Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18

snariing, unsklIled, imported yelpers
if they blow up the whole mines to try
and make me-"
Roxy's palm swung out to meet his.
I'm your pal" she said. But dad
says they'll surely get you if you come
| here"
"Will they?" repeated Brayton, grim
ly. We'll. I'm here"
Dewey Is worrying because they
haven't firearms up there. Dad and
I've been smuggling some in for him.
The men named me Fireworks. l don't
| care. Mr.. Dewey's been mighty good
| to dad. and he's straight, too
You're smuggling more in tonight.
Miss Fireworks" said Brayton. my
grip here's full of bullets, and the
trunks are packed with rifles"
Bully for you," gasped Roxy. She
leaned forward from the box as the
coach turned a dizzy point at the brink
of canyon. 1t was getting hard to
! see the road with the first swirling
fakes of snow.
There's a man standing in the road
ahead" said Brayton
Its tree stump. We're five miles
up Kitcat, There isn't living crea-
ture up this way. Ouch! Did it get
your"
She had ducked her head at the
whistling bullet Brayton was unhurt
He tried to take the reins from heI
as the horses backed. She gave them
the whip, and shook off his hold. AS
the pair plunged forward there came
the sound of shots inside the coach
and high pitched yell. Roxy showed
a revolver into Brayton's hands.
I'll drive she cried. You keep
them Off"
He fired at the figure that swung on
! the off bays bride, and it fell by the
road. A bullet left sting of fire along
his cheek, and he turned to face a
Suddenly there came an answering
report, this time from the top of the
coach Behind the two trunks
crouched one Of the Japs, firing with
decision and much careful selection.
One is finished he remarked,
There are not many"
With Roxy's steadying, familiar
grip on the reins, the bays rallied, and
took the old turn without a break or
stumble, even with the shots humming
about them, and below the road, a fall
of 700 feet. Half mile farther on
Roxy turned her head and mopped of
her forehead with one hand
Il lost my hat" she said, regret
fully.
Shall l go back for it?" Brayton
laid one hand on the railing beside
him, ready to drop down. You're the
Quickest little pal | ever knew. They'd
have had us sure If it hadn't been for
the way you handled the horses. The
Japs have wounded one inside, and
bound the other like trussed turkey.
They are two of the men Dewey dis.
charged. The Jap tells me the others
took to the hills here, ready to fall on
the camp and wipe 1t off the earth"
Roxy nodded.
81 knew" she said, gravely. dad
told me about them He saw them
last time he drove through the pass
here. And they said they'd get you
when you came
Did they know l was coming to.
night?"
Again the nod
Somebody Swallowed you all the
way up from New York. Dad heard
some of the men talking, and he told
me. | knew you right away when you
got off the train, and so 1 wanted tc
drive the coach tonight"
For a minute he could not speak
Then, you deliberately drove tonight
to try and help me?''
\ 1.-The horses mind me better than
they do dad she said, calmly. He
gets awfully fused up when there's
any shooting"
do you mind if / try to see you
when 1 come down after this troubles
over?"
Don't rush me when I'm driving. 1t
makes me awfully cross" said Roxy
severely.
Brayton grinned down at her proud
ly, delightedly.
"I'll bet you anything marry yor
inside of six months, Miss Fireworks
Il don't care if you do, she said
"You can do all the shooting, if yor
let me hold the reins."
Copyright. 1872 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
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