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Then they caught a faint gleam from a point apparently halfway up the mountain, in the direction where the Landslide Mine was supposed to be located. "Maybe that's Abe Blower's camp!" cried Dave, who was the first to discover the light. "I'd like to know if Link Merwell and Job Haskers are really with him," said Roger. "We ought to be able to catch up to them by to-morrow, so Mr. Dillon said."
"He used to go to school with us at Oak Hall, and then he had to leave, and after that he and a fellow named Jasniff robbed Mr. Wadsworth's jewelry works." "Oh, yes, Roger told me about that. You fellows followed the rascals to Cave Island, didn't you?" "Yes, and we caught Jasniff, but Merwell got away." "Then why not have him locked up right now?" demanded Bert.
They saw the man called Sol Blugg start off down a side street with his companions. "I wish we would run into Link Merwell and Job Haskers," remarked Dave, as they hurried towards the hotel. "What good would that do?" demanded the senator's son. "Then I'd know they hadn't left Butte to look for that lost mine."
He pointed to one corner of the reading-room, where two persons sat on a leather couch, one with a newspaper in his hand. "Why, it's Link Merwell!" gasped Phil. "Merwell as sure as you're born!" "How did that rascal get here?" murmured Roger. "Who is it?" asked Bert, curiously. "That fellow who is on the couch with Haskers," whispered Dave.
"Probably, although I paid Snogger a good salary. I don't know what game Merwell played to get the fellow, but he got him." "It's exactly like some of Link's underhanded work at Oak Hall," was Roger's comment. "Father and son must be very much alike." "While you are here I would advise you to steer clear of the Merwells," was Mr. Endicott's advice.
"Trying to steal our stores." "It is was er all a mistake," whined the former teacher of Oak Hall. "You won't dare to shoot," put in Link Merwell. "You won't dare!" He tried to be brave but his voice was shaky. "What's the row here?" burst in another voice, and Abe Blower sprang up, followed by Tom Dillon. "Hello, them two skunks!" cried Tom Dillon. "What do they want?"
Tell me, is he safe?" "Yes." And then Dave related how he and the others had fallen in with Charley at the post-office. "And Link Merwell was abusin' him callin' him a thief!" cried Hank Snogger, and his eyes commenced to blaze. "How did he dare! Why, Link Merwell is a thief himself!" "A thief!" echoed Dave. "Yes. But let that pass now I'll tell you later.
"Yes, for I'm thinking that Haskers is about as bad as Merwell," answered Dave. After that came a pause, neither youth knowing exactly what to say. Then Nat cleared his throat. "I I'd like you to do me a favor," he stammered. "All right, Nat. What is it?" returned our hero, promptly.
"Well, he is a good shot, too," said Dave. "And he rides well also." "Yes, he is a good all-around fellow," answered the ranch owner. "I am mighty glad I have him, and I am glad I got rid of that Hank Snogger," he added. "Are any of the men from the Merwell ranch here?" "No, I warned them to keep away after that trouble we had at your entertainment, and Mr.
"I am willing to bear my share of the expense, but Merwell won't put up a cent. He doesn't go in for improvements." "He seems to like good horseflesh," remarked Phil. "That was one of his best mounts. His horses aren't half as good as those we have; eh, Todd?" "No better bosses in these parts than those at the Star," answered the cowboy.
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