The daily Alaskan., 1914-08-27

| aIlhh. pullNG anu HNN'''tf ISLtlA 4lLG. What they will do if they have de- signs on you do not know. Quite likely they will give you plenty of time to get to sleep, come in late stealthily and endeayor to take you un- awares."
 Suppose you and should leave to- gether. Is there not a point of safety we could reach before they would overtake us?'
 After some thought the girl said that if they could reach city like Victoria in time to secure protection all would be well, but if they were captured be- fore entering the town the bandits would surely kill the girl
 Il am armed" said Cameron. If you were armed also it would be an equal fight"
 'The men always carry their weaD- ons with them"
 Cameron did not like waiting for the bandits 10 return and was equally averse to leaving the girl under the suspicion of having warned him. There seemed no way but to take her with him
 If you are willing to take the risk of going with me" he said at last, we will leave at once.'
 It was some time before Pepita re- piled. When she did she said: q would rather die than remain here in captivity. Were it not for the times l might invoke the aid of the law. At present there is no law in Mexico. But l will not place you in jeopardy on my account have suspected that there are arms concealed somewhere in the house. If can find anything with which to defend myself 1 will go with you If not l will remain But vii! not ask you to remain also"
 She went into the house, where Cam eron heard her hunting. She had been gone some time when he heard some thing give way, and in few minutes Pepita came out with q brace of re. volvers. Cameron examined them and found that they had been freshly load ed. This he knew from the fact that the cartridge cases were not dingy. Pepita had pricd open a closet door and found a lot Of arms and ammuni- tiOn.
 Within ten minutes the two were riding away in the darkness. It was about Q o'clock, and the bandits were not expected to return till midnight at least. But Pcpita did not believe that they would remain long in ignorance of the flight. She suspected that they might have set n watch on the house. Besides. there were others of the gang occupying here and there one of the adobe houses along the road, any one of whom might have been commission ed to report any one hurrying by.
 Their route lay midway between the gulf and the railroad leading north ward through Victoria and Monterey. The roads were mostly unpaved, so that their horses hoofs sounded only with a dull thud. Hoping to avoid at- tention, they rode for awhile at walk, then assumed a brisk trot and finally broke into a gallop.
 Pepita was right in assuming that their flight would be reported to the bandits. They had not been on the way half an hour when suddenly Fe- pita's horse threw back an ear. In an- other moment the girl heard the tread of horses coming swiftly, and lastly 1t broke on the less sensitive ears of the American.
 oNow we must run for it," he said I've must direct our course to the nearest town. How far Is the house we left from VictOria?
 i've heard it said that it Is about twelve miles" @
 we've come about five; that leaves seven. We must turn into the first road we come upon leading westward"
 The road forked a short distance far tber on, the left hand road leading, so Cameron believed, to Victoria. They turned into 1t, but seven miles was long distance for a run for life with men following on fleet horses. The only comfort for the fugitives was that their pursuers were doubtless full of pulque.
 Pepita's horse, as were all the horses of the bandits, was fleet, Cameron found 1t difficult to urge his mount on to keep up with her. He spurred him and belabored him all to no pur- pose. Meanwhile the hOofbeats in rear grew more distinct. At last Cameron thrust his hand into his hip pocket, pulled out his roll of bills and handed them to Pepita. saying:
 Take these and go on If the ban dits spare my life l will join you in Victoria"
 "Is 1t money?
 "Three thousand dollars
 She took it and, with q parting pres sure of the hand, urged on her horse and soon left Cameron far behind.
 His horse was now staggering. He dismounted and, skipping the animals I. ENn1E fn q