White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-19
VENGEANCE AND THE WOMAN


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At Rx1 THtAItR. FRIDAY NIGHT
vanished, as she galloped away down
the mountain TO where she had left
her husband. In a terror of appre-
nensIon she approached the spot, not
daring TO let her eyes rest on the
stakes. They we're there, the lariats
too, but he had gone.
The warm rays of the sun aSoke
Curly Brown. He looked at the
forms of his sleeping comrades and
then at the tree where Bessie had
been tied. She was gone and at
the foot Of the tree the stupefied
guard Hastily rousing Black Jack
and the others an investigation show
Sd a horse missing and d cut rope
Some one had cut the rope and
Haines. picking up n Of the ends.
saw blood stains.
Drawing his pistol he ordered ev-
cry man TO show his knife. All obey
ed and the blades were bright and
clean. All but Pete. He stood silent
before the engraged and suspicious
Black Jack. The latter repeated his
demand and raised his pistol. when
like a flash the Indian drew his
knife and lunged at the outlaw. The
latter parted the blow, but before he
could use the pistol, Pete had turn
ed and fled through the forest to
the edge of the clin. Here he paus-
ed and looked back. The outlaws
we're nearly onto him and there was
no retreat. He sprang out over the
cliff as Black Jack fired and fell
to the lower mountain side; his pur-
suers peering yer saw only his man
gled. still body.
Blake. making his way cautious
~ up the trail, came or the Indian,
dead. He shook him, de-
handing TO know what had become
OF his wife. but Pete could only open
his eys and whisper with a smile: !
Woman gone. Comanche help
Der get away"
Bake tried to question him further
but he gasped out:
Engineers camp, other side Big
Nose Mountain" and died, loyal at
the last To the girl who had helped
him.
The outlaws lost no time in max
ing their way back to where they had
left Blake. only to discover that he
had escaped. Bessie did It," was
Johnson's comment with an oath, but
Black Jack, thinking only OF recoy-
ering her, shouted:
she must be making her way to
the camp on Big Nose and dashed
away followed by his gang.
The engineers were camped On the
side OF the mountain In an almost in
accessible spot, near the head of Al
rocky slope running down toward
the Barksdaie road. A score Of men
In charge Of the chief engineer were
busy blasting the big ledge away to
a tunnel under the shoulder of Big
Nose.
Bessie rode to within a mile OF
the camp when she was Obliged TO
leave her horse. She had not pro-
crossed far when she heard some
body approaching and stepped from
the trail prepared to shoot, only to
out with a cry of Joy as Blake
came into view, and in an instant
they were in each others arms.
Realising the outlaws were not far
behind, they hurried on and shortly
came squarely against Big Nose rock,
the opposite side from the tunnel.
To one side was a natural barricade
of smaller rocks and behind this
they intrenched themselves as a rifle
bullet whistle over their heads.
Two OF the outlaws fell before
Blake's unerring aim. The bandits
meantime crawling nearer. prepared
to rush the barricade. Bessie had
fired every shot In the pistol and
Blake turned to tell her he had but
one left in the rifle. He thrust the
barrel forward determined to make
this last shot account for an outlaw.
when his withdrew him gently back.
Save that one for me-" she said.
Blake only nodded to tell her he
understood. He withdrew the rifle
and pointed 1t at the girl who look
ed unflinchingly into the eyes of her
husband as his finger felt for the
trigger.