Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-02
TheEvening Story
A RESCUE
PARTY
BY EVERETT P. CLARKE

horse was seen in the distance gallop-
ing toward them. 1t grew larger till
its rider appeared, larger still till that
rider was seen to be a girl, and at last
they recognized little Inez, a 'greaser"
girl about seventeen years old. whose
father and mother kept a place that
might be called anything from board
ing house to tavern by the roadside
several miles away
"What's the matter, 1nezr' all asked
at once.
~Jim"-
She tried to go on. but failed.
what about JimT
THE vigilantesl They got him. He
shoot Colorado Pete"
when will he gwingr'
II don't know. He whisper to me
before they take him away: Go tell
the boys. I'll try to keep them from
hanging me till tomorrow. / tell them
know where Dedrich is"
The listeners looked at one another.
Then one of them said to the rest:
Wouldn't "a shot anybody unless he
had good reason. There's been 30
much gun play hereabOuts lately that
the committee has likely determined to
make an example, and they've pounced
on Jim. We've got to help him out
that is, II they don't do him before wO
get there or are too many for us"
~-Are you Jlm's girlT' Inez was asked.
eyes"
well, you'd better 20 With us. We
may need to use some stratagem, and
you may help US. Show the way"
The men mounted, and the girl, lead.
ing, rode over a distance Of several
miles, when they came in sight of a
bivOuac ahead. To avert any suspi-
cion that might arise of their being a
rescue party they diVerged. The sun
had set, and dusk was coming on. They
rode to a point between which and the
vigilante camp rose a slight eminence,
where they would not be seen, and,
hating. the men dismounted. Insz re-
NAMED on her horse.
What you going to dot" ono of
them asked her.
I'm going to see If Jim is alive"
Better walt till after dark"
1t was with difficulty that they per-
suaded her to wait The twilight had
barely faded when she set of in the
direction Of the camp. When she came
near 1t she dismounted and, picketing
her horse, crawled on her hands and
knees till she came near enough to see
by the light of the campfire four men.
They were moving about, evidently
preparing for 4 night blvouac. On the
ground lay a figure, doubtless bound
hand and foot, which she felt sure was
their prisoner. Then she went back to
her horse and. mounting him, rode to
her friends.
"Jim is alive yet" she said. I'VE
can do It There are just as many
as we"
'ThreeT'
"No; four"
"Oh, you count yourself as one"
1--WE can steal on their camp, make
big noise and stampede them. Then
we cut Jim's cords. give him a gun,
and we all mount and run away"
"See here, boys said one of the par.
ty; 81 don't like this interfering with
vigilantes. It's all right for the time
being. but all good citizens will turn
out to hunt US down. We must find
some other way OF working it."
II tell you what I'll do" said Inca.
you men go camp near by the vigil
lantes. | steal up close by Jim. You
have gun play among yourselves. The
yigilantes think they are attacked. l
cut inns cords. give him a gun. and he
shoot some at nobody, then run away.
Nobody know you have anything to do
with it"
Good grill That's a fine pIanr
In order to give the vigilantes time
to get to sleep-that is. all but perhaps
one of their number, who would be de-
tailed to watch the prisoner-they did
as Inez suggested. 1t was agreed that
she was to crawl to within some City
feet of her lover with 4 sharp knife and
two guns-one for herself, the other
for finland when she heard a shot
among the rescue party she was to
push forward to Jim. cut his cords
and hand him a gun. Having given
her time to do this-About a minute
they would begin a fusillade among
themselves without intent to injurs
one another.
Inez. crawling forward. was soon
lost in the darkness. That she might
have plenty OF time they gave her
half an hour. Then one ~ them 1red
the signal shot After counting sixty
slowly he fred again. and two other
shots were fred in quick succession
Rapid nring followed. the men mount.
ing their horses at the same time.
Presently several shots were heard
in the direction of the vigilantes'
camp, and a few minutes later Jim ap-
peared among his rescuers carrying
Inez. The others helped him to mount,
put Inez in his arms, and, still firing TO
drown the SQUAD Of their horses hoofs,
all rode away.
"Gee here Jim aaid ona AZ fhA Tua