White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-14

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claiming:
These horses cant last much long
err Pete, always resourceful turn
| ed to Black Jack with a plan of his
| own which pleased the leader, who
| gave sharp orders.
The Indian knows of a hiding
place. Red, YOU and Curly go to
| Barksdale and get fresh horses and
men" He then explained they We're
to meet later and took Bessie on his
own horse. which he urged on up
! stream, Pete running at his SIDE
while the other outlaws started for
town.
Hardly had they lost sight OF each
other when Blake and Hawkins and
their followers galloped out into the
| stream. Up and down either bank
they yainly looked for signs of the
outlaws.
Attaining a hill crest overlooking
a long. winding trail leading into the
| valley. Black Jack stopped TO confer
further with the Indian as to the
| hiding place and the safest course to
pursue. As they stood there, a stage
coach came into view below. Order
| ing Pete to bring Bessie, he set out
to cut of the coach. Reaching a
clump of bushes, which they hid be-
hind. Haines explaining the Indian
was TO guard Bessie while he held up
the coach and got fresh horses. Ii
was quick and easy Job, the driver
and the few passengers obeying with
alacrity TO line up by the trail and
keep their hands up.
Disarming his victims and reliey-
ing them of what few valuables they
possessed. Black Jack mounted the
drivers seat while Pete thrust the
struggling Bessie into the coach. en-
tering after her. Haines picked up
the reins and away went the stage.
a bullet from Pete's pistol holding !
the erstwhile passengers in check.
Blake reached the spot before the
dust of the r%etreating stage had clear
ed and learned from the victims OF
the hold-up what had taken place.
They wont get far, though vol
unteered the driver. for the road
they tool is washed out
Blake. who had drawn ahead OF the
posse. left word that they should fol-
low and then dashed on alone down
the road after the stage feeling that
an last his wife was within his reach.
Rocking from side To side. the
horses dashed by Haines with brutal
ferocity, the stage e%areened down the
trail and was almost in0 the wash
out before its driver perceived the
danger and brought the team TO a
sudden stop. Pete leaned far out of
the window 10 see What was the
trouble aud Bessie. ever alerts eau
tiously drew his automatic from its
holster.
Looks like a bad washout ahead,
called Black Jack. Go on and see
il it safe" The Indian. rifle in
hand. started ahead.
Black Jack, his attention riyeted on
the Indian. did not hear Bessie as she
opened the stage door on the opposite
side from where he leaned from the
drivers seat. nor did he catch her
shadow rs she stepped on the hub
OF a wheel and climbed 10 the top.
| The Indian stopped and shouted back
something. Haines leaned a bit fur
Their out and at the same instant Bes-
sic leyeled Pete's pistol and fired di-
rectly at her captor. The bullet graz
ed his arm and temple and he fell 10
the ground.
Bessie. without stopping 10 see the
effects of the shot. snatched up the
reins. dropped into the drivers seat
and sem the stage down the trail di-
rectly into the muzzle of Pete's rifle
and into the washout.
The stage reeled along the very
edge of a precipice which shot down
several hundred feet to the bank of
a river. Bessie. by desperate use Of
her strength. managed To keep the
| wheels from sliding over. until a bull
let from the Indians rifle dropped
one Of the horses and the stage came
TO an abrupt stop.
; With bullets splitting the wood
work all about her. the girl climbed
| down into the coach and returned
the fire from the rear window.
\ bullet struck the remaining horse
en- the flank aud in fright and pain
the animal plunged suddenly forward.
Fer a brief fraction OF a moment the
/ heavy vehicle stood poised on the
edge of the precipice. Then, as the
soft earth gave way beneath the
wheels. il slowly turned over and