Bisbee daily review., 1910-04-17
A Story of
 CrouSfork
 By GEORGE BARR M'CUTCHEON

wen keep the boat Therei Nov push or. Newport" For King had recognized his guard in the witchs hoyel in fine person of one of the oars men.
 What the deFn"- began Newport but King silenoed him. The boat slow ly cIifted out into the current
 "Now r0wg he commanded. Nid his free hand De reached back ail dragged the limp Brutus into tbe beat "Gad. } believe he's dead" he mut- tered
 scan you swimf" demanded King
 -Aot a sir0ke." gasped Newport Good Lord, pal you're not going to dump us oFerboaFd. ifs ten feet deep along heve"
 "Iuu on your left. hard That's right. I'm going to land you on the opposite shore"
 Two minutes later they ran up Un- der tle' western bank of the stream which at this point was fully 301 yards wide Under cover of the dead ly revolver the two men dropped Into iho Hater. which was above their
 
 tus Nds pulled out and transferred te the shoulders of his companions Good night" called out Tmxt0n Ki1g cheeriiy. He had grasped the oars.
 "ii TOW oyer Co the east side" an HouIcel King to the girl "but | don't like Go get too close 10 the walls Some one may have heard tine shouts of our friends back there"
 Not another woni passed between them for tea or twelve minutes. Sine peered anxiously ahead looking for signs of inc Large dock. which Jag somewhere along this section of thl ciiy uall.
 At last the sound of rapidly work ing roVilcks came to the girls ears
 They're after us." grated TruElon in desperation. They've got word lo friends one way or another By love. Im nearly fagged 100. [ can't pull much far.hea Hello. What's this.
 The side og the boat caromei of a saiii olfet iu the water, almost spill ing them Into the wind blown river.
 '-Fha docks" she whispered. We siulek @ small scoyy. I think. Can you find your way ia among the coal harees #
 He padiiad along slowly. feeling his WaJ, scraping aioHssi side the big barges which delivered caai from the distant mine Al hast he found an opening and pushed through A moment later they were riding under the stern of a broad cargoless barge, plumb up against the water iapped piles of the dock
 Standing in the bow of the boat, be managed to pull himself up over the slippery eise. 1t was the work of a second to draw her up after him. He gave the boat a mighty shove. sending it cut into the stream once more. 1 In a few minutes loud curses came from the river, prOclaiming the fact that the rursuors had found the empty boat Afterward they were to learn tint NewpoFt's shouts had brought a boat load of men from the opposite bank. headed by the innkeeper, in whose place Lorraine uas'to have en- countered Marianx later on, if plans had Bot uiscaTried.
 By this time King hhd located the open space which undoubtedly afford ed room for the transfer Of cargocs from the dock GO the company's yards inside the walls Without hesitation he drew her after him up this wide sinister roadway.
 The pursuers were trying for iand- : ng. noislly. even boisterousiy It truek Traxton as queer that these mru were nov afraid of alarming the Waschmen on the docks of tne maa at ! the gate above. Suddenly ig came Io hun that tbere would ua ne one there Co oppose thCy& aatug of the miscre- ants No doubt hunireda of men ai- | ready had stolen through these gates duriug be night, secrltus thenseitei | in the fasmesses of the city, ready Cor ] the mouow's fray.
 They rushed up the narrow railway | chuies and through one of the numer. GUS rlteways that opened out upon the ' barge docks. No one opposed them | No one was standing lard. From be. \ bind came tie sound of rushing foog- 1 steps Lightning flashed in the sky, and Che rumble of thunder broke oves tae lesel4te night
 ~Theyll see us by the ligbmiug. | easlqd Twz.oa. almost ready Go dFop | from famtuess and exhaustion | Following a vivid Hash of lightning l tWo shs,s were lted by the men whe ! were aew plungiag up through the | gates. a huadred yards or more away ! Ibe mHe aash of lightning showed ! Co King the narrow. muddy streel 1 tAat he'd ahead of them Instead or Ce'a- tle obvious thing he turned seerply Co tae lclt. between the lines e fceisls c8r Their progress was slew
 At a-t they came to the end of then l rc-e IlaE were literally ap asainsl | tl1 cat eiF waiL
 A car le9f st1es epea in front o' | thcm. lie waited for a second nasi of hritnia@ 10 reveal Co him the aa tgre of ..s interior ls was quite enIt tg Will9lt acsitation be clamaered { la ard pagel her up after hill fhes ! feI over on tse loor. completely fas ged.
 A few miaales later tae storm broke He managed Co ciese the door asains lhe GriviHr torrents
 We've fooled them he managed ts
 whisper ciesc to her ear. They won1 look here. Xou'Ee safe, Lorraine. Cad
 I'd like ta see any one get you awal
 from me Eows'
 She pressed his arm TAen she va