The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-05-19
L,se xIx-continued.

Ia Winters g tho =
Ia be in the thick 0' 'n' ,
L. you can recognize '., any ;, +,
a.onph the glass, at slch n
..,S Rodney, after h" had
md taken a look himself
H. we're there, he Ger, certain" tnat
IN the thick Of 1t lie '''"'
fou look, Dick" -, ,r,.,o-s IN
o.. THAT a fight they are max
ave that dam. oo
. boldg' asked the woman
IL ,sible," said Rodney ,, Winters
t. 4 one hour" said winters
=. over the glass.
md rore than that" assented the
. Gov another look. "See for
-. Miss nlingwOrth."
rbere they stood, high up on
II of the world, they were spec.
LII a great battle, witnesses OF
Se contest, in which herculean
fdosnerote courage, human will,
.,tod TO the limit, finally de-
- into blind, mechanical habit
famous and frenzied endeayor.
I. Init of reckless continuance had
"a them and moved them to the
Io-.Ithe As men in a battle charge
=. sven with wounds enough to kill
an. H. ordinary circumstances, as sol
Winchester, though shot in the
"A actually struggled after Sheri-
!, ,lsdl they fell, or even as a COM
o.sIhorse may so be imbued with
IT, Intensity Of determination that
,n..I Lions on until he drops dead,
!, T. men gave their all in unmatch-
persistence.
am, ,g'd better get off that DAM" said
I'M n. "When 1t once fails it'll 60
,ar u, rush and then it'll be too late
oruIek at them. They're not going
, n off," said Winters. They're
sid DOWN with it. Fools, God bless
n be shouted, throwing up hi
poi h exultatiOn over manhood anC
aurke and determination.
skrhaps you had better go back
he nlingworth," said Rodney, think
nok the horror she might witness a
truJnOnent.
ma wouldn't be elsewhere for tn
o L sold the brave girl, white bu
,Is I firm lips-she was made of tn
'rc stuff as the fighting men,
ce1 ed-"even If he were there, figh
oyIbat great battle, / should wait I
be end"
sre not the only people in tn
ness. Look yonder!" cried Wi
a pointed down through the ceas
nin toward the lower edge of Il
There. far below him, we
r Udden figures. The water in q
II had flooded the slope of the hi
en 90 that side it was tapping d
81 Of the cliff. The trail had,
W be, been covered, and there was
d progress except by taking q
Ynge of the broken rock at the fO
pJhe cliff. which here and there ST
y I'd above the water. 1t was Il pla
IRE men could only pass by careful
nsng their way and calculating {
nnce Of the next point iowa
eh to leap. These three were mi
like madmen, splashlng throu
water, hurting themselves fir
\ to rock, falling against the W;
tching a tree or shrub, slipping il
lake, saving themselves fir
ning apparently only by the
e Of complacent fortune, VIII
~ were trying to the utmost lin
9ne man carried a miners pick
Ne and a surveyors range pole,
b another spade and two Il
kes which looked like the separ
Of a tripod. The bareheaded N
b had thrown his rubber coat dc
The reddish-yellow water, carrie
pd-sized OllSkin bag. He was
st hurried of the three. He
fne distance in front of the 9th
hey noticed how carefully he sou
protect the bag. When he slip
seemed about to fall, he alW
nrust II frantiCally away from
fock with OutStretched arm.
Whatthe three men would be Il
purse no one knew. Ii was ohv
That they were in a desperate h
md that the thing in the bag mus
carefully carried. Naturally the WI
Ars connected the men with the
builders. They were dressed as
zen engaged in such labor woul,
Fessed. The piCl,, the spades ant
pie and stakes bore out that CO.
Ion.
What's in the hag?" asked
koman.
He carries Il rs though it II
e gold or diamonds" said VIII
Rodney shook his head. Sud,
be OWNED the reason for the ext
are with wh'rh the bag was cal
Ne men were Immediately below
Tree watchers now. He could
out pretty well what was the siz,
shape Of the objects that bulge
saterproof bag.
II have it," he shouted. "Dynau
"What for?"
4 Rodney shook his head again.
Imam in front was in plain view
was a tall figure, his face was Ii,
bearded. From the angle II
they saw him ii was impossible I
egnize him, nor was he in his {
mogreSS assuming the usual at