Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-07-05

another moment small fusillade fol
lowed. by the Almighty" muttered
De Spain, 1--WE must have our horses
Nan. Stay right here. I'll try driving
those fellows off their perch"
She caught his arm. What are you
going TO do?"
Run In on them from cover wher
ever can find 1t. Nan and push them
back. We've got to have those horses.
If we could only get away without
fight"
This is Sassoon and his gang. Nan.
You heard Pardaloe. These are not
your people. I've got to drive EN-. or
we're gone, Nan"
Then | go with YOU"
man, you can't Gao it," whispered
De Spain energetically. "A chance
bullet"
She spoke with decision: II go
with you. l can use Il rifle. Better
both of us be killed than one. Help
me up on this roof. I've climbed il
hundred times. My rifle is in my
room. Quick, Henry"
Overriding his continued objec-
lions. she lifted her foot to his hand.
put her second foot On De SPANS
shoulder. gained the slopiug roof and
scrambled on her hands ard knees up
10 the window OF her room 4 far-off
peal OF thunder echoed from the noun
tains. Luckily. 10 flash had preceded
It. and Nan rife in hand. Sid safely
down 20 the end OF the lean-to where
De Spain helped her 10 The ground.
He directed her how 10 make q zigzag
advance toward The pine. and. above
al - -h-ow herself Fat and sidewise
AFTER every Shol-ant not 70 IRE
often
n this way they advanced slowly
but safely 10 the disputed point and
then understood-the horses were
gone. A fresh discharge Of shots came
from two cirections-seeningly from
the house and ths stable A moment
later they heard sharp firing far down
the gap-their sole avenue OF escape
They withdrew to the shelter of q
large rock familiar To Nan even in the
dark. While De Spain was debatin.
In his mind how to meet the emer-
gency she stood at his side, his equal
he knew, in courage daring and re-
source, and answered his rapid ques-
lions as to possible gateways of
escape. The rain. which had been
abating, now ceased. but from every
assure in the mountains came the roar
Of rushing water, and little openings
of rock and waterway that might have
offered chance when dry were now
out of the question. In fact. it was
Mans belief that before morning WA
ter would be running over the main
trail itself.
yet" said De Spain finally before
morning we must be long way from
this particular spot. Nan. Sassoon
has posted men at the neck of the
gap-thaI's the first thing he would do
I'll tell you" he said suddenly, as
when after long uncertainty and anx-
ious doubt one chooses an alternative
and hastens to follow 1t. Retreat Is
the thing for us, Nan. Let's make fol
Music mountain and crawl into oul
cave till morning. Lefever will gel
!
We can connect with him."
Realizing that no time was to be lost
! they set out on the long journey. Ev
cry foot of the troublesome way of
fered difficulties. Water impeded then
continually. Nan picked their trail
But for her perfect familiarity will
every foot of the ground, they coulC
, When they got to the mountain trai
; Itself they found their way swept by
, mad rush of falling water, its deafen
Ing roar punctured by fragments o
loosened rock which. swept downward
from ledge to ledge split and thun
, dered as they dashed themselve
against the mountainside. On q pro
, tected floor the two stood for mo
ment, listening to the roar of the cata
ract that had cut them off their refuge
mo use, Man." said De Spain
'"There isn't any other trail, is there :?
She told him there was no other
, And this will run all night. Henry
she said, turning to him and as
thinking of a question she wanted Il
ask, "how did you happen to come t.
me tonight when l wanted you so?
81 came because you sent for me,
+ he answered, surprised.
But l didn't send for you"
He stopped, dumfounded. "Wha
{ do you mean, Nan?" he demanded IN
g easily. 81 got your message on TIA
4 telephone last night, in my office a
= Sleepy Cat, from man that refuse
o TO give his name'
81 never sent any message to you,
O she insisted In growing wonderment
!, II have been locked In a room 70
= three days, dearie. The Lord know
y wanted to send you word. Who eve
o telephoned message like that? Wa
;. 1t trap to get you In hereT
" He told her the story-of the strer
. uous efforts he had made to discove
the Identity of the messenger-an
70 how he had been baked. mo ma
:. ter" said Nan at last. 1T couldn
have been trap. 1t must have bee