The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-07-10

never ledVe IIlelTe LTul uhth hO hu'
his knife at their throats. Come now
quick, for they ride almost as fast as
the hawk fys." Without wasting
more time the rescued ones, led by
the Indian, started in hot pursuit.
While these exciting events were
taking place, Scarface and his party
had reached the shadow Of the foot
hills. Hating, the outlaw leader
gathered his men about him and told
them:
II have not mentioned to you men
about 1t before for the reason that
did not think the time was ripe. /
thought it would be better to keep
your attention upon one thing at a
time, and my plan has proven to be a
good one. Now, however, will tell
you the rest of it.
Il found out who has the last piece
of flag Juan Diaz, vaquero, has it.
l saved his life once. He's got
shack In the mountains near San
Rafael down In the State Of Sonora,
lean while the goln' Is good"
The others agreed to this, and at
Screweye's suggestion the Kid was
left behind to watch for any possible
pursuers while the others pushed on,
the plan being to meet at sundown at
a certain rift in the mountains.
Led by Dick and Tomas, the brave
seekers of the "Rlven Flng" set out
across the desert to the distant noun
tains, following the easily defined
trail Of the outlaws. In high spirits
at their marvellous escape from the
cliff and encouraged by the addition
of the Indian to their forces, they
Travelled swiftly over the sand
stretch, to be halted by a sudden
warning from Tomas, whose keen
eyes had seen lone horseman riding
leisurely back along the trail.
"They have left one feller behind to
watch and see If anyone followed"
grinned Tomas. "Well, we turn off
this way and get ahead of him and
hide. When he come along to catch
up with Scarface I catch him like
steer in my rope, and then I bet you
I make him pretty sick. We turn in
this way"
Pulling their horses behind hillock,
they watched and soon recognized the
rider as the Kid.
Turning aside, by urging their
horses among the rocks and hillocks,
they soon passed the Kid and took up
their position just back from the trail
along. which he would pass to join
Scarface. 1t was easy for the Indian
to haul the unsuspecting Kid from his
saddle with lariat and binding his
arms they threw him across horse
and continued their way toward the
mountain pass.
Meanwhile the gang Of outlaws con-
Guiding that they had Travelled far
enough for the time being, decided to
stop and wait for the Kid to join
them. II had been a busy day for
them and they decided to take we'll
earned rest.
Scarface and his men had made
camp and were waiting the arrival Of
the Kid, when their leader, sweeping
the trail with his glasses, caught sight
of Dick and his companions.
Screweye took n look, and with a
curse exclaimed:
"Ycp! The Injun done 1t. And they
got the Kid, too. Come on"
In the outlaw camp council was
held, and 1t was the vlllainous in
genuity of Scarface that evolved
scheme to capture or kill their pur-
suers and rescue the Kid.
Tho trail at that point ran along
the side of the mountain. On one side
rose sheer cliff, on the other was q
deep ravlne with sheer sides, the
ground rising few feet, forming
sort of chute. The, trail rose rather
huge howlder blocked the way. 1t
was on that bowlder that Scarface
centered his activities. Beneath the
bowlder and on the upperside, he
placed heavy charge Of dynamite, to
he exploded by n detonator. Above
this detonator was suspended small
rock, easily dislodged by sharp pull
on string running out and across
the trail a few inches from the
ground, but well concealed by twigs.
The plan-and 1t worked with dead
ly- perfection-was that the horse of
the leading rider would give the string
the pull that would loosen the small
rock on the detonator, and then the