The Ordway new era., 1916-06-30

bis head. The blow was sharp ana
the end of the hook penetrated his
temple. Bill sank to the pavement un'
conscious. ,a
some OF the idle laborers who had
been alarmed at the shot, SEEING pi"
| 90 down, came forward. Biii, pieeuins
at the temple, lay while Spike "on'
dering what had happened. STOOD oy'
The sheriff came up.
"There he is" said one OF Seagrues
men, pointing to Spike. "Ihere 'he
man that did the shooting.
| The crowd worked In and the shei-
III. despite Spikes protests, iaiu mo
hand on Spikes shoulder and told hlH
that he was under arrest, turning MIN
over TO a deputy as he did so. with
orders to search him. In mo"eh'
they found on Spike the revoiVer he
had taken from Bill at the courthouse
The sheriff opened the gun. 1t con.
tanned FIVE loaded shells; the SIKH hao
been discharged.
The crowd, angry at Spike. surged
forward, the sheriff holding them oack
as best he could while he directed MS
deputy to take the prisoner away.
Helen and Storm, finishing their
lunch. had gone to the courthouse ana
were busy with the recorder who was
irving to find the missing booR, wheh
n clerk coming in told about the hght
down street, and Of prisoner named
Spike. the crowd was trying to take
from the sheriff.
Storm and Helen, not waiting to
pursue their tearch, left the room 10
ascertain what the disturbance was
about
BY this time the sheriff and his dep
uties had succeeded in getting Spike
to the calaboose where they pushed
him inside. But the crowd, now a
mob. had followed hard en- their heels.
1t was growing larger every moment
and the feeling was running higher.
In fact. Storm and Helen had hardly
reached the street when they were
told there was a good prospect OF the
city jail being raided and Spike be-
ing dragged out and hanged to the
| first pole.
Seagrue had sent Lug out to look
| for Bill. whose disappearance dis
turbed him. And Lug. finding his part
| ner lying deserted on the sidewalk.
tried hard to bring him around. He
stopped a man running past and with
his help propped Bill up.
Helen and Storm, reaching the edge
of the crowd in front Of the jail saw
and heard enough to make them real
ize the seriousness OF the situation.
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What do you think" asked Helen
Of her companion anxiously.
Storm shook his head. We've got
to get help. Helen. and get it quick"
THE only place it can come from
is the camp, then" responded Helen
with decision. And We must go after
1t, George"
They hastened to the station and
told the story to the agent. Storm
wrote a message. directing a boy to
rush upstairs with it and get it off.
When Rhinelander opened the tele
gram a few moments later, he read:
SPIKE WORKING IN OUR BE
HALF IN TROUBLE WITH SEA
GRUE'S GANG. THEY ARE STORM
ING JAIL TO LYNCH HIM. ON EN-
CINE. HAVE HELP READY AS
SOON AS WE ARRiVE-sToRM.
Rhinelander, without loss Of time
assembled his men. told them OF the
trouble at Las Vegas and asked II they
were willing to help rescue Spike
They answered with an affirmative
yell and he ordered them to climl
l aboard a fiat car.
In front of the Jail man was ha
rauguing the crowd and urging them t.
: get the murderer. And his listenerl
!, were already in a humor to rush thu
place. Within. the sheriff and his mel
were anxiously watching develop
ments.
The sheriff ordered deputy to sill
quietly out the back way and get hol
4 OF car The moment the machin
appeared the sheriff smuggled Spik
= out. meaning to take him to the cour
ty Jail for safe keeping. Unfortunately
an alert rioter saw the move. H
gave the alarm.
u Before Spikes captors could ge
, him away the crowd headed the ma
;. chine off. 1t was then a case Of an
! port in storm and the officer wit
+ his little party took refuge in the cit
!. council chambers, Handwriting Spik
to the fiocr in order to have everyon
free to hold the rioters at bay.
:, Felen and Storm had boarded
:, switch engine in the yards and run
~ down to camp where the fat car file
!, with men was coupled to it and wit
;, Rhinelander in charge. headed agai
:. for Las Vegas.
= The sheriff in the council chambe
q found himself surrounded. He wer
" to the door and addressed the mo-
He told them he would defend tn
:. prisoner with his life. The officer we,
~ inside. fastening the door behind hin