The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-27
toontinuea From sesterday.)

A ~cleeryoyant Buck" said Tcrrill tri-
u~mphantIv. ,,Yuh guessed onct too
often. ass.yer old pard on the Lazy X
said to tho druggist. .PerunaY' asst the
druggist. Yep, said yer pard. Begin
MIN mild on a new jag?' asst the drug
gisf y second time. Hell. no,' said yer
pard; they calls Peruna now from the
in-sih-dent ending IN strong on an
old ono. None Inc three thousan' is
county money consigned to Sheriff
Iroovcr lack T.ovson has les ler' with
a narl.ogo from, x c but IT wasn't
money II was A purity. gilt chair-a
weddin,-nresen for the gal he's go'n to
Marry
Al tba, moment The sounder of the
teIepranh bernn clicking the call of the
station Terrill vhirled about in his
sp,i,,e, chair aud faced the table.
Mckee stood close behind him. Ills
Inns t,vitched n~ervousIy. His eyes mar
,.oy.od nc ho watched every movement
of the agents big shoulders as he
oneroted the kew. At the same time
tbo I'm n breed drew his revolver and
covered the back of Terrilps head.
The agent completed his message and
turned to continue his interrupted con-
yersat,on. He found himself gazing
into the muzzle of a IA, big. it seemed,
as q thirteen inch run "Why-what?'
he stam,nered.
"Im actin les now MS Sims dep
n,tvn said Mckee. 'Unbutton an ham
that n,onev over"
once having his victim in his
mower all the innat. cruelty of the In
dian blood of his maternal ancestors
A. shed to the surface. Terrlll was at
bis mercy For one desperate momen
ha world plav with him; even torture
him ae his forefathers had once made
m,serablo tho last moments of a cap
five. Ho knew that unless he silenced
Terril his life must pay the forfeit.
Death was the nenaltv OF detection.
The arm of he express company was
long intimate capture was certain.
pursued ont of Arizona by the sheriff.
ho would he trailed through every camp
and town in the far West.
with an oath. Terrill tried to rise
and face his antagonist. reaching for
bie rovolver ne he did so. The butt of
his weaDon had caught in the arm of
tho chair hampering his movements.
Mckee threw him roughly back into
the chair
.'Throw IN yolr hams" he cried.
"Don,+ trv that"
I'm went Terril's hands high over
hje bead He faced the open window.
Not q sign of help was in sight.
Quickly tho agent turned over i'm his
wind various schemes TO foil Mckee,
who now stood behind him with tho
muzzle of his revolver pressing into the
middle of his back. Each was rejected
before half-conceived.
Mckee laughed sneeringIv. saying:
oYou ougbtn't to be so keerIess to
show where your cache Your roll.
worse than a sonorita with a stocking.
she never keens a whole pair when
Manuel Is playing faro"
TorriIl made no reply. His hope of
escape was slowly fading.
Mckee had reached his left hand over
his prisoners shoulder to disarm Ter
rilI who moved slightly away from
hin, drawing in his feet as he did so.
one chance had come to him. He
know that. if he failed, death was Ger
tain vet he determined to take the
risk in order to retrieve the slip he had
made In admitting that he had money
In his possession to a gambling crony
and SO to keen clean his record for
truetiness of which he was so proua.
This last desperate resource was an old
v,yostler,s trick. one with which he had
cono1ered others in the rough games of
tho corral
Amin Terrii1 moved ia the right and
farther under Mckee. who had to ex-
fond bje arm, and q far beyond an.
,nrirht rosition Holding his revolver
a goinet Terriu handicapped the half
brood IN bis movements.