Heppner was only pretending to be a government agent, and McGurvin never saw the claim." "Well, well!" murmured the professor, mildly surprised.

"Then they were dishonest ?" "I should say!" "But Mr.Turkeyfoot is my friend.

He thought I had done wrong, and he fought loyally to get me off and to make McGurvin give me a hundred dollars." Clancy turned away to hide a laugh.
"Turkeyfoot deceived you, just as the others did," Frank explained patiently.

"You hired him to go to Happenchance after the stuff you had left there ?" "Yes.

We came thus far on our way, and Mr.Turkeyfoot explained how I had laid myself liable to fine and imprisonment for stealing a claim.