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CHAPTER XXXVI.
Detail.
Across the plain purple shadow
Vera iweeplng, close ranked, like MMH
nit dark army liivailltiK tha land.
pouring on over tln rampart of inoiin
tains In the east.
Wlttilii the rim of IiIIIh thut ringed
the plain like the shipped and broken
flange of a titanic saucer, alienee
brooded and solitude held BWBJ
warring the town of Detail that oc
cupied the approximate middle of tlm
sagebrush waste, to proportions even
leaa significant than might he Inferred
from the candor of Ha christening
A platform, a aiding, a water tank, a
Weill Fargo office and a telegraph and
ticket offlce. backed by three rough
frame buildings; that U Detail Item
lied completely.
Shortly after nightfall the stool rib
bons of the Santa Fe hegan to hum. A
headlight peered suspiciously round a
ahoulder of the eastern range, took
heart of courage to find the plain still
wrapped In peace, and trudged stolid
ly toward Detail, the engine whose
eye It was pulling after It a string of
freight cars, both Hat and box.
At .Detail the train panted. Its
crew alighted and engaged In ani
mated argument. Detail gathered that
the excitement was due to the una.--countable
disappearance of the ea
boose; none seemed to have any no
tion as to how It could have broken
looae; yet tulBBlng It conspicuously
waa.
In the pause that followed, while a
report wae 'elegraphed to hcaihitiar
ten and Instructions returned to pro
ceed without delay, i of the train
men spied a boyish figure lurking In
the open door of an empty box car
Cunntngl) boarding this cur from tin
opposite aide, the trainman caught
the skulker unawares and booted hlui
valuglorlously Into the night
As the figure alighted and took U
Its heels, toeing Itself In the ggkaeel
It uttered a cry of pained surprise and
protest which drew- a wrinkle of us
tonlshment between the brows of th
trainman.
"Sounded like a woman's voice," In
mused; then dismissed the suggcstloi
as obviously absurd
It waa not. . . .
Shortly after the freight train ha.'
gone on Its way before, indeed, tin
glimmer Of its rear llghte bad beer
lost among the western hills a see
ond head laht appeared In the eu
swept swiftly across the plain and li
turn stopped at Detail.
The second bird of passage pfovec
to be a locomotive drawing a slngl
car a i'uliinan
Hardly had It run past the switch
however, when the brakeiiimi druppei
down, ran quickly back to the swltcl
and threw It open.
Promptly the train backed on to tin
aiding.
As the I'ulluian Jolted a. rose th
frogs the brakeman, interposing him
self between It and the tender, re
leased the coupling
H the time that the I'ullmuu bat
come to a full stop on the siding. (In
locomotive was swinging westward
like a scared Jarkrabbit though IK
such milk and watery oharacterltatloi
of the traitor passed the lips of an)
one of the three men who present I)
appeared on the Cullman's platfnni
and shook impotent lists In the dine
tlon taken by the fugitive angina
When the laet of these had run teni
porarlly out of breath und blaapbem)
a brief silence fell, punctuated b)
groans from each, and concluded li
the Bound of a voice calling from thi
Interior of the car a voice as strango
ly sonorous of tone as It was curlousl)
querulous of accent.
The three men Immediately ran buck
Into the car and presented theinselvet
with count' nance: variously apolo
getlc, to one who occupied a corner ol
the drawing room a man wrapped it
a steamer rug und a cloud of fury.
Now when he had drained tin
muddy froth of profanity frouihll ton
per it left a clear and effervescent
well of virulent humor the wrath ol
the valetudinarian began to vent llsell
upon the hapless heads of the trio who
stood before him
While this was In prooaae, the
person of boyish uppearuuee, who had
been keeping religiously aloof und In
conspicuous In the background of De
tail ever since that unhappy affair
with the trainman, stole quietly up to
the rear of the stalled Cullman,
climbed aboard, and creeping down
the aisle unceremoniously Interrupted
the ((inference Just us the Invalid was
polishing off a rude but bOACel opinion
of thi- Intellectual caliber of one of tlm
three named Marrophat, elm figured
as his right hand mun and familiar
genius.
