The Dolores star., 1918-06-28

on your heels ever since you left town.
You and Holt are going back with mo
a. my prisonera.v
But what forr
FOR robblng the bank and killing
Robert Milton. ~ you know wen
enough.v ~
'Ts this another plan arranged for
me BY you and Seifridger' demanded
Elliot.
Macdonald ignored the question and
lifted his voice. Come ont Of that
tent. Holland come with your hands
up unless you want your head blown
off.v
"Holt isn't in that tent. you idiot. II
you want to know"
"Come now. II you expect to come
alvey cut In the Scotsman ominousiy.
He raised the rife to his shoulder and
covered the shadow thrown by the sun
on the figure within.
Gordon flung out q wild protest and
threw the frozen slab of bacon ut the
head Of Macdonald. With the same mo-
ton he launched his own body across
the stove. A NTH Of q second earlier
the tent Zap had opened and Sheba
had come out.
The sight Of her paralyxed Macdon-
aid and saved her lovers life. II dis
tracted the mine-owner long enough
for him to miss his chance. A bullet
struck the stove and went or at Q
tangent through the tent canvas not
two fest from where Shsba stood. 4
second went speeding toward the sun.
For Gordon had followed the football
players instinct and Owed for the
knees Of his enemy.
They went down together. Each
squirming for the upper place. they
rolled over and over. The rids was
foreotten- Like cave men they fought
crushing and twisting each others
muscles with the blind lust Of primer.
dials to kin. Al they clinched with
one arm, they struck savaeely with the
other. The impact Of smaAhing blown
on naked hesh sounded horribly cruel
to Sheba.
She ran forward. calling ON each By
name 70 stop. Probably neither knew
she was there. Their whole attention
was focused on each other. Not for
an instant did their eyes wander. for
life and death hung % the issue.
Chance had lit the spark Of their re-
sentiment. but long-banked passions
were blazing nercely now.
They got to their feet and fought toe
to toe. Sledge-hammef blows beat upon
bleeding and disngured faces. No
thought Of defense ~ yet IVES IN the
mind Of either. The purpose Of each
was 10 bruise, MAIN, make helpless the
Of Sheba no sound broke the stiffness
save the crunch Of their fest On he
hard snow. the thud Of heavy nsts %
desh. and the throaty snari Of thsaR
dssp. irregular breathing.
Gid Holt, from the Window Of he
eaboa. watched ths battle with shining
eyes. He exulted In every blow q
0ordon: he suffered with him whso
the smashing rights and lefts Of Mac.
donald got hons. He shouted jsers,
advice, threats, encouragement. II 10
had had ten thousand dollars waesred
on the outcoals h. could mot have besa
more excited. ~r
saltwater Peter. drawn By he
cries Of Sheba, came running from tie
stable. A he passed the window, Holt
ss1~ 80.
W.. -. sye s'n !" o. rets'
Le. GU aIon -. C.l ~ ~ 1n
got 70 navo ~ guy; e'op Gun NO" sno
tneyn get u !" WIN gum
sneDa rnn up wnnelng ner nand9
stop them. please. Tneyre killing
eacn otner
SNotning on tne kind. g1ri. fou let
EN- alone. Pete. The KIDS there every
minute, amt he1 Gee, that's Q good
one. boy. Observation-Disclosures.
'AttaboyF ...
Macdonald had slipped on the snow
and gone down to his hands and knees.
Swift as q wildcat the younger man
was on top Of him. Hampered though
he was by his parka. the Scotsman
Rtru1Rled slowly tn hia feet agnin Ia