The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-05-01

dropped back, permitting Mnrrophnt
20 lead the way with Texas.
Az deliberately she set hertelf to
work upon the bandits susceptibility
30 her charms.
Within nm hour she had him ready
TO do anything to win her smile.
In that first rush OF golden day n
thwart the land, the party camo quietly
into the town OF Mesa, riding slowly In
order that the noise OF their approach
might not warn tho fugltlvos. who
Hopi asserted confidently would still
be sound asleep In the accommodn'
tions offered by the towns one hotel.
II was to be termed town only In
courtepy. this Mesa; struggling
street OF shacks, rnmshncklo relics OF
what had once been II promising com'
munity. the halfway station between
the railroad and the mining camps
secreted in the fnstnesscs of the Paint,
cd hills-campa now abandoned, their
very names almost faded out OF tho
memory OF mankind.
Midway in this string Of edlnces tho
hotel stood--a rough, unpaintcd. wood
on edince. mainly voranda and bar
room as 10 It's lower floor.
Jealously Judith watched the win.
dows OF the second floor; and she
alone OF the four detected the face that
showed for one brief instant we'll back
In the shadows beyond ono OF the bed.
room windowB--a face that glimmorcd
momentarily with tho pallor OF u
ghosts against the background OF that
obscurity. and then was gono,
Her eyes alone. indeed, could have
recognized the features OF Alan Law
In that fugitive glimpse.
Two sentences exchanged between
Hopi Jim and n blearoyod fellow
whom he reused from soddon slumbers
behind the bar sealed their confidence
with conviction: the three fugitiyos
were In fact guests OF the house. oc.
cupyins two OF the three rooms that
composed It's upper story.
In the rush that followed up the
narrow stairway, Judith led with such
spirit that not even Mnrrophnt sus'
pected her revolver was poised solely
with intent to shoot from HIS hand his
own revolver tho instant he lovelod
II at n human target.
Closed and locked doors confronted
them; and their summons educod no
response; while the iirst door. when
broken In by wholc'soulcd KICK. dis
covered nothing more satisfactory
than AN empty room. its bed bearing
the imprint OF u woman'B body. but
that woman gone.
From the one window, looking down
the side OF the house. Texas announced
that the woman had not escaped by
jumping out.
30 II seemed that the three must
have had warning OF their arrival.
after all: and presumably were now
herded together In the adjoining room.
which looked out over the vcrandh
roof. waiting In fear and trembling
FOR tn. assault that must soon COME
and In fact Immediately did.
hut II met with more stubborn re-
distance than had been anticipated.
The door had been barricnded from
within - REINFORCED by furniture
placed against II. -FOUR minutes ana
the united enorts OF Tour men ilhclud'
Ing the bieary loafer OF the barroom)
were required 10 overcome lts inert re-
Sihtance But even when II was down.
the room was round To be- as empty ns
the hrst'
only the hnserB OF TWO hands grip
pihk the euse Oh tho N'rahun roo'
showed the way the iuki'i'e" had
tue room was ihVaded.
roho"eu s"ht 'ush oI hoo'H uo"h
tue ouS,y street anu cho'uS VI o'nh'
phemy III ohe ho'oi h"'""y ior 'u'
ui'h hau h'aaeu Tue eoh''r'ou iuSh
io' ne n''H'."so "lu ooh''''o" 'o
o'osh " 'or 'u'' ,"'' minute oy pre-.
'enoins w '''"'D'o ""u '"'A' "o'
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no'.' n"pou' anu ""sn y"'u Vo
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wbo rode ,nr ,beIr vory IIycs
The pursuit was ON IN n tviuklIng
and well bunchcd Mnrrophnt,s mount
leading by n nose Judith y,cond uopI
Jim and Texas hut mn, in the rcar
And In the nrst rush thcy seemed 10
gain: moment by moment they drew
up on the aying cloud OF dust
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