Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-13
CHAPTER XVIII.


 "" IHEY mean business this Nk time" Drake growled as A. |SfSSsS they did their best to bul-
 9 ricade the single door and window rI believe those hills are full of them"
 ,'' And our own bullies aren't up fight Ing with good grace. either" Wilker. sbn confessed These half whites have no sand.7
 Tltis pn odd thing" Drake said when ipe afterho6n had passed without an assault, rthat We hear firing. but none Of it is directed at us"
 Hlhqts so," Wilkerson responded lioqghtfully. 'I wonder who it can beYI
 HR was. soon. To know. for after night. fnH John Dorr and his single attendant rode furiopsly up to the hut and tried for, admittance
 A Few scattering shots told that they had been discened in their flight
 For the moment Wilkerson did not recognlze his old enemy. disguised as he was in native costume. but when be was sure he reluciantly opened the dqor and admitted him.
 John flung himself inside and jam med the door to just as a second hail or bullets rattled on its surface. Then he stared at the man opposite him.
 "Wilkerson" he gasped.
 'les. it's me-" was the snarling re- sponse. What are you doing here?p
 'Soua hi1lu,op tc,.t- ,, e., . and chased us pretty much all day long, Dorr explained We saw this hut, and when it was dark enough to conceal our movements we made for it."
 And now you can make for some other place" Wlkerson said. handling his revolver meaningly.
 John laughed
 "l feel myself that the place is too small for both Of us. But it's white man against native now. 1T they get me they'H get you Our only hope is Co stick together now"
 "I'll see you dead frst!" snarled the other.
 But Drake spoke up and silenced him.
 While you two are fighting for the benefit ut the servants those hlIlmen are preparing to assault the hut"
 A long look through a crack showed Jhe hhlmen closing up about them. and NIherson gave in with bad grace He was glad of the help. however. when the Gring grew hotter and they were hard pressed in the hut. lEe natives proved themselves ar- rant towards. and lt depended on the three white men to defend the place. This they did with such success that ( lleir aSSailantS slowly withdrew. Now is the time for a sortie." said ! p-It We've got to drive them clean 1 9 ag rom here or else we'll be as bad ! o6 ue ever'
 Nilse"on and Drake agreed and . j2l1 promptly led them out in wild ash against the nearest hillmen. These were so surprised at the bold .
 oi Clue maneuver that they fled. f soon The coast was clear except .-- d lrw too badly wounded to join
 ,heir comrades night
 Now that the immediate pefil was 2l5t. Hiikerson and Dorr found them- 5lvea again antagonists.
 lt both were SO wearied that by lt -c-rl lhey silently consented to a Iet Wiikeyson could not resist taunt- e hH riHl
 i- looks a8 if you were always -,c Ia.-. be said. throwing himself -cs n settle while John dropped 1l aiog by the table
 N l-1rd you got the idol" John re. bed i1 a dull tone
 'Ios and what was i'm the idol toor' I1--. despite Drake's gestures of re- lansrlucc. hc went on: q got the -e'1. and Che master key and the d1' an fhe plans Tom Gallon robbed -7 of guess I'm ahead in this game.
 lllu u-dded his fatigue SO erear hIt hc was unable even to reply.
 guess that's right" said Wilkcr- -l .r du altered tone. Wen catch ile rceded sleep and get away be- lore daylight Time enough then to rlk."
 iJr litile while hoth men kept their .ca open, watchful cuch of the other ( WilkcrsOu was the first Co laugh and , ay What's the use: I've got the hiu.s and the men to defend them 'm going tu sleep You'd better do SO oo Drake will Keep watch John nodded carelessly and laid his cad on his hands. folded on the table. | 4 moment later he was asleep, and at long afterward Wilkerson's satur- ine visage was turned to the shad- wy ceiling h Drake snt in a corner on the pack Icks his revolver in hand The natives slunbered across from [