The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-16
was ~ smoke to fire

80 - ~ Cii' biAN III IIL us
man drew their revOlverS.
There was a moment of dead silence.
Ny eyes We're on the chief, and | saw
d shadow of perplcNity cloud his face.
read ii TO mean tina, he had his
doubts how to get us all four away if
we resisted.
1t was a queer turn of the wheel
tina NOlna and | should have to make
common cause with the WrctcheS who
had attempted our lives. did not
wish them to escape. but our own cs-
cape was much more to us than their
capture at that moment and. like the
chief, | was thinking i%ntcntly what
to do.
CHANGING round the room. his eye fell
on the two ropes.
Hand me those cords" he said to
nc curtly.
II am no police agent ! shot back.
II call on you to help me.
"You forget: YOU have arrested me.
You must do your own work"
The old bags eyes were on us rs she
drank in every word. and she nudgcd
her husband and whispered to him.
Don't you mean to charge them
with attempting your livcS:' asked the
chief.
You have arrested me-" | returned
shortly.
Tie those two togethcr,' he said.
turning to his assistant.
TO Get the cords the man had either
to pass the woman or drive her before
l:-, ,> .I,, ,-.l .,f .lr. nAr IIc <,;Dl
the latter course and pushed her VIC.
lcntly. She fell to the ground. and.
letting out IL yell shrill enough to wake
a c%ataleptic. clasped his legs. and pull
=. ell him down. and in !; moment q noisy
rough and tumble Scutt1c was set goin.
bel wcen tho three.
:. The chief ram to help his man, and
/ took ADVANTAGE Of the to
open the door and put Nolna outside.
Stop there cried the chief, holding
me M with his lrvclcd revolver.
/, Il am merely putting my sister out
I of the way of trouble"
+ 'Move an inch and | shall fire." he
shouted.
But the words scarcely passed his
i, lips before he anne staggering Wildly
toward me, his arms went up and his
pistol was fired in the air. The wo-
man had in some way eXtricHtcd her
self from the struggle on the floor and.
\ his back being turned to her as she
rose. she pushed him violently toward
me. caught him and helped myself
to his revolver.
We were struggling together when
the woman who had seized hold OF the
Y lamp, passed us and dashed it violently
into the heap of saturated hay and
Shavings.
@ The effect was instantaneous. A
5 binding flare Of flame burst out. al
most like an explosion. and Il volume
of pungent. suffocating smoke filled the
place.
II Volna, quick witted as ever. wrench
0 ed the door open. and staggered oul
after her into the night. dragging the
chief with me.
$ The pendulum of luck had swung
over again to III side. and | lost II,
: time in taking advantage of it.
pushed the man away from me at ran
d dom and Glanced to send him sta@ger
# ing up against the two police horses
which were tied up close to the door
II They were already snorting with feal
a, the fire. and they NOW began tt
/ plunge and kick and rear until the!
g had dragged themselves free and dash
cd off into the darkness.
Nor was this all the luck.
Come" cried to Nolna We rar
to the shed and found our own ami
mails standing ready >aduIed outside
They were going to bolt on "ul
horses" said as | put her in the sad
7 die and then mounted.
!, (which is the way"
Amy way. We're in luck. Let IL
trust to it,. answered, and. guidct
lv the li-h, Of the fire. which wa:
now consuming the whole house. W.
= pushed along at random as quickly a.
:. We could. Fortune was with us still
-. We gained the road and in Il few
minutes were ~rat,lin. back III 4 brisl
pace along the road we had Travelled
" so lalnriouSly i'm the storm some hour:
- before.
- Il had given everything MP, sai(
" Nolna when we were breathing TIL
horses and were able t" talk. II hat
the papers in my hand ready 10 throw
i them into the blaze.
Il am glad you didn't. We'll GO
Is them through vet. but just how to Ut
~ ii is the question:.
IS "DocS Sylvia ever offer YOU sus@es
y 1ionS:' She asked.
smiled. HAS Peggy "nco
" She nodded. "Shc'S a little bit Afrai'
lc to offer it..
"Lct'S have it,"
Z"rouldn.t we 90 back 10 that village
h. kervatic. and got Father Ambrose t
IL help MS: He was mothers friend"
"\Nc'd have to confess VIC ioolc'
h. him"
"LcaVc me do that.