The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15

Loosen his feet, boys, SO be can step
along"
They cut the cord about Warmers
legs and started forward into the
woods. But woman, her face white
and anxious, her hair flying wildly in
the wind. barred their way.
"TGv Gods sake. Liz the man with
the gun cried. what's up"
They're here" she gaSped. Then,
clasping her hands and looking into his
face appealingly, she added: Go, quick
Jake Fly before they get you"
What are you talking about?" Jake
demanded. who is it? Not the
Yes. yes: the reyenuers! The cab
ms surrounded, and they're searching
the woods. l slipped away, but most
likely they seen me- Don't wait, Jake,
but go quick.'
His face darkened, and a dangerous
light came to his eyes.
d en- he said bitterly LET
'em come. III get some of 'em before
they get me-" Then, turning to his
men, he added: Stand back out of the
light, boys, SO that you can't be seen
Wait minute! This nan has been
spying on us, and we'll fix him for it
first
With that he struck off into the
woods. commanding two of his men to
follow with Warner and the others
with Liz. to hide.
After covering about thirty yards
Along the side of the mountain he stop
ped on the brink Of dark hole. 1t was
the Zig spring, that greedily swallows
up everything that falls prey to it
and gives nothing back.
\ cold chill of horror went over
Warner as he heard the water boiling
and bubblins down there in the dark.
"Throw him in, boys" Jake said
coolly
Tie men began to push Warner for
ward. In his struggles the rope slip
free, he wrenched himself from the
grasp of one Of the men and, striking
him a quick blow, sent him Keeling
back toward the spring. There was q
scream. a heavy splash In the water
and then silence. Quickly following
up his advantage, he struggled to free
himself from the other man and had
almost succeeded wien Jake gave him
push that sent him flying over the
brink of the spring and clear to the op-
posite side. where he struck against
TIE bank
AS he began to sink down into The
hoe LIE ci.tCuel franticaIly i'll search
In the water, his fingers grasped jut
ting stone that checked his fall There
he hung, his whole weight on his fin
gers and the waters Juggling at hin
as if angrily determined to tear hin
away.
BY flash of lightning Jake saw hin
clinging to the wall and, with an oath
started around to that side Of the
spring. In another flash Warner saw
Jake with his gun raised to strike him
At the same instant there was 6
pistol report. and in the darkness War
ner felt heavy body plunge past hin
and heard a great splash In the water
nen, just as MS fingers nau DeSu1
to relax their hold, a pair of strong
hands graSped his wrists and save(
him from sinking. For the first tim,
in his life he tainted.
When he returned to consciousness
he was lying before fire in the shell
ter of the still with q dozen detectives
Three of the "moonshiners" were IL
irons.
The detectives, guided by the scream
of the man who had first met his fate
in the spring, had arrived just in tim,
to give Jake to the spring, which nc
doubt hid much of his guilty past
Afterward they had captured the resi-
Of the gang killing one in the fight
The woman Liz had escaped.