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When the sheriff presently caht have a ith the prisoner

"Sure Anything you want to say to hilish officer drew his cousin aside and with some embarrassment tendered to his cousin the use of his purse in the event it ht be needed for the defense

Jack looked at hi this, captain?"

"I don't quite take you"

"I et out that you have a cousin in the pen, is that it? Anxious to avoid a family scandal?" he asked, almost with a sneer

The captain flushed, but before he could answer India flaht have the decency to be asharavely, then back at her lean, clean-faced brother "I a your pardon, captain As for your offer, I would accept it if there were any need But there isn't The charges against me will fall flat"

"Deuced glad to hear it Miss Dwight has just been telling us it would be all right"

India looked straight at Jack out of the steel-blue eyes that were so like his own "I wasn't so sure of it ood friend"

"I had it sized up about that way," the miner replied "But I've a notion Miss Kiled to her"

The prisoner shook hands with both of his cousins, lifted a broad-briray felt hat froht, Gill"

India gave a little exclamation and moved toward the hatrack Her hand fell upon a second hat, similar in appearance to the first, but much more worn and dust-stained She opened her lips to speak and closed the a word For her eyes had

Jack Kilht, and uards to the clump of trees where the horses had been left His eyes had looked for Joyce, but she was not at thathoofs died away An aard constraint settled upon the party left at the Lodge It was impossible to discuss the situation openly, yet it was ehts of all After a decent interval they began to drop away, one by one, fro woman in her room