The Jasper news., 1919-07-31

IneSe SIX pieces were divided ana scat
tered years before. Scarface has one and
sclemes to get the others and the treas
ure. He kills Polly's father and gets her
flag. Dick is joine1 by other flag holders
and they set out after Scarface. After
many adventures with the outlaws, they
are lured into a blind trail and an explo-
sion buries them under an avalanche of
rock.
Dicks car. rolling along the blind
ravine, reached a point almost be-
meath the boulder, when Scarf9ce gave
the signal and the huge mass of rock
was topDlcd down on to the car. Death
seemed certain, but Teel, who sus-
pected treachery, was looking aloft
and saw the peril and shouted warn
ing, enabling the occupants of the car
TO throw themselves to one side just
as the boulder crashed through the
top and flooring to the very ground.
This was the second time that Scar
face and his gang had tried to crush
them beneath Il mass of rock, and as
in the first attempt when Dick had
. battle so fiercely as he pitted his
strength against the momentum of the
rolling boulder, their escape had heen
of the narrOweSt. Another instant of
delay or a false movement on their
part they now would have been living
mangled beneath the great weight
which had flattened their car. and their
blood fairly boiled as they thought of
the Infamous cruelty of their foes who
would have crushed out their lives
with as little compunctiOn as though
they had been ants beneath foot. How
ever, there was little time to be lost
now in vain threats of vengeance, for
none of the little party of treasure
seekers knew from what direction or
when the next blow of their arch en-
envy might fall. Helping each other to
their feet they arose from the small
debris which had half covered them.
Badly bruised in the accompanying
shower of smaller stones, the treasure
hunters huddled close to the cliff, as
Diaz, seeing the trap had failed, leaped
from the running board of Teel's car
and scrambled up the side of the cliff,
aided by rope dropped over the top
by the outlaws. A bullet from Dicks
pistol knocked him off the rope, but
he fell on the upper side of the bOul-
der, and together with his evil com
panions. quickly made good his escape.
$50 Diaz was traitor" remarked
Dick as the other disappeared with
the foiled gang. II only wish I had
known it a little while ago when I
could have got my hands on him. He
must be someone that Scarface has
picked up since we got over into Mex
leo, for he was not with the original
gGng. Anyhow, guess winged him,
and he may be sure that / won't for
get that face of his if we ever meet
again. That makes one more score
we have got to settle mp with that
crew. But as for now, the next thing
for us to do is to see how we can get
out of this fix for that boulder seems
to have blocked the way pretty ef-
fectually."
The boulder, although 1t had failed
in its mission of death, effectively
blocked the way out of the blind ra-
vine. but luckily there was dynamite
in the ruined car and 1t was an easy
matter TO blow the boulder out of the
way, after which all entered Teel's
car and gained the main trail.
a council of war was quickly held.
Well, they knew that they would never
be safe as long as Scarface and his
friends were free to work mischief
upon them, therefore it seemed wisest
to try and trail them now when the
tracks of the others were plain and
they had but short start If they
could come upon the others by sur.
prise and make them prisoners they
could make them pOwerless to follow
them, and thus would be able to con.
tinue their journey in safety. A vote
was taken and all were In favor OF
m immediate pursuit of the fleeing
outlaws.
Taking the track of the flying would.
be assass.ns they put on all speed and
fairly flew over the surface of the
desert. So plain and fresh was the
track they followed that they were
able to gain the former shack of the
outlaws within very short time
Feeling sure that they now had theil
foes at their mercy, they approached
the shack warily. There was no soun(
or signs of life within, but fully de
termined that they would not bt
caught in any trap which Scarface
might have set for them, they useC
the uimost caution. Reaching tn,
outside Citor they listened for mo