The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-08-17

NH~ ~ f"A $3.50 Aah fNN
time. Now II was winking and twin
Killing with nm evil light rs the padre
cuppod II In his brown palms.
II know II Is here" he said slowly,
and yet I cannot see ~. shall never
SEQ II, yet will the old shrine DO the
richer for my wandcrlngs. | know II
Ia green. and | can feel It's long. pear.
shaped tongue that the sea gave IT,"
lilo shook H.. tho pearl tongue gave
out one clear note.
will you not come with ua. PADRE"
Dorothy spoke very gently. az ons
speaks TO n child.
WHITTIER. them"
ITO our own land. whore there Is
no war, no trouble, no murder. no OPP
preston"
Yes; II is 60 that land ! travel when
tho good God gives surccaso from
labor. Till then"
A whlplike crack from the darkness
Jared across the silcnCcs of 'hc night
"a long. whirlikc crack. followed by
n loud, clear note, accompanied by .
sharp explosion. Tho old man fell
prone uron his back. amid n hundred
twinkling fragments OF the Foil
Wilkes dashed out Of tho shed.
"A Mauscr!" he snapped. Some
rrcascr trying for n last shot smashed
the Bell and killed the old man! Come
on! Lots get out of her" quick"
start tho motor!" called Kynaston
"lll DO with you in a jlry."
IIc stopped TO gather up tho frng
mcrts OF tho Bcll-the precious frag
mCnts which would ~substantiate his
| story at the coming investigation and
which would clear him OF the charge
OF having stolen tho relic.
A moment later. as no ran around
to tho front OF the house again. the
machine was ready. purring. painting,
and Earring under It's engine.
Throw in your clutch" cried
wilkes. We're all here and we're all
ready"
Kynaston leaped 20 his place. showed
down the pedal. threw his clutch into
the low and pulled II back TO second
The machine took the curve below the
house. shooting forward like a proioc.
tito on the trail that showed steel.
brown IN the dusk.
IT'S touch and 20" muitered tho old
a "Nolan, keep the ladies down"
Ills gray beard blew back over hls
shoulder; in tho wind his eyes mar.
rowcl to pin. points.
Throw her wide open. SOM" he
commanded.
Kynaston's foot pressed tho gasoline
control and tho car shot forward faster
and faster. Past the first line Of scat.
tered fires they went. greeted by yclls
| and an occasional shot. Past the lines
where the troops were forming toward
the house whittier Kynaston had been
taken. a prisoner; tho house In which
Upton had been murdered.
Keep her goIn' and throw her as
wide open rs you cant" said wilkes.
II can hardly hold her IA il is."
painted Kynaston. s"She's pulling like
a runaway locomotive OF a down
grade"
II was true. They had left the trail
and were heading northwest across
tho %unfcnccd mesa. certain OF n five.
mile nat with nothing worse than n
| prairic.dog mound, q bunch of grease.
wood, n saGc.bush between them and
tho much.dcsirod line. Behind them
they heard the hammer OF pursuing
%hoofbcata; apparently every mounted
nan left in camp was after them.
A storm Of shots swept over and
about them, one I%mpinging on the iron
that old Upton had so wisely placed
above the engine. wilkes reached
hack without looking and forced Doro'
thy, who was about TO rise. again TO
her knees.
Keep down." he growled in n kindly
voice. I'VE cant take n chance now;
we're too near tho line"
Rock and bush and stunted tree
stood out In silhouette as II drawn In
India Ink against n silver background.
Behind them a. : heard yells and
shouts and shots.
And then, coming toward them on n
run, they saw n number OF mounted
men. For n moment Kynaston believed
| they were caught. but II was for n mo
ment only. A shout from a dozen
| lusty troopers told him II was Ameri'
con cuvalrymen In Mexico across the
line at last.
Tho pursuing Mexicans turned and
fed into the durkening night. But the
car continued on. though ut a lessen
ing pace. and In a few minutes they
shot past a great stone monument,
whitewashod, four square. that marked
the limits OF anarchy and murder.
ITS like American cavalry che
world over-on hand In tho nick o.
| time!" said Kynaston.
They ran up the hill and over II and
halted on the farther slope below tho
crest. II was then that Kynaston, get
ting down from tho car, helped Doro-
thy first OF all from the tonneau, and,
catching her In his arms, kissed her
openly before them all.
"An' that" said Wilkes. to whose
arm Mrs, Fame was %clinging, rs what
| call tho proper endin'. or course, II
| mint really M endIn'I"