Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-11-22

ing had an unoDstrucred view OF the
premises. Escape was impossible, FOR
i the back door led out into the ankle
deep puddles of the open prairie, and
1t was now apparent that sixth man
had made circuit and was approach
ing from the rear
MY God! They'll search the place, ?
said Dextry, and the men looked grim
~ In each others faces.
| Then In flash Glenister stripped
back the blankets and seized the
! "pokes,' leaptng into the back room.
In another instant he returned with
! them and faced desperately the candid
baroness of the little room that they
J lived and slept in. Nothing could be
hidden; 1t was folly to think of it.
i There was loft overhead, he remem-
! bered hopefully, then realized that the
pursuers would search there first of
all.
| Il told you he was hard fighter"
1 said DeXtry as the quick footsteps
grew louder. "He amt no fool, nei-
Their. Stead of our bein' caught In
the mountains, l reckon we'll shoot ii
! out here. We should have cached that
gold somewhere"
1 he spun the cylinder Of his black.
encd Colt while his face grew hard
and vuiture-like.
Meanwhile Cherry Malotte watched
the hunted look in Glenister's face
grow wilder and then stiffen into the
\ stubbornness Of man at bay. The
posse was at the door now. knocking
The three inside stood rigid and strain
ed. Then Glenister tossed his burden
on the bed
Go into the back loom, Cherry
there's going to be trouble"
"Who's thereS' inquired Dextry
through the door. to gain time. Sud
denly, without word, the girl glided
to the hot blast heater, now cold and
empty, which stood IN a corner OF the
room. These stoves, used widely in
! tho north, are vertical iron cylinders
into which coal is poured from above.
She lifted the lid and peered in to
md 1t a quarter full of dead asnes,
then turned with shining eyes and
parted lips to Glenister He caught
+ the hint, and in an instant the four
sacks We're dropped softly into the
feathery bottom and the ashes raked
over. The daring nianeuver was al.
most as quick as the fash Of woman's
Wit that prompted II and was carried
through whs..s the answer. 70 Dextry's
!; question Was stu pnspoken.
4Oen Glenister opened tho door care
lesstY and admitted the group Of men
We've got a search warrant to look
through your house, said Voorhees,.
what are you looking for?"
/ Gold dust from Anvil creeissss.
"All right-search awaxs
They rapidly SECURED the premises,
covering every inch, paying no heed
70 the girl, who watched them Will,
Indifferent eyes, nor to the old man
who glared at their every movement
Glenister was carelessly sarcastic, al
though he kent Ms right arm free
while hesseln:,seatA his sangfroid was a
ihnteughN trained alertness.
4 Mcnamara directed the search with
a manner wholly lacking in his forsnel
4 o. y
mock courtesy 1t was aa though he
had been soured bS. The sab of defeat
| Tho msAsk Aad fallen off now, and his
character showed -insistent, overbear
ms, cruel, Toward the partners lie
preserved contenptuous silence.
1 Tie invaders ransacked thoroughly
while a dozen times the hearts Of
4 Cherry Maiottc and l.er two compan
4 ions stonpa.l then lpased onward. c:
# Mcnamara or Voorhees, approached
/ thea passed the stove At last Voorhee.
! lifted the lid AMI neered into its Oar,
4 interior Al the same instss.t the cir
cried oct sharply, fing,ag herSait f..n
her petition while tAs Nsa1sk:,. ierke,
Aas. head ks sss IN i.lessis 70 see l,es CO.