"Amen to thatV the boyish person
ejaculated with candid fervor, loung
Ing grucclesaly In the doorway.
'"I here's many a true word upokeii In
wrath, Mr. Marrophat. Kallicr forgot
only one thing your moaterly way
with a revolver. From what I've seen
of that, this day, I'll go bull that tlm
only safe place for a man you pull u
gun on Is right In front of I lie muzzle
There's something downright uncanny
In the way you can hit anything but
what you aim at!"
"Judith!" exclaimed the Invalid
"Where did you drop from?"
"From that freight," Judith ex
plained curelessly, neglecting to eluci
date the exact fashion of her drop. "I
Judged you'd be along presently, and
thought I'd like to leuiu the news
Well- what luck?"
Her father shrugged with his one
movable shoulder Mr. Marrophut
grunted Indignantly. The others abut
ted uneasily and looked all ways but
one at tbo girl In man a clothing.
"None?" Judith Interpreted "Vou
don't mean to tell we that after 1 bad
M
I
taken nil that trouble cast the ca
boose Ioomc In tin middle of that
trestle at the risk of my life yon
dldnt have the nerra to go through
With the business!'
We went through with It all right,"
'replied Mairophat defensively ; "but
as usual, they Wet loo quick for us.
i hi ) Jumped out and dropped off the
(resile before our engine hit the ca
booat, We smashed that to kindling
wood but they got away Just la time
; to miss the crash And by the time
Wl had stopped and calmed down the
engineer well, it . M dark and no
way of telling (roll way they had
run."
The girl started lo I iu'sk, but merely
dropped limp hands . ! her sides und
rolled her eyes belpleaaty,
"We do our best, Marrophat ob
served "Wl CM I be blamed If
omethlng somehow always hap
I" us to tip tin otln rs off."
The girl swung to face him with
blazing eves "Just ubat does that
un an?" she demanded In a dangerous
voloa.
Marrophat llfttd his shoulders.
"Nothing much," he allowed. "1 am
pnl) thinking how strange It U that
Mr Law can't be reught by any sort
(if stratagem -wlnu you are on the Job,
Ali-s Judith I"
The gill's hands W( re clenched Into
lists, white knuekl I showing through
I (the flesh "You contemptible puppy!"
she snapped. . . .
Hut on this her roll I 'ailed, for tier
I tyei traveled piot the person of Mr.
Mairophat lo the il ml . y of the draw
It room and found It framing a
att anger
"Bxcuee me, friend ha offered In
n lazy, n in. liuiuOMUi drawl, "It pains
me consld ruble t.i b it In on this
happy famll) gathering, but business
is buslnet same ai usual, and I got
1 to ust you all to ph si .' put up
yOUr
i hands! "
What do you want? the Invalid .!
manded
Why. drawled the u ndlt "nothing
, In particular only y. r cash Shell
(Hit. If fOU please gents ull lllld the
lady, too" He tan an appreciative
glance down the figure which Judith's
, disguise revealed rutin r than con-
coaled If you'll Pardee my takln'
...of,pi.i .1 Her I
notice," he amei'.dud I'efbapH I
wouldn't if the lady's glotiUM dido I Ml
her so ull fired quick'
Keep u civil tongue In your head,
my man!" Judith counseled, without
any show of feu I
At the sunn, lime her fuijn 1 yolce
brought her to her senses
"Judith! lie quiet. 1I me deal
Wish thin gentleman. I am sure we
( an come to some arrangement "
"Vou bet your life." ugreed the gen
tleman as the girl mutinously stepped
back. "I know what 1 want, und you
ull know you got It; so tha name of
the said arrangement bi Just shell
nut.' "
"One minute," the Invalid lutxr
p.ii-.-d 'Don't m'hiimlei -land me I
gniriafaa you -.i.aii he amply ..i.
(led. I give you my word the word
uf Henei 11 I rlne."
Tho eyes 0 the banJII widened
'No? Is thai so.' Seije. a Trine Hie
inllroad king? Hare's you're I0-11
,OU'ra him I've seen your phiuje
in the paper a dozen ttnes Well.
now, It looks like Id drawn u full
l.ouse to tills pair of deuces, don't '
1 on ought lo he able lo pay aogiatiilug
handsome
"I puy you fur more handsomely
I ban you dream or If you'll do as I
wish," 'trine Interrupted quickly. 'Do
me the gggfsfM I wish and name
vour pi Ice whateyer It Is, you shall
have It!"
