The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-06


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nottr truck.
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S:Ikn IN IT, Qulekness 81 neiion. bastl
on intuition rather than On re4ron.
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ceditd. Il was more than possible that
nnrr world ~ stir tiinas 40 with The
aid Of EstFett fhal All plans 20 eelzc
control 81 the mines stock wpuld be
futile. ne must not 10 allowed 10 20
- Sen Francisco
nai how ID prevent hint wiiker
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sgffusti with angry blood.
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l6nte Anons his sensnous nppetltcs
Nas none for blood. but he ncrged him
self % hh iask and shortly hitter mid
day called Cor hn horse and rude out.
stating Tint he was going nefosa the
divide to see about q fresh supply u
woad. N the saddle acnhbard be car
ried a short raw
Spanning an arroyo iefwcn fro hits
haifuag 10 Silent VALLEY was a short
rsase q considerable hsIeht Il vas
midafttrnoon when Harry wiikers0n
threw the bride rein over bis pony's
head and cllmhed down the hin slope
tfil be was directly under the bridge.
Then he pulled the little saw out u hla
shirt bosom aud began work. Fifteen
minute later be climbed up 90 the
road. broke the saw IN two, flung the
pieces Into The brush and rode away,
He did not 60 far.
from his place OF vantage halfway
up the BIN be waited The hour that
elapsed before be heard the coughing
% she motor seemed m endless success.
sion OF deadly seconds, each marked
by a stebblng breath Then he saw
the truck emerge from the cut and com.
mcnca 70 rumble heavily down the
slope John Dorr was driving. With
him was one OF the hands
The heavy truck bumped upon thd
bridge. and IA the desert silence the
mnn on lhs hill saw II quietly sway 70
one side and then plunge downward
70 the rocks below. BEFORE the sound
OF that crash could reach his listening
ears he snw a sudden burst Of fame
shoot No a dense swirl OF smoke. Then.
HE tho PARKWAY cracking OF q IRE,
eame the noise OF n yielding timhefs.
followed by n dull boom.
my GodI~ whispered wiikerson "a
himself. ''The gasoline tank exploded
and the car Is ON ireir He crouched
In the brush. waiting 10 see whether
amy q emerged from the gulch. n,
one did. The bridge burned nercely,
At least no q would eve know tba
cause OF this catastrophe. and John
Dorr would not 70 10 san Francisco.
Instinct told him e dee the scene
BRIT a stronger passion overcnme him.
he must see fSr himself what had hap
pened He mounted his horse and rode
swiftly down the slope.
The truck Ind turned completely
over and lay broken and smoldcrinl
across the waterworn powders. VII
kersoD could not see two forms; al
he discerneC through the eddyins
smoke was the body Of John DOrr
enrg some distance from the truck
his palhd face turned TO the blazinl
SKY
"Deadr' muttcrcd Wilkerson. chllle'
wita the horror OF the thing he ha,
done. Il BIT into his very soul. thu
scene, until he could o stand 81 longe
aud rode furiously away toward tbl
other side OF the divide. He must q
on hls supposed errand about the WOO
and know nothing OF this.
on the crest OF the mountain he halt
ed and looked back. Far below him
thin curl Of gray smoke marked n
site Of the murder. Knowing that d
vas safe. Wllkerson experienced a trc
mendous reaction.
Ito raised himself exultnntly In hi
sttir1lns. He was now master OF 10
Master Key" mine.
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