Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14

oiio" my eSoN "tuNlCe, DuChy NOlne,
and now you reap the harvest of
your folly. You have paid your debt
to Msieur Janett e."
Then Philip turned quickly and
looked back at Billinger. In his
sand the agent held o paper package,
which he had tom open. A second
and similar packa ge lay in the sand
In front Of him.
Currency" he gasped. "It's a
part. of the money stolen from the
express car. The two hundred thou
sand was done UP in FIVE packages,
and here are two of 'em. Those men
were dead when | came, and each
had package lying on his breast.
The fellow who pinked me was just
leaving the dip!"
He dropped the package and began
ripping down his trouser leg with
knife. Philip dropped on his knees
beside him. but Billinger motioned
him back.
'It's not bleeding bad" he said, 'T
can Ak 1t alone"
You're certain, Billinger-"
"Sure!" laughed the agent, though
he was biting his lips until they were
hecked with blood. There's no need
of you wasting time"
For moment Philip clutched the
others hand.
I'VE can't understand what this all
means, old mantle carrying off of
al fha hara ht1t
we'll find out soon!"
Leave that confounded carbine,"
exclaimed Billinge., as the other rose
to mount. 81 did rotten work with 1t,
and the other fellow fixed me with a
pistol. That'N Why Pm not bleeding
very much"
The outlaw mad disappeared in the
black edge of the Bad Lands when
Philip dashed up out of the dip into
the plain. There was only one break
ahead of him, and toward this he
urged his horse. In the entrance to
the break there was another sandy
but waterless dip, and across this
trailed the of-prints Of the outlaws
mounts, two at wallk-one at a gal
lop. At one time, ages before, the
break had been the outlet OF stream
pouring itself out between jagged and
cavernous walls of rock from the
black heart of the upheaved country
within. Now the bed of it was strewn
with broken trap and masses of
boulders, cracked and dried by cen
turies of blistering sun.
Philips heart beat little faster as
he urged his horse ahead, and not for
an instant did his cooked revolver
drop from its guard over the mares
ears. He knew, if he overlook the
outlaws in retreat, that there would
be fight, and that it would be three
against one. That was what he hoped
for. 1t was an ambush that he dread
ed. He realized that If the outlaws
stopped and waited for him he would
be at a terrible disadvantage. In open
fight he was confident.
His prairie-bred mount took the
rough trail at swift canter, evadine
the boulders and nife-edged trap in
the same guarded manner that she
6diiopcu ONCi it-uOS anu DduScl
holes out upon the plain. Twice ir
the ten minutes that followed theil
entrance into the chasm Philip saw
movement ahead of him, and each
time his revolver leaped to It, Once
1t was wolf, again the swiftly NOV
ing shadow of an eagle sweeping will
spread wings between him and the
sun. He watched every concealmen
as he approached and half swung il
his saddle in passing, ready to fire
A quick turn in the creek bed
where the rock walls hugged II
close, and his mare planted her fore
feet with suddenness that nearl,
sent him over her head. Directly il
their path, struggling to rise from
among the rocks, was a riderles
horse Two hundred yards beyond
man on foot was running swiftly III
the chasm, and pistol shot beyon
him two others on horseback ha
turned and were waiting.
Lord, If I had Billinger's GU
now!" groaned Philip.
At the sound of his voice and tn
pressure of his heels in her fan
the mare vaulted over the animal 4
their path. The clatter of pursuin
hoofs stopped the runner for an in
stant and In that same instant Phil
halted and rose in his stirrups to fire
AS his finger pressed the trigge
there came to his ears a thrillin
sound from behind him-the shar
galloping beat of steel upon rock!
Bi1'inger was coming-Billngel
with his broken leg and his carbine
He could have shouted for Joy as
fred. Once-twice, and the outla'
was speeding ahead of him again, III
hurt, A third shot and the ma
stumbled among the rocks and dl
appeared. There was no movemer
toward retreat on the part of til
mounted men, and Philip listened 8