Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24

move muscle, for they know what it would
cost them"
The boy obeyed, the men not even looking
at him, so intent were they on the one who
held them completely in his power.
Now, Dory" continued Bart as he sight
ed at the men along the barrel of his rife, his
finger on the trigger, search both the scoun-
drels, and see if they've got so much as, a
knife with them. Don't take anything else
they may have, for wouldn't touch the least
! Dory found but two pocket-knives, even
though he searched in the mems boots, as
Bart directed, and when this had been done,
the guide said:
Because L haven't killed you now / don't
want you to think | wouldn't do so the next
time we meet. shall be on the lookout for
you while I'm around here, and | give you
fair warning that, whenever l get the chance
to draw bead on you again, you'll turn
your toes up. Now face about and march. -
If looks could kill, Bart would have drop
ped then, such a fendish gaze of hatred did
Tom give before he obeyed.
Down the hill the road-agents walked, with
the guide close behind them, and when the
clear land in the valley was reached, they con-
tinued their march, while Bart halted, until
they were out of sight
Not until then did any one speak, and it
was Kirk who asked:
You knew those men"
eyes"
w udI nave Jney ever done TO you!
We won't talk about them now" said
Bart, almost fiercely. 81 ought to have
killed them where they stood; but when the
next time comes-Let's get the burros, that
nave been the cause of all the trouble, and
go up to the cabin, for that's where we must
camp tonight"
- But those men-they1l come back" said
Dory, glancing over his shoulder, as if he
expected to see them returning even then.
They won't be very likely to until they've
got something IN their hands" was the guides
grim reply.
",rhey will get back as soon as they can, ;"
said Kirk, decidedly, "for in the cabin they've
got lot of stolen things buried"
How do you know that?" asked the guide,
quickly
Kirk told what he had seen on the nigbt
they arrived there, Bart quickening his pace
almost to a run while the story was being
We must get out of here as fast as we
can, for they will have time to go to the
CABIN OF a friend of theirs and back again be
plunder here, there's mighty good reason for
They had by this time arrived at the place
where yT Bart had tied three of the burros, and
the other. who was standing close by, was
secured without difficulty.
Bring them up to the cabin" said Bart,
as he set the example by leading one. 'FWe1l
have good hour before dark, and we must
make the most of it..
1t was not until after the donkeys were
that any attempt to dig up the fruits Of the
road-agents' many thefts was made Then
the task was simple, and the amount of
property found was so great that even Bart
gave utterance to a cry of surprise.
At least twenty watches, twice as many
pocketbooks, money-bags, .fingerr rings and
brooches were found, the whole making such
a heavy, and bulky package that Bart wrap
ped it in a piece he tore from one of his
blankets, and fastened it to the saddle of
Kinks burro.
There was absolutely nothing else belong
ing to the robbers in the cabin, and, even If
there had been, the guide would not have
taken it. He had recovered everything of
value belonging to the boys, and also had
two rifles four revolvers and two knives
which he had taken from the thieves; but
these he, kept as trophies-possibly because
he thought they might be needed before the
party arrived at Silver Cliff.
Kirk carried one and Dory the other of the
captured revolvers, while the two rifles were
strapped on to, the pack donkeys, and the
party were ready to set out on what might
properly be called their fight.
they led the burros down the steep incline.
We're bound for Silver Cliff, where we
want to give up the, stuff we found under the
stone in their fireplace" replied Bart; "but
Wen hardly start for there yet awhile. The
straight up the valley, where the villains
will be laying for us, or else we've got to
cross the range, and that we can't do in the
night"
"Wen, what are you going to do then?"
said Kirk thinking that, according to tha
guides calculations, neither one of these plans
could be pursued.
ITO tell the truth, I'm not Just sure NV
self l used to know of place around here