Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-22

beats now; their drumming came fa7rt
but unmistakable. Yes, there were two
horses racing down the arroyo. Anto,
the fugitive, rose to his feet and stared
into the dusk.
"Sit down!" Alaire ordered, sharp
ly. He obeyed, muttering beneath his
breath, but his head was turned as IL
in an effor* to follow the sounds Of the
| pursuit.
Next came the distant rattle Of
lOosened stones-evidently one horse
was being urged toward the open high
ground-then the peaceful quiet eve
ming was split by the report of Laws
thirty-thirty. Another shot followed,
and then third. Both Alaire and her
prisoner were on their feet, the woman
shaking in every limb, the Mexican
! straining his eyes into the gloom and
listening intently.
! Alaire had begun TO feel the strain of
the situation and was trying to decide
| what next to do, when David Law
came riding out of the twilight. He
was astride the gray; behind him at
the end of a lariat was Bessie Belle,
and her saddle was empty.
/ Mrs. Austin uttered a sharp cry.
4 Law dismounted and strobe to the
fury; he seemed gigantic in his rage.
/ Without a word he raised his right
hand and cuffed the Mexican to his
knees. Then he leaped upon him, as
a dog might pounce upon rabbit,
rolled him to his face and twisted the
fellows arm into the small of his back.
Anto cursed, he struggled, but he was
like child in the rangers grasp. Law
knelt upon him, and with jerk of his
RATA secured the fellows wrists; ris-
ing, he set the knot with another heave
that dragged the prisoner to his knees.
Next he booted Anto to his feet.
i've a notion to bend gun over
your head" Law growled. "Clever lit.
tie game, wasn't it2"
Where? Did you-kill him?" the
woman gasped.
| Alaire had never beheld such
/ demOniac expression as Law turned
upon her. The mans face was corr.
torted, his eyes were blazing insanely,
his chest was heavihg, and for an in
slant he seemed to Include her in his
anger. Ignoring her inquiry, he went
| to his mare and ran his shaking hands
/ over her as if in search of an injury ::
his questioning palms covered every
/ nf oil oh,
to withers, from shoulder to hoof, and
under cover of this task he regained tn
! some degree his self-control.
/ "That hombre of yours-didn't look
right to me-" he said, finally. Laying
his cheek against Bessie Bellies neck
as a woman snuggles close to the man
| Of her choice, he addressed the mare: :
II reckon nobody is going to steal you
Ell? Not if I know it. No, sir; that
hombre wasn't any good, was he?"
Alaire wet her lips 'Then you
| shot him?''
II didn't say shot him." he told her
gruf1y. II warned him first, and he
turned on me-blew smoke in my face
Then he took to the BRUSH afoot, and
I cut down on him once more to helu
him along
He got away?"
/ II reckon so.'
/ "Oh, OH" A1aire's tone left nc
doubt Of her RELIEF. 'sHe was always q
good man"
Good? Didn't ne steal my horsei
Didn't he aim to get me at the frs.
chance and free his compadre? That's
why he wanted his Winchester. Say /
I reckon he-needs KILN about as
much as anybody know"
81 can't understand It," Alaire sat
down weakly. Zone OF my men, too"
'sThis fellow behaved himself while
was gone, eh?" Law Jerked his head
in Anto's direction. 81 was afraid he
he'd try something. If he had"
Such a possibility, oddly enough
seemed to choke the speaker, and the
ferocity Of his unfinished threat caused
Mrs. Austin to look up at him curious
~ There was moment Of silence
then he said. shortly: well, we've
got horse apiece now. Let's co."
The stars had thickened and bright.
ened, rounding the night sky into a
/ glittering dome. Anto. the murderer,
with his ankles dashed beneath his
horses belly, rode first; next, In sui.
len silence, came the ranger, his chin
upon his breast; and in the rear fol.
| lowed Alaire Austin. -
Under the stars, at the break of the
arroyo, three hundred yards below the
| water hole, coyote was Sinking in a
wide circle around the body of Panfilo
| Sanchez.
David Laws action in killing