"Nothing could be fuliei'n thai!"
I be two gun mun admitted auspicious
ly. "Hut what's the number of HiIj
1 era egrvlce like you call Itf"
"I.leteu to me Trloe 1. 1.) his bead
lorward aiu) Jabbed the un wIHj fin
uiphalle l..iellii.r "What's Hie J If..
r u man m Hi la Ibis neck of the
woods?"
"How much you got?"
"I'll pay you ten thousand dollars
itr the life of the luaii I will name."
The eyes ef the bandit narrowed
Hold on, my friend: Is that what you
all my naming my own price f"
"Name It, ila-s," said Til lie
sal fiffsu3Cvwv3u-x. - v 3aa gsa saaV
g gnfattta' fl a aaflaaaXw-a. ng Ha
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' flf Jjaal gaa'al am i j
ppa J" ' j?jfl " rSganHuH '
gggwlwk M4& ejagj ' ,pj v'vjfl
Haahf vgkeCgsr ' Tma gggrk 3 eek gs
n. ' gee JjgM' ( Sflgsaaaal
Hk f '3bV h Jajtl - ifjaalHa
aTTi'iaaW PB W" "S -bHHBI
"" y Ilt5 at M H
B g7fanni II ajjH 'aiffii1
9au?gjggagAb' YiXfrT sauTjjf - aefuvgl
"(live nu .. II an mi -oiint," laid
the other, ami r saying you'll
pity me nineteen thousand Btora In ex
change for II and one dead man, prop-(
erly Idenlltled as tin one you want
signed by vou ami voitr man's as
good as dead this minute, providing
he'e In riding distance of this hare
oar."
Trine waved his h: -ml at his secre
tary "Jimmy, Bnd a thousand dollars
for this gentleman Maka out the
paper he Indicated for the balance,
and I'll sign It."
"Ain't vou powerful trustful, Mr.1
Trine'.' How do you know I'll do any-'
thing more'n pocket that tiamsaud and
fade delicately away."
"Mv daughter and tills gentleinau,
Mr MMTOphat, will accompany you."'
"flit. Unit a the way of It, Is lit"
"Name?'' Interjected lha secretary,
writing busily with the top of his at
tuciie case for a desk.
"Blade," laid the bandit, "Jamea
Blade." Again I I Inn punctured the at;
moaphara with bla Indei linger. "The.
man whose Hie I want is named Alai
Law lie li running away with my
daughter. Rose, a. c.unpanied by a per
son named MarCUl, disguised as a I'uli
inan peril I
"The three of them having recent'
escaped from Iraln wreck up yonder
on the (resile "" II. .pi .Mm tnavrpoavd.
"You've mel them?" Judith demand'
ed. whirling round
"About an hour ami, or maybn SIX
bout- ami a h ilf," Hop) Jim replied, ")
-..-... .1 ways dow u the roads They
Hopped and aal where thay could get,
put up ret (he night I Kindly directed)
them on lo Meaa, down In tho I'uliited)
hiiin -. under.'
CHAPTFH XXXVII.
I
Flreplay.
Contented with tha promise of a
thousand dollari advance on hie con
tract, providing he returned with
i horses within a itlpulated time, Mr,
j Hold James Blade drifted quietly uway
Into the dl II 1 1 nil hi
Well content, persuaded that the
morrow's sun would never sol upon a
world tenanted bj ons Man Law, that
monomaniac, Seneca Trine, forgot his
recent III temper and sel himself diplo
matically to adjust the differences be
tween his (laughter. Judith, and hie
tirst lieutenant, Mat rephal
It was ii. i 1. 1. lie lask Murrophat
rould not h- truated to work with
Ingle mind because ol his infatuation
for Judith; .In. lull could no more bu
trusted fallhfllll) to larva out her vow
to tiring Alan I ., . in her father's feet,
alive or dead because 0 cruel irony
of late! she herself had fallen lo
love with that same man whose death
she had pledged herself to compase.
