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your idea, Bertie, although we have an enemy who Harry. “Tom Fletcher, by all that’s good!’’ exclaimed Bertien! answers the geueral description of this man.’ ‘‘Morgan?’’ returned the young sport. Three gamblers—Kinglake, Morgan and Heffner, who ‘Do you understand what this fracas is about, Tom oe q b had been ordered out of Comet City by Diamond Dick inquired Dick. had declared war against the Wades, father and son, ‘‘T got the gist of it from the men outside. I brought —. 7 Pi x , “% , ° fib . : a - » = ._ on - ~} “ + + o 5 Lad _ a Fm, ~ > “—- » ra ante ‘ t ~ gt Be og »s . . i - a » we ‘ ©. ae < ] ye 3 | . : ® ag ’ ‘ 2 ° . * 7 . ¢ _—— cial : CS . 2 _—_ Ae ee a a i, 2a . * ¥ Pp. a > } > . FF ge | " ‘ ~” PP ene = a om ' “ : . or : ar * and were supposed to be somewhere in the hills await- Chrijssey up to see Ella Coleman, and when I heard that” ing an opportunity to gain revenge for fancied wrongs. trouble was brewing, I sloped for the office direct. Can. Dick nodded. ~ you take me on?’’ ‘Ves, Morgan,” he replied, Chrissey, or ‘‘Chris,’’ as she was sometimes called, was Fletcher's sister, and Ella Coleman was the daugh- ‘‘But what could Morgan hope to accomplish in the mine?’’ queried Bertie. ter of the mine super. ‘Well, for one thing, there is plenty of giant powder The girls were very good friends and we much within reach. If a good big charge could be set off together. properly the mine might be wrecked.”’ “COF course we'll take you on, Tom,’’ answered Dick. Bertie was startled. “What will the night shift do, Mr. Wade?” asked ‘"Phunder!’’ growled Harry ; ‘fof anythin’ like thet O’ Neill. “They'd rather work than be idle, if thar’s . . . . . . . , . , was done while the mine was full o’ men——”’ anythin’ ye kin set ’em at. Ain’t thar anythin’ above 4 . e ' >)? Harry did not finish, but a look of horror spread over ground we could turn our hands to: every face in the room. ‘‘Has Perkins: got here with those ore wagons yet?’ ‘ yee , : “oN ’? returned Bertie. ‘““That is just the contingency I fear,’’ said Dick, pol Sts ; ‘<THe’ Ww ic wagons an’ a team of twelve calmly, ‘‘and that is the reason why I have ordered that He’s got two big 5 . . sses,’”’ . ‘*Some he hosses air ranch regular night shift to stay out of the mine and propose hosses,’’ put in Harry Some of the hosses air rane ¥ critters an’ he was havin’ trouble with ’em_ in Comet to go down there with a night shift of my own. . Citv an hour ago. He’ll be along hyer purty soon, ef he “We'll be good marks fer the varmint, Dick,’’ ob- , 4 Ba Ae: ’ ARP ain’t hyer now.’’ served Harry, ‘‘with the electric lights all on.’’ , “The lights will be turned off.’’ ‘‘Well,”” said Dick, “‘when Perkins gets here the: ‘Won’t ye kerry any candles?” night shift might help him load up with that sulphuret ‘ y 3 . y 3 ‘Yes, but candles that are not lighted. Weall know OS: every foot of the Comet underground as well as above, ‘(All right, sir,’? answered O'Neill, and he and Hig- and we'll have to make a still hunt for this fellow, who- gins went away at once. y 5 4S 7 ' S _ = } , ‘ , . . ever he is, and get him corraled before he does any dam- ‘‘Haulin’ ore away from the Comet, Dick?’’ queried < age. Theday shift didn’t see the man. That may mean Harry. that he is-hidden away somewhere preparing a blow-up ‘We struck a vein in the side of the gulch and ran in of some kind. There will be considerable danger in gq tynel on some good rock, but the ore is of the sul- joining this night shift of mine, and—— phuret variety, and I have arranged to send it to the ‘Nevertheless, Diamond Dick, I'd like to speak fora Telluride mill, where they use an altogether different ’ partin it. Can you accommodate ine: process. Perkins is going to freight it and——”’ A young fellow stepped into the room at that moment. ‘*Tiamont Tick !’’