The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-11-26
y From,
BY GEORGE BARR
AZ M'CUTCHEON
Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead
N a Co.
Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead
a Co.
CHAPTER XXI.

|1HE four burly men sat down
upon the chests. Won Blitz
alone being visible to the
watchers. They were tagged
to the last extreme.
'Dis is der last" painted Won Blitz,
blowing hard and stretching his big
arms. II fix him." he growled. His
time will come. by tam! l let him
know he can't take my wives away NIT
him. Der dog! | fix him some day
purdy soon. Und dem tam vimmens!
Dey run away NIT him. eh? Ach, Gott
If l could only put my hands by DER
necks yet"
"vat for you fret, Yacob?" growled
one Of the Beers. "You couldn't take
dose vimmens back by Europe NIT you.
tink you got goot luck by losing dem.
Misder Chase can't take dem back
needer. Don't fret"
"vell," said Won Blitz. arising. 'come
on. boys. Dis is der last OF dem. Den
We blow der tam ting up. Grab hold
dere. Joost. Up NIT it. Jan. Vat?
MOP"
"Gott in himmel. Yacob, Wait min
utes! My back is proke" protested
Joost stubbornly. Won Blitz swore
steadily for minute, but could not
move the impressive Beers.
"Vat for you tink | want you in on
dis, you swine? To set aroundt und
dream? Nobody else knows aloud dis
treasures, und We got it all for our
selves-ve four und no more. und you
say, Watts der hurry?' It's all ours.
We divide j. oop in der cave NIT all der
money We get from der bank. Vat?
Yes? Den. ven der time comes, We
send it all by Australia und no Won Is
der wiser Der natives Won't know.
lad der white PEBBLES Won't be alive to
care aboudt it,
II don't like dot scheme to rob der
bank" growled Jan. IF der peoples
get on to US, dey would cut us to
bieces."
But dey Won't get on to US. you fool.
Dey wouldn't take it demselves If it
vas handed to dem. Dey're too hon.
est-yes. Veil. don't dey say we're
honest too? Veil. vat more you want?
Dey don't know how much money und
rubies dere is in der bank. We Won't
take all Of it-und dey Won't know der
difference. We burn der books. DAT
is all. We get in by der bank tonight
boys"
Il don't like i'd" said Joost IDS
stealing from our freunds, YacOb. Be
sides, if der oder heirs should 60 be
fore der government NIT der story
vat den?"
Der oder heirs will never get de
chance, boys. Dey will die NIT de
plague-ha, ha! Sure! Dere Won't b.
no oder heirs. Rasula says it must b.
so. We can'd wait. boys. 1t will b.
years before der business is settled
We must get vat We can now and val
for der decision afterwards. Brodne,
has wrote to Rasula. saying dat do
Chase Teller is to stay here vedder "
want him or not He says Chase is
goot man! By tam, it makes me CT.
to t'ink of vot he has done by me-
dot goot man,
To the amazement of all the burl
German began to blubber.
''Come on. Yacob." said Jan gruf1ly.
Won Blitz shook his fist at the doc
across the chamber and Numbered hi
final maledictions.
"Sir John says in der letter to Mi.
der Chase dere is movements o
foot in London to settle der contest OF
of court" volunteered Joost.
"Sure, but he also say dat We a
may die NIT old age before it is owe
yet"
Don't forget der plagued" said Jan
They groaned nightly as they lifte
the heavy chests to their shoulders an
started for the door.
''Close der door, JAM" commando
- Won Blitz from the passage. I've vi
light der fuse ven We hat got beyon
der first bend. Vat? Look! By tar
Won of you swine has broke der fus
Wait! We will fix him now"
The door was closed behind ther
but the listeners could hear them r
pairing the damage that Selim ha
done to the fuse.
Led by Selim, the four made rus
for the door leading into the chatea
They threw it open and passt
through. flying as if for their live
No one could tell how soon an expl
sion might bring disaster to the
gion; they put distance between the
and the powder keg. Selim pause
long enough to drop the bolts and tu
the great key with the lever. at Il
second turn in the narrow corridor
overlook Chase and the scurryil
women.
lis there nothing to be done?" cri
the princess. Can we not prevent t
explosion? They will cut off our mea
of escape In that
81 know too much about gunpowd'
princess" said Chase dryly, ITO fc
with it. It's like q mule. 1t kic
hard. Cad. it was hard to stand the