Gunnison news-champion., 1915-07-16

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saufly ss~finG % sA~ bufs = -
weapon ct her side The car ssOn1un0
at . stanAot3A
oulpAusuas profanity followed .
Dunseus stream OF vifsperafion eAa4
was checked only by Jndiths htss.
suptisn. We've had to gag you oaes
before, you know n yog want anothee
tasse Of that-keep on,"
But where's Barous'" Judith -
nanded when. after helping Rose into
the car and running on to thank their
hosts. Alan returned alone to the car.
Goodness only kno s." the young
man answered cheerfully He wetsld
insist on rambling on devn the can
yea in search of an alleged tewn
where We could hire a motor car
somewhere down there. | tried to
make him understand that we bad
plenty OF time. but he was mulish -
he generally is when he gets a foolisA
notion into his head 80 I daresay
wen meet him on his way back-or
else asleep somewhere by the roaA-
side'"
Taking the seat next to the chaul
feur. he gave the word to drive -;
and they slipped away from the bosar
tion of the mining camp saluted ~
cheers from the miners.
ne road dipped sharply eOwD -
Aaountainside to the bed Of the ennvaA.
ne car moved smoothly 81 0Ut01U,
eoastiAG 0aly now and then - =
accessory to call upon the eAgios ~
power with which to neGotiats . -
grade o. some uncommonly bsaG
stretch of level road
Half sa hour passed withOua . OuD1
spoken by any member Of ~ Dosey.
EacA was 1eep n his % ~ 80 -
pecial preeccupatioa: Aka tuou1no
ever plans for N early wedliAG; 0sso
AnGginG ths eeatsatDeat sqUn1nno
t1soa0A ~ DDvsg'S 0sUeestst1uuQ
Ju1teh bost In pFOfoun1est melanchs1v:
rriae nnsstAG his ~. VorkiAG -
- ~ into . slleat fusy whose consN
eusocss wsso - - 0sss far-ssachin0
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fAs a0s1 Doaooao1ae 0ccupAs1 tAo
noAt-Aand corner Of the rear seat.
Thus his 0oe able hand was nent to
yu1ith, IN close juxtaposittea to ths
ssveavse n tAs helstsr - Der hip.
Wkhsst the least warning Ais lefs
honl sssss1 uDoa the weapon. with
1POv 4 snl lsvsssl h st TIE hack q
Alaas heaA-
A he pulled the trisses JuAitA Sung
hsssslf bodily uDoa the arA.
Even -, the bullet found Q goal.
though n anotAer thAa the intended
victim. ne muscular forearm Of the
eAauReur PeeelveA n
WSth . sAriek Of pain the nan re-
beasel the wheel and graspel his
asn.
Before Alan could move to prevent
the disaster the car, running without
. guiding hand. caromed OF . low
embankment TO the left and shot full
tin into . shallow ditch on the right,
shelling Ne passengers like peas from
. broken POD.
Aha caaapultel . sool twenty feet
through the air ana alighted with
such force that he lay stunned for
several noasats.
helping him to his feet; Q heavy sew
en-paseenger touring car halted in the
roadway indicated the manner in which
his friend haa arrived on the scene
of the acciAent
when damages were assessed It
was found that none Of the party had
suRerel seriously but the chauffeur
and Seneca Urine himself The former
hal oaly his wound to show however,
while TriAe lay still anl senseless at
. veSy considerable distance from the
wreeked automobile.
Nothing but . barely perceptible
respiration and intermittently futter-
ing pulse persuaded them that the
name OF life was not extinct in that
poor. old. pain-rackel body
CHAPTER III.
The Last Trump.
Toward the evening Of the third
Asv SOJlovrin1 the vnotor spiu Juaf,h