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Show VEHGEAMCE AND THE WOMAN H ' ' I. 'St ' v ' Heary JMakfc, Hunkw aad railway r kmlMer, aad all yuf wlf, BmI, l kT BUek jack HalsM, utlaw lead-.r'ii lead-.r'ii - '.Jaeat tojKlMHi. Nimmpw" aad U-W" yf-. nawl )iwr,t Xt,aw m BB.;' .' ? fyi away; .bat to laftaidfrefa tar. BB terae aad tiflafM4 anV H(f. BBV - Bialw.U. aUaMac ( kar wha hla BB V . lariat la akot away ad. ka falla to a BBA ladca. krilV wife lf fall. , to tke todic. He write. nVdirfeF'1160.-BB nVdirfeF'1160.-BB j dtf aad ake It taken ffH la atta-Ht.f atta-Ht.f BMMladvoTer tlra ckaaai, tk rocks B, tMaf tk rapa, atraid by atraad. H 1 MckttaC daayarataiytaallaik a BJ : krHi ut kaiam Wltk fcia feat BJ kaaadk JUakVa daatk'aayaarad cer- ' tatoi aa Hawklpa.aadJOaaaaM broke BJ , ' tkraatk tke artuk aa'tk. kWp trail! H;; Tka atea eraat cauttoualy toward tka H . ahaak daaertad aaly a faw jamnaata kefir, by BlMk' JaeVa raaf.-; kad BJ raaaed it' wltk ririaaurady. Valyto BJ 1 ilnd It empty. H 1 Tkey returned to-tke eade'of tka BJ areelplea Jua,aa. jloiaj ,aad kia BJ " BaMlRock. Mor(an peered down tho BJ , . elirand catikt algkt of Blake still - atraca-Uac freoly and taUapaadad ay j tka 'tatt parting atraad. He" lataBt7 BJ j' ' ly oalled acrou to Hawklni, at tue H aame time ordering one of hla niea ' ' to aria ga lariat: Hogan, on tke oth-M:r oth-M:r m aUa, toaaad oyer tke brow of the H raakandvaaaaeledjBlakeito oeaae ''"' : ' atmiKltng, at tka aame time order-BJ order-BJ las two of kla men to look Blake. ' Oair yepa aettled about kla abouldera l aaatker bouad kla leg. Morgan I, Urew a tklrd lariat over Blake to 1 keep klm ram being daaked.agalnet I tka allff wkea being hauled up. l- $ Tka reaeuera ha.d acted none too I. , quickly, for aa tke lariats began to draw Blakap and out of tke gorge, Ml tka last atraad snapped. tl . "W" la Bessie?" were Ms first M f, wal4a,:akd?wai told tkat aa'traea mt$p a tka atitlawa kad been found, 'he m:y-: atniMrltd to kls faat aad iaslsted on ' '4 takaaf if , tka. akafa. Tiara was only , a brief delay; while' Morgan rand -his men circled, tke canyon and came, up on tke otker side. "Tkey haven't gone far," said the sheriff. "We'll scour the country and meet, later at Barksdale." So saying, all of tka men were la tke addle aad away, an extra horse taking tak-ing oare of Blake. .. ' ' Several aallaa back la tke mountains,, moun-tains,, aaeure la. a deep defile, Black Jack aad kla men dismounted aad prepared a. meal. Bessie', kick at fcajr Maaaaja:Mas? Jpaaaa: atkers, b always ' ataaaly 'watched by Comaaaka Pete. Tka outlawa finished tka. ami, of wkiek tke girl could, take nothing altkougk weakened weak-ened fraat lack of food.'and'gather-ed food.'and'gather-ed about Black Jack Who counted eat aad (divided tka fl00,e0 tka ;maa glaatlag'oVer tke crisp bills, "lltle dreamlaivikay war eeaaterfelt.' - Haakattpraaamlaf aa'tka kap py aoasl af bto naa. atada .kla, Way to waire-'Beeate waa seated1 ad.tk paaght ta-plaaa kla ama akaat aer takjftikar.. Taa";glrl. jtruf glad to fetawayV'-bit waafplaaa' Ik. tka batlawXwr a' U' mtflii Jjffit fared. Ill wltk ker kad aotRed n-aoa'aama n-aoa'aama at tka 'moment." Haines reaehed'for his gua, but Had cut In wltk: "This la ao time far nonsense. We're got to, use ker for ap ardoa." Haines stayed kia hand and still growling thought a moment, then replied: re-plied: :, "You're right Ska must write to tke governor.'' Drawing back Into tke woods, the iwb inen conversed a bit, then ap proacked, Bessie, wbo was trembling I oa a rock; her faee la ker kaada. la a.pleasant ; manner, meat ubususJ far klm. Blaek Jack explained what she I must do, the governor must pardon them oa ker plea or tkey would start 'a new reign of terror, kill Blako land take her with them. Bessie cried 'out she would die, first. Haines then seised her hands In his powerful grip and forcing a pencil between her fingers, forced it down on a piece of paper. I Before' she coald comply, the outlaw out-law leaders were startled by a -cry fraat a lookout, aptka trail. Tkey (rushed away to sea In tke distance crossing the trail, a lone horseman .Henry Blake. Leaping ,te ker feet, Bessie called out bis name before ake waa seised by Pete. Blake .heard hla wife's one cry for help. He turned and ahouted down the trail and soon Hawkina waa at hla aide, and followed by the others tkey spurred to where the outlaws could be seen, Bessie on, the Indian's horse. ' ' A wild race began then, up and down the rocky trails and tke posse oa