Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-30
cHAPTEa XXI.
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Alan came TO himself supporteA by
Barcus--his senses still reelinG from
the concussion Of that thunderbolt
which he had 80 unwtttinGly loosed-
the cloud Of sulphurous smoke and yet
dissipated BY the wind
Judith lay at his feet, stunned; enc
round about other agures Of men IN
sensible, N not, for eli - could sAy,
dead.
And thsa narcus was huselinG m
unceremoniossly down the wharf
Comet Gomez" he rallied Ala.
Pull yourself t00sthse onA hsso .
stiff upper Zip. Rose y WaitiaG y
the car. and II you aoat went - -
arrested your stir your sssnUn. NJ
sonl That ssplosiOa b going - bsiAG
the worthy burgAsss u Nov Bs1f0sd
bussinG round our sass NE Q svern
Of hOsAsas!
Nh DgsAtcttsa vas )usefAsl s~sa
before h wss DaAs; slsseAy The Asas-
by dwellings wess voa1tin0 haA.
clothed Asnansey; slrsoAy . essss e
people vsss OnllopinG 1Own tswasl
the hsal q - vhase; 60 n tAsie
nunbss . DOltesaAa aooeassl = Z -
na0ie.
AAl whils tAs naa hsseasosl ~
Gsabbsl hin bv ths sAoUlAss. sAsoV
him bodily fson the car. AropDsA inAs
Ais ssa9 cs4s1 . vasnino te nssa, -
throw n the elutcA. The naehtae -
sosaAsl without . jar; they vsss .
6an1so1 ~ 1lstana fssn - ssms
- tAs ecci1ssa bse0ss 49, - eulvav
os9tled n hie plas.
~ hs OsoW moro onl Dspo solu. -
ooaoratulatsl himself - AaviAG Arswn
- sacsllsat - h tAe bsesHy q
chance. n wss light. bsa tie mseos
- fanously, end n lse sayoAls of
. sacihG pacs h would sssvo - saAs
- speedily - was eonsAsts.l With
reasonable care for ths ~ = shs
woman - loved.
Tea ~ oongratulati0oo ~ RuDa-
tars; hey were not ten ninutas ost
q tAe saviron Of the city vAsa Bose
lsft hes saa4 and knslt bsAinl Ia, TO
o00muntcaAs the intelliGsAce thaf
thsy were already bsins pursvsA
4 hsevy touring o.. she saal q -
lFfvsa BY . man, . woman n Tie
seat By his side-Judith the lattse, ne
man an old employs Of Ase iAkhsg'e
By the name of MarophAt
Marrophat!
Alan remembered that one.
He could only trust In his an -
. driver. and skill u the lsssse foctor
N such . race.
They could overtake the fugitives
practically when they would.
But for some weird. incomDesAsn-
sible reason they chose 10 hanG Q ooP-
tain distance IN the rear, q Gistance
that could readily b bridseA ~ two
minutes Of fsriou driving.
whyf
In the succeeding quarterA0e SAs
calmness Of fatalism became Alan's.
They were biding their time ~ so0e
secret and fatal purpose. n baov
was predestined to fall. but esusny -
ferred.
For his own part. he drovs - -
exceptionally cunning mAdmaA. i.
And then. quite clearly. - Usao-
oised the time and the place - ths
character Of the road that lay before
him as the car sped like a dragon -fy
down a slight grade.
From the bottom OF the grade IL
swung away in a wide, graceful curve,
bordered for some distance by railroad
tracks on a slightly To- er level.
He had guessed tne fendish plan Of
the other driver only too truly.
/ As they approached at express
Z speed the stretch where the road par
aIleled the tracks Alan sought to hug
I the left-hand side of the road. but in
vain.
Roaring, with its muffler cut out. the
pursuing car swept up and bafHed him.
bringing its right forward wheel up
beside the left rear wheel Of his car,
then more slowly forging up until.
with its weight, bulk and superior
power, 1t forced him inch by inch to
I the right. toward the tracks. until his
right wheels left the road and
ran on uneven turf. until the left hand
wheels as well lost grip on the road
metal, until the car began to dip on
the slope to the tracks.
He heard the far hoottoot Of q
freight locomotive
There followed a maniac moment.
vhen the world was INSIDE down.
no be continped in our neat issua.)