Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27
'.There'll be trouble soon.v

As near as | could see, the Coloners
band, for such it was no doubt, did not
number more than 6ve-and-twenty at the
outside Now they wore at the bank. I
could hardly see what happened, but there
seemed to be a moments pause probably
someone had knocked and they were wait
ing. second later loud shout rang
through the street and l saw a group Of
figures crowding round the door and push
Ing way into my poor bank. Then l
heard short, sharp order from behind,
Nov Charge !"
As the word was given another body of
fifty or more rushed by us full tilt, and
at their head we saw the President. sword
in hand running like young man and
reckoning his men on. Up the street they
swept. Involuntarily we waited moment
to watch them. Just as they came near
the bank they sent up shout:
The President! the PRESIDENT Death
to traitors -
Then there was a volley, and they clos
ed round the building.
Now for our turn, Christina" said I.
She grasped my arm tightly, and we
sped across the road and into the wood.
1t seemed darker than when 1 came
through before, or perhaps my eyes were
dazzled by the glare of the street lamps.
But still we got along pretty well, help
ing my companion with all my power.
"Oan we do it?" she gasped.
"A clear quarter of an hour will do 1t,
and they ought to take that to finish off
the Colonel" For I had little doubt of
the issue to that melee.
On, NJ IL
the twinkle of the waves through the thin
ming trees. Five hundred yards more, and
there lay life and liberty and love
Well, of course, 1 might have known.
Everything had gone 70 smoothly up to
now, that any student of the laws of
chance could have foretold that fortune
was only delaying the inevitable slap in
the face. A plan that seemed wild and
risky had proved In the result as effectual
as the wisest scheme. BY natural prin-
ciple Of compensation, the simplest obsta-
Gle was to bring Us to grief. There's
many a Slip" says the proverb. Very
likelyl One was enough for our bust
ness For just as we neared the edge of
the wood, just as our eyes were gladdened
by the full sight of the sea across the in
tervening patch of bare land, the Sig
norma gave a cry of pain and, in spite
of my arm, fell heavily to the ground. In
a moment was on my knees by her side.
An old root growing out of tho ground !!
That was all And there lay my dear
girl white and still.
What il 1t, SWEET" whispered.
my ankle r. abe murmured "oh, Jack,
1t hurts 70 p and with that she tainted.
Half an hour-thirty mortal minutes l
kneh By her side ministering to her.
bound up the poor foot and famed her
face with my handkerchief. In few
minutes she came to, Blu tonly, poor child.
to sob with her bitter pain. Move she
could not, and would not. Again and
again she entreated me to 90 and leave
her. At last l persuaded her to try and
bear the agony of being carried in my
arms the rest of the way. l raised her
a. gently A. l could. wrung to the heart
by her calamity stihed groan, and slowly
and painfully l made my way, thus bur
dened, to the edge of the wood. There
were no sentries IN sight, and with a new
spasm of hope crossed the open land and
neared little wicket gate that led to
the jetty. A sharp turn just before We
reached it, and, az l rounded this with
the signorina lying yet In my arms,
saw q horse and man standing by thu
gate. Tho horse was hecked with foam
and had been ridden furiously. The mar
was calm and COOL OF course be was
1t was the President!
CHAPTER XIII.
Nv handa were full with NV burden
and before could do anything l saw tn,
musxle Of his revolver pointed full-a1
met Oh, no At the Signorina
/ If you move a step shoot her through
the hoart, Martin" he said in tho quiet