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Show THE TIMES-NEW- NEJPHI, UTAH. S, By RANDALL PARRISH Copylsht A. C. McCIurr "I HATE these bars, an' when morning come you are not here. Who knows how eet hiippcn, senor? I am also asleep, an' you are gone; 'tis the mercy of HER." Synopsis. Tom Slielby, a rancher, rides Into the frontier town of Ponca. looking for a good time after a long" flpell of hard work and loneliness on the ramh. Instead, he runs Into a funeral that of Uad Calkins, a retired army man of whom Irttle la known. A girl, still In her teens, survives Calkins. Ms cCarthy, a saloon keeper and leading citizen, decides thai the grlrl, now alone In the world, should marry. She agrees to pick outva husband from the score of men lined up In her home. To his consternation, she selects Shelby, who had gone along merely as a The , wedding takes spectator. place and the couple set out for With them Is Shelby's ranch. "Kid" Macklin, whom 8helhy has hired as a helper. On the way the girl telis her husband her name la Olga Carlyn. and also tells him something of the peculiar circumstances of her life. Upon their arrival at the ranch Shelby is struck down from behind and left for dead. He recovers consciousness to find that Macklin and his wife have lie gone. Ha starts in pursuit, learns his wife Is an heiress, that her abduction has been carefully planned and that she has been taken to Wolves' Hole, a stronghold of the bandits and bad Indians Reaching Wolves' Hole, he Is discovered by "Indian Joe" and forced to accompany him into 'the hole. Here he claims to be one of the conspirators and Is locked up pendHe confides In ing developments. a Mexican girl, Paneha, In love with Macklin, who Intends to marry Olga. God." Pon-ca'- CHAPTER , Continued. IX "SI senor; I know the way tlint others do not. I pet you out. but." passionately, "ett Is not to save you. I belong here see ; with Junn, my brother. I nm born outlaw, yet she must go ! That I resolve. If she stay here I keel her. But 'tis easier way to have her married to you, an' safe." "You love Macklin?" , "SI, senor," proudly, "why not? He ay he love me; yet she come. Mud re de Plos! I hate her! She take my iove! sue: l.et snail not he. You swear, senor, that she go with you, Bn' never come back any more?" "Yes. Paneha, I swear that. Once we are sway she she.ll never' come back." he answered soberly. Impressed by the vloler.ee of her pnssion, "jet how Is that to he done?" . She glance- apprehensively behind, Kill clinging rightly to her perch, her vol.re again Into its former cautious whisper. I tell you. Eet Is "Listen, sei-olate now, for I wait before I come, an' think eet all out, so I know what to say. Indian Joe. he bad mnn. verra bad mnn, an' I much afrnld. T.ut now he sleep in there; I creep past while he breathe, an' not wake heem. 'Tis because lie drank. Juan, my brother, go up to the cove to find Senor Ilnn-le- , an' lie not be back teel morning. Tonight eet must be doie. an' so they wHI not know I helped. Is eet so?" "Yes; I understand ; ycr have opportunity tonight; but I must get away so no one shall suspect yer had any hand in it." "That Is cot." encerly. "Indian Joe, lie keel me If he found out: maybe my brother, too. I see heem keel men, o quick, like tlint. Thou he Intnrh. low--rin- g t r; - Shelby caught his breath to her expressive gestures, his fingers gripping the knife. "I, doubt If I can get through that hole." lie said mournfully, "after the burs are cut. I'm pretty big." "P.ut yon must, senor; there Is no other way," she Insisted impatiently, "The blade Is strong, sharp; eet will dig out il e' lug but do not he long. See there Is a tree yonder; I will wait you there, an' show where you so there be no trail. You must-go- . come to me quick, but be still like death. Madre de Dios ! 'tis the only ., way." She was gone before he could protest again, vanishing Into the black night so swiftly and silently he could only stare out helplessly through the bars. Yet she had left hope and determination behind. With teeth set he began the work, finding the steel blade effective against the tough hickory. It was no light job, at that, but he plied the knife desperately, possessing some skill and unusual strength of wrist and fingers. The stakes gave way one after the other, but he was not satisfied until he enlarged the opening somewhat by removing all bark from the logs, and prying loose the box frame. This required all of half an hour to accomplish, yet left an aperture through which be "Believed be might force his body. At that he found no room to spare; but. by venturing it head first, screwing his shoulders through one at a time, and drawing in his breath tightly, he managed to scrape painfully out of the hole, clawing at the rough outside bark for purchase, and finally coming down face first onto the solid earth. At that, he made little noise, but his flesh smarted, and for a moment he rested where he fell, confused and panting for breath. The night was so black there in the shadow of the great hills, he could scarcely determine directions, yet the girl had pointed toward tUe right, and, as soon