The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-06-15

~ lodged. In doing so Bill unluCklly
struck a projecting awning hook with
his head The blow was sharp and
the end of the hook penetrated his
temple. Bill sank to the pavement un-
conscious.
Some of the idle laborcrs who had
been alarmed ut the shot, seeing Bin
go down. came forward. BIZ. bleeding
at the temple, lay while Spike, Won
dering what had happened, stood by.
| The sheriff came up.
There he is" said one of Scagrucs
| men, pointing to Spike. There's the
| man that did the shooting"
The crowd worked in and the shcr-
| if, despite Spikes protests. laid his
hand on Spikes shoulder and told him
| that he was under arrest, turning him
| over to a deputy rs he did so. with
orders to search him. In moment
they found on Spike the revolver he
| had taken from Bill at the courthouse
| The shcrin opened the gun. II con-
| tanned five loaded shells; the sixth had
| been discharged
The crowd, angry at Spike. surgcd
! forward. the sheriff holding them back
| as best he could while he directed his
! deputy TO take the prisoner away
Ncleh and Storm. finishing their
| lunch, had gone to the courthouse and
| wcro busy with the recorder who was
! trying to find the missing book. when
Il clerk coming in told about the fight
down street, and Of a prisoner, named
Spike, the crowd was trying to take
from the sheriff
Storm and Helen. not waiting to
pursue their 'carch. left the room to
ascertain what the disturbance was
about
ily this time the sheriff and his dep.
utics had succeeded in getting Spike
to tho calub1usr where they pushed
him inside. Hut the crowd. now a
mob, had followed hard On 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 raidod and Spike be-
ing dragged out and hanged to the
first pole
Soagruc had sent Lug out to look
for Nill, whose disappearance dis
turhcd him. And Lug. finding his part.
ner lying deserted on the sidewalk,
tried hard to bring him around. Ito
stopped a man running past and with
his help proppod Bill up.
Helen and Storm. reaching the edge
of the crowd in front of the Jail, saw
and heard enough to make them real.
i2c the seriousness of the situation
They looked nj each other.
What do you think" asked Helen
OF her companion anXiously.
Storm shook his head. We've rot
to get help, Helen. and get 1t quick %
The only place It can come from
is the camp, then" responded Helen
with decision. And we must go after
ii, George
They fastened to the station and
| told the story to the agent. Storm
wrote mrssagc, directing a boy to
rush upstairs with IL and ret ii off.
When RhInelanhcr opened the tclo.
gram 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.
lthinclaudcr, without loss of time,
assembled his men. told them Of the
| trouble at Las Vegas and asked IL they
were willing To help rescue Spike.
They answered with an Affirmative
ycll and he ordered them TO climb
aboard II fiat car.
In front Of IN" Jail man was ha.
ranguing the crowd and urging them 10
get the murderer Aud his listeners
were already IN humur 10 rush the
place, Within. III" rhrrir and his men
were anNiously watching develop.
mcnig.
The sheriff ordered deputy to slip
quietly out the back way and get hold
Of car, The moment the machine
appeared tn" sheriff smurRl"d Spike
FhNf Hi'h'lElE w lhh' nun 10 lItf 'bNN.
" jail for safe keeping Unfortunately,
an alert riOlor saw the move iIo
gave the alarm
Before Spikes captors could rot
him away III" crowd headed the ma.
chin" of, II was then a ease Of any
port In storm and M" officer with
his little party took refuge la tho city
council chambers. Handwriting spike
to n" Moor In order 10 have everyone
free - hold the rioters at bay
pclrn and Storm had boarded n
switch engine In the yards aud run II
down 10 camp whore tho Hat car illoI
with mon Vas coupled 10 II and with
l'binrlnui"r In charge, headed ngaln
for Las Vegas
Tho sheriff In tho council chamber
found himself surrounded he went
to the door and Addressed the mob
II" told them h" would defend the
prisoner with his no, Tho Dniorr went
inside, lant'nlug the door behind him.
and his men mad" burfioalr II
To- La ....T.