Only when, as now, half mad with
Jealousy, d.t Ined lo see Alan dead
rather than yield him to the woman
he loved, her idler, might Judith be
counted upon to serve bar father in
his In-.t for VI m ..nee as he would be
served ind even lo not without Mar
.....!... nt I ,1 .. , l
! ("I"!"1 " "'1 . iiwi " c-.a. lier on
tin. .ugh h. r i. . iitmenl of his survell-
lance Nelth old be trusted, in
deed, tn work iloi la the deelred eon
summation; for Trlna bad saeral rea-
s-.it to fear leal Marrophat might,
given opportunity, connive at Alan's
escape In order thai ho might marry
l md so throe Judith back Into
bis, Marropl it's, anus
Pi .. del i .i r... I!
oOw t. (- yy Her On.
s 1 was tin private oommanl of
ft. 1 . ophal 1 1 -
lor all ihai. it was Hie man and not
1 hi. daughter, whom Trine designated
to had Hie (.pedltloii, cunningly
counting on Judltb'l 1 hugrln to work
. ppon in r pnssinns und excite her to
lie I mad, blind attempt that
sh.mj.i p .1 s luccaaaful.
Sin 1 1 ; , - seiiet smile, Trine an-
111.11 in decision at the last mo
Weill, while Hopl Jim waited with bis
hoi 1 . . . . I an asslsianl 0110 'luxe
I for win. Her Innocence of scruples
' Mr 1 ;,,. . .iihesltutlngly vouched.
iullenl) iibmlsslve, at least In out
1 wurj so. mil .-. ludlth bowsd lo this de-
1 1. -J. in, inut 1
suffered M,
hoi
bed out of the oar, and
ropbal to help her mount
In lulej.v, as I he little cava!
.'.n.ug.ii tin pin... 1 1 iiiis'Tt
( "II. I
Y(i I.),-. .I "Lucille Love" did
yu in .Wll, you'll like "The
! ()'!? iirti" betCer. Tna-
Willi
1 Vc(liii'S(luy nifcjht.
$1500 Reward!
I ho Orogou, Oil
I'M III llll NatVftllt
I ivi-,-doi-h .'rote"'
tiou AttocUtlunof
which tho ini'lui
Nlyuuil la inemliar,
Hill givo r :"'
it-ward lor
. (i licit Ifailliip
. -,..)' 1." "-' r.i. 1 gn.l
''J vie don uf guy
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11 U.HJV.P, LaLia iii. U&WA
illlloii I .ni mi fur all liuraM
I UgJ cm hold or dither Jgw.
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1 'n.ok rii-.iiUua. Horfr
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Nnhf 111" ,.i " it h
III lit,
UrfMJ oJil gin ojuly pu
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fcrri
eejjSSli
plpj'it, th gill a tin .uven .1 In., horse
to the lid of Hopl Jim, and then
die ppid back, peinillllug Mairophat
to lead the way with Texas
. Al deliberately she eel In it. If to
Work Upon the handlt'i susi eiillblllty
to her .charms.
Within an hour she had him ready
to do anything to win her smile.
In that first rush of golden day a
thwart the land, the party 1 ami. quietly
Jnto the town of Mesa, rhllng slowly In
order that the noise of their approach
might not warn the fugitives, who
Hopl asserted confidently would si 111
be sound asleep In (he accomuio.la
thine offered by the town's one hotel.
It wai to he termed 11 town only In
courtesy, this Mesa 11 smuggling
street of shacks, innishackle relics of
what had once been a promising com
nullity, the halfway station between
the railroad and the mining camps
secreted In the fastnesses of the Taint
ed bin ciimpH now abandoned, thalr
very names slmost faded out of tho
memory of mankind
Midway In this string of e.llllces tha
hotel stood-a rough, unpalnted, wood
en edifice, mainly veranda and bar
room as to Its lower Ihsir.
Jeslously Judith wal. lied the win
dow of tho second floer: ami alio
aion of the four detected tha face that
bowed for one brief liislaut well bach
in the shadows beyond one Ol the bed
room windows 11 face Unit glimmered
.momentarily with the pallor of a
ghost's against the background of that
obscurity, and then was gone.