as he could attain his feet, be advanced cautiously that way, with hands held out before blm. 5'he path was rocky and uuiven. probably leaving little trace of his passage. She touched him before he was even aware of her nenr presence, and then she was but the dimmest outline, her face Indistinguishable through the gloon.. "Speak low, senor," she whispered briefly. "Come with me this way." He permitted her to lead hitn forward over ground sloping upward, but before they had thus advanced fifty yards. Shelby stopped, determined to question her purpose. "Where are you taking me? To Olga?" "No, senor; not now. I must leave yon In safety first. Later 1 bring her to you. Why you ask? You not trust me?" "Yes. I trus you, Paneha : but Isn't It better that I understand the plan? Then we can work together." She drew In a quick breath Impatiently, her fingers clutching at his sleeve. Tios! this Is pot time to stand and talk, senor." she burst forth, "yet listen. If not do otherwise. There Is no time left tonight in whli-- l to escape. I must be back In the Jioitse before Indian Joe wakes, or my brother return. All I cm hope to do Is hide you where you not be found. Tien we must plan what Is best to do." "You know where she Is?" "SI. senor; I know: yet eet will not he easy to get her away. She Is not left tin watched, anil nothing can 4c and wnll. done tonight. I mnl wnt-Eet will only be safe when Sennr Macklin and my brother are both inv." Hmmli t He Managed mm I II III - I s; to Scrape Painfully Out of the Hclc. lie look In here, hut not to search, so he not sure what might be. I think ; Perhaps there was n knife under the bed. he dropfwd somewhere what ymi found see? Maybe you bad cH hid how be know thatT" Id your boot "Yes. byt I haven't. I'nncha." "So I know; but I brecng one see,' end sb pressed Hie handle Into his hand "now he know how yoo get tt .ei I strong, ill arii, so Jou tut "You mean that I am to hide out somewhere until yon are yondf-- r ready?" he questioned. "Is that the scheme? "There Is no other, thing possible. Even that may fall. Sennr. do not he "I know a fol." she urged earnestly. the danger of all this: you not realize even yet what eet mentis to be a prisoner In Wolves' hole. These men keel ; I risk mv life to It Is their only law. do this, and there Is but one chance of success. Alone, unaided, yoti can never get out of here never. Why? senor. every pa you sk. Is under guard; Ihey are never left open." "Then how are we to go?" f "Along n path kflown only to and on other, senor. A young Indian found eet by accident and confided his secret 'u me I He come, and went that way trtr a year, but no one else know. Once be took tut) half way to top; pet Is rough, yet can be followed. Nw yoti see 1 am right?" "I have no choice ; I owe you my life nlrenCy." win "Then do as I say, senor. leave yoti where you enn never be found. I have food here In this sack. Yon must wait there bidden until 1 come. Eet may be a day. Iwo dsys, three 'ay; that make no difference. Yon have my pledge that I will bring her. 1 do not lie. Then you will do !hl. as I say?" "Yes, ranch.'' my-cel- "Graclas! eet will be at night when we come, and you will have' to climb those rocks In the dark. You will need stout hearts for that trip; but eet Is better to risk than stay here an' die, senor. Now I tell you Indian Joe will believe you found, Jhat knife, and cut your way out alone; he will try to follow an' he Is like wolf on the trail. He will not believe you can get 'away; my brother Is great tracker, an' they think eet easy to run you down. Me fool them, senor." "But how? they will sttrely see your footprints." "Mine!" she laughed softly. "Not to ever know them,. senor see; eet Is man's boot I wear, and scarcely have stepped off solid rock. Now we go to the stream 'yonder, and then wade up through the water. There will be no trull. Let us riot wait, senor." The man followed without a word, touching her with one hand in guidance. They were upon a crest of solid rock, worn smooth by the ages, and so advanced unchecked ' for a hundred ft Co. these cliffs. Eet may be several days before I will dare act.; you must be patient. When we come I will bring arms, but I didn't dare touch any tonight." "You will not tell me where my wife Is being held?" "What good, senor! You could aid her not at all. There Is no great harm coming to her yet. Saerlsta ! why you worry about her? I bring her with me; did I not promise?" "Yes. I trust you. Paneha,"' he said warmly, "and will do just what you say. But but, don't you understand? If I knew where she was I would feel better." . ' She laughed almost scornfully. "Bah ! what the difference, senor? You not know If I told you. But 'tis not far away; perhaps by daylight you might see eet from up there; a log house all alone under the bluff. Yet you He hid, senor, and trust all, to me." "I have promised that." "Good, senor; I will go." She drew her hand away, and he knew she was gone.although no movement of her figure could be distinguished. Shelby swung the bag of provisions again to his shoulder, and begnn feeling his way blindly forward. He had. retained the