White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-16
EPISODE NJ. 3.

- , -
Ito be shown at Rex Theatre Friday
At the moment Ybarra. shuffling
on toward the house, halted a NOM
ent 10 watch it u away Either
through coincidence or by kindness
of Providence. the frightened rabbit
dashed toward the entrance Of the
cave. As il was about 10 enter there
for shelter. il took a sudden turn
and fled in the opposite direction
with renewed speed. Ybarra was
Immediately suspicious. Something
perhaps some one-must have
frightened the animal. He uttered a
little CRY. Perhaps some one was In
his cave, He turned and called
Joe joe"
Yaqui Joe, the relic OF a dauntless
tribe of earlier days. Ybarra's faith
full servant. appeared in the door
way. Don Carlos motioned 10 the
cave. Joe understood. The old
Spaniard. his days for physical COM
bat passed. went on toward the
hacienda. leaving the Indian TO see
To the safety Of the ases
When Ybarra entered the house.
he was welcomed warmly by the one
bright ray in MS shattered, lone
some life. II vas a Young and very
beautiful girl, whom he called Nan.
She was dark. Of the Spanish type.
but nevertheless sparkingly Ameri-
can. Ybarra often described her TO
strangers as the kind OF a girl an
orphan always imagines his mother
was. And that was description
enough. both Of beauty and Of char
aeteT.
What's the matter. father " she
asked u%ervously. why did YOU
oall2"
! thought perhaps those two mad
men from Lost Nine. Shoestring
Drant and Cut-Deep Rawls. We're
about again. Yaqui Joe is looking
around now. II may be nothing.
Don't be alarmed. He tapped her
on he shoulder. Despite his assur-
ees, Nan was alarmed. She fear
Cd the men whose names her father
had mentioned. for often before she
had heard of their maniacal inten-
tions OF abducting her.
The following morning things oc-
CURED rapidly and unfortunately at
'ttE AiAAiE MbuAAdAh ~ II VI IbEN
Nine Won Bleck and Gwyn arrived
at the same hotel a few minutes after
each other. The secret agent of the
Central PoWers.go in first. and Own
met him in the dining as he
was eating breakfast. Both were
clad in rough Western attire. having
ridden the entire distance from Bar
stow by horseback. though along diff
ferent roads.
At the first sight of him, Gwyn
comprehended. He had been follow
ed. In an instant he recalled the
conversation on the train. remem-
bered how Won Bleck had attempted
to talk business. Everything that
had passed between them flashed
like a bolt Of lightning into his mind
He had no doubt that his suspicious
we're true. He walked owe TO the
Central Powers agent. and, without
a preliminary word. said:
Won Rleek, you're gone about far
enough. | know who YOU are. what
Won are, and what YOU want. Look
out. I'm working 10 save my nation
are WORKING 10 destroy il. !
wouldn't for a moment allow such
"a little thing a.. your life TO stand be-
tween me and my mission here.
warn YOU, keep of my trail"
Von Bleek said nothing lie mer-
ly sueered.
GWyn ate a hurried breakfast, and
after inqHiring the way 10 Ybarra 5
mine. started ont upon the back or
a hired Morse 10 find IL.
1t was said that the occurrences OF
Lost Mine that morning were unfor-
tunate. and they were; for. when Won
Bleck had finished his meal, and de-
cided. despite GWyn's caution, 10 fol
low the Young mining engineer TO
his destination, and foil his plans, II
such A thing were possible. he asked
which trail To follow to Hbarras.
The name he found by reference 10
his notebook. As fate ruled. his APP
pointed guides were none other than
Shoestring Drant and Cut-Deep
Rawls. who had prowled about the
Spaniard's dwelling on the previous
evening.
After they had led him several
miles into the mountains, they dis
covered that he. too. was an enemy
to Don Carlos Ybarra. and. due both
to Won Blocks shreWdness in the
situation and that of the outlaws,
they struck a bargain. II was an inn
mense bargain, almost as great and
important as the one made by Gwyn
and Balterman, but the conditions
under which it was made We're in
sharp contrast to the other. II was
agreed that if Won Bleek, through
the aid of the outlaws should gain
possession of Ybarra' $ cinnabar mine
the outlaws were to be paid the tab
ulous sum of n million dollars. in
addition 10 which Won Bleck was TO
aid them in what was more impor-
TAM than the money. TO their minds
the abduction-of Ybarra's daughter
Nan.
Meanwhile, Nan and Yaqui Joe had
gone to Lost Mine with a shipment
of cinnabar to be sent 10 Gwyn 5 New
York Office. Nan left Joe in charge