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KEITH1 ?OF THE BORDER A TALE OF THE PLAINS % RANDAU FAJ?USH W "MY LADY Or THE SOUTH," ~WKE}* WILDERNESS WAS KING," etc. torn by PaAESOSM MELVUX. (OsprnfSt. A. a bWamrf 4) 0?v, IS?.) CMAPT?* XXIII. Keith soused Et the sanding. U?E> tato the deserted office a> to return sad force tote e confession of hie pur* U wee easy for aim to coo whet would be Um nnsJ reeult tele tntsrrlew between the artistic ?ssd Mine Mocieire. la eptte of the ti|m eoopleloo of evil which hod Uaplantod within I*? mind, the ? nee poeeeeeed ee4 would osrtalnly tt All conditions were de? stdedly la hie favor He merely ejgaiod to convince the girt dot the erat setusJry the party sought, end ease wtuld to forward, playing the he deal red bsMwvtag herself totally saoonscksso of any The eery simplicity of it ren? ts* plot the more 4sngwrous, ere dlAcult to expree. Haw ley eertly been favored by fortune la tali alogvjr who chaaced ibte Hope to rotae^kably. and at the eame time, wee to tech to her own parentage, lid he reedy to et aap at a tmoM persuaded aa to her Identity and legal right*, could beace? tfwrth be trusted tmpttcitry aa am ally. Realising all thta, and comprehend tag aleo how eeetry HawWy would win her eomfVdenee and ovorcoona hit dog by denounettg him aa a fugv from lattice charged with murder, the temptation to return and light it theo and there became almost 101 tag He had ao fear of Sawter; indeed, phyeloal fear bad goat 1 mir a psaee be hie compcwdtloa. bet ae wtt not at yet sufficiently for with facta for the seeking of aa encounter. He could merely at the truth, unable to produce proof with which to meet the uabler's certain denial. A tnaa came la taxoujpa the office, ad began climbing the etalra. He almost at the landing before Ketth recognised him or the other glanced ap. "Ah sjsjgsj her, I suppose?" Tee," returned Keith, not thinking it worth while to mention the lady's issjlal of baring seat for him. "1 have last come from then*." "Hum?thought you'd be through by gale Ume?One looking girl, ain't sheV boilers 1*11 run la and chat with her ?If." 1 would advise you to select some time Doctor.** said the younger, eerily, aa tee lady baa a visitor at if 'A vierter?" his face rosy, his >wd eyee darkening. "Ah. indeed! Of the msle sear "1 judge so? Black Bart' Hawley." "Qood Lewd!" so startled his voice arot* "Did he eee you?" "Bather. I hacked him up against the wall wtth a gun while I made my "But what brought him there? Are acquainted ?' "Don t ask conundrums. Doctor. He be your rival with the fair lady all I know. If he ta. my srmpe are all with you. Only I wouldn't to see Miss Christie Just now; I'd ' It for a clearer Sold. ?lawlsy la probably not In the best of humor." Fuirbalu stared Into the face cf the lor, uncertain whether or a* he e being laughed at 'Reckon you're right" he acknowl st last. Tired, anyhow?been east all night?thought Td like to sea tsar again, though?ftnest looking esoman I re met since I crane West? eoenarkebi* eyee?well. Ill go along to bod ?eee you again to-morrow, J ack " Keith watched the sturdy Igure ip heavily down the halt-way, boards creaking under his poet treed, end smiled to himself it thought thst he might have. In I. become truly Interested In the te hall singer Somehow, the doc? tor did not harmonise with the con sop tl on of love, or fit graciously Into picture Still, stranger mating* occurred, end Cupid does not ask permission before ho plays pranks wKa hearts Keith turned again to? ward the stairs, only to o*>serve a woman slowly cross the oflce and imeece the ascent. She * is In the low. her face even more deeply shaded by her hst. yet ho stared at bar In amaiement?surely. It was Mies Maclalre! Yet how could It he? He had left tbst person scarcely fire minutes before in "26." and this stair way waa the only exU. His hand grasped the rail, his heart throbbing strangely, aa a suspicion of the truth crossed bis brain Could this be Hope* r4?uM It be that she was here also*' As her foot touched the land? ing, she saw him. her eyee lighting up suddenly In recognition, a war* of color flooding her cheeka "Why. CaptaJn Keith." she exclaim ed. extending her g)ov?*d hand frankly. **you have been to my room, and w?to going away 1 am so glad 1 came b thre - I hardly thought to g** t yon.- be replied, retaining her igsjgfg In Ms gmsp \Vh?