knife, with which he had effected escape from the cabin, and, although the point of the Made htid been broken, he did not feel entirely unarmed. There was no possibility for him to lose the way, the unbroken walls shutting him tightly d In, so that even the sky was Invisible, while the path he mlist follow lcjjl almost dizzily upward. It and he fell twice, was boulder-strewyet toiled steadily on, never permitting hi3 hand to leave the guidance of the wall to the right, and carefully testing the placing of each foot In fear of some pitfall. He could neither judge time nor Jistnnee, yet it was long before light came Into the sky, when he finally clambered oveV a rock barrier across the path, and came upon a shelf of stone, the left wall of this strange cavern abruptly disappearing. Fearful of what precipice might yawn there, as soon as he again attained Itfs feet Shelby flattened himself against the one rock front remaining, scarcely daring ito venture forward more than an Inch or so at a time. A few feet brought hlra to the cave's mouth, a mere hole, scarcely wide or high enough to receive his body. He explored the black Interior to Jhe length of his arms, finding It larger within than at the entrance. She Insisted there was no danger, and the silence seemed to prove the place contained no Inhabitant. Doubtless the open shelf of rock would be exposed to view from the valley below with the first flush of day. To avoid discovery he must creep In out of sight. This was accomplished without difficulty, the floor being fairly level, and the roof rising so that he could almost stand erect. Shelby explored every Inch of the space, knife In hand, and not entirely satisfied until the task was completed. It was only a box of a place, less than fifteen feet long,, and perhaps half as wide, narrowing at the top, as though In some great cataclysm of past ages two masses of rock nnd been hurled together,' leaving this little jog between. It was hot In there, and Shelby, dragging after him the bag of provisions, removed his coat, A few moments later he rolled It Into the form of a pillow, and lay down, staring up at the black vault. He could think now. recall all that hud occurred so swiftly, and weave this nnd that together. He had acted recklessly; there was no doubt of, that.. No one but a blind fool would have ever ventured alone Into this place to free a prisoner. He should have ridden to Ponca. and cnlled upon his friends for help; perhaps he mlg'.it even have been nbh to obtain the services of a troop of cavalrymen from the fort down below the major knew him arid would believe his story. Why hadn't he done this? Why hod h been The anso rash, and swer flushed Into bin mind, as though some voice hnd spoken It was love of Olga Carlyn! He knew It Instantly; made no further effort to deceive himself. Lying there In that black silence, staring blindly upward, be saw the woman again as plainly as though In the flesh saw her. and knew that he loved her. Her eyes smiled at him. with such wlstfulness In their depths; there was nothing sitllen about hpr expression any longer: she was all woman, and he loved her. He covered his eyes with an arm. and rolled over, tiodl wasn't there anything he could Co but wait? He felt wild to act; to accomplish someblow In thing; to strike some definite her behalf. His wife I She was his wife Olga Carlyn I It meant much to him now. How deathly still It was; how terribly dark. He felt hot and stlflvl there In the cav, yet did not move, or change his position, and so he finally fell asleep. star-decke- "You Go on Alone From Here, Senor." feet, until the ridge suddenly terminated at the bank of a narrow stream. A single step, and both were standing In the water, and she had grasped his hand. "Eet Is swift, but" not deep," she said confidently. "I have waded, eet many a time. We must hurry." lie took the bag of provisions and swung It across one shoulder and together they began plowing their way through the downward rush of water. It was tiresome, but they plunged steadily forward, finding the bottom firm. Shelby did not know how far they advanced, nor could he tell. In the darkness, the exact nature of their Ills Impression was surroundings. that they were penetrating n nnrrow side ravine, between great overshadowing' musses, of outcropping stone, which Intensified the gloom. Every step took them higher above the floor of the Hole, and, at times the stream became a Writable torrent, against which they scnfclv could make progress. The jirl kept close to the rocks on the right, nnd strt'ggh'd forward I her grnsp on ravely. never bis hand. Meeting 'as he must the stronger sweep of the current. Shelby felt strain, and was glad when she finally came to a halt. "Eel's here," slip said, "a few steps more, and I leave you. The greatest danger Is my not getting back In time." There was an fiien'ng In the solid rock of the wnll, a mere crevice, so ncealed by tangted shrubbery as to be Invisible even in davllcht. How she In that darkthe bad ness was a mystery ; through the sense of feeling prolfhbly. for her hands Instant 'y parted the Interlaced branches, and she