The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13

be robbed Il must be somewhere in
GUyn's cabin now. Get it, But don't
let yourself be seen as 1 may need
you where you are later Get the
deeds and the grant now. You know
what failure means
lyon BLECK"
cone Lung" tore the paper into tiny
fragments when he had finished read
ing and put them into his pocket. He
pushed the ore car past Casey and the
others just in time 20 hear Gwyn say
to Nan
Il am terribly busy and want to fin
ish up some things with Casey before
il is TOO late. This is pay night. DO
you suppose you could drive one OF
the machines to town and get the
money from the bank? ri send a
man along with you, in case you don't
get back until after dark"
"Of course, l can 60" Nan answered
iii start now and get back as soon
as l can"
Gwyn hailed one of the men who
was nearby and ordered him pull up
one of the automobiles zone Lung,
who had skulked along slowly so he
could hear what was being said. hur-
ried along with his car to the end O
the track, and then disappeared be
hind some ore cars. Casey and Gwyn
walked slowly toward the formers Of
flee and left Nan as she was prepar
ing for her departure to town.
The four men who were seated
about the table leaned closer to each
other and spoke in low tones. About
them, standing in the rear room OF
Browns Cafe, in the center of the
town of Lost Mine, were a score or
more OF the toughest, hardest type of
men that had ever been seen in the
town. They talked among themselves,
glancing frequently at the group about
the table, waiting to hear the decision
Of the conference. And Won Bleck
Cut Deep Rawls and Shoestring Drant
were firing questions and statements
in subdued voices, at another indiv
idual, huge, fleshy person, weak of
face, although not weak of body. This
fourth man was known to Lost Mine
as Sheriff Causley, whose main OBJ
ject in holding the position was to
try to assure himself of reelection at
every next election
In a sudden spasm of duty. which
struck him but infrequently, Causley
had threatened Won Block and his
band, but when the agent of the Cen
trail Powers gave him to understand
that interference would result sadly
for him both physically and politically,
he had seen things in a different light.
Everything is just ripe for our
next mOve-and it'll be our biggest
move, too said Won Bleck. eve have
to act quickly and sensibly. The main
thing is to get the deeds. I'm pretty
sure One Lung can take care of that
.s.~I.t Il
Then an attack on the mine. Wen
capture that, and with the deeds and
Sheriff Causley's legal influence, we
can hold it-and 1 can go back to
New York and take things easily. You
boys" he spoke to the others about
the table will get your little pieces
and they'll be enough to keep you
from worrying for some time to come
Now go to it,
"Wait here a while, boys" Rawls
addressed the crowd of men in the
room. "WeT be back to get you soon.
| BE shining up your guns, MEANWHILE
Then he, accompanied by Drant Sher
! if Causley and a few of the others left
the room and piled into the sheriff's
automobile which was standing by
| the door.
Just as the auto filled with men
shot away from the curb to go down
the road, another car swung around
the corner ahead. In it were two oc-
cupants, a man and a woman-Nan
and the mine employe who had come
with her She caught fleeting glance
of the passing car and recognized the
outlaws in it.
1t was very evident that the unex-
pected presence of Rawls and the 9th
ers of Won Blocks men in Lost Mine
alarmed Nan She speeded up her
motor, swung in by the bank, and
came out again almost Immediately
with the money for the payroll. In
another moment she was back in the
car and driving at a dangerously rap
id rate of speed toward the narrow
gauge railroad which led back to the
mine.
Some distance from the terminus Of
the railroad was a bridge a wooden
structure which ran several hundred
feet above a river, whose waters rush
ed and whirled from the mountains.
Before this was reached. when a train
was coming from the town and going
toward the mine. it was necessary to
cross another bridge over a chasm.
This latter structure was not straight,
but made turn, as a bow Where
the string of this bow would have
| been was a wire cable which also
| bridged the chasm, with the town end
lower than that nearest the mine. BY
means of this, and a basket attached
to a rope and pulley, ore had been