fresh mounts gained steadily un-ttll un-ttll Pete wheeled off sharply on a secret pathway down tke mountain aMaT-ffr tka tlrna. balng throwing his pursuers oft tka scent. Down .tat edge of a ford where Black Jack'a kbrae stumbled, breaking a leg. There -waa no time to be lost thea and leaping up behind Curly Brown, they plunged oa to tka middle of tke. ford, tkeaea up tka stream. The kersee ware; ready to drop aad then jah'asea ailed ,a baljt, exclaiming: "Tkaaa'karaea aaat leat muck toagerPeta, always a raMurceful, taraed.ta.Black.Jack wltk a.ptaa.af aiaaw'a wklak .plemsod tka leader, wke aave saarpordars. , "Tka Indlan;-Aawt,of ,a kldinr place. Red, yea asd Curly go to Barksdale aad gat ffeakjtorsea , and men." He tkea explained that they ware to'aaat later aad took Bessie oa kls own horse, which he urged a up stream. Pete running at his side, while the other butlaws started for town; " Hardly kadltkey laV'slght of each other wkea ilaka aad Hawkins and tkelr followers galloped out iato tke stream.' Up aad dewa eltker bank tkey vainly looked for signs of tke utlaws. Attaining a, kill crest overlooking a long, winding trail leading into tke valley, 'Black 'Jack stopped to confer further wltk 'the Indian as to the hiding place and the safest course to pursue. Aa they, stood there a stage coach came Into view below. be-low. Ordering Pete to bring Bessie, he set out to cut" off the coach, Reaching a clump of bushes, which they kid behind, Halnea explaining the Indian was to guard Bessie Whlla be held up the coach and got fresh horses. It was a quick and easy Job, the driver and the few passengers beying witk alacrity ta M& the trail and keep their hands up. Dllsarmlng hla victims and then relieving them of what fewvaluables they possessed, Black Jack mounted the. driver's seat while Pete thrust the atrubbllng Bessie into the coach, entering after her. Halnea picked up tka reins and away want tke stage, a bullet from Pete's' pistol holding; tke erstwhile passengers In check. Blake reached the spot before the dust of the retreating stage had learned from the victims of the holdup hold-up what had taken place. "Tkajr won't- gat far, though," volaateared the drjaar''for the road tkeyjpaejjf crashed at," " "BlakeSrko kad draws ahetcTA4t tke posse, left word that they should fellow aad then dashed on aloao dowB the road after the atage feel-tag feel-tag kat at last kla wife waa within Recking treat side to aide, tke kersee Usked'by Halnea witk brutal ferocity, tka atage eareeaed dawa tke trail 'aad' wm almost lata tab waik eut before , its" driver perceived ' tke daaiar Bad, braagkt tka. toaaTto -a ndaaa atop. Pete leaaad tor ant of tka' vladaw'to-aae wkat-waa tka treBBaad'Basale, aver-alert, aau-tlously.drew aau-tlously.drew kls automatic from Its kalstar. "Looks like a bad washout ahead," called Black Jack. "Oa oa and aee If' It'a safe." Tke Indian, rifle 1b kaad started ahead. Black Jack, kls attention riveted oa tka Indian, did not kear Bessie aa ska opened the stage door on tho opposite side from where ke leaked leak-ed from tke driver's seat,, nor did ke catck bar shadow as aha atepped on tke hub of a wheel aad climbed to tke 'top. Tka Indian stopped and skouted back something. Halnea leaned a bit further out and at tke aame instant Bessie leveled Peie'a plstql and fired directly at .ker captor. cap-tor. Tke bullet grazed kia arm aad temple and he fell to the ground. Bessie, without stopping to see the effects of the shot, snatched up the reins, dropped Into the driver's seat and sent the stage down tka trail directly iato the muule of Pete rifle' and into the washout. The stage reeled along the very edge of a precipice which ahot down several haadrad, .feet to tka baak of a riveivBsafle, by desperate aae of bar streagtk, aaaaaged ta keap tka wheela from, eliding over,, until a bullet from the Indian's rifle dropped drop-ped one of the horses and the stage aame, to an slbrupt atop. With bulleta splitting tho wood-workall wood-workall about her, tka .girl, climbed down iato, tke coach and, returned the fire from the rear window. A bullet struck , tka remaining horse in tke flank and n, fright and pain the animal plunged suddenly forward. For a b'iaf fraction .of a moment, the heavy? vehicle stood poised on the edge of the precipice. Tkeaviaa 'tka aaft aarjsh gara .war: beaeath the wheals, It slowly turaad over and railed down earrytag tka imprisoned Bessie, the Indian's amp-tied amp-tied pistol still clasped in her hands. ITo Be Continued) |