The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-04

tors younger brother and the old
scientist went into the wilderness.
where he died.
This adventures had been set on
Gabriel Conroy's track by Peter Dunn
ply. Mr.. Dumphy had overheard the
disclosures of Or. Devarges to Grace
concerning the hiding place OF his
deeds ana descriptions. He had visit
ed the spot and extracted them.
Il was the knowledge thus gained
from the OH Doctors papers that
enabled Dumphy to make such for
ties. He managed to set roseessiont In
one way or smother OF almost all the
places discovered by the scientist.
He had found among the papers the
Spanish grants to the mine In One
Horse Guich. but was, afraid to take
any steps because OF the deed that the
doctor had given to Grace. Though he
was sure that the girl was dead. he
feared the deed might have been found.
At last he communicated with
Madame Devarges and she traced Grace
to San Geronimo, where all further
knowledge OF her was lost. as the old
commandante had sent her away sec
reilly. But Madame Devarges found q
man. Ramiress who had acted as the
Icommandante's secretary Her wiles
won him; and at last he confessed to
Grace when she visited the comman-
dante and that ne had picked It up and
kept IL.
The hot-biooded spaniara fell in love
with her. She agreed to marry him II
he helped her TO get the property hack.
II was decided that she should appear
boldly In one-Horse Gulch as Grace
Conroy, declare that Gabriel was an
in,poster and claim the mine by virtue
OF the deed.
Mr.. Dumphy approved the plan. and
Madame Devarges took the stage to
the gulch, "a
| That spring OF 1854 was famous for
It's long rains. Gabriel Conroy was on
his way home along the hillside when
he, saw water running through. fastl
widening crevice in the dam. He
voir was too much for the embank-
ment and II was only a question OF
minutes before II would give way and
free flood that would fill the gorge.
The stage coach was due, Gabriel
tore off his coat and all impeding
parts Of his garments and began
| swinging himself nightly from bould-
er to boulder. hanging on by exposed
tree roots. vines. creepers. anything
| that he could grasp without delay.
He reached the gorge and raced to-
ward the place where the stage would
enter. His ear caught the roar Of the
water behind him as the rattle Of tho
coach ahead came to him. The driver
heard the warming shout and tried to
twist his leaders back. IT was too late.
The laundering water came on. a
yellow wall, and swept coach and
horses against the side OF the canyon
Gabriel, saw a woman being whirled
away. He ieaped into the wild water,
snatched her and struck out for the
rocks. A man seized him from the
other side. Take hold of me lower
down." he yelled. ~tand I'll help you
both!"
UP till he could fasten his jaws into
It and managed to raise his two COM
panions.
Another, ominous roar came. An
other wall Of yellow water rushed
down. The creeper yielded to their
weight. Gabriel dug his fingers into
the soil around fits root. clutched a jag
ged rock. let go with one hand to hold
the woman and pressed her close to the
cliff
with despairng cry the man drop
ped away ana was gone. Lock your
hands together hard and sling 'em over
my nech!" said Gabriel TO the woman
as soon as his mouth waS above water
again. He CROPPED for q projection on
the rock above and raised himself by q
supreme effort. kin ye hang on q
mint longerT" he asked. When the
woman yes" he found another pro-
lection and another until at last no
reached a ledge where they could rest
A month later Ramirez and Peter
pumphy looked at each other In
mutual disgust over a letter that had
been written to the latter gentleman
from One Horse Gulch. IT announced
that Madame Julie ,Devarges had
thought better of masquerading as
Grace Conroy. and that. instead. she
had married Gabriel. who had saved
her life. II
The Spaniard rushed away, too wild
with jealousy and defeated desire TO
think of anything except murder. Mr..
Dumphy looked at some ore from the
mine which had assayed 90 per cent
silver. and decided 10 submit to CIR