Show diw ahe A 11 TIMBER M D IE d R Q QUEEN U E E N by herbert crooker adapted from the he pathe patha photoplay serial by ay val cleveland by patho exchange chango Ex iw inc chapter VI THE HIDDEN PERIL wo we can ain clear up everything but weve got to work fast declared ed to duo due mackay after rejoining him smith gave me a duo for us to follow up all wo we have to do is to win will over hogan at tho the dance hall f an hour or so BO lator found ruth reading heading aad her champion back in they lost no timo time in presenting their story to husky hogon hogan proprietor of tho the resort and it Is most moat that wo we find this notebook Ruth finished smith declared doclar od that it was wag in tho the collar cellar whore hla his things aro are stored hogan grinned affably go as far as you like ho he replied go as far as you like lie he replied go right down this way iio he pointed to the collar cellar stairs shortly after hogan suddenly kunfi himself confronted by jim cluxton joyce and vance ile ho grinned at their braided braised countenances and thought of at the splendid fight that don mackay machay had put iut up against thorn them look hero here cluxton said bald you side in with us and well make it worth your while theres reasons why weve got to got get rough with the man and girl down in the cellar hogan again well he bo said bald 1 I like your nerve anyway you birds dont know when youre licked this all about who la is tho the girl and her namo name ruth reading nei answered joyce over hear that name before heading 7 hogan pursed hla his lips any relation of old jim heading of tho the mounted Aloun ted cluxton nodded husky hogana face changed in a flash im with youl you he bo bringing a huge bugo fist down on the tha counter with a bang jim reading put mo me behind the bars at libbis island tor for five yours years say this is ia better than picking up a million bucks bucke worth 0 nuggets nug geto P hogan hung up his apron and came around from behind the counter waiving an arm lie ho led tho the way to tile tho collar stairs getting along nicely thank you ruth smiled as she saw hogan coming down the tha rickety stairs don rose roso to hla his feet and gasped in surprise as ho he saw cluxton and his allies following their friend youre a couple of common thi thieves evest hogan snarled what you are and ive caught you in tho the act cut but don protested none nona of your lip young fellor you can march over and toll tell it to the mayor ho he likes a good story miss reading heading it happened that the mayor of alno peak had bad been elected by Ilog hogans aaa money therefore he listened intelligently telli tolli gently to that words paying little attention to tho the protests of don and the girl ill have 0 hold you both for trial ho he stated the court convenes in Do december ember it was wag tho first night ruth reading had bad ever spent tn in jail she did not fancy it in ili the next coll coil don mackay was also lamenting over the un 0 o exper experience lence Ou taido tho the jailor jailer was leisurely reading a newspaper ruth was watching him closely suddenly an all idea camo came to her yon son clavier pend pena do sa BO oeta ture she said to don dion blen allons returned the young man tho the emiler looked around a puzzled expression on hla his face ile he did not understand that ruth had perceived haq hi key ring to bo be in hla his belt and that dons answer to ruths ruthe in formation was all right lots lets go don waited tor for a few moments to pass then ho he addressed the jailer mr jailor jailer may I 1 speak with you the unsuspecting gentleman arose from his bla chair and approached don I 1 the smiting smiling young man put him ott off hy guard for a moment its ita awfully lull dull hero here don corn com planned pla Plat ined ned may I 1 look at part of your paper I 1 sure camo came the good natured reply ile he separated a portion of the now and handed it into don that young man suddenly aud denly shot out both arms seized the jailor by the neck crashed a blow low through the bars across his eiloo and thou then dragged him close to the door of his coil cell as an tile tho man sank bank to tile the concrete con creto bloor in ili another moment don had secured the iho keyo hoys from tho the key ring and two Mil minutes lutcs ator ho he and ruth w ware ere free stealthily making their way from tile tho place of their imprisonment the first thing to do la is to got get that notebook f don told the girl a and accordingly both sot out tho the clar liness for the dance clance hall they soon arrived und and carefully looked tile the ground over don discovered a collar window which would admit thorn them to tile tho store room ruth entered brat and don followed but tho the two young people wore were not aware of tho the tact fact that cluxton and ills nad d soon been them cluxton was tor for dashing tn in without hesitation but vanco vance quickly put his plan to rout that would bo be a fine thing to to do vanco said bald with dewith hogan up in the air over us ua lets wait until they secure tuo the notebook and thou then strike wo we ought to bo be able to got lt it away from that big boob easily unsuspicious of tho the fact act that they wore were watched ruth and don had resumed tho the search for tho the precious notebook their efforts were soon ro rewarded as with a glad cry ruth oho ho wod wed tho the object of tho search march to don they had succeeded but now don they had succo succeeded oded but now they must escape ruth climbed out of tho the collar window and don followed shortly in ili tho the shadows three figures waited tor for tile the proper timo to strike joyce gave tho the word and the tha next moment ion don felt in their grasp ile ho struck forward blindly smiting cluxton right between the eyes so stir aur was that that lie he j howl of anguish and tumbled headlong into tho the snow doti don swung around quickly hurling joyce from his back and sent another blow in the dl di action of vance run tor for tho the dog sledge lie ho shout oil ed to ruth arid and giving a final glance at his bla fallen enemies lie ho hasterol has torel terel to follow it so happened that hogan had hea rd ra cry with a few of his man lie ho hurried from the dance hall and surveyed the throe three allies with a quick glance glanca lets finish these guys up bill ha f shouted to ono one of hla his men getting to bo be a nuisance around hero here bilogan was deaf to the protests pro of the trio ile he would not listen to them cluxton attempted to shout that ruth reading was escaping but a blow on the from hogan silenced encee him meanwhile ruth and don were homeward bound over the snow wastes toward cinnabar both elmod boomed highly pleased with them selves and extremely amused over their escape on ono one of tho the highest ridges of glistening snow three men could bo be seen frantically urging their dog clog team to more speed jim cluxton hull bult joyce and the suave vance still hopeful of gaining tho the upper tipper hand on ruth reading and the tha stalwart don they stopped tor for a moment on tho the ridge and gazed searchingly around the country there they are exclaimed vance pointing southeast there they abot are but something seems seem 8 to bo be tho the matter they hava stopped cluxton and joyce strained their eyes in tho the direction that vance had indicated and something was war the matter the snarling dogs wore were the source of the trouble the tha liaa or cr ot oft he pack had snapped at his mate inato causing no and of a disturbance and resulting in ili a complete comp loto mont of tile tho atnes cluth and don attempting at tho the preset to untangle tho the moss mess vanco continued they aro are going to circle around to tho the south ad cross that bridge over tile the crook creek it if ono of us ua could cut them oft and tamper with the bridge thou tho the rest of us could them from behind the rest would bo be easy for once in hla his life jim cluxton volunteered 41 t do something As soon na as ills hla friends recovered their surprise ho he bet out on oil snow shoes to prove that a straight title line is ia tile tho shortest distance between two points and to find some way to stop slop tile tho journey of our friends the tha bridge over the creek was only a few rods away cluxton looked about him an ali exclamation passed ills lips lipa half burled in tho the snow lio lie saw a small shed with I 1 a sign on oil it lie lube belled llod dynamite cluxton thought a moment if lie ho hurried lie he bo be able to blow the ridge bridge up before ruth and don could iio wished no harm harin to thom them ho only lantei to delay them in a few moments lie had tile the bridge mined minea and tho the fuse lit lie he drow drew back a sato safe distance to watch then stared in ili horror the dog bearing cluth and doti don had suddenly appeared around the corner and was about to ansh dash insh across the mined ridge bridge to bo be continued |