The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-26

s1S ~ por new ocQVol0t40C0, ana ~
dint Of careful handing, induesd him
to give her the enact location Of sths
old rrAnchmAn's shack" The girl's
brain was at work, sve6 though she
was in durancs Vile. With no immedi-
ate hope Of escape or release.
Had she known that even while she
was entering upon her Arst nieht in
jail, Phil Kelly was hurryine toward
Warrington, determined to obtain for
her absolution from even a suspicion
Of wrong-doing, she would have felt
relieved.
II wonder what my detective VIII
think when he Learns I am locked up"
Pat was saying to hefself. Her
thoughts were interrupted By the en-
trance Of the wardea, WHO had come
In respoase 10 tAe guard's Summons.
NY RELIEF - haH IN hour late." said
the guard sand Tn not hiking the idea
Of staying here overtime"
Afbsr eoasidsFiag the natter for q
mo0snt he warden decided.
sYou can 90" he said TO the guard.
sand IN losk In once in . while until
tAe RELIEF eo0es." 30 saying, the two
oAaals departed. locking the door b.
hlsd then.
That wsnaA u safs enough" said
TIE war1sa. - tAey walked away.
Pat WAS left alens In the esll-coeri-
doe. with only he anarchist to kssp
her es0pany.
.
TA3s wss q huesssd meeting Of the
Ay3cAss IN ~ 0sase q Aysesey
WAoa Ha&sg nen FsturBed from thelr
tr1D - ~ federal prison The report
o6 ths scouts was eagerly listened 10.
"SAs 10 con1ned In he wing Tat
faces cato ths ~ strest. Three win
dows opsA ints ~ corridor. ed our
electric saw wiA 90 tArougA ths bays
In tsa ninutss. We en- have Asf e1t
of tAsre. n l1ek bssaks for ~, before
nldnisAt,~ sAld sae q the Apaches.
whe had followed Pat - tAs jafl.
Ths msn entsfsd into Aasty coafse-
snes. md soon organised . plan for
thslf Quesn's release.
The electric wagon that had besn
parehassd By the Apaches whsn thsy
had engaged In q raid On q trolley
company. duriAg tie disturbances At
tsa1ant upoa . r0esat labee sn1ke.
was p1t Il readiness for tie work.
VIA svsrytAing preparsd and In
readiness. ~ Apaehss waftsd for
darAness, ana tAsa ran thslr wagon.
through infrequented streets, down TO
tie jail. and began their werk.
Running the wagon close under the
wall Of the prison. the poorly lighted
and practically deserted street 0ave
an opportunity for the Apaches TO uss
to excellent advantage the few mo-
ments required to saw the bars PRO-
tecting the windows Of the corridor IN
which Pat was now exaitsdly waiting
for her rescuefs. When the Apaches
began saving the bars Of the window.
far above her head. Pat know what
tt meant.
Having worried their way through
the bars, the Apachss lowered Q rope.
which Pat lied under ~ aR1& In .
twinkliag the girl was hauled up to
the windew and was dragged thfoagA.
TIE laddeFiike structure hsad secure
4 strong landing platform hat cana
Just under the window.
When Pat was hurEyin6 to the
ground an incident occurred that near.
" upset the Apaehes' calculations. a
patrol wagon. going oat Of The prison
yard in answer to Q call, dashed
around the corner and nearly col1ded
with the rescue wagon.
There was started In . tWinkling Q
mad scramble and wild Aght betWoo0
the Apaches and the poiice. Ths up
roar was bound to attract attention,
and Pat knew that she must make her
get away" in hurry or stand the
chance Of being again In the tolls. She
grabbed . revolver from one OF her
men and started to run.
The police were too much occupied
in measuring blows with their oppon-
ents for any. one Of them to break
away from the flght and take after the
escaping girl. In the few seconds
that passed while Pat ran to the street
corner she made mp her mind what to
do-if luck should be with her.
Just as she reached the 5uncture OF
the busy street that ran past the main
building of the prison. q passing taxi
cab fitted into her purpose. Haiiing
the chauffeur. she had Jumped onto the
running board before he had time to
more than slow down.
sGo ahead, and be quick-go any
where" and the girl accentuated her
kcommand BY reaching out. with her
free hand and holding the revolver
a9ainst the taxi drivers side. By the
tine he had gotten little distance
away from the prison. Pat had worked
open the door Of the cab and was safe
ly within.
Then she leaned out Of the frout
window and directed the chauneur.
keeping the cold steel pressed against
the back Of his neck.
sKeep going and you'l be an right.