The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-15
CHAPTER Vl-contlnucd.

II was born here In Tlmnnyoni, and
you haven't been here three weeks:
do you think I'd be afraid to go any
where that you'll gof"
"We'll see about that" he chuckled,
matching the laugh and with that he
let the clutch take hold, sent the car
rolling gently up to the level of the
railroad embankment and across the
rails of the main track, and pulled II
around until II was headed fairly for
the upper switch. Then he put the
motor In the reverse and began to
back the car on the siding. steering
SO that the wheels on one side Rugged
the inside of one rail.
"Whnt In the world are you trying
to dor questioned the young woman
who had said she was not afraid.
"walt." he temporlzed; "just walt
minute and get ready to hang on
like grim death. We're going across
on that trestle."
He fully expected her to shrek and
grab for the steering wheel. That, he
told himself, was what the normal
young woman would do. But Miss Co
roma disappointed him.
you'll put US both into the river,
and smash Colonel-daddy's car. but /
guess the Baldwin family can stand 1t
II you can" she remarked quite calmly.
Smith kept on backing until the car
had passed the switch from which the
spur branched OFF to cross b the nate
rial yard on the opposite side OF the
river. A skillful bit of juggling put
the roadster over on the ties Of the
spur-track. Then he turned to his fel-
low risk.
"Slt low and hang on with both
hands," he directed. "Nowl" and he
opened the throttle.
The trestle was not much above two
hundred feet long. and, happily. the
cross-tles were closely spaced. Steered
to hair. the big car went humping
across. and In his innermost recesses
Smith was saying to his immediate
ancestor, the well-behaved bank clerk
"You swab You never saw the day
when you could do thing like this
you thought you had me tied
up In bunch OF ribbon, didn't your
If Miss Baldwin were frightened.
she did not show it. Smith jerked the
roadster out Of the ENHANCEMENT Of
the railroad track and said You may
sit up now and tell me which way to
go. | don't know anything about the
roads over here"
She pointed out the way across the
hills, and four-mile dash followed
Up hill and down the big roadster
raced. devourlng the lnterspaces. and
at the topping of the last OF the ridges,
In small. low-lylng swale which was
well hidden from any point Of view In
the vicinity Of the distant dam, they
came upon the interlopers. There
were three men and two horses and
covered wagon, as Martins telephone
message had cntul0gued them. The
horses were still Ia the traces, and Just
beyond the wagon legal mining
claim had been marked out by freshly
driven stakes. At one end two of the
men were digging perfunctorIly. while
the third was lacking the legal notice
on bit of board nailed to one OF the
stakes.
Smith sent the gray car rocketlng
down into the swale. brought II to
stand with thrust Of the brakes. and
Jumped out. Once more the primitive
Stone Age man In him, which had slept
so long and so quietly under the Law
renceyille eonventlonalities, was Joy.
ously pitching the barriers aside.
"It's moving day for you fellows" he
announced cheerfully. picking the big
gest of the three as the proper sub
ject for the order giving. You're on
the Timnnyonl Ditch company's land,
aud You know 1t. Pile into the wagon
and fade awayr
The big mans answer was laugh,
pointed. doubtless. by the fact that
the order giver was palpably unarmed.
Smiths right arm shot out, and when
the blow landed there we're only two
left to close In on him. In such sud
den hostillties the advantages are all
with the beginner. Having superior
reach and good bit more skill than
either Of the two taeklers, Smith held
his OWE until he eonld get In a few
more OF the smashing right-handers,
but in planting them lie took punish
ment enough to make him Bcrserk.
mad and 50 practically invlnelble.
CAare Fn . Farce mingllng Of arms,