The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-10

sweep Of M arm ~ uiacd hls heavy
bat 20 her and PARSED out silent ~ q
cat Of hi1 native mountains.
Witt the key IN his p~osgesalo, VII
kefson hgcame suddenly hIs own nerv
Qua self No must get away instant.
". he knew. Kane would be back IN
The morning with n warrant. Already
ne was being watched by tho suspl'
clous tr0opora ifo must escape shis
very night.
After n short conversation with VI.
eas and Tie appointment ~ a future
rendezvous. Harry Wilkerson armed
Himself ana started lazily down into
the camp 30 see what was moving.
Nothing stirred. He returned 70 the
hfs camp and thence swiftly and
uult,ly made bis way upward taking
advantage u every bush aud rock
that might afford him screen.
lie VIVA almost to the TOP when a
sentry challenged him and stepped for.
ward.
~rm merely eoin' out a little ways
for a walk" wlnkcrson explained.
Not allowed after nightfail" was
the response.
Without furthcr pariey, wiIkerson
icaped forward. Rraspcd the mans rifle
aud trlppcd him A moment later he
was footing q up 20 the crest a top
speed. with the sentry's cries for help
urging him on.
Before he could reach the divide a
bullet whlzzed BY his head. then an.
other lie turned mndly and Cred rap
idly down into the shadows at his pur-
suers. He cursed himself for Ills fol.
" whom a second sentry appeared
above him. drawn by the dash OF his
shots 60 bis hiding place There was
but one refuge. the mine shaft. He
plunged obliquely downward for H.
Naturally enough. the troopers
thought their quarry was corDered. but
wlIkerson drove straight on downward
20 an old working. mounted again.
crossed by a disused gallery and final
~ emerged far up the clln. On bis
way he had picked up Il coll Of rope.
and when he found himself on the
edge OF the precipiee and his p~urAners
gaining on him he made u end OF
the rope fast and speedily started 70
descend But the distance was too
great Before be was halfway TO the
bottom be had been discovered. and
he felt the rope being hauled ~. In
despair. with a madmnn's strength. he
Ew n far out and then In. dropping
on a little ledge concealed by the over
hang OF the clin.
As the rOpc came free In their hands
The purguers realize1 that their prey
had escaped them. They peered over
Surely be had folled the Jaw only e
meet death on the rocks far below.
on his giddy perch Wiikerson heard
their awed speculations aud laughed
silently. Then he crawlcd AWAY. ir
the distance he heard the scrcech 81 d
locomotive whistle. marking the pas
sage ~ an express. The freight w0plt
be due In two hours. lie must mike u
Tom Kane arrived early IN the morn
ing TO lind the camp in on uprulr
The Moxicans had quietly vanished
Ruth was mourning the losS ~ th'
! master key. and the sheriff. staring u
the now useless warrant, was bcyOn'
words 10 express bis chagrin.
John D0rr alone was serene. ihousl
he realized that wilkcrson had aenii
checkmated him. But the imnirdiat,
need % the hour was haste. lie 20
structed Kane 60 take charge nt tm
mine md directed Ruth TO prepare ful
a trip TO the coast that afternoon
Luckily | copied those figures" M
, said grimly
/, Two days later John Dogr add Iiui'
we're steaming up the channel from
; san Pedro IN a launch fitted with div
ing outfit The skipper Of the lanncl
/. remembered perfectly the burning u
tho steamer and. now that he knew
the position whore Il snnk. gave 90
great hopes OF hndlng the hulk
, The sen Is shallow there. and IN,
/ tides aren't strong enough TO NOV,
her" be stated. The only thing Is
somebody may have been ahead of us
3 "wilkerson couldn't be ahead Of u.s.
John assured Ruth. Il inquired care
? fully az san Pedro"
Yet nj noon his %unspoi,en fears wer'
4 realized There was uuotber powerful
q launch ahead OF them which their cap
4 tain identified as a diving and salvng'
. boat from san Diego.
Then they'll get ahead OF ns!' Rutl
iuuurned. AFTER all our troubled"
+ The launch captain and the dive
both comforted her by stating that thl
given position was not far away. cha
> Il was sometimes a matter Of days 4
hnd a wreck even 10 the approximate
- location was known and that NJ m!
rate they would soon be near cnougI
10 20 see whether the other craft va
n successful.
II Two hours later wilkersOn's lnuncI
d was swinging easily over the lOy