-n did you reach Sh<"! dan r only last night I had no Man I were here unMI Doctor P-.il rl ebancoo to mention your natne Thsfl I st ooce begged him to tell you how exceedingly anxious 1 was to see you. You see. 1 was sure you would come If you only knew. I really thought you would be here this rooming, and remained in my room waiting, but there were some things I actually had to hare. 1 wasnt out ten minutes, so you mustn't think I sent you a mes? sage snd then forgot" The nature of the mistake was be? coming apparent, and Keith's gray eyes smiled as they looked Into the depths of the brown. "Tour message had rather an amus? ing result," he said, as the doctor in? formed me that Miss Christie MaclsJre was the one who desired my pres? ence." "Miss Maclalre!" her voice exhibit lng startled surprise. "Why?why? oh. I did forget; 1 never told htm dif? ferently. Why. It was most ridicu? lous" She laughed, white teeth gleaming between the parted red lips, yet not altogether happily. ~Let me explain. Captain Keith, for really I here not been masquerading. Doctor Falrbeln and I and red upon the sasae train last evening. He U such s fun? ny man, but wss vary nice, and offer? ed to escort me to the hotel I remem? ber now that although he Introduced himself, I never onoe thought to men? tion to him my name. The town wss very rough last night?the company had paid off the graders I was told? snd there wss no carriage, so ws were compelled to walk. I?I never saw such a mob of drunken men. One came reeling against me, and brushed ? ..de my vail so as to see my face. The doctor struck him, and then the marshal came up?you know him, BUI Hlckoca?and ths Impudent fellow actually declared he anew me, that I waa Christie Maclalre. I tried to explain, but they hurried me on through the crowd to the hotel, and I became confused, and forgot Do you suppose they registered me by that name?" "Quite likely; at least Fair bain still believes it was ths Christie whom he so gallantly escorted last night" "How provoking," her foot tapping the floor, a little wrinkle between her eyes. "It seams as though I couldn't escape that woman?aoes she?does she really look like me?" "At a little distance, yes," he ad? mitted, "her form and face resemble yours very closely, hut her hair is darker, bar eyas have a different ex? pression, sad she must be flvs or six years older." -Do?do you know oar wall?" "No, Indeed; 1 have ssen her sever? al times on the stage, but never met her until a few moments ago." "A few moments ago! Do you mean aba Is hare la this hotel T "Yes, Miss Hope, and that was what made the ?4TlTikr in names so laugh? able. Fsirbein gave me your mes? sage, but aa coming from Christie. 1 waa, of course, g.eetly surprised, yet responded The lady vary promptly denied having sent for me, but as 1 wss sniloue to Interview her myself. we managed to drift Into conversation, aad I must have passsd a halt hour there. 1 might have been there stilt hut for an interruption." "Oh, indeed!" with rising inflection j He glanced quickly about,, reminded of ths situation I "Yes, Hawley came In, and I would prefer not to meet him here, or have aim discover you were In Sheridan. Could we not go to your room? 1 have much to tell you." Her questioning eyes left his face and stared down over the rail. A heav? ily built man, with red moustache, lesned against the clerk's desk, his face toward them. "Do you know that man?" she asked quickly. "He followed me all the time I wss soopplng. I?I believe he Is the sams one who Jostled me In the crowd last night" Kslth leaned past her to get a bet? ter view, but the fallow turned, and slouched away "I only had a glimpse, but have no recollection of ever seeing htm before. You heard no name?" " 'Wild Bill' called him either Scott, or Scotty?If this is the same man." Keith's jaw set, the fighting light burning in his eyes That was the name of the fellow rooming with Wll loughby. the one who seemed to be Haw ley's special assistant Was be here as a spy? His hands clinched on the rail Be was anxious to go down snd wring the truth out of him, but Instead, he compelled his eyes to smile, turning back to the girt "A mere accident probably? but about my request? May I talk with you a few momenta alone*" She bowed, apparently still d Is setts fled regarding his lengthy con versa Lion with Christie, yet permitted him to follow down the hall She held open the door of and he entered "Was Your Call Upon Miss Miiclsire Very InterestingI" silently, not wbu.ly Onderataadtl g iho ?bange l*i her rnann-T ri!i*> .' >??! l>o fore tin* dross? ? r 'Irav. in;; off h r gloves and removing her hat "Will you be seated, Captain; the arm-chair by the window la the more comfortable." She turned toward him, almost shyly, yet with womanly curi? osity which would not be stilled. "Was your call upon Miss Maclalre very in? teresting? Did you admire her very much?" Kelth'e eyes lifted to her lace, his cars quick to detect the undertone in her voice. "Interesting? yes, for I was seeking after Information, and met with some success. As to the other question, I am not sure whether I admire the lady or not She is bright, pretty, and companionable, and In spite of her profession, at heart, I believe, a good woman. Hut really. Miss Hope, I was too deeply Immersed in my purpose to give her personality much consid? eration. Among other things we spoke of you." "Of me? Why?" "I told her something of our ad? ventures together; of how both Haw ley snd I had been confused. She was anxious to learn who you were, but unfortunately, I have never, even yet, heard your name." "You have not?" "No; I left you at Fort Lamed be? lieving you Christie Maclalre?sup? posing It your stage name, of course ?snd was confirmed in this belief by finding in the holster of the saddle you had been