The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27

he came up TO the old shaft entrance,
the agent of the Central Powers wait
ed anxiously to hear the report
1T didn't work" the spy confided.
1.-The flood almost did away with
all right Two men were killed, but
that doesn't accomplish anything"
Il don't care at all about their
being safe" Won Bleck said impati-
emily I'm not trying to murder my
enemies-Im trying to beat them.
What I'm after is to destroy the mine,
so that they can't get any cinnabar to
the enemies of my country. Tell me,
did the flood ruin the mine?"
NO" the other answered. IF the
water had stayed in the mine it was
so deep that they couldn't have worked
there, but Gwyn blew out the wall,
and let the water out. Everything is
all right now The mine has been
emptied about two hours, and when l
came over Gwyn was just going down
into the shaft with shift of men to
start work again. Well have to find
another way to put the place out OF
business"
Won Bleck, though discouraged by
the news of his failure, did not des-
pair. The other way was already
found, and preparations had been be-
gun even before the man had arrived
to report the failure of the flood
*@*
"If water fails" Won Bleck said,
with a crafty smile, wen try fire.
Drant." he called, turning to that in
4 frrfI Nv
plosives ready and lay the wires.
Bring me the fuse and We'll give this
old mountain the biggest earthquake
it's ever seen
Drant was in action before Won
Bleck had finished speaking. He and
Rawls, aided by two or three Others
disappeared through the old entrance
into the mine, carrying with them
sticks of explosives and fuses the ends
of which we're held by Won Bleck. In
a few minutes they reappeared with
out the sticks.
"Everything's ready Rawls an
nounced. But you're not going to set
off the charge when Gwyn and the
others are in the mine working, are
you? We might as we'll wait until
they get out This new guy, Hogan
might not be so easy in dealing out
the law as Causley was, and there's
no use taking chances"
"The devil with HOganl" Won Blecl
cried angrily. I'm here to destroy
that mine and I'm going to destroy it
If a couple of people have to die it,!
better than waiting until my whole
nation is wiped out by the stuff thel
are getting Come, now, get back. In
going to let 'er blow. AS soon as thu
first charge goes off and the smok
clears away bit-Ive planted som
smoke bombs, too, to keep anyon
from going down and putting out tn
fire-you and Drant have got to go il
and lay another blast. One morel
do the job up fine, and 1 want to b.
sure that l end this whole business
right here while l have the chance
Clear away Get back"
With these words Won Bleck Lighted
the wires in his hand, and a little
Pickering, splitting flame went sputter
ing along the fuse The group watch
ed the fire as it danced down, ignitel
another fuse which had been pushed
onto it, so that several charges wOul
be released simultaneously, and RAJ
along into the darkness of the min
entrance.
The face OF another person tina
Won Bleck would have been cloude
with horror at such a moment Blu
the actions of this strange man wer
impossible to account for. At times h
seemed human, almost sympathetic
reluctant to carry his aims to dis
astrous extents. Now he was stolit
unrelenting. uncanny cold, as he So
there watching the fuse burn nearc
and nearer to the charge that NEAR
destruction, and waited for the bias
Concluded next Tuesday
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