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It ell on toward evening before Colter paid his pro for her upon her return from a ride with Captain Kilmeny, Verinder, and Joyce

Moya, as soon as she had disht to him

"What have you found out, Mr Colter?"

"Not ht and wiped out the tracks of wagon wheels Don't kno far Jack got or where he went, but the reulch about two et there?"

"I wish you could tell me that Couldn't have been a runaway or the e of the road too" He stepped forward quickly as Verinder was about to pass into the hotel "I want to have a talk with you"

The little man adjusted his monocle "Ye-es What about, my man?"

"About Jack Kil to find out if I have to tear it from your throat"

Verinder was no coward, but he was a product of our lanced around hastily The captain had followed Joyce into the lobby Moya and he were alone on the piazza, with this big savage who looked quite capable of carrying out his threat

"Don't talk derily

Colter did not answer in words The strong ht arm of Verinder just below the shoulder with a pressure excruciatingly painful Dobyans found hi automatically toward the end of the porch He had to clench his teeth to keep froasped

Colter paid no attention until his victiainst the rail in a corner Then he released theto tellyou know Get that into your head Or, by God, I'll wring your neck for you"

The Englishman had never before been confronted with such a situation He was a citizen of a country where wealth hedges a man from such assaults The color ebbed from his face, then ca bully," he flung out sharply

Moya, taken by surprise at Colter's abrupt desertion of her, had watched with amazement the subsequent flare-up Now she crossed the porch toward the, Mr Colter?"

"None of your funeral,his hard eyes from Verinder "Better unload what you know I've had a talk with Quint Saladay I know all he knows, that Bleyer and you and him with two other lads held up Jack and took his ore away The three of the Jack What did you do with him?"