riding an envelope bear? ing that address." "1 remember; it contained the note the man brought to me from Hawloy; he had written it that way." She crossed the room, sinking down into a chair facing him. "And you have actually confused me with Christie Maclalre all this while? Have never known who I was?" He shook his head. "I told you to call me Hope; that Is ! my name?I am Hope Walte." "Walte!" he leaned forward, star ' tied by the possibility?"not-? not?" j "Yes," she burst ia, holding out her ; hands, clasping the locket, "and this 1 Wal my father's; where did you get 1 *r ? He took the trinket from her, turn? ing it over in his fingers. Little by lit? tle the threads of mystery were be , lng unraveled, yet even now, he could not see very far. He looked up from the locket into her questioning face "Did I not tell you? No; then It I was an oversight This was about the throat of one of the men I burled at Clmmaron Crossing, but?but, Hope, it was not your father." "I know," her voice choking slight? ly. "Mrs. Murphy found that out; that Is why I am here. I heard my father came to Sheridan, and I wanted you to help me find him." He was thinking and did not answer at once, and she went on In some alarm. "Do you know anything about him. Captain Keith? Where is he? Why Is he here? Don't be afraid to tell ma." He pressed the locket back into her hand, retaining the latter, unreslsted. within his own. "I have not seen your father, Hope, but he wss certainly here a few days ago, for Fair bain met him. They were together In the army. I am going to tell you all I know?it seems to be a tangled web. but the ends must be somewhere, although, I confess, I am all at sea" He told It Blowly and simply, bring? ing forth his earlier suspicion, and how he had stumbled upon facts ap? parently confirming them. He related her father's robbery, his loss of valu? able papers, and the conversation be? tween Hawley and Scott which led to the suspicion that these same pa? pers had fallen into the hands of the former, and were the basis of his plot Hope listened, breathless with Interest her widely opened eyes filled with wonder. As he concluded speaking she burst forth: "But I dont understand In the least Captain Keith. Why did this man Hawley send mo to the Salt Fork?" "He thought he was dealing with Christie Maclalre. He had some rea? son for getting her away; getttng her where he could exercise Influence over her." . "Yes?yes; but who Is she?" ! "That Is what makes the matter so hard to unraveL She doesn't even know herself. Hawley is going to take advantage of her Ignorance in this respect and convince her that she Is the person he wishes her to represent?but who is the person? If we know that we might block the ' game." Both set silent striving to figure ! out some reasonable explanation. I "Do you know of any special papers I your father carried?" he asked. "No; none outside his business agreements." "Has any one ever disappeared con nected with your family? Did you have an older sister?** "Fred and I were the only children. > Why should you ssk that question?*' "Because something of that nature would seem to be the only rational ex i planatlon Your brother must have to'd Hau ley something?some family secret?which ho felt could be utilized ' to hid own advantage. Then ho saw j your picture, and was Immediately re 1 minded (rf the remarkable resem blance between you and Christie Maclalru. Evidently this discovery fitted into his plan, and made it pos? sible for him to proceed. Ho has been trying ewer ainco to get an lntorvbnv with ihe woman, to sound her, and find out what ho can do with her He has written letters, sufficiently ex? plicit to mako it dear his sch?me Is based ui>on a will drawn, as h?< claims, by Christie's Krnndfather No doubt bv thin time ha bus fully convinced tho girl that sho in tho rightful heiress to property -as bo stated to Scott? Valued at over a million dollars That's a stake worth fighting for and theso two will make a hard combination. \U h got the iiajM-rs. or claims to have. and they must be the ones stolen from your father. I have been trusting you might know something In your family history which would make It all plain." "But I do not," decisively. "You must believe me; not so much as a ! hint of any secret has ever reached j me. There are only the four of us, j Father, Mother, Fred, and I. I am j sure there can be no secret; nothing Which I would not know. Perhaps, If j I could see Mise Maclaire?" "I am convinced that would be use? less/' he Interrupted, rising, and pa? cing across the floor. "If Hawley has convinced her of the Justice of the , claim, he will also have pledged her to secrecy. He Is working out of sight like a mole, for he knows the fraud, . and will :iever come bo the surface j until everything is in readiness. I i know a better way; 1*11 And Fred, and bring him here. He would tell you whatever It was he told Hawley, and that will give us the clue." He picked up his hat from the table, but she rose to her feet, holding forth her hands. "I cannot thank you enough, Cap? tain Keith," she exclaimed frankly. "You are doing so much, and with no personal interest?" "Oh. but I have." 1 The long la6hes dropped over the j brown eyes. "What do you mean?" "That 1 have a personal Interest?in you. Hope." She stood silent, her bosom rising and falling to rapid breathing I "You donl mind my calling you Hope? I haven't got used to Miss I Walte yet" I Her eyes met his swiftly. i "Of course, not. Such ceremony would be foolish after all you have i done for me. Do?do you call her Christie?" ; He laughed, clasping her hands closer. "I assure you uo? shy is strictly Miss Maclaire, and," solemnly, "shall he to the end of the chapter." "Oh. well. I didn't care, only that ?