New Ulm review., 1913-06-18

/ Ing for the faintest sodnd from the az
reeti0n of the mssarhouse.
s4.'l'll kill him !" fexultsd The Eastern
Ia. But the other forsstalled . mur-
der byS running on. rapidly:
Listen. now! Hump and 3obbed
thb gang last month: were paTdnsrs.
sssi He's got aAother race framed
ct Pocatello, and want to make .
get.away-3 g.ss .4..,E:,. s,3.ss.
""Yes!. yea! y-you needn't stay here
-on; my account" rs .s,s5
Nov don't lets take any chances
tomorrow. seei We're both out for
the coin. What % you want to d.
win or Josef" Skinner jumped back
to the door and listened.
~What?" . ID ,,sy
Don't stall!" the stranger cried.
impatiently. "Will win or will you?
What's It worth!'' He clipped his
words short, his eyes darted furtivs
glances here and there.
Can win :? gasped Speed.
You can II there's enough in 1t for
me. I'm broke, see? You bet nve
hundred, and we'll cut 1t two ways"
Il haven't that much with me. .
Borrow it. Don't be boob. Meet
me in Albuquerque Sunday, and we'll
split there"
rs that all have to do?"
Certainly. What's the matter with
you, anyhow" Skinner cast q suspi-
cious glance at his companion.
| IL guess I'm rattled-it's all 20
sudden"
"Of course you'll have to run fast
enough 80 we don't tip OF"
"How fast il that?''
"Oh. ten-four," carelessly. That's
what Humpy and did"
Ten and four-fifths-seconds
Certainly. Don't kid mel They're
liable to break in on us."
"Mr Skinner, IL can't run that
fast. Fifteen is going some for me" +"
What" Skinner stared at his op-
ponent strangely.
That's right I'm a lemon"
"Ain't you the Yale champ? The
guy that goes under even time'?"
Wally shook his head. I'm his
chum. couldn't catch q cramp"
| The brown face of the Centipede
sprinter split into q grin. his eyes
cleaned. Then Ill win," said he.
I'm the sucker. but I'll make good.
Get your money down. and I'll split
with you" .
mo, no! Not you! Me! must
win!" Speed clutched his caller des-
perately. =-.-'-.---
"All right, I'll frame anything; but
I cant run any slower than / did with
Joe and make live of it. They'd
shoot US both"
But there's a girl in this-a girl !
love. 1t means more than mere life. !"
Skinner was plainly becoming nerv.
GUS at the length OF the interview.
Couldn't you fall DOWN." inquired
the younger man, timidly.
The cook laughed derisively. 81
could fall down twice and beat you in
fifteen" After an instant's thought:
"Say, there's one chance, IL we don't
run straight away. There's q corral
out where we race; you insist on run
ming around it, see? There's nothing
in the articles about straightaways
Thatll kid 'em on the time. II I gel
too far ahead, I'll fall down."
"B.but win you stay down? Till ]
catch upw
Sure! Leave It to me-"
"You won't forget, or anything like
that?"
"Certainly not. But no rough work
in front of the cowboys, understand! /!
Sh-h!"
Skinner vaulted lightly through the
window. landing in the dirt outside
without a sound. Somebody coming"
he whispered. Understand: Mer
chants Hotel, Albuquerque, noon, Sun.
day." And the next instant he had
vanished into the dusk, leaving be.
hind him a youth half hysterical with
hope.
Out of the blackest gloom had come
J. Wallingford Speeds deliverance,
and he did not pause to consider the
ethics involved. With light heart he
fastened to replace the borrowed re-
volver in the bunk-room just as voices
coming nearer betokened the arrival
of his friends from the house. As he
stepped out into the night he came
upon Jack Chaplin.
ITO Be Continued)
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