Her eyes alone, lud I, could have
recognized the features of Alan I.uw
lu that fugitive glimpse
Two sentences exchanged between
Hopl Jim and a bleat .veil fallow
whom he roused from sodden slumbers
behind the bar sealed their confidence
with conviction the three fugitives
were In fact guests of the house, oc
cupying two of (he three rooms that
composed Its upper stm,
In tha rush that followed up tlm
narrow stalrwuy, Judith led with such
spirit that not even Marrophat sua
pected her revolver was pulsed aolely
with Intent to shoot from his band Ills
own revolver the Instant he leveled
II at a human target
t'losud and locked doors confronted
them; and their summons educed 110
response; while the Hint dour, when
broken In by a whole smiled kick, ills
covered nothing nunc satisfactory
thau an empty room. Its bed heat Ing
tha Imprint of a woman's body, but
that womau gone
Krom the one window, limklng down
the side of the house. Texas announced
that the woman had not escaped by
lumping out.
So It seemed that thi three must
have, had winning of their arrival,
after all; and preeumablj weie now
In-rdeil togethei lu the adjoining room,
which looked out over the veranda
roof, waiting In fear ami trembling
for the assault that must soon nun.
und in fait immediate!) .11.1
Hut It met with more stubborn ie
slstance than had I n anticipated
The door bad been barricaded from
within reeiifon cd by furniture
placed again! II four mlUUtei and
the united efforts of four men 1 in. lud
Ing the bleary loafei of the barroom)
wert requited lo overcome Its lln It c
la'tance. Hut even wlnu it waa down,
the room wa found to be as .nipt a ,
tha Brst.
Only the fingers of two hands grip.
ping the edge of the veranda roof
showed the way the fugitives had
flown; aud these vanished liet.iutly as
the room wse Beaded.
Followed a swift rush of hoofs down
the duity street, and a Dhorug of blas
phemy in the hotel hallway for Ju
dith, had headed 1 be concerted rush
for the stsJn use and contrived lo
block ll for a full half minute by pre
tending to stumble and twist In r
ankle.
In spile of thut alleged Injury, she
never limped, and wasn't a yard ha
hind the first who broke from the
hotel to the open, not yet appreciably
behind him lu vaulting Itfaaddlc
Well Up the road a 1 loud of smoky
dust half obneured 'he sinus-., of three
who rode for tlnlr very lives
The pursuit was ofl In 11 t.oi.1 Ing
sinl well bunched M.n r.ijihat 'a mount
lesdlug by a nose, Judith lei ond, Hopl
Jim aud Taaaa bul little In tha rear.
And In the first rush they seemed lo
gala; moment by momanl the) draw
Up on the flying cloud uf dusl.
Judith heard un "alb muttered he
Ide her and saw Marrophat Jerking a
revolver from it Holster Tha weapon
wept up and lo a level, hul as tlm
hammer fell, Judith's horse caromed
heavily agalnsl the nib. r. swinging it
half e dotii feet aalda, god deflei nng
the bullet hopelessly.
The shock of colllshui was SO gnat
that Marrophut gap! his seal with dif
ficulty. He turned ((.ward Judith a
face livid with lage
Simultaneously, as If taking the shot
aa the signal for u fus)lade, Judith
saw Alan lean back over bu. horse's
rump aud open lire.
An instant later his companion, Bar
ana, Imitated hi example.
In Immediate consequence, Texas
dropped reins, slumjad forward ovar
the pommel, wabbled weakly In nil
addle for a momcul, tb.n hieing tbo
stlrrupl, pitched headlong lo llm
ground; while Hopl Jlm'a bona
topped short, precipitating his rider
overhead, and dropped dead
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
1 . Uppsr Trail.
In the leu minutes' delay necessi
tated by this reveisc, a number of
more or legs Innocent Icelanders
picked Up the mun Tutus und curried
him off to breathe Ills lusl beneath a
roof; Hopl Jim picked hlmselr up,
brushed his person tolerably clear of
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BURNS - , ORISON
Warrant Call.
