The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16

again. Yaqui Joe is looking around
now. 1t may be nothing. Don't be
alarmed" He tapped her on the
shoulder. Despite his assurances,
Nan was alarmed She feared the
men whose names her father had
mentioned, for often before she had
heard of their maniacal intentions of
abducting her.
Following morning things occurred
rapidly and unfortunately at the lit
tie mountain town of Lost Mine. Won
Bleck and Gwyn arrived at the same
hotel a few minutes after each other.
The secret agent of the Central Pow
ers got in first, and Gwyn met him in
the dining room as he was eating
breakfast Both were clad in rough
western attire, having ridden the en-
tire distance from Barstow by horse
back, though along different roads.
At the first sight of him, Gwyn COM
pretended He had been followed. In
an instant he recalled the converse
ton on the train, remembered how
Won Bleck had attempted to talk bust
ness. Everything that had passed be-
tween them flashed like a bolt of
lightning into his mind. He had no
doubt that his suspicious were true.
He walked over to the Central Pow
ers' agent, and, without a preliminary
word, said.
"Von Bleck you've gone about far
enough. / know who you are, what
you are, and what you want. Look
out. I'm working to save my nation
you are working to destroy it.
wouldn't for a moment allow such q
little thing as your life to stand be-
tween me and my mission here.
warn you, keep off my trail! -
Won Bleck said nothing. He merely
sneered
Gwyn ate a hurried breakfast, and
after inquiring the way to Ybarra''
mine, started out upon the back of {
hired horse to find it.
1t was said that the occurrences a
Lost Mine that morning were unfor
tunate, and they were; for, when Vol
Bleck had finished his meal, and de
cided, despite Gwyn's caution, to fol
low the young mining engineer to hi
destination, and foil his plans, if sucl
thing were possible, he asked whicl
trail to follow to Ybarra's. The nam
he found by reference to his notebooks
, AS fate ruled, his appointed guide
I were none other than Shoestrin
e. Drant and Cut Deep Rawls, who ha
- prowled about the Spaniard's dwell
| ing on the previous evening
5 After they had led him severe
,. miles into the mountains, they discov
@ cred that he, too, was an enemy
/ Don Carlos Ybarra, and, due both
+ Won Blocks shrewdness in the situs
q ton and that of the outlaws, the
/ struck a bargain. 1t was an immens
= bargain almost as great and impol
O tant as the one made by Gwyn an
Balterman, but the conditions unde
which it was made were in sharp col
IS trast to the other. 1t was agreed Thu
+ if Won Bleck, through the aid of I'll
y outlaws should gain possession
e Ybarras cinnabar mine, the OUTLAW
Is we're to be paid the fabulous sum I
If one million dollars, in addition
Ie which Won Bleck was to aid them
J. what was more important than Il
money, to their minds-the abductiC
lie of Ybarra's daughter Nan.
Ie Meanwhile, Nan and Yaqui Joe hi
lie gone to Lost Mine with a shipment
j. cinnabar to be sent to Gwyn's Ne
Is York office Nan left Joe in charge
r it, with instructions for him to wa
"a for the mail, while she hurried ba'
as across the mountain trail to her fat
Us er, whom she did not care to lea
at alone.
u She was riding leisurely along {
narrow trail that led around the 81
ne of one of the mountains, when, su
?" denly rounding a curve, she met CIV,
ad face to face. The path was not wi
Mt enough for both horses to pass east
ut and there was sheer drop of mo