The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-17

other. Creeping to the edge of the
woods, Screweye lighted the fuse
Dick was on the top Of the barricade,
watching and instantly comprehended
was was up, and as the bomb rose
high in the air, he shattered 1t with
q bullet from his rife.
A moment later, Searface's bomb
dropped inside the stockade. Dick,
hearing the sputtering fuse, again
saved the day by selling the can and
hurting 1t after the retreating Scar.
fnce. The explosion knocked the out
law fiat Able to gain shelter. he
shouted In rage:
The man who threw that bomb was
Van Brunt! They must have escaped
somehow. We can't rush the fort
now. There are too many for us"
Diaz, hatred against Scarface In his
heart. arrived on the cliff overlooking
the stockade, anxious to help Dick.
de roped a stout tree on the edge of
the cliff, which he pulled back and
held by passing the rope about a
larger dead tree. From his blanket
he made a rude parachute, and climb
ing into the sapling he severed the
rope which held II. Like a catapuIt
he was shot out into space above the
stockade, the parachute opened and
he fell into the top of a tree within
the barricade. As he descended, Dick
seized him and he started to explain
Scarface, he lie to me. He say
other man Is old Capitano Ransome's
SON"
Diaz then produced Polly's note
book, which he turned over 10 Dick,
saying:
me look in book-fnd map and
gold and hide It In other place"
Convinced Diaz was telling the
truth about the gold, Dick at once
mounted the stockade and waved
handkerchief. and when Scarface
came out to psriey, shouted
I'VE are sick Of IT. We depart II
you will let us 90 away unmoiested.
scarface agreed and shortly Dick
and his party rode out from the stock
ade and past the outlaws, who jsered
at them In triumph. As soon as
they had disappeared In the woods,
Scarface produced the pieces Of flag
ana hurrying to the scene Of the
wreck measured Off the exact lOca-
ton Of the hidden treasure. Up to
the side Of cliff they went to dead
tree, which held human skull In
the fork Of branch. Directly be-
meath this skull, In cave In a IA
vine below, was the treasure. accord
ing to the Riven Flag.
Shaking with excitement, the outlaws
gained the ravne and gave a shout Of
triumph as they noticed there a
shallow cave. They entered and look
ed eagerly round. There was no
treasure, only broken iron boxes and
footprints.
The treasures gone"
Roper picked up silver matchbox
with the name "Juan Diaz" engraved
on it. They saw they had been out
wtted.
THAT Greaser double-crossed US"
cried Scareface and enraged and
desperate, the outlaws rushed from
the cave.
Diaz chuckled as though greatly
pleased as he led Dick and his party
along.
THAT Scarface Teller get plenty
mad when he find that ! beat him to
1t and carry away all the gold and
treasure" he said. me like to hide
and listen to um swear words when
they find nothing. But we better
hurry for bimeby they find out Diaz
make UNI big fools, and then they
come after us pretty fast you bet"
Diaz led the way high up in the
mountains and there showed the
treasure, saying:
Me reach here three days ago and
find treasure from Missy's map, and
bring him all here. Make bags from
boat sail"
Realizing the outlaws would be hot
on their trail, the bags were loaded
on the six horses and the party
started up the mountain trail. They
had scarcely got under way when
Tomas, In the lead, turned back with
cry of alarm. Above them and on
the same trail could plainly be seen
Lopez, the Aztec chief and big band
Of warriors approaching rapidly. In
frantic haste the horses were turned
about and they were about to start
hack, when new peril was seen
Scarface and his gang hurrying up
the same trail.
The trap In which they now fcdnd
themselves was perilous in the ex'
! IRENE. On two sides their escape was
cut off by the nature Of the country,
while both in their front and rear
were armed bands who would show
them no mercy. To give open battle
TO either one of the hostile forces