Notice Liu lierehy Riven that
there ia money on ham I to pay all
general fund warrant rnjzisli'rcd
prior to March 1, 1911; till roud
warrants registered prior to June
1, iyj4; all high .school warrants
registered prior to April 1, l!)lf",
and all rubbit bounty wurruntu
registered prior to March 1, 1915,
Interest ceases April 2(i, I'.H..
K- A. Mii.i.kii,
i'ounty Tii 'ii.su re r,
Job printing here,
cloud nf dul and i.rpflly, md da
Pin ted In search of a mount to replace
tlm horse thai had been shot under
him. end Judith sat her hone calmly,
smiling sweet Insolence Into the exse
peiale.l countenance of Marrophat.
Incidentally the fugitive! dlnpi
pea red round a bend In the road that
led directly Inlo the wild and barren
heart of the fainted hill
In the brief Interval that elapied be
fori) his return with Hopl Jim, Marro
phat contrived to persuade the bandit
that Judith had been, at least Indi
ted ly, responsible for the catastrophe,
with tha upshot that, temporarily
blinded to bar fascination by the glit
ter of nineteen thousand dollars In the
near distance, Mr. Hlade maintained
hie distance and a deaf ear to her,
blandishments. The only Information
as to their purpose that sbe waa able
to extract from either man, when the,
pursuing parly turned aside from the
main trail, some distance from Mesa,
was that Hopl Jim knew a short cut,
through the range, via what he termed,
the upper trail, by which they hoped
10 be able to head the fugitives off be
fore they could gain the desert on the
far side of the hills.
Only at long Intervals did they draw
rein to permit Hopl Jim to make re
connolaaanba of the lower trail that
1 hi ended the valley on the far side of
tlm ridge.
Toward noon he returned In haita
from the lait of these surveys -Scrambling
recklessly down the moun
tain side end throwing himself upon
his horse with the advice:
"We've headed 'em- can make It
now If we ride like all get-out!"
For half an hour more they pushed
011 at the beat speed to be obtained
from their weary animals, at length
drawing rein at a point where the trail
.in seed the ridge and widened out
npon a long, broad ledge that over
hung the valley of the lower trail, with
a dear drop to the latter from the
hi ink of a good two hundred feet.
line hasty look back and down Into
tha valley evoked a grunt of smlsfac
I ion from Hopl Jim.
"Jual In time," he asseverated. "Here
thay come! Ten minute more . . ."
Ills smile answered Marrophat
with unspeakable cruel significance.
"Texas will sleep bolter tonight
when he knows how I've squared tbe
deal for him!" the bandit declared
"What are you going to do 7" Judith
demanded, reining her home In beside
Marrophat a the latter dlamouuted.
A gesture drew her attention to a
huge boulder poised Insecurely on the
very lip of the chasm.
We're going to Up that over on
ur friend. Ml Judith!" Marropbat
replied, with a smsck of relish In his
VOloa Simple neat efficient eh?
What more can you eak?"
She answered only with an lrreprre
ilde gesture of horror. Marrophat'!
laugh followed her aa she turned away.
1'or some moments she strained her
vision vainly, endeavoring to pene
Irata the turbulent current of super
healed sir that tilled the valley. Then
she made out Indistinctly tba faintly
marked Hue of the lower trail; and
Immediately she caught a glimpse of
three small figures, mounted, tolling
painfully toward the point where death
awaited them like a bolt from the blue.
Hastily she glanced over sheulder:
Hop Jim and Marrophat. Ignoring her,
were attaining theiiMelvea agalnsl the
boulder without budging It an Inch,
tor all Us apparent nicety of poise, r .1
an Instant s wild hope flashed through
bat mind, but It waa Immediately ex
ercised when Hopl Jim stepped bark
ami uttered a few word of which only
(wo "djnaiiille" and "fuse" reached
her esra
Kneeling beside the boulder be dug
busily for an Instant, then lodged the
stick to his satlsfa.tb.il. attached the
fuse, und breaking off, edged on hie
belly to tha edge of the cliff aud
looked down, ilrefully calculating the
hngth of the fuse by the distance of
the party dowu below from tbe spot
where the rock must fall.
