Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-09-08

Upton is willing to give up the en-
srald jewel for kynaston's return, but
hesltates to risk his life by going to
Tie Mexican camp. At this point Dor
Othy takes Z hand in the negotiations.
DOROTHY rose, pale-faced. her eyes
Rlight with blue fire, like two tur-
uuoi9es lame-backed.
Indeed, shall take no further risk
IN this matter. You will go. father;
you do owe it to him. l shall go with
you. and we shall take the Bell"
Wilkes stared at her, uncertain
whether he had heard Alright
"You-you--you go? Not by long
shot. Miss Dorothy? Why, it'd be sheer
murder-no less! Have you both lost
your minds?"
The girls lips were well-nigh color
less; but Wilkes, who knew men, knew
when he saw the tense lines in her
lace that she had passed the dividing
tine between common sense and Inn
pulse.
"But how?" he asked. How can
you take the Bell"
80 that no one can detect IT? Have
no fear-wait."
She disappeared with the Bell into
her own room. A moment later she
returned. her face flushed with excite
ment. her eyes luminous. standing. a
Veritabls picture. IN the golden square
Of sunlight that lay upon the floor.
Comet" she said imperiously to
her father. "Comel We have no time
10 lose. You will keep these two men
IN safety TIL we return"
Wilkes gave up. muttering his dis
content as he turned away, shaking
his gray head.
Amt you got no sense, UptonI
Don't you know that what you plan Is
plumb madnessl I've got a great mind
10 pull a gun on you an not let you
go one step"
For answer Dorothy shook her head.
She would not betray her father be-
fore them all. What she knew must
forever remain hid.
NO." she said again quickly; he
went for US and we owe 1t to him.
Whatever shall be said of us. no man
shall say that we Uptons do not pay
our debts. have the Bell where none
Ean ever End it. Come. fatherl"
Like a man in a dream, Upton fol-
lowed her out tho door. The rest Of
the party morosely eyed the two as
they walked down the hill. the girl
golden-haired, trimlhabited: the stur
dy.- square-shouldered figure of the
miner plodding heSvily at her side.
Silently they passed down the slope;
still speechless thet crossed the ariojo
beyond the alamoa-the cottonwoods
where Wilkes ant Manuel had made
their capture that morning.
AS they approached the lines Of the
besiegers they were greeted with q
yell from the outpost. Twenty men
Burged forward to seize them, but were
swept back by an officer, who sprang
forward, machete in one hand, his
low-ewung sombrero in the other.
Back. perros!" they heard him cry
1T 10 Senior Upton himself who desires
speech with el general. Is It not so mi
amigoi"
Upton nodded careIessly.
About the cook-fres one or two
women moved lasiIy. The whole
Uamp was asleep in the sunlight al
Upton and Dorothy entered the house
For = second the two stood at gaze
the glare OF the sun still blindini
them. But when their eyes had become
accustomed to the cool. darkened In
terror Dorothy gasped and Uptol
swore Rcftly. There before them, hi
arms tied at the elbows behind hi
hack. stood Kynaston under charge o
q guard OF four men Behind tabl
aat tbS blind priest. smiling quietly
and the squat-ngured. bull-necked gen
eral, who was in furious rage.
And you dare to tell me that yol
do noA know where It is. when tn
padre here says that he Is sure 20
know rs whereaboutsf"
Juss men Upton stepped forward
'T have the Bell" he said quietly
'If you let Kynaston go. as you prom
Use. you get It; otherwise not"
"Ha-hai" The general uttered
nasty laugh. "Ill hold you till l &c
It. anyway" He waved his hand car
lessly In the direction Of the youn
American.
Take him out and shoot him." b
ordered in an offhand way.
You bloody viIlainl You wors
than dog-you wretched, yellow cur
You horse thief. robber. villain. bal