The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-22


The Girl Went Through Every Trick
Flip Was Accustomed to Do.
edge he crawled cautiously forward.
When he felt the earth begin to yield
beneath his weight, Lund drew back t.
secure ground.
Several times he made the same at
tempt, but could not approach close to
the edge without endangering his own
life. He had seen the two men run
away, but had not arrived in time to
see their victim go over the cliff. But
he intended to make sure, although
hoping against hope thor his suspi-
cions would not be confirmed.
Lund walked along the cliff a short
distance until he reached spot where
solid rock jutted out from the edge,
and onto this he crawled with hands
and knees until he could look straight
| down along the face of the precipice.
His searching gaze was soon fixed
| upon sight that made his heart stand
still.
About twenty feet down, where the
rocks jutted from the face of the cliff,
he saw Peg lying motionless, her body
| lodged in a crevice formed by the
spreading rocks. Probably two hun
dred feet below the waters of the
ocean dashed against the cliff, casting
clouds of spray upward as they spent
their relentless fury upon the rocks.
Lund drew back from the edge and
looked helplessly about him. Back
Of him was the dense woods. To the
right and left of him there was
clearing, where the forest, save for
few scattered trees, did not reach the
edge of the cliff. Before him, far be-
low, the ocean spread itself until lost
/ to sight.
Lund ran along the top of the cliff
IN search of some possible means Of
securing help. Not a soul was in
sight. but some little distance ahead
ne discovered what seemed to be
new building under construction. Hur-
rying on, he found that the building
was new and being painted, but there
We're no workingmen around-not
soul to give him aid.
During quick search of the prem-
lses he found several coils of stout
rope, the painters had evidently
Drought for the purpose of rigging.
swings to stand upon while painting
the house. One of these coils he eager.
" seized. and hurriedly retracing his
steps, dragged it back with him to the
spot on the cliff above where he had
seen Peg lying, jammed among the
rocks.
Ihere was lone tree near enough
70 the edge to be of good service, and
around its trunk Lund wound and Sc
curely fastened one end of the rope.
throwing the loose end over the edge,
l.und unhesitatingly disappeared over
the preelplce. going down the face of
the cliff hand-over-hand.
At safe distance Chockro and his
pai, their curiosity overcoming them,
ilad stopped to watch young Lund as
ne Unanswered. They witnessed his
run after the rope, watched him as he
returned, and when he let himself
uoWn by the rope the Hindu's evil
liilha awoke to new inspiration of
HehulShneSS.
Here's our chance to make a clean
lob OF it," cried Chockro as he started
On the run. 'Come on, and we'll fix
the young man while he is at our
mercy"
me Hlndu's pal followed along.
neaching the tree where Lund had
made fast the rope, the two men lay
prone upon the ground and, grasping
.ile strands for safety, crawled to the
euge ana looked over.
Ihey saw Lund in the act of letting
ihlnself down. And when Chockrc
pulled his revolver from his pocket
ana aimed it at Lund, his companion
shouted:
~ Ion shoot know a better way.
wen cut the rope"
me two men drew back from the
euge: Chockro replaced the revolver
IN his pocket and, drawing a heavy.
o os knife. began cutting the strands
! END OF TWELFTH Eprsopm)