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"I have every reason to believe that your two ht," Miss Georgie made answer to Good Indian's account of what had happened since he saw her "Two furtive-eyed individuals answering your description bought round-trip tickets and had ht I saw theot off before the next station theyup time and Shorty pulled the throttle wide open at the first yank, I should judge, fro so stunt--and if the boys have begun to devil theood that they'd take turns at it, anyway They'd leave soround, that's a cinch

"And Saunders," she went on rapidly, "returned safe enough He sneaked in just before I closed the office last night, and asked for a telegraain and went to bed--so Pete toldAnd s, papooses, and all--on so expedition I don't know that it has anything to do with your affairs, or would even interest you, though And there has been no word froet back now till the four-thirty--five

"And that's all I can tell you, Mr Inificance which not even the dullest nored

Good Indian stared, flushed hotly, and made for the door

"Thank you for the information I'm afraid this has been a lot of bother for you," he said stiffly, gave her a cere

Miss Georgie leaned forward so that she could see hio up the three rough steps to the platfor blackness beyond the wide-open door

She did not open the novel and begin reading, even then She dabbed her handkerchief at her eyes, ible, and stared dully out at the forlorn waste of cinders with rows of shining rails running straight across it upon ties half sunken in the black desolation, and at the red abo beside the dripping tank, the pu water gauge frorimy attendant