New-York tribune., 1912-04-07

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the din and clash Of our icvcrcd civilization
that things are not what they seem.
She aycr,cd her face; but her wc,'
curved lips, nodded for kisses, her flushed
checks. her dark dropping lashcs, her warm
fingers in his.-thc-c were not 'o be- resisted,
and in Il momcu, hc had drawn her head ~
his breast. But when he would have kissed
her She laid 70 restraining hand upon hs l'p'.
"WaiN" she murWurcd. "WM', Bruce
wal, Till we're back IN the lin and clash
81 will But promise You my vision "'|
not again be- cl"udgi-
Is they passed the mule that had broken
It's ,cthcr and was still excited, fdr~'n
s,oopcd ,o some small, fu'tcnng ohloo. ON
the ground. With an ejaculation o' ~urpne.
ne struck "a match and revealed 90 wounded
ba.. gray beneath and uiouS ON l'~ back
one # Your ancestral spirits that gave u'
such Jar" he exclaimed hum"rou-.E. 'onT
campfire set en- 90 going.
She stared moment, and then moon with
surprceycj Lughtcr For East l- Eas'.
and West is West she quoted. Il see q
spirit where You -cc only bat.
THE going was exceedingly hard and
L slow. about noon the next day Shasta
halted the party at the entrance o. an iiu'u-
.1l,. narrow and deep arroyo. A,cr "a care
ful study Of some mcrOglyphics on the r",kF
wall. She went forward 20 rcc"nnm,cr' re-
fusing even Parsons company. She was
zone for nearly four hours; bu, when Sine
returned triumph WAS in her eyes.
AT the end Of this arroyo about hlG
miles away, is the StcWpan, sul -h'.
have seen captors and captives. hcir camp
is within a hundred yards Of the entrance
No firearms must be discharged, there must
be no loud talk, and the horses must be ICIt
behind. Sheriff Jim, | would advise niHhI
attack; for their only guard VIII DC at inc
Pass .r.
bloodshcd if possible. But II IT. comes -
fight. shoot first and shoot TO Kill.
A. fen o'clock that night the posse de-
boucbcd silently into the Stcwpan. The
bandits camp slept in the moonlight, IN the
midst Of which the three automobiles iooihci
darI1v. \ dozen or two horses were plckclcd
on the circumference. There was II" IITc'
and no guard was visible
The Shcriffs men removed their boots,
tied them to their belts and examined their
~Hi ready whispered Piper, as jubilant
as boy.
"If there should be a scrimmagc, muir
INJURED Shasta to FarSon, throw yourself on
the ground and aim for their belts.
YES he murmurcd back, pressing her
hand.
The company stole forth as noisclcssly, as
ghosts. Shasta had promised TO remain be-
! hind; but, seeing solitary horse some dis
tancc off that had evidently slipped IT'S
tcthcr. her ranchmans instinct prompted
her 70 capture it while she had nothing else
TO DO.
The attack, meanwhile, was success;
for She heard no sound until She reached the
horse. Then came indistinctly hoarsc oathS,
the thrcshing about Of bodies, and dull blows
that made her shuddcr little sounding Ike
pistol butts agains, human skulls.
But moment later the claltcr oi morse
boofs rang on, sharply, savage yen Of
triumph followed, and man dashed out oil
the camp No shot was fired by the posse,
and Shasta soon saw why. The fellow car
rcd Il woman in his arms.
For an instant She stood stock still; lncn.
leaning upon the uubridlcd and unsaddled
horse. and guiding him with a spur alone
She stccrcd a course that would intercept the
man. He saw her and fired once, twice;
thrice. in quick succession. She answered
more slowly, for her target was the horse
! head and 10 miss II too far was to lcopaT-
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