Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-06-27
EPISODE 3
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John Davis and Hawk Morgan. esecu-
tors OF the estate OF John Carr miner
and joint guardians OF his adopted dauEh-
ter, Ethel. quarrel over the disposition of
the profits of the mine. Morgan secretly
makes several unsuccessful attempts on
the life Of Davis, in one of which the lat
ter is rescued by q mysterious hermit
Morgan summons q vilainous accomplice
named Spider Bellas and they plot to kill
Davis
John Davis, tricked into crossing
the log which had been nearly sawed
In two by the would-be murderer,
Hawk Morgan, made a wild sideways
leap as the trunk gave way beneath
his weight Landing in the branches
Of nearby tree he went crashing
through them until by good fortune
he managed to hook one arm over a
slender bough and stay his descent.
From this he hung for a moment. then
as he felt his strength come back he
reached up and grasped the limb with
his other hand. Hawk. seeing that
his intended victim was about to save
himself. drew his weapon and fired.
The bullet half severed the limb which
gave away, and John again plunged
downward
Had IL not been that there were q
number OF Ar and cedar trees pro-
jecting from the side of the steep In
rline. Davis certainly must have ended
up dead man. AS II was. however.
their tops through which he fell while
not rugged enough to tear him limb
from limb checked his fall greatly,
plunging at last into a great mass of
snow which had avalanched down from
the ridge. Here he lay motionless, al
most completely buried one arm thrust
above the surface.
From the brink of the canyon side,
Morgan, the arch conspirator. peered
as the other man went crashing down
In his long fall. A wolf.llke smile
spread the watchers face.
Hes gone to glory this time. all
right. and the girl and mine will even
tually all belong to me-"
On the other side Of the gap from
which Spider Bellas had been hurled
by John when the former tried to kill
him. the Spider arose from the little
ledge upon which he had fallen. little
the worse for the battle ne had been
engaged In. Limping slightly and ours
ing beneath his breath he started to
crOsss the ravine lower down. The
noise Of Davis falling body made him
turn his head. and for an instant he
saw the other in mad flight. From
where he stood he was unable to see
the termination of the fall but upon
the opposite side of the brink he saw
the figure OF his confederate. the
Hawk. and waved him a salutation OF
triumph over the success of their plan
This done the Spider resumed his
way. his intention being to join the
Hawk upon the other side.
Morgan. seeing his victim end up n
motionless body at the bottom OF the
canyon, set about celebrating all
traces OF the fact that he had been
tampering with the fallen trunk of the
pine. whereupon he began to retrace
the trail leading to the cabin. Ethel
seeing him approach, opened the door
and came forth to greet him. Hastily
the Hawk told her Of the accident tC
John, the breaking of the tree beneath
him and his fall to death. White of
face the girl paused only long enough
to throw on heavy wrap. and closely
followed by Rainface they retraced
their steps to the scene of the tragedy
The Indian. following with ropes and
blankets. met the Spider and was tolt
who he was, whereup0n that rasca
reiterated the story of Morgan and the
four hastened on to their grewsom,
task of rescuing the body.
While this had been happening the
Hermit Of the Mountain, fur dressed
and on hunting trip. CHANGING TO pass
along the bottom OF the canyon. saw {
gun and cap lying upon the snow. In
stantly his keen eyes swept the side
of the descent noting the broken tree
tops through which John had crashed
Realizing that someone had falleT
through them he began casting about
moment later discovering the out
standing arm of the snow-bured one
Bending over him and finding hin
senseless, the old Hermit quickly ex
amined the body for signs of life
Finding them, he Strengthened ny ant
looked around.
Above him some twenty feet was
ledge of rock from which bowlde
projected, and unwinding his lara
from his body he made cast that set
tied the moose around the bowlder
Then fastening the loose end OF tn
rope about the senseless forin. he as
cended the lasso hand over hand unit
he stood upon the ledge. This done, |
was but the work of couple Of min
utes for him to hoist the recumben
figure to his perch. Next he raise,
the form OF Davis to his shoulder an,
bore him away. having left no C'u
behind him on the snow as to how h
had vanished with the unconsciou
man he had found.
The rescue party finding the plac
where Davis had fallen saw the mark
in the snow where someone had an
preached him. but no trail leadln
away from the spot. So far as the
could discover both the dead man an
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