The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-21

he Old Cook offered to Fight Him on
Any Terms.
,aS wholly drunk. and ON the porch
lliing to WilkersOn were couple of
ivxicanS.
1T looks AS If they meant to rush
ne camp, DOrr said thoughtfully. He
rUcppded to arm himself, and Everett
niP;ly followed suit.
I'm going TO talk to the boys 6rst."
i! Norr He left the bungalow and
rode off down the hill, followed by
Il. '"0k \ gun was fired up by the
ne tunnel mouth.
That's Il signal. that the MexicanS
q making trouble" Kane shouted.
.ouK out for dynamite In the shaft,
Inn
Without word further DOrr leaped
own from the porch of the cook shan
ami started up the hill. followed by
dozen faithful supporters. Other
hotS were fired. Wilkerson appeared
the tunnel mouth and then vanished
aside. John Sprang upon the trestle
nj rushed after him.
Instantly Il band ~ Mexicans mate
ializtlI halfway down the hill, ired a
lew shots and retrpated John paid no
attention to them. hut kept on.
Once within the tunnel he saw a
faint CLEAN of light ahead of him. He
understood that Kane was right. Will
nerson was playing desperate game
blowing up the shaft and then In
the ensuing confusion allowing the
bnndits to loot undiSturbed.
A few yards farther on John stopped.
A dark figure rushed by him toward
the open mir. But the little glow Of
light remained. For a moment IIOrT
hesItated: then lie leaped forward and
began trying to extinguiAh lighted
fuse.
He had almost succeeded when a
bullet whizzed by him: then second
spattered on the rock overhead. He
turned and fred blindly In the direc'
ton Of the shots and resumed his task
The fuse was short, but he succeeded
in extingulshing II and started back
He met fuslllade Of bullets. he
dashed on toward the mouth Of the
tunnel and suddenly emerged on vii
kerson, who, not being able to see into
the murk OF the shaft. was firing blind
~ Into the opening.
With a shout John leaped for the
man whom he now knew to be seeking
his life. Before WilketSon could fire
another shot no was caught In II
mighty embrace and then began a
short sharp struggle high In the air.
7 John Dorr for the first time In his
life knew the absolute and terrific
christ for killing that sometimes comes
to a man. II was either his life u
Wllkerson's. And no one should In
terfere with his revenge. He threw
himself ON the man with but one OBJ
ject In vIew-tO slay him bare handed.
WllkersOn fought ugerishly. and, fol
the moment had the advantage The
lofty trestlc was IN III place for u
heavy nun like Dorr to light on. and
the others agility and 1.-THE Qulckness
seemed about to win when John by q
sudden unexpected ana desperate ma
neuver caught him aud threw hin
clear into the air. breaking his clutch
with terrific blow. Then he Jerket
him to the edge Of the treStle and
Hung him over.
Standing erect, John drew the ali
into his tortured lungs and let out 4
tremendous yell Of triumph.
Ruth Gallon heard that barbaric yel
and shuddered. Tom Kane stared M
ward ut the figure OF the trestle, anC
his open mouth seemed lipless, for he
too. shared In the moments blOO'
lust
And on the rocks below Wllkerson'i
figure sprawled grotesquely, Its whit
and darkllng face turned sightlesslI
to the sky.