crcpMhmuKh them with Shelby, on his hands and kkVe. close behind. They emerged Into a gulch, as though some giant ax of the gods luul cleaved the vVry fare of the cliff, a gulch dry. scarcely four feel In width, rock walled on either side, and almost a tunnel because of stunted growth, where dwarf oaks hail found some lodgment In cracks and crevices. Panbreadline heavily from eha stoplK-d- , the exertion of the ciitnh. "You go on ahmp from here, senor." she Instructed, the words punting between her lls. "There Is nothing to do but 'follow the gulch. A hundred yards and there Is an opening at the right, a stnnll cave. You will feel eet with yoir hand. You need have no fear to enter, and no one can ever find you there. That Is where joil will wait r.iitll t come." Shelby tried In vtil to distinguish her outlines; he could only be aure of her presence by the voice. "Io not use any fire," she went on warnlngly, "or show yourself by daylight. They will seek yoo, and watch te !t CHAPTER X. ' The 'Darkness of the Cabin, It was broad daylight a dull gray within the small cave, bnt bright sun-hi- a wlUiout wae Shelby aroused himself, and looked about la an blatant of bewilderment. Mn the truth of his situation reasserted Itself, he sat up, conscious of stiffness in every joint, yet relnvigoratej by several hours orest. lie faced a day of Inactivity, a hard demand upon a man of his temperament, and he was aa slow as possible over a meager breakfast, his eyes continually wanderiug toward the narrow opening, as his mind again reviewed the occurrences of the day before. Finally, unable to resist the temptation longer? he ventured to thrust his head through the entrance to learn something more definite as to his surroundings. All he could perceive was the shelf of rock, with a considerable ciping about Its outer edge, together with a few feet of the descendingj trail. On the other hand, a new elen appeared In the front of the cliff overshadowing him. aand he suspicloned that the path he had followed the night previous continued upward was. perhaps, that secret passageway which Paneha had said led finally to the top of the gorge, and along which she plann,ed to guide their future escape. Beyond the outer edge of fhe shelf there was nothing but sky visible, and. believing the coping would conceal his movements from observation below. Shelby pushed his way out through the opening, and crept c.n hands and knees to where he cautiously couhj gaze over.. He wgs higher, up on the cliff than he had ""previously realized, although Its precipitous front yfet towered menacingly above. The view below was like that of a distant picture. Its details Indistinct. He felt no longer any special fear of being observed, however, and .leaned far enough "forward to see clearly up and down the broad valley. His position lay somewhat removed, around the angle of a side ravine, so that he could not trace the entire course of the Cottonwood, or even discern the waterfall beneath which he had entered the Hole. Yet he had a glimpse of the main stream, could pick out what he believed to be the log house from which he had escaped, while, within a grove so as to be scarcely distinguishable, appeared the roof of another, smaller building. He would enot have noticed this, but for a thin spiral of smoke arising from the chimney. Paneha had said the place where Olga was confined was visible from this spot. Could this be It? He stared down a long while, but without reward. Yet there seemed to be much passing and repassing along the main valfigures of men ley; black. on horseback almost constantly visible. He was surprised at the number, never having supposed that this colony of outlaws was so numerous. Another thing, while he could not clearly distinguish such small objects at ' that distance, the majority of these riders had the appearance of being Indians. Could they be Sioux warriors gathered here In preparation for some raid on the exposed settlements? or was It possible that the troops hnd already struckj and driven the remnants of scattered war parties into this Hole for refuge? In either case their presence In such numbers rendered his own position so much more precarious, and increased the danger surrounding Olga. He felt' that, In spite of his pledge to th Mexican girl, he could not remain In his hiding place quietly, without .endeavoring to learn more of what had actually oc" curred during the night. Indeed he could perceive no reason why he should remain entirely Inactive. At the very best she could ac complish nothing before night, and had held out very little hope for even then. There were no signs that he was being sought 'after down below. It might be that In the excitement of other happenings, his escape had been considered as or" minor Importance; that Indian Joe, convinced that he ci ui I il never get out of the Hole unobserved, took no Immediate interest In trailing him. What was the use, when It he must eventually surrender? would be a simple matter to steal cautiously down through that deep cleft In the rocks, as far, at least, as the stream below. 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