The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-01

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Covering her face with her hands
for one brief moment as IL to shut
out the thoughts that flashed into
her mind, she was again the brave,
resourceful wife of Henry Blake. She
had been in Black Jacks power be-
fore and had escaped. She would
thwart him now.
Stealing to rear window, she
quickly pried up the sash. Twenty
feet away in a clump Of trees were
the horses and among them her own
Black Beauty they had driven away
when they had fired her home. Lean
ing out Of the window, she gave the
familiar CALL. Up shot Black Beau
tvs ears. He backed out of the i'm
promptu corral, wheeled and trotted
to his mistress.
There were tears of love for the
faithful animal in her eyes as for an
instant she buried her face In his
name. Tearing feather from
stuffed eagle on the wall of the cabin,
picking up rock from the fireplace,
she tied them In her handkerchief.
Then she lightly climbed through the
window and entwined the message
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Eagle Rock in Black Beauty's
name, In the hope that even IT the
worst should befall her. the horse
would escape with her message, ana
that It would fall into friendly hands
who would Interpret it and hasten to
her assistance.
Patting the horse on the neck and
whispering a word of Encouragement
she yaulted into the saddle and then
dashed around corner OF the cabin
land down the thickly wooded trail
| Just as Black Jack, triumphant, and
with the winning dice in his hand
lswung open the door Of the cabin.
There was no need to urge BlacF
Beauty to greater speed for 1t was
not the first time he had carried nj
mistress to safety ahead OF oatlay
bullets and horses. Down the steer
trail they sped and into the gloom!
canyon.
A hundred feet above, the keel
eyes Of Comanche Pete swept the en-
, trance to the canyon. In his hand
Twas his lariat, a weapon as unerrin
las his rifle. His ears caught the ar
a proach of Black Beauty. Shakin
! 1.-The long rope free. he ran slowl
!, along the edge of the precipice. uT
fright In the saddle sat Bessie, he
leyes now bright In the happiness
her freedom and in the confidenc
that her husband had escaped Blac
I" Jack and was safely on his way
the city, since she had overhear
= none of her captors speak Of meetin
= him. That he would soon learn I
J her capture and hurry to her aid wit
= Morgan and Hawkins she well kne'
: and this knowledge gave her courat
as she raced along in the darkness
iher eyes and ears alert for the fir
Isigns of pursuit.
D Measuring the speed of the hor
Ig and the distance, the Indian launc
n ed the lariat. Like comet It sh
As through the air and heading In
n the moose plunged Black Beauty al
IN his unsuspecting mistress. The rol
fell over Bessie's head. slipped ov
III her shoulders and gripped her waii
ne lifting her from the saddle.
he High above. Comanche Pete strai
It, ed at the rope. foot by foot haulil
ct the girl into space. cruelty dashil
nd the helpless form against the jagg
ne walls of the canyon.
cd At the same instant, Black ia
and Johnson rode their horses
break neck speed into the lower ope
IN inging to the canyon, and with p
'r- tois drawn pulled up directly |
az meath the helpless girl. her ia
drawn by the torture of the rope
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