Hut while ho wss so engaged and
Marrophat aided him, all eager Inter
est, Judith was taking advantage of
their disregard of her
Hurriedly unbuttoning her Jacket,
ha whipped a playing aA) from bur
pocket, a trey o' hearts, aud with tho
stub of a pencil scribbled three words
mi lis face Hanger I (lo hack!"
Then finding a small, flatllsh bit of
rock, she bound the cartl to It with
a lilt of siring; and with one more
backward glance to make sure sbe
was not watched, approached the
hilnk.
Hopl Jim was metlrulously shorten
ing the fuse, Marrophat kneeling by
his side
III the canyon below the thrco were
within two minutes uf the danger
point.
It wits no trick at all to drop the
stone so Hist It fell llhln a dosen
feet of the leading horseman.
She saw him rein In suddenly, dis
mount, egal a look aloft, then dismount
and pick up the warning.
As the others Joined blm, he de
tached tin. card aud allowed It to them
At the same time Hopl Jim slid Mar.
rnphat Jumped up and ran back, each
seizing uni holding bla horse by nose
and lo idle
Constrained to do likewise lent she
lose her mount. Judith wslted with a
lightened heart . . .
'I he explosion smote dull venues
from the flanks or the 1'aluted bills,
all drowsing lu the uoon-day hush:
the boulder teetered reluctantly ou tbe
brink, then disappeared with a tear
ing sound followed by a rush of earth
and gravel, a wide gup appeared In
the brink of the trail
leaving Ifayrophuj tp bold the two
filgbl.uii.il horses while Hie kIi
loothod her uwu, tba bandit rushed lu
Comtiluatlou lick, injury, uccldeut
and death benefit protection at mini
mum coal, in.gio.oi) death beuellt ;
f 1, 000.00 for lossol limb or eyesight;
faom g.VOO to $15.00 weekly nick or ac
cident la.iir.llt; fl ,000.00 Kmergency re
lief lioiicllt. Coit is (11.00 par year;
i.o .,, ,-1 . ncn or annenamelitn. Ililbli
inniiranci. ull men an, wpuien ire placod
on an oiiual basis, icgar.lU.H of occupa
lion. I ivory persop makes llic same
form of ujipljcstioii, pay the aainu
uinoiinlof preipluui ) I recejvei the
name amount ul benefit. len ami
Women bid ween Hie ages ol lliamllin
aie accuntml. No runlrn Hun. as to oc-
. u..ili..n, only Kallroad men employed
employed on track, train or roound
bouse, can uot be accepted Claims are
paid within sixty dsys anywhere in the
U.S. Canada or Kurope. Old reliable
liiniiiiuicr Company, f 100,000.00 on
St. ile dsKislt at a projection for Policy
holdern ami to guarantee ' the payment
ol -hiiniH. For (urllnir free liidirinslion
mid I una (lultavc li. Werner, Secretin y
and ieiinial Manager, llox Hit, lluflalo.
N. V state age, i, occupation ami
iiillllou Held (1. I,
the edge, tbraw himself flat and swore
bitterly, with an acoent of grievance,
aa ha roia.
From tha canyon below a dull noise
of galloping hoofs advertised too plain
ly tbe failure of thulr attempt.
And Hopl Jim turned back only to
And Judith mounted, reining her hois..
In between him end Msrrophat, and
prepared to give emphasis to what she
had to aay with an automatic pistol
that nestled snugly lu her palm.
"One moment, Mr. Hlade," she sug
gested evenly. "Just a moment before
you break the aad news to Mr Mario
pbat. I've something to say that needs
your attention Ukowlse. your respect
It Is this: I am parting company with
you and Mr. Marrophat. I am riding
on toward the wost, by this trail. If
either of you care to follow me" tlm
automatic flashed ominously In tlm
sun glare "It will be with full kttowl
edge of the consequences. Mr. Marro
pbat will enlighten you If you havo
any doubt of my ability to take care of
myself In auch affaln as this. If you
are well advised, you will turn hack
and report failure to my father."
She nodded curtly aud swung her
horse round.
"And what shall I toll your father
from you?" Marrophat demanded
abarply.
"What you please," the girl replied,
flashing an Impish smile over shoulder
"But, since when I part company with
you, I part with him as well for all of
me, you may tell him to go to Hie
devil!"
