Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-09

-Os. lot W. cana yosl Nc lAo~
Oclniasa ps<s.shly. Tn sorss~ sAan
- ss~-aaa sss~s IN ne ~ boss.
- 90 70 bay yos saoshsr bsas ~
O0Se lost 10 your tenVsr"
49, uy suDc~ostbtl1as - - 49,
- ~ wsll -kaowa 0na.s M nass1s
0orrsctsd Nothing ess ever Restore
~ Loot faith In gentle woman seasle-
Asss When yos brought that yosns
woman aboard thought butter
Wosldnt Z melt In her mouth. and for q
while I actually contemplated doing
~ the kindasss os tipping you over
Asr tender affections on q regular guy.
Oomeone able TO appreciate her-mean-
onS me, Of course. And FIRST thing |
one~. she ups and points 3 gun 81 my
Dad and tips me overheard. and then
oskes q pretty bonfire os, of my
oAilbost And all the sacsse you can
Drodsoe Is that she's crazy In the
Any woman who would oonssut 70
siope with you is q at subject for a
eommission de unatico inauirendo. ell
right"
IF YOU inflicted any such monoleGue
- that on Judith" retorted Nj Law.
Il don't blame her for trying to slAy
vo1. and I'm sorry I interlsred"
There's srstituds for yosl" Mr..
Darcus remarked bitterly. 7 sisk my
1,es for you. ana you won't svsa let
- talk about nj"
N Isn't your talking I ninA-it's
- sverlasting noiss you naks," Mr..
Law sxplained. "Besi1ss-listeni-
HOr . momsae ths two maintaansl
01osntivs silence.
4 silken whhDss ts0ubasl - -
o.ncs. . little huttss Of sSual fSs0 Or
Assuss the watsss. Gradually h gath
0s01 volume. became recoGnisabao -
- hsp Of cautious oars
TN going away froa Aess." Mr.
0ascus announced Gsardsdly. snl gath
ass1 his legs unAss hin pssearssOry
- rising.
sHalf Q second" Aha Law Insisted,
0aodnG In turn ana GraspinG the other
~ - arm. They've got 70 land
AsvsaS thsyf-anl lsevs tAs boat
Wh11D they loOA Tor -. We'll, tAaa.
vAAss 10 prsvsnt 60 hiAiAS - IL
Aanss anl-r
In the nsst bssaA. -Leaa suei- -
uAskshsl.
With 10 vasn1no WAo4ovss, aAd
vseAin nifty fest q them. . 0hastly
aasU broke out m Fall llass - the
Ourl1cs Of the water. revealing the
oAAos ef . dory which Asl Arsvl IN
Nnsssa under cover a the psueounl
AnFAnsss, and q the sane tine ais-
covering to its occupants tAs two
0engtlsl hGsrss o.. the bsecA.
Dseore they could STIR The vsird
u0At Slinmerea On . polisAs1 vsaSon
- the bow Of the boat . spitsful
NsnGns Of reddish name spas out .
oallst sanG between Msssrs. Law and
01FoSs. and with . - thul q lieAp-
Osaatmsnt buried itsslf in tAs ennAs Of
- vave-ea0n bluR behind thsa.
Lie twin automatons stirred 10 -
eDOn BY the report, the two turned aAA
Dsated on down the beach. to sscAps
chat deadly area Of illumination.
Other shots sped after them, but
none was so well aimed. and presently.
hnding break In the, blum, they
swung of into the grateful shelter of
the nj ht wrapped dunes.
Meantime the dory had grounded on
the beach. and its several occupants
four or five of them, all men. appar-
ently-jumping out, set on in pursuit
of the fugitives. following the tracks
In the sand
The bla-k kness Of the night, how
ever. conspired with the savage laby-
rinth Of the dunes to save Alan and
his companion.
Within another FIVE minutee-while
stiil the pursuit noundered and bias
phemed at random a round quarter.
mile 70 the south-Mr. Law and Mr..
Barcus were noiseIessly squirming on
their bellies, like two snakes in the
beach-grass. up the back Of ten foot
bluf. And presently from its brow
they looked down on the spot where
the dory lay, only its bow out Of water
Its stern ahoat. under armed guard
Very slowly and stealthily Alan got
TO his feet and swung back over his
shoulder heavy club Of driftwood.
A match spluttered beside the dory
and famed in the stiIl air. relieving
with its reddish glow a bronzed and
evil visaEe
The guard. puTed fast and had the
tobacco well aEL0w when the sky tooH
advantage Of his trustfulness and fel
upon him Ike an avalanche.
simultaneously Alan and Barcus de
sceuded the face Of the bluff in two
miniature landslldes, dug themselves
out, and by the time the dazed aut
disarued guard had sufficiently recov
cred 10 cry out for help the dory was
a hundred yards OF the beach ans
making excellent time in the direction
Of that lonely green light
They wrought with the oars Tx,
men possessed, yet with q machine
Ike precision that drove the boat fas