The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-06-13

"Stasger Back and Sink Forward In
the Center Of the Group!"
stared open-mouthed at Upton, listen
ing without Offering word in answer.
But when the miner told him he was
double-dealer. and-what was worse
proved 1t, he came to life.
"My word is sacred; not even q
gringo can impugn my honor" he
yelled. The paradox would have been
funny had it not been so serious.
Obispo arose, his face twitching, his
body positively shaking with anger.
Here, put bullet in him some
body" he roared, pointing at Upton.
Taking advantage of the diversion,
| Kynaston drew back, shaking off his
guards. But in moment they seized
him by the elbows and threw him
bodily out of the door. Upton, his
| fingers clenching and unclenching con.
vulsively, stood eying the furious half
| breed, while Dorothy laid restrain
Ing hand upon her fathers arm.
Before he could even respond to the
| loving pressure of her fingers a group
of angry men rushed through the open
door and threw her forcibly baci.
against the wall
She fell to her knees. Staggering
again t her feet, she was aware, as
one in dream, OF a hideous, fury
distorted face thrust within u foot Of
her fathers scornful countenance; OF
a dozen dirty, evil.smelling peon sol
dlers hanging to Upton as ants hang
to dying hornet
Then came sharp crack and spit
OF flame. She saw her father stagger
back, sink. helplessly to his knees, and
sag forward on his face in the center
OF the maddened group.
bare five seconds she stood there
Then the full m6ssaing of the scene
enacted under her eyes dawned upon
her.
She was about to scream, but hand
upon her lips mercifully stifed it, A
strong arm drew her back through the
open door, and she heard, still as If in
a dream, voice she had learned to
know and love. Kynaston was speak
ing brokenly:
Steady, Miss Dorothy, | know!
/ My heaven, If ! could only have fore
seen this Come quickly and make no
noise. Use your breath only for run
ming"
'But-Mr. Kynaston-daddy- fa-
ther
! No use, tell you! They have killed
/ him! Nurderersl Just as they prob
ably killed others last night! Come,
! say"
There was no withstanding his ap-
| peal, for he had seized her hand and
was fairly pulling her after him. Thus
| they began their race for the shelter
/ ing trees in the bottom. Breathless,
sobbing from the excitement and the
! speed, not knowing by what accident
/ the way was clear for them. the girl
I hurried along with him, dry-eyed and
staring, as one who has seen a sight
preternaturally appalling.
You see"-he painted 1t out as they
ram tried to get word to you and
| could not. | feared you would attempt
some such quixotic thing They meant
to Kill me, OF course. 1t would have
been better so. Then when you came
in L intended to anger the old scoun-
drel at me. and partly succeeded.
/ Then when they threw me out my
guard ran back and | sawed the raw
hide that they had tied me with across
an old wagon tire till cut it through"
sputter OF rife shots cut short his
explanation.
Pulling her to right and left to dis
turb the aim OF the Mexicans. he
dashed through the cottonwoods and
ran up the slope. Even before the door
! or the house could be opened to them,
they were pounding on the frame. A
second later they staggered into the
room to face the gray-bearded ex-
| deputy sheriff.
Where's Upton" he demanded true
ulently. Where's Upton?"
! Beyond a brief nod he paid no at
tention TO Dorothy, nor even to Kynas-
ton.
He's d.d.dead!" sobbed the girl,
giving way at last. "Oh. Marian, he's
dead! They have killed him! shall
never see him again."
The girl, sobbing as only bereaved
daughter can, flung herself into the
waiting arms of Mrs. Fame.
She drew the half-fainting girl into
bedroom, and so was not a witness
| OF what followed. Had she remained
in the living room, she would have
seen a fierce old gray wolf of
plainsman open the front door and
with all the politeness he was master
of say to the two prisoners:
Now, caballeros, 1t is your turn.
The way lies clear to General Obispo.