The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-21
cnAprER LXXIY.-oNwARp.

Two hundred feet IL one, he fell
from tho lip of the cliff Then sudden
ly the Thing that had been Hopi Jim
Sladc was checked In Its headlong de-
scent by the outstanding trunk OF n
tree. over which II remained. doubled
UP, limp, horrible.
Tho miniature landslide that had
been caused by his fall went on, set
Ting gradually as the slope became less
sheer. Only part OF It, a double hand
full of pebbles. gained the bottom of the
canyon.
Its muffled impact on the ground
round his feet reused tho man who had
comprised the bandits death from the
pose he had unconsciously assumed on
the instant of nring-the long barreled
Colts AS still poised and smoking In
his grasp. his gaze st.. directed up
ward, to the un-gilded heights.
He Gtepped back. thrust the weapon
into the holster strapped to his thigh.
and. swinging about. snatched up a
case containing binoculars.
Not before the glasses were adjusted
to his vision did he find time to respond
absently to the alarmed and insistent
inquiries OF his two companions. n
man OF mis- own age and girl of some
years less. who had been Weakened from
their sleep by the report of the re-
volver.
Now the latter plucked his sleeve,
momcntarlly DETECTING the glasses
from the object which they were fol-
lowing so sedulously as 1t moved along
the heights: wildly running horse
with woman bound helpless upon it's
back, both sharply is silhouette against
the burning blue.
Alan" the girl demanded, what is
1t? Why did you fire? Why don't YOU
answer me? What Is it?"
Judith" Alan replied tersely, again
picking mp with the glasses the run
away horse that fed 80 madly along
the periious and narrow track of the
hill trail
The name was echoed from two
throats as Alan swung sharply and
thrust the glasses into the hands of the
girl.
Judith" no affirmed with look of
poignant soiicitude. She's roped to
the back of that crazy bronchoe-help-
less See for yourself: one false step
suppose a stone turns beneath It's
| hoof-shell be killed."
While the girl focused her glasses
upon that speck that few against the
hobblcd nearby. and selling a saddle,
threw IL over the back of one
AT this the other man strobe to his
side. and dropping a OBTAINING hand
upon his arm, asked:
What are you going to do?'
Alan shook the hand off and went
| on with his self-appointcd task.
Go after her. Tom. of course" he
replied. What else? That animal is
crazy. I tell you
Even So" Tom Barcus argued. you
can't climb that hillside on horseback
and IL you could. you'd be too late to
catch up. much less prevent an ac-
cident--"
II know 1t. But suppose it doesn't
fall -. You know what's beyond these
hills-desert! And the girl is helpless,
l tell you. bound hand and foot. Think
OF her being carried that way-all day,
perhaps-face up tc this bruttl sun.
She'll go mad IL something isn't DONE
You've gone mad yourself. already"
Mr.. Barcus commended darkly. Whats
it TO you If she does? Suppose you do
succeed in rescuing her: what Their?
AS soon as she gets on her pins she'll
try to stick a knife into you-like as
not. What's she been chasing you for.
all over this land of the brave and
home of the free, but to take your fool
life? And now you want to sacrifice
yourself to her, out of sheer, downright
foolishness in the head! ] auppose
you'd like me to call 1t chivalry: I'll
tell you what ] call it-lunacy"
Don't be an ass" Alan responded
temporarily. gathering the reins to-
sether and instinctively lifting foot
to The stirrup. who warned US yes
teroay IN time 10 prevent our being
crushed by that rock? Judith! Why
was she separated from Marrophat and
the others-alone up there when that
beast sneaked UP behind hero. saw
him-I saw 1t all-and grabbed her
and roped her to that bronco-if 1t
wasn't because she had broken with
them for good and all. and started to
fight on our side?
You're ravins." Barcus commented
in hopeless turn. He looked to the
girl. "Rose-Miss Trine-reason with
this mailman
Dropping the glasses. the girl came
swiftly and confidently to her lovers
side. lifting her lips to his.
GO. sweetheart" she told him. Save
her if you CAM
Continued To-morrow)