The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-11-05


tramp. What shall ! DOR she asked.
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ner ear. 20 out-ano you mee'
anyone Just salute ana walk past
"Yes-yes. ! understand sne nod
ded back, and thank you.
He gave her no time to say more.
even II 1t had been safe, but turned
and locked the door Of her room.
Trying to keep the old stairway
from creaking and betraying her. she
went down. She managed to reach
the lower hallway without seeing any
body or being discovered. Quietly she
| went to the door and out. She had
not gone far when she met IN armed
man, the sentry. who had been con-
cealed in the shrubbery.
who goes there?" he challenged.
Elaine did not betray herself by
speaking. but merely saluted and
passed on AZ fast As she could without
exciting further suspicion. Non
plused. the man turned and watched
her curiously As she moved away down
the path.
where's he going" the sentry
muttered, still staring.
Elaine in her easerness was not
looking Al carefully where she was
going as she was thinking about get.
ting away in safety Suddenly an
overhanging branch Of a tree caught
her hat, and before she knew It pulled
1t OF her head. There was NO con-
cealing her golden hair now.
"Stop!" shouted the sentry.
Elaine did not pause. but dived into
the bushes on the side Of the path.
just as the man fred and ran forward,
still shouting for her to halt. She ran
As fast as she could. pulling on the
goggles and mask and looking back
now and then In terror at her pursuer.
who was rapidly gaining on her.
Before she could catch herself she
missed her footing and slipped over
the edge Of a gorge. Down she went.
with . rush.
The sentry checked himself just In
time Mt the top OF the gorge and
leaned as far over the edge as he
dared. he raised mis- gun again and
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lnere was Elaine. on ioot' running
as IL her iiie oependeo On II. l heea-
Gu ho secoho s'ance' hehiho her was
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ner'
AS luck wouio nave IT, tne momen-
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tnem. Care1ul 70 avoid Elaine, RODE
square at the man. striking AZ MIN
viciousiy Win my riolng crop before
ne knew wnat nad struck MIN.
Inc reliow dropped, stunned. l
ieaped from my horse and ran to her,
just as the rest OF the hunt came up.
Having waited until he was sure
that Elaine had got away safely. the
old tramp slowly and carefully fol.
lowed down the stairs of the ruined
hotel.
As he went down he heard a shot
from the woods. Could it be one of
the sentries? He looked about keen.
ly. hesitatiug lust what to do.
In an instant down below. he heard
the scurry of footsteps from the i'm
provised laboratory and shouts. He
turned and stealthily ran upstairs
lust as the door opened.
The tramp had not been the only
one who had been alarmed by the shot
of the sentry.
Del Mar was talking again to the