/as what you called her when you were telling me what she said. Are | you going?" "Yea, to find Fred; the ?ooner we i can get this straightened out, the bet* ter." i - i CHAPTER XXIV. A Mistake in Aass set nation. Let his future be what it might. Jack Keith would never again forget the girl who held the door open for his passage with one hand, her other clasped in his Interested before, yet forcing himself into indifference now that he knew who she really was, the man made full surrender. It was a struggle that kept him from clasping the slender figure in his arms, and pouring forth the words of tenderness which he sternly choked back. This was neither the time, nor the place, yet bis eyes must have spoken, for Hope's glance fell, and her cheeks grew crimson. "I do not need to pledge you to re? turn this time, do I?" she Questioned, her voice trembling. "No," he answered, "nor any time again." The hall was deserted, but a few men loitered in the office. Keith recognized none of the faces, and did not stop to make any inquiries of the clerk. It was growing dark, the lights already burning, and from the plash? ing of drops on the window, It must be raining outside. Hawley would surely have euded his call upon Miss Maclaire long before this, and left the hotel. However Interesting his com? munication might have proven, she must fill her evening engagement at the Trocadero, and would require time for supper and rest. As to the result of that interview there coe.id be little doubt. Providing the gambler pos? sessed the proper papers he would have small difficulty in convincing the girl that she was Indeed the one sought Keith had probed sufficiently into her mind to feel assured that her Inclination was to side with Hawley. Under all the circumstances this was natural enough, and he did not blame her. He glanced Into the bar room as he passed, not In any anticipation, but merely from the vigilance which be? comes second nature upon the fron . tier. Hawley stood leaning against the bar, where he could see any one passing through the hall. The eyes of the two men met, but the gambler never moved, never changed his at? titude, although Keith noted that his right hand was hidden beneath the skirts of his long coat The plains? man drew back, facing his enemy, un? til he reached the outer door. There was a sneer on Hawley's dark sinis? ter face like an invitation, but a mem- . ory of the girl he had Just left, and her dependence upon him. caused Keith to avoid an encounter. He would fight this affair out in a differ? ent way. As the door opened and he slipped forth into tho gloom, he brush- 1 ed against a man apparently Just en? tering. The gleam of light fell for an instant upon the face of tho other?it was Scotty with the red moustache. I They had been watching for hira then?what for? Hawley on the in? side, and this man Scott without, wero waiting to determine when hi left the hotel, would probably dog his footsteps to discover wh?>re he went Keith loosened bis revolver, so a? to be assured he could draw ?julckly, and slipped back into the shadow oJ the st?'i>8. his eyes on tho door of the hotel There was a cold, drizzly rain falling, tho streets almosl deserted, appearing sodden and miserable where the llKhts shone forth through saloon windows One or two mon, 1 seeking supper, coat collars turned up and hats drawn low over their eyes, climbed the rickety steps and srent in, but no one came out Perhaps ho was mistaken a^ to the purpose of thotte follows, they may have desired merely to know when he left, or Scotf s return just at that moment *oight have been an accident. To be eure, the hotel possessed a back exit, but he could not oover both ends of the building, and must take his chances. It was too wet and disagree? able to remain crouched there, now that it was evident there was no n tentlou of following him. With hand on the butt of his gun, suspicious a: :d watchful, yet with scarcely a faster beat to his heart, Keith straightened up, and began splashing his way through the mud down the street. He knew where Wllloughby would be most likely found at this hour?with cronies at the "Tenderfoot"?and he meant to discover the boy, and make him confess to Hope the truth. Mat? ters had now reached a point where longer delay was dangerous. Sheridan was seemingly dead, the long street silent, gloomy, black, ex? cept for those streams of saloon light shining