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Show THE TIMES-NEW- S, NEPHI, UTAH. cess. No one, unless possibly It might be Land, er Hanley, had any reason to suspect her now. It was a lorxj Journey to Gerlasche, too long to be made on foot and If the girl went with them up the trail, every effort at rescue would be delayed. "You are right. Pancha," he admitted. "We'll get him up there someway. But you better go now, before the fog rises." "Yes, senor," She came over and knelt beside Macklin, who was moaning slightly, Co. Copytght A. C MeClnrv his head resting on a pillow made by Shelby's coat. As she bent over htm his eyes partially opened, hot with uo ically, 'we must do that If possible. a courage that moved her husband He cannot be left to die alone In this strongly, inasmuch as he felt be was light of Intelligence In them; they horrible place. I am strong, and will Bearing the end of his strength and were dull, lusterless. senor." she sobbed, pressing help all I can. Could we now start realized what the strain must be on his"Senor. hand between both her own, "1 am at once?" her. "Just a moment. Is there an enThe events of the next hour re- going to ride for you." Some angel of mercy must have put trance not far away, Pancha?" mained in Shelby's mind more like the words on his Hps. for certainly he "Not 50 feet, senor." some terrible, dream than a remem'Then we ought to hear any firing brance, lie was conscious of being knew her not. yet faint, fitful, there from his lips the cry : or shouting without. Everything excessively worn, hungry, tired. His came "Pancha! I want you, Pancha!" seems quiet. Let's make the effort mind did not function, yet he clung She must have understood, known, now." to " bis task, with teeth doggedly yet the cowfor of that call was He sent the Mexican girl on In adclinched, and every muscle aching and vance, and lifted the unconscious from the effort. Macklin moaned once hers. motionShe looked at him Macklln upon his back, Olga partially or twice, but without regaining con; tis Hps. supporting the helpless body. The sciousness, and twice Shelby felt com- less then bent and kissed wounded man groaned at the first pelled to lay the wounded man on the Slowly, regretfully she arose tt her but lapsed Immediately ground, while he regained sufficient feet, and faced them, her cheeks movement, white. Into silence again, and Shelby moved strength to proceed. Once they "'Tis all." she said simply, "now I to shift the burden, Olga Inslowly forward with his burden along go." on the dark, narrow passage. It termihim to the bear sisting helping She vanished without a sound, glidnated In a small hole, well protected man. But this proved Impracticable, through the fringe of bushes and which a covert and of brush, through by again Shelby shouldered the body ing down the steeo bank to the protection and staggered blindly up stream. the fellow had to be drawn cautiousThe sky was gray, a heavy mist ly. Once on the outsiUe, under the cold gleam of the stars, they found shrouding the valley below, when they themselves protected by the high finally attained the opening into the bunks of a gully, that turned sharply trail sought. Nothing could be seen of with a deeper their enemies, and, convinced that, as to the raviiie. The three clustered close, and yet, there was no pursuit, the three listened, but no sound broke the still- crept breathlessly Inn the shadow of ness. Satisfied they were not obthe bushes, dragglug the unconscious served, Shelby again picked up the Macklln with them. For some minwounded man, and, with Pancha guidutes Shelby lay1 motionless, struggling ing, her figure barely discernible in for breath, feeling that all strength the gloom, slowly advanced down the had deserted him. He scarcely realdepression. ized that Olga had lifted his head It was hard, slow work, as Shelby Into her lap, and was wiping the had to carefully pick his way among beads of perspiration from his face. the stones, seeking a safe resting place At last, however, his eyes and for each foot. They must move noise- he saw her bending over opened, him. The lessly. Their only hope lay In the conman's broke Into an effort to fidence the Indians felt In their death smile. lips within the cabin. If they were as"Some soft, ain't I, little girl?" he sured as to this, then they had prob"but gee I That was a pull, muttered, ably scattered, willing to wait until and I was about all In. Where's Panmorning to search the debris for their cha?" bodies. But this they couldn't know. "Back there, where she can look As they turned Into the ravine they obtained a glimpse of the burned out Is It much farther?" "To the cave, you mean? Yes, It Is cabin. One wall yet stood, ragged a hard climb yet, but we will have It the against sky. and there was a gleam of red embers. Occasionally a gust easier. I'll be all right presently; of air sent sparks flying upward and we'll cut some stakes, and make a spirals of black smoke were visible. litter. "I don't know what Is the matter No moving forms could be perceived about the ruins, and It was evident the with me," he apologized, ashamed