The Sweep Winner
hot Calder he must have had good reason for
to know why
e your
is shirt, or tri
r," he sa
the shirt, near his breast. For the f
rt give, and pulled it off. Then he went on,
im right," r
ck him between the eyes. He whipped out his knife, and I had it before I could think. I pulled my revolver from my bel
you com
would give me good advice. I didn't tell you at fi
trouble, but no one knows you shot him, and there'
d looked at them. Then a fain
better?"
ans
el stronge
r forehead feebly, and a vac
ad no food. Warm som
er with a spoon. She took it greedi
to be bad for a
then Jim said, "While you
ha
ps. I couldn't help it.
ngry, then muttered, "When you were
istic of the men and showed
t. Both thought it strang
they found her memory had gone; she did not know her name, or where s
id not come empty-handed; there was a
er, eh?"
eve me now?" repl
grand-looking woman when she's picked up and filled out a bit. Where the
fancies she's been here all her days, but she's sane
y!" excla
came. It was funny he should tu
the hut and
o see you here," ex
. We're going to throw
w wha
re sick of the whole thing. It's to
sta
"Why you're the b
'm glad to hear someone h
why you came. I remember the first time I saw you in Boonara. I thou
m find out. You can drop a line
e don't want those cursed rabb
I don't blame 'em; it's their only chance. I know two of 'em, good men in their way, but I can tell how it would be with them if they went back to a tow
n added, "They've buried Calder. There'll be no inquiry. Most people think he shot himself. Anyhow we've shovelled him away in Boonara. If any t
elief; he did not in the least regret what h
she saw Bill she aske
e had spoken correctly. Hitherto her
ped in to see my friend, Gle
time. I must have been sleeping for weeks.
he said as he placed hi
but I shall not forget again. You have be
time," replied Gl
nother good friend. And that's Bill Bigs, one of the
sm
nt looki
while yet," replied Glen. "When you a
at him wo
from home?
change when you
n the matter, and she smiled agai
conversation she's made," s
going when you leave her
d not h
," he a
l thinking it out, "Sydney! I've a good mind to go with you, I'm sic
did Jim. They took a hand each
u. If the three can't make headway in S
th us," put i
my shanty, a damned good offer, more than it's worth. I can't think why he's made it, or where he's got the mone
med Glen in surprise, "h
e into my place and wanted to know if I'd sell out. He said he wanted the place and was tired of Mi
taciturn sort of man, sullen, bad tem
" Bill surmised, "but he must have saved mone
r's; about the only on
new that,"
and talk and smoke. He bought Cal
a feather,
out Calder being sh
e's no proof that he was shot; he probably d
a start she sat up, stared at the group, stretched out her