White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07
VENGEANCE AND THE WOMAN"

East boz in the big safe 500, 0o0 IN
new bills was counted out and hand
ed to Pete.
The Indian had not disappeared
when the hank men exeitedly de-
manded Of the sheriff why he had
given up such a sum in such a man
Iner and the latter replied With a
laugh:
II cannot think Of a better use for
9honey money than saving The lies
Of Blake aud Bessie.
he then went on 70 explain hat
The particular bills IN the East box
we're oonnterfeits. being held for the
trial of some OF Johnson's confeder-
rates. As he pointed To the words
East Box" in the note. his counter
anee changed. and Selling the paper
| began studying it carefully. The let
Ieis beginning the first word in each
line spelled Eagle Rock The sheriff
e~omprehended at last the appeal for
| help hidden in the note. and telling
them he would get on the trail he
left the bank. and calling to several
| of his men lounging about, he dashed
away TO rescue his friends and do
battle with the outlaws.
Riding down into a valley. the
posse of Jim Morgan. after an all
night ride after Black Jack and the
others. paused as into their view
came the figure of a lone horseman.
Even at that distance. he was reeog-
nized as comanche Pete. and order
ing his men to spread out into a semi
circle, pushed forward. his plan being
70 drive the Indian against the I'M
Denetrable face of a cliff. Pete, quick
TO realize he was being pursued,
turned in vain to break the Gordon.
Once. indeed. he almost escaped by
leaping his horse on a plateau into
p river. only 10 gain the further bank
10 md himself surrounded by sher-
if Hawkins and his men.
Realizing the chase was mp. and
With a craftiness that told him the
sheriff realized that any delay IN his
return with the money meant the
OF Blake and Bessie. Pete sur
rendered just as Morgan rode up.
The latter demanded the Indian and
astounded when the sheriff wav-
ed him away and bade pete depart.
We've got u. play safe he said
Cant take any chances. Two lives
are at stake" Asked what he in
tended doing. he continued
They are prisoners on Eagle Rock
We will divide our forces and take
separate trails
This satisfied Morgan and after a
few moments consultation the two
posses rode away in opposite diree
lions.
Black Jack and his gang were
seated on the edge Of the gorge
shooting dice when Comanche Pete
returned. Selling the money, Haines
eagerly counted it, but looked Wor-
ried when the Indian related his ex-
periences and the proximity of the
two posses. Calling to Pete to FOL
low with his lariat. he hurried down
to within hailing distance OF Blake
who seeing him and the Indian. call
ed up:
Now you've got the money. give
us our freedom"
Black Jack assured them they
would soon be OF the rock and then
outlined 10 the Indian his plan OF
rescue. Spanning the gorge Win
one lariat as he had done before, d
second lariat was used as a sort OF
nully over the first and by which the
prisoners were to be hauled TO satety.
Blake seized the end OF the rope
LET down by Pete, now on the further
side of the canyon. and securely
hound II beneath Bessie's arms. Pete
then drew her TO the upper ieoge'
from where the outlaws pulled her
across Again the rope was lowered
and Blake was hauled up and across
only to be seized and tied hand n
foot. Nearby was a sharp-edged
shelving rock and to this the men
carried the helpless Blake. as Bessie
equally helpless. looked on in terror.
A lariat was fastened tight about
blake and he was lowered gradually
over the sharp edge and down into
the gorge where he hung suspended.
The rope was then made tight 10 a
tree and thus the outlaws left their
victim, riding away with Bessie clasp
ed In Black Jacks arms.
Blake, swinging in mid air, des-
perately tried to get his hands free
not knowing that at every twist OF
the rome the knifelike rock cut deer