The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-01
A RESCUE PARTY
By EVERETT P. CLARKE

Ing toward them. u grew larger J!l It's rider appeared, larger still till that rider was seen to be a girl, and at last they recognized little Incz, a "greaser" girl about seventeen years old, wnose father and mother kept a place that might be called anything from a board ing house to a tavern by the roadside several miles away.
 "NYhats the matter, InczT" all asked at once.
 Jim
 She tried to go on. but failed.
 What about Jim?'
 "Tle ylgiIantcs, They got him. He shoot Colorado Pete"
 "When will he swing?'
 "I don't know. He whisper to me before they take him away: Co tell the boys. I'll try to keep them from hanging me till tomorrow. l tell them I know where Dedrich is.
 The listeners looked at one another Then one of them said to the rest: "WouIdn't 'u' shot anybody unless be had good reason There's been so much gun play hcreabouts lately that the committee has likely determined to make an example. and they've bounced on Jim. We've got to help him out that is, if they don't do him before we get there or are too many loy us.'
 Are you Jim's girl" Iucz was asked.
 Yes"
 Well, you'd better go with us. We may need to usr some s..a.agem. and you may help us. Show the way"
 The men mounted. and the girl. lead ing, rode over a distance O. several miles, when they came in sight of blyouac ahead To avert any susui cion that might arise of their being a rescue party they diycr-.d. waa sun had set. uud dusk was rumtug .u They rode to a point between which and the yigilante camp rose s..gat rmimnu.c. where they would not be seen, aul haItiug. the men 1ismoun.rd IneZ rc- mained on her horse
 What you going to do:' one Of them asked her
 "Tm going to see if Jim is alive"
 Better wait tilI after dark"
 It was with difficulty that they Dnr. suaded her 10 wait. The twilight had barely faded when she set off in tho direction of the camp When she came near it she dtsmouuJcd and, n.Eo,ia- her horse, cruwlcd on her hands and knees till she came near enough l0 sou by the light of the campfire four men, They were moving about, evidently preparing for a night biyouac. On the ground lay a figure. doubtless bound hand and foot, which she felt sure was tlelr 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"
 "Three?"
 "No; four"
 "Oh, you count yourself as one"
 eve can steal on their camp, make big noise and stampede them. Thou 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; "I don't like this interfering with Yigllantcs. 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."
 q tell you what I'll do,' said ingz. You men go camp near by the yi-i- lantes. l steal up close by Jim. You have gun play among yourselves. Tue vigllantes think they are attacked. ] cut Jim's cords, give him gun, and he shoot some at nobody, then run away. Nobody know you have anything to do with it."
 Good girl. That's a fine plan"
 In order to give the yt-ilHutes time to get to sIeep-that is, all but perhaps one of their number, who would be de- tailed to watch the prisouer-they did as Inez suggested. It was agreed that she was to crawl to within some fifty feet of her lover with sharp knife and two guns-onc for herself. the other for Jim-and 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-ab0ut a minute they would begin a fusiladc among themselves without intent to injure one another.
 Inez, crawling forward, was soon lost in the darkness. That she might have plenty of time they gave hcr half an hour. Then one of them fired the signal shot. After counting sixty slowly he fired agaH, and two other shots were fired in quick succession Rapid firing followed, the men mount ing their horses at the same time.
 Presently several shots were heard in the direction of the vigiIautes camp, and a few minutes later Jim aD- Deared among his rcscuers carrying Inez. The others helped him to mount put Inez in his arms, and, still firing to drown the sound of their horses hoots, all rode away.
 "See here. Him." said one Of the res cuers when they had gone far enough