The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-08

cent and would not 60.
~"Jtcsist at your peril" cried tho chief
in a loud ringing tone. and he and his
man drew their reviewers.
There was a moment Of dead silence.
NV eyes were on the chief. and | saw
Il shadow of pcrpIcxity cloud his face.
] read it to mean that he had his
doubts how to get us all four away if
we resisted.
1t was Il queer turn of the vince
that Nolna and I should have to make
common cause with the wrctcllcs who
had attempted our lives. | did not
wish them to escape, but our. own cs-
cap" was much more to us than their
capture at tina moment. and. like til"
chief. I was thinking intcntly villa.
to do.
on the two rope>.
Hand me those cordS,' he said to
me CURLY.
II am no police agent" | shot back.
81 call IN you to help me"
you forget: you have arrested me.
You must do your W work."
The old hays eyes were on us as 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 gave arrested me- | returned
shortly.
erin thnSn f"n fnpntIlnl' no "a III.
turning to his assistant.
II" get the cords the man had either
to PASS tho Woman on drive her before
him to the end uf the room. He tried
tho latter r"ursr and pushed her v.r-
l"nlly. She fell to the ground. md.
lc,tin. out !, yr!l shriiI enough to wake
!, ra,aicp1ir. rlasprd his legs, and pull
cd MIN down. n,d in II moment Il noisy
I"u"li and tumble ~rutll" was set COIN.
between tn" three.
Tll" chief ran /" llrlp his man, and
took ADVANTAGE of tn" ono to
open the dnor and put Nolnl outside.
stop there" cried the rhiri. holding
me w with hi. lrvricd revolver.
II aim merely putting my sister out
nl inc Way oI Iliilhlc.
"Mnvr an inch ana Shall fire. he
shouted,
But the words scarcely passed his
lips before he came staggering WlihlN
toward me. his arms went up and his
pistol WAS fired in tho air. The wo-
man had in some way cNtTlratrI her
self from the struggle on The floor and,
his back being turned I" her Us she
rose. she pushed him violently toward
mo. | caught him and helped myself
t. his revolver.
We were STRUGGLING together when
The IN who had seized hold Of the
lamp. PASSED us and dashed it violently
int" the heap Of saturated hay and
sblviu-S.
The cftcc, was instantaneous. \.
l,lin'lin" tIalr of fame burst out, al
most like an explosion. and Il volume
of pln."ut, ~Sut1matiny smoke filled the
place.
N"iAa quick Wit!cd rs ever. wrench
r,I the door open. aud ] staggered out
after her into the night, dragging the
chief with me.
The pendulum of luck had swung
over again to our side. and | lost II"
time IN taking ADVANTAGE of il. |
pushed the man away from me at ran
dom and cllunrctI 1n send him stnygrr-
jny up against til" tW" police horses
which were tied lp rI"Sr to the door.
They We're already %>n"rtiny with fear
at tho fire. and they now began to
plunge and kick and rear until they
had dragged themselves free and dash
cd off intu the darkness.
Nor was this all the luck.
Come" cried to N"lna. We ran
to the shc, and found our own ami
mails standing ready Sad1lcd outside.
"rhey were .oin. to bolt on our
horses said as put her in the sad
die and then mounted.
(which is the way:
Amy way. We're in luck. Let us
trust to it," | answered. and. guided
hy the light of the fire, which was
now consuming the whole house. we
pushed along at random as quickly as
we could. Fortune was with us still.
We gained the road and in Il few
minutes were rallling back at a brisk
pace along the road we had Travelled
50 laborio,lSly in the storm some hours
before.
Il had given everything up said
Nolna when we were breathing the
horses and were able to talk. II had
the papers in my hand ready to throw
them into the blaze"
Il am glad you didn't, Wen got
them through yet. but jus, how to do
it is the question:.
"pocs Sylvia ever offer YOU sugses-
! tion>:' she asked.
smiled. HAS Peggy one
She nodded. "Shc'> Il little bit afraid
I" offer it,
Lets have it,"
"Cnuldn'l we =" back I" that village.
kcrvatic. and GET Father Ambrose ["
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