of spot was still In a condition to render his weakness, "hungry, and overstrained, I guess. Maybe I ought to exploration Impossible. Huddled closely together In the have left the fellow there." "Now I Go." "Oh, no. Tom ! We couldn't do that shelter of the rocks the fugitives The Is crazed." poor nearly thing stared across the open space at the of the creek. were alone, but "Pancha? Yes, I know; but she'd with their own They red gleam. The Mexican girl had work to do. Shelby a be off bettes the with heap sight lifted herself upon a projecting stone, went at his with quiet efficiency. Seand wa3 searching the shadows with guy dead." lecting two stout limbs, similar In size "But she will not believe that She and keen eyes. length, be ran these through the "Where do we go?" Shelby ques- thinks It Is all her fault, and and arms of bis strong corduroy Jacket Is a she such little wild, passionate tioned. binding them Into position by two I would do anything to save cross-piece"L'p the rock trail, senor; there Is thing. hastily prepared, and him for her." no other saf place." lashed firmly with strips torn from his "There Is about one chance In a neckerchief. Macklin, now once again "So I thought. Then we must get under cover before daylight. Dawn Is thousand. Still he's Just about ornary silent, and motionless, his eyes closed, not far off from the looks of the sky." enough to make It We sure don't was lifted gently onto the outspread He paused suddenly. "What kind of a owe him anything." coat, his limbs upheld by one of the "I am not so certain of that." she cross-barand then the Jacket butlooking guy Is Hanley?" said softly. "I wonder when I would toned securely about him,- forming a "He tall, scrawny, red whiskers." "Then I got him; plugged the fellow have known my husband, but for him? swinging cradle finely adapted for the through the arm. He won't want any I doubt If you half believe all I con- purpose. up, Shelby straightened more for awhile. Come, let's move fessed to you now." himself again. quite "I con scarcely realize It Is true, but on," he added Impatiently. "It's do"There, that will answer nicely," ing no good to remain here and stare belief is not absent." he said confidently. "It Is bound to be The motionless girl at the end of a hard climb, but we'll take our time at that fire, and it Is no light load the rock suddenly turned her head, to It and rest when we are tired. No I've got on my back." The way was a rough one, strewn and glanced back at them with her one can see us from below after we with stones, but well protected by piercing black eyes. once pass the point yonder." "Senor, Is It true that you love her high bunks, on either side. Pancha "Is the trail up hill all the way?" wife?" your asked the girl, her eyes searching the seemingly knew every Inch of It, for "True; of course, Pancha. I told steep face of the bluff. she advanced confidently, selecting the you so even before I told her." "Y'es, pretty sharp at times, but we'll, "An' she love you?" It follows a deep cleft manage. "1 nm Senor Shelby's wife. Panthe rocks, and once found canthrough flash a cha," spoke up Olga quickly, not be lost. I'll take this end ; that burning red on her cheeks. "I have will give me the most of the weight, no other ambition." and you lead the way ; take It slowly "Hut the mouey! You rich, he nay aod you'll be all right." You Macklin. even not Senor that, They picked the litter up between care for that?" Olga relieved to discover how them, I no. "Not very much know nothlightly, thus distributed, her share of ing about It. mill am perfectly conrested upon her. She was tent If It never comes. You mi:st the burden to advance easily and pick her know what 1 mean you have iove.1." nbie the rocks without experi"Yes, senora ; I have loved, and way among discomfort. The weight great encing would still love; money Is nothing. of the man's body came far heavier Senor." upon Shelby, but the res and change "Yes. Pancha." had largely restored his strength and "I think us I lie here what It was be felt no doubt of his ability to susbest to do. They stir down there. I end of the flurden. L'nable tain -I Miitiot see yet for the fog, but bear to seethis where he was placing his Just si.inds. Pretty soon they will know, feet In the stony path, he stumbled perhaps. Tbey hunt the burned cabin occasionally, causing the wounded an' find no bone, no flesh. What will man to groan In some sndden spasm they lo?" of pnln; yet It was evident he did not "Laud will KtiKpcct the truth." suffer The trail they followed "Tis so. perhaps; yet I believe we had ro greatly. Itself c. bis memory impressed left no frail, senor. If was all rK-that he recalled every turn clearly and an' water; even the Sioux cannot fol- could call out directions to her In a low that. You know the way now?" low voice. "To the envcyes." "Turn fo the right there; we "It Is safe. Hut If the senor lives he will havesharply to hold the litter higher to must have n doctor. You tell me that, by that rock ; here Is the only and there Is but one way; I must point exposed; once in the shadow of ru'e." th(se trees the