"Well," Mr, Marrophat admitted eon
lldentlally to Mr. Hlade. "I'm damned I"
"And that ain't all,". Mr. Sla.le ...n
flded In Mr. Marrophat, whipping out
his own revelver: "You're being held
up, too. I'll take those guns of yotir'n,
friend, slid what else you've got about
you tbat'a of value. Including your boss
- and when you gel back to old man
Trine you can Juat lull him. with my
belt compliment, that I've quit Un
ion and lit out after that daughter of
hls'n she's a heap sight more attrac
tive tbau nineteen thousand dollars,
aud not bslf so hard lo earn I"
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Burnt Fingers.
Once aim had lot touch with her fa
thrr creature, the girl drew rnlu
and went ou mora alowly and cnu
lloualy.
llelow her, lu the valley, the lower
trail wound It facile way. Krom (line
to time ahe could dtncerii uihiii soma
naked stretch of It length a i hmd of
dull, or perhaps three Inolllited fig
urea, acurrylng madly ou wltli fear of
death snsppllig at their heels.
It waa within an hour of Bitfalgbt,
a night hell dear and hitter cold on
the heights, and bright with moon
light, when Alalia party made lu lant
pause snd camped to rent agalnnt the
dawn, unconscious of the fact that, a
quarter of a mile above them, on tba
uppsr trail, a lonely woman panned
when they paused and made her own
camp on tho edge of a aharp declivity,
The level shafts of tho rlalng SUB
awakened her Uhu sat up. rubbed her
eyes, yawned, stretched llinhn miff
with the hardship of slnuplng on un
yielding, sun-baked earth- and of a
suddeu started up, surprlned by the
grating of footateps on the earth be
hind her.
Ilefore she could turn, however, aba
wai caught and wrapped lu the arms
of Hopl Jim.
She mustered all her ntreiigth ami
wits and will for one last struggle
aud In a fremled moment managed to
break his hold a trine, enough to en
able her to snatch at the plntol Iiiiiik
lug from bur brlt and present It ai hi
bead.
Hut It exploded harmlcnsly, spend
bug Its bullet un the blue of the mom
lug aky. The bandit caught her wrlat
In time, thrum It aside and subjected
It to such cruel pressure snd auch sav
age wrem hlugg that the pistol dropped
from fingers numbed with lln
And now all hint of mercy left bul
eyes; remained only the glaro of rago.
He put forth all hi strength In turn,
and Judith wan a a child lu his habda.
In half a minute he hud her betpleaa.
In as much time mole her bark wan
breaking across his knee, while he
bound her with loop sfter loop of has
rawhide lariat.
Then, leaving ner luuim-iilai ilv
supine on the ground. Hopl Jim caught
and tiuhohhled her horse, and without
troubling to saddle It. lifted the girl
to Its back, aud placed her there, face
upward, catching her hands and feet,
aa they fell ou either flank of the mil
tnal. with more loops of that unbreak
able rawhide, aud deftly placing tbo
master knot of the hitch that hound
this human pack well hevoud i.ih.kI
blllty uf her rea. b.
She panted a prayer for mercy. Ho
laughed lu her face, bent and kissed
Her brutally, end itepped back laugh
ing to admire hla handiwork . . .
Thus he atood for aa Instant be
tween the bone and the edge of the
declivity, a fair mark, itark ggalaat
tba aky, fur own who stood In tho val
ley below, holding his r'lflo with aagar
lingers, waiting for Just such oppor
tunity with the same Impatience with
which he had waited for it ever slnco
the noise of debris kicked over the
adge by the struggling man and
woman had diawn his attention to
what was going op above.
Alan pressed tbe tilggur und llm
shot sounded clear In the morning
silliness, Judith saw a look or gg,
grtevdd amaxement croaa the face of
Hopl Jim Slado.
Then lie threw bla hands out. clawed
blindly at the air, staggered, reeled
agalnsl fhe hone's flank ho beavll)
that It shied lu fr'lgbl, and abrupt!)
shot from atf bt oyer tbo udgo of tbe
bluff,
(To Ih continued)
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