The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

ita contents when he received "a sud
den blow on the head and sank back
aennoleaa.
The cool night wind swept lightly
across hts brow when he awoke
from unconacinnsnaa. and aa his
wits returned he sought to rise. but
could not And even ms he atfug=
gled. not yet fully certain Of what
restrained him, the sound uf laugh
ter rung In his ears. followed by
these words.
Fool dolt' idiot have you
now Aud 50 you thought you'd get
me In the morning eh7 Cap Wat
sons fate viii never overtnke him
II IL rests with Everest Draytnu. "
CHANGING about the place. bray
ton perceived that be was doubtless
In the outlaws stronghold la
Rock Several men. all heavily
armed. were present
ThruaiinR hia hand beneath Dray=
toms vest the speaker who wa
Cap Watson. drew something forth
aud held Il up t0 him. II was bis
official badge 4 seem that undef=
meath your vest last night. and took
care that the boys seen M. and they
have decided thai you dle-at high
noon"
Watson departed but soon 70
turned with three OF bis men. and
began another TRADE:
Snake The suns hlEh. an the
boys hev decided Row 70 lanneh ye
Get ready. you've bat short time
10 live
The men lifted Drayton up. car
fied him 10 q atefetcher near At
hand and laid him upon H. Then
one Of them produced a keg mark
ed powder. and another put a long
fuse into the open bung
Brayton made no sign.
Wen give y a place where
there o. a fine yles Of la Rock and
the water and hev - think over
yer past life for a few hOura-the
match will last that long"
Ia Rock vas the tito Of a mar
row inlet which pierced the land
between the high. rocky walls.
about three miles up the river. IL
was a Wild. lonesome spot
The men nftsi nrayton upon tho
atreicher- his bier that was to be
aud deposited him in a small. tomb
like space. opening By a low arch
say directly above the water Hare
they placed him and deposited the
powder keE beneath him. and then
one lighted the auake-llke fuse.
-hyby. ye scum. said Cap Wat
son Compose yoaraelf-it a
quick death HYhY'"
And the mnonahineTA" strobe
from the place.
Two hours oh. God. n h far
fnl, Why could they not have killed
me outright Drayton moaued
f'hgn tho implaeAble fate approach
lug him swept across his brain and
once again consciousness fled. With
itH return the pungent smell OF
burning wood entered his noatrlla
Then. suddenly. with a crumbltnE
sound. the stretehef on which he lay
sunk ~ ono corner and he rolled 10
thn flor The powder train. pass
Ing close 60 one leg OF the Hfresehsr.
had No charred II that Il had finally
given way.
Writing like = snake. Drayton
managed 10 thruH himself upon the
live Goals OF the still burning wood.
and. despite tia horrible pain Of the
fire eating into his flesh. he held his
wrists 10 the embcra until the cords
that bound them were severed.
Then. with one mighty effort. Dray-
ton freed himself and aprang 20 his
fees. And not = moment too soon.
Two hours had passed. The slow
match had reached the powder keg
"A fraction Of it remained
Drayton seized the keg. raised Il
In his arms. dashed through the
opening into the ledge without. and
hurled u from him toward the
waters Of Ia Rock. As Il rcaccndea.
bomhlike, through tho air. there
suddenly showed from behind the
point below The "moonEhiners' 1"
craft filled with the frosboolng
crew The CART shot forward d.
rectly beneath the falling kog. II
struck the boat amidships. then
came a roar. mingled with hoarae
cfies-a dense cloud OF smoke ap-
pearwi. water shot high into the air
filled with dehris-feli again. and
quiet reiEned: but the "moonshin-
erg" were no more-that was the
last Of the Illicit distillcr In thai
particular locality.