way is completely covShelhy straightened up. Instantly ered. Yes. we can move rapidly Lifted the Unconscious Macklin Upon grasping her purpose around this point; from now on there "You mean you will leave us here HI Back. re rocks on both sides. Take It easy, to go on a lone T" and If you need to rest, say so." will easier path. So they came to the end Is "Yes, senor; eet best They TO BE CONTINUED.) of the cleft, where It terminated at not stop me : tbpy will not know. Unthe ban of the creek. less I meet Svnor Laud Jhere Is no Tha Praacher Topio. The light from the slowly graying danger; perhaps even he will not susHilly, not very fond of Sunday sky overhead sesreely penetrated the pect, or Interfere. There are horses school, was promised a dime every depths of the ravine, and to the burthere, and I ride often sometimes time he remembered the sermon. For den of csrylng fbe heavy body of even vp onto the mesa ; no one will once he expressed great Interest Macklln was added the weariness of care." "Jnst think, daddy. It was about flythe freqisrnt stumbling over the stone "Yon are sure you can pass?" ing machines." "What?" snld daddy, with, which the path was strewn. Olga, "I am sur I will pass," .she ssld "you're mistaken." And he answered fighting off the deadly falnfness which firmly. "I rld for hees life, senor." "No, sir, rm not. The teacher said threatened every moment to overcome tCsao sold his heirship to Ll's bretber It was the better plan, dor coiii-her. bora tar share of Ue burden with Shelby dtuj the probability of Its sue-- 1 Jacob," COMRADES OF JPESSSL By RANDALL PARRISH CHAPTER XII Continued. 13 "And I have given you my henrt long ago. Kiss nie. Tom." They sat there, closely pressed to- gether In thut narrow space, scarcely aware any longer of the dinner at hand, eager only to heur each other's Above the crackle of the voice. flames, and the crashing of falling tlmhers. they could distinguish the Intermittent crack of a rille. and the echo of voices calling. Shelhy hegun to dig with one hand at the pile of earth beside hhn so as to widen the space between its summit and I he roof. The action caused his mind to revert to the Imminent peril of their situation. "It will be all over with before daylight," he said soberly, "and thut will he our chance to get out." "How do you suppose Macklln- ever got through there?" she questioned wonderingly. "That's what bothers me. Either he wasn't hurt much, or he had help. It is my notion the girl brought him out In some wj,y. The shooting was an act of sudden anger, for which she was sorry the very next moment. They may be hiding there now, somewhere In the tunnel." She lifted herself up and peered through the opening; the glare of the flames did not penetrate beyond the harrier of earth and she saw nothing but Impenetrable blackness. "Shall we go, "Not yet; we are safer here, until those devils give up. You can hear their voices yet out there." They had no way of telling time, and the hours dragged. The sound of 'firing had entirely ceased, and the shouts of voices died away one after the other. Shelby waited patiently, listening for the slightest sound, but. at last, could restrain himself no longer. "I do not know how late It Is," he Bald Anally, "yet it must be nearly morning. Most of those fellows must be gone. Shall we try our luck, little - and-see?- girir She put " her hand silently Into his. CHAPTER XIII. The Fugitive. . He led the way, finding little difficulty In crawling over the mound of earth, and Olga followed easily. The cool darkness Into which they advanced was a great relief, while the sense of action restored their shattered nerves. They encountered no further obstruction of any kind, but suddenly reached a sharp turn toward the left. Shelby felt his passage around the corner, aware of the pressure of Otga's fingers on his sleeve, but his eyes could perceive nothing unusual beyond. Yet, with his first step forward, he came to a gulden halt. "Stay where you are, senor." snld a low voice, "not a move till I speak." his breath quickly, He caught scarcely daring to set down an uplifted foot. There was no doubt who that was that spoke out of the darkness. "Hut I am Shelby," he blurted forth swiftly. "You have no reason to fear me." "Shelby ! How you come here? You found the trap? And and Is she with you?" An accident re"Yes, senorlta. vealed to us a way out. It v.a you. then, who took Macklln aw ay ; he w as not killed?" A moment there was silence; then she broke out suddenly, passionately, the words fairly fiit'lng over each other in her eagerness of expression. "I am not afraid, Senor Shelby. No! No! I hav 7.e pistol In my hand. I shoot. The dark eet make ti" difference, for you are there J.ist before me she an you are there. Listen, then; I hate an I tell you what happen. 