuit tin on a shelf in the
shanty just behind here where he
sleeps."
"You fool! I was at my accounts all
night!'' cried Close to Thompson.
November took no notice. •
"Who found the boots?" said he.
"Cookee, when he was denning up
found a bottle of sleeping stuff, too
nearly empty!" shouted two or three
together.
November whistled. "Good foi
Cookee. Has he owned up?" he nod
ded at Close. "Was they your boots.
Mr. Close?"
"Yes," roared Close.
"But he denies the robbery!" said
Thompson excitedly.
"Of course I deny It!" cried Close.
"Let's see them boot*." put In No
vein be r.
"The boys took em to the hunk
house,'' said Thompson. "Say. Nov.
think of him payiug us with one luind !
and robbing us with the other, the"—
"Wonderful!" observed November in
his dry way. He continued to stare
hard at Close, who at lust looked up.
nnd I could have sworn I saw Novem
ber Joe's dark lasbed eyelid droop
slightly In his direction.
A change came over the manager !
"Get out of here," he cried ungrily I
"Get out of here, you and your woods
detective!" and some uncommonly j
warm language charged o*it at the back
of the closing door.
The men who had bean robbed and ;
their comrades closed round as No |
vember examined the boots.
"Sevrnteen m one heel and fifteen
In the other—cowhide boots," said
Chris. "That's what he that robbed us
wore, and I'll swear to that."
"I could swear to it too." agreed No
vember.
"Take them and the sleeping stuff."
pursued Chris. "It's a silver fox skin
to a red on a conviction, eh. Novem
ber?"
"Have jrou seat for the police?" |
TLVRIiLSBITRfi RT \R-TX DEP K X 1) KX T, TUESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 10, 1914
"Not yet We'd waited till yon come i
nj». We'll send now."
"The sooner tbe better." said No '
vember. "And whoever goes'll And
four chaps from Cnmp B In the bnt by
Tldeson'a bridge. They've orders to
j knock It down and take the roof off
and carry the stove into D "
I listeived to November making thi*
j astonishing statement, and I hoped I
showed no surprise. What on earth
was tbe game that be was playing?
"Hurry up. boyß, and send for tbe
1 police or there may he trouble Whn - .«'
: going?" j
"I don't mind if I go," offered Chrl
"Pll start right now The sooner wi
. get Mr.—Close «afe in jail the beuer.'
j We all saw Chris off. nnd then tlii ,
i men took us buck tnto the bunk house
! where they talked uud argued for an
hour. November bad relapsed iut"!
his usual taciturnity. Bnt when at
length he spoke again his words acted
like a bombshell,
j "Say. boys." be said, and the cs
i dence of his accent was very marked. !
| "it's about time we let the boss out."
Every head jerked round In his di
1 rectlon "Let him nut?" shouted a
| dozen voices "Before the police
[ come?"
"Best so." replied November In his
gent le manner "You see. It wasn't Dim
| held you up. boys."
"Who was It then?"
November stood up.
1 "Come, and I'll show you "
Finally four of us boarded the big
1 canoe and set off
I lost all sense of direction in the'
darkness until we came out on the j
bunks of the brook near- Tldeson' -1 '
i bridge. We crossed, and all four of us j
crouched in tbe shadow of a big rock
not tweuty yards from tile hut. We
j bad been forewarned by November t" j
• keep very quiet and to watch tile hut
The pale forelights of dawn wer<-
already In the air when I felt Novem I
ber move slightly, and a moment latei
| I heard a stick break, then footfalls on ]
: the bridge A bluish shadow came •
' cautiously dowu the bank. liesitatin-' '
at every step, but always approacliltiv
the hut, until at last it passed within I
' It. Then a match flared iuside. I I
saw it pass the broken window There t
i was a pause. The door creaked faun i
! ly and the figure stole out again.
I put out my bauds toward Novem |
ber—be was gone.
To Be Continued.
TRADE BALANCE GBOWS BIG
i Huge Exports Continue to Shift Scale.
Heavily in Our Favor
New York, Nov. 10.—The balance of
| trade in favor of the United Statei
] continues to prow. Exports from the!
port of New York yesterday had a
money value of $-1.1 S0..">!)0, while tin'
imports were valued at onlv •
078.
Cotton exports were "U.TST bale-.'
making a total tir.i< far this -eisju ol
; 7:53.237 iales, against 3,092,113 las',
t year. While this is a great diserepan :y.
it must be remembered that practically
| no cotton was exported during August
I and September,
The feature of the cotton market has I
been the heavy buying by Japan, I
far this year the Japanese have brought |
108,810 bales, as compared with 80,
720 bales last year.
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