across pools of watsr. He stumbled over the Irregular ground, occasionally striking patches of wood? en sidewalk or a strip of cinders. Here and there a tent flapped in the wind, which drove the drizzle into his face; somewhere ahead a swinging sign moaned as if in agony. A few wan? derers ploughed through the muck, dim uncertain shapes appearing and vanishing in the gloom. He had gone a block and over, the struggle against the elements leaving him forgetful of all else, when a man reeled out of some dim'y lit shack to his right, and staggered drunkenly forward a few feet in advance. He could barely dis? tinguish the iel ows's outlines, giving little thought to tht occurrence, for the way was unusually black along there, the saloon opposite having shades drawn. Suddenly a flash of red Are spurted into the night, with a sharp report. It was so close at hand It blinded him, and he flung up one arm over his eyes, and yet, in that single instant, he perceived the whole picture as revealed by the red flame. He saw the man in front go down in a heap, the projection of the building from behind which the shot came, the I end of a wagon sticking forth into the ! street which had concealed the as? sassin. The b.indlng flash, the shock of that sudden discharge, for a mo? ment held him motionless; then he leaped forward, revolver in hand, sprang around the end of the wagon, and rushed down the dark alley be? tween two buildings. He could see nothing, but some one was running recklessly ahead of him, and he fired in the direction of the sound, the leaping spurt of flame yielding a dim outline of the fugutive. Three times he pressed the trigger; then there Keith Saw the Man Go Down In a Heap, was nothing to shoot at?the fellow had faded away Into the black void Of prairie. Keith stood there baffled, staring about into the gloom, the smoking revolver in his hand. The sound of men's voices behind was all that reached him, and feeling the use leseness of further pursuit, he re? traced his w ay back through the nar? row passage. A group was gathered about the body In the rain, a single lantern glimmering. Two or three men had started down the passageway, and Keith met them, revolvers drawn and 6 us pi clous. "Who are you?" snapped one sharply. "Were you doing all that shooting yonder?" Keith recognized the voice, thank? ful that he did so. "I fired at the fellow, but he got away onto the prairie. I reckon you couldn't have done any better, BilL" "Jack Keith!" and Hlckock's voice had a new tone, his hand dropping on the other's shoulder. "Never was gladder to meet a fellow in my life. Boys, this is an old deputy of mine down in Dodge. When he gives up chasirr* a murderer there Isn't much use (air tryin'. Let's go back, and find out how bad the fellow is hurt While ue'ro fo<?lln' our way, Jack, you might tell us what you know about this af? fair " "ft was Just the flash of a gun, and the man dropped." Keith explained, briefly. "I was ten or a dozen feet behind, and the fellow fired from un? der the wagon there. Be must have been laying for some one?I reckon, maybe, it was mo." "You? Then it's likely you luive some notion who ho was?" "Well, if 1 have, juii." and Keith's Hps were set ficht, "I'm not liable to tell yon It' it's the lad I think likely, I'll attend to the case myself. t?"?u understand- this is my personal af fair " Hlckoek nodded, his hand again pressing the other's shoulder. "Sure, Jack, if you feel that way. There's enough doing here in ^ dan to keep a marshal reasonably busy. Without dlppin1 into private matters. I rather reckon you caa take care erf yourself, but If you need me. old boy, I'm always right here on the Job. You know that" "I do. Bill, and appreciate It" The group about the motionless body fell awcy, and made room for the marshal, the last rran to rise saying soberly: "He's dead all right, Hickock. 1 guess he never knew what hit him. Good shootln', too, dark as it is here." "Had the range fixed, likely," re? turned the marshal. "That's what makes It look like it was arranged for." He bent down, striving to distin? guish the dead man's features turned up to the drizzle, but the night re? vealed only the faintest outline. "Anybody know him?" There wee no response, only a shuffling of feet In the mud. "Here, you mac with the lantern, hold it over where I can see. There, that is better. Now, you fel? lows take a look, and see If some of you can't name the poor devil." They glanced down, one after the other, over Bill's shoulder, shading their eyes from the rain so as to see clearer. The light of the flickering lantern streamed full on the ghastly face, but each man rW ok bis head, and passed on ng back, hop? ing some ouf? wuuiu mentify the body, and not make it necessary I or him to take part In the grew some task. It was not likely to be any one he knew, and besides, he felt the man had died In his stead, and he dreaded to look upon the stricken face. When tho last of the group had drifted back out of the radius of light. Hickock looked up and saw him. 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