1 love see ! Then I make meestake. Itndre de Plos! 1 know not how eet was. hut I shoot the man I love. Ket was crazy thing; but I not keel heem ; I know I not keel heem. How I know? Santa Mnrle! The good (lod would not let me believe that. What ronld I do? I ran away mad Info the woods. I would maybe yet save heem. hut You know, senor. eet was I how? who shoot Senor Macklln?" "Yes. T'sncha; the lady here saw your face." "Yes. It was I. senor I who love heem. Why should eet be so? I went there not for that no! 1 tell yon how eet all come. Kef was hmw of you know niv my brother, senoi brother, Juan Vlllemonte? He dead. SPnor, dead. You know how he dl? Bet was a quarrel with Senor Lund an' Sefior Hanley I hey keel heem, the two against the one. t not know what happen. I watt In the cabin for Juan to come, hnt he stny away. No one tell me I eel an Indian boy come an' he fell. Then I know Juan Is dead. n' I gn crsr.y like that. I am Spanish, senor; I hate an' I love then only I hsfet I would avenge my brother; I would keel the man thai keeled heem. 1 csre only for to do that. He was there In this cabin; I creep up an' see. yef t nw bees Ft wasHednrv.iildIn notthere, see me. but I aim. fscp. Ssuinr fcfcUu was there too. ntr tt1(. other girl, but I care not then for them at all. I linte an' I see only the one I hate. Sunta Marie! Why was eet so?" "You shot the wrong man?" "Si. senor. Senor Macklin. he step forward quick Just when I fire; he drop an' I run." Shelhy felt Olga grip him and heard her voice at his e?r. "She never heard what Macklln said; don't lei her know." He crushed the question already on his ips hack Into his throat. Yes." S'i(lby said: "1 see how It happened, now. And what did you do then. Pancha?" She was not sobbing, but her quick breathing gave the Impression In the darkness. . "What I do, senor? I pray the VirThen I gin that I may save heem. remember this passage from the ravine. How I know eet? Juan and I, we live In the cabin a month; 'twas then I found eet. I was underneath when you fought, senor; then, when .you were both outside I got heem " "Macklln, He was you mean? alive?" "Yes. senor, alive. Maybe he live, maybe he die; I know not. I do what I can. Eet took long time; even I carried heem alone." "But how did you get across that cave-I- n earth?" of "Eet was not there; eet come later," she explained. "I would go back, senor, when they fired the cabin, but the earth had caved and I could not get through." "To help us?" "Si, senor; to help you and me. What could I do alone? That Is why I tell you; why I talk. Eet Is not for you, nor for me. I would save heem an' only can eet be done If I have help. I do all I can Madre de Dlos. yes. But how I get heem out," senor?" "But why not call the others?" Shelby asked suddenly In suspicion. "What danger Is Macklln In?" "You know not?" In surprise. "The Indian boy tell me he an' Hanley. They plan eet all out. Twas because Juan would not be one of them they keel heem. They would hold her for ransom; they say a roan conies soon here who would pay much ; so they try to put out of the way Senor Macklln. 'Tis to get her that Slagln go to the cabin; he fall, and then Senor Laud try another way. He not know when he come that Senor Macklln get back. No one know." an oath ; the Shelhy smothered whole foul plot suddenly revealed to him In all Its hldeonsness. This then was what these fiends had been planning; It was plot within plot; criminal against criminal. He was blind not to have perceived he truth before; now It stood before him in all Its sheer nakedness. Macklln's drunken boast had brought forth Its full brood; Hanley. too brainless and cowardly to lead, had told all be knew to Indian Joe embellished It, no doubt and, It was Just the sort of thing the latter was eager to get his hands Into seemingly a safe game, with a good stake. Shelby reached out and drew Olga closer to him In the darkness. "I understand, now," he said tersely. "We've got to fight this out together. All right. I'm ready. What is It yon want tne to do? Cun Macklin walk?" "No. senor; I think maybe he verra bad ofT; he not speak now for long time. Maybe you tell what we do for heem." "I'm afraid not. Pnnclin. I've doctored some wounds, but I'm no exiert. Where Is he? Oh. here." He bent down In the dark and touched the motionless figure. IPs fingers sought the man's pulse, which showed weak but rapid. "Where was the wound''" "In the right chest, seimr." "And you have dressed and bandaged II?" "Yes. senor; the best I 'could. I tote up eiy "lo underskirt." know if he bled much?" "Not since I found heem no ; eet was very little. You think Maybe be live, senor?" "I am unable fn nniwcr thut. Pan-ha.he replied shberly. rising to bis feet. "The man is evidently Yird hit, weak from loss of blood and In a coma now- from fever. This is no place for him. If we could get him out into the own. bandage his wound proTly and get n doctor for the ball be might have fair chance. I can say no more than that." "A doctor I Win re would there be a doctor 1" "I know of none this side of sn army surgeoa Is at the camp there; no doubt he would eotne," ";erliiHche! Ami and he could save heem, senor F' "lie might; I ran promise nothing; but thai would be the only hope." "Hut you will help me? You pledge you " - Oer-Insch- nintr "I will do whatever t can," Shelby snld earnestly. "I hardly know how w are going to manage It. 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