The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-07-11

I Slspicious OF Gracia, the men
questioned him closely but he caimeu
their suspicious, saying: Me sorry
for senorita. Me run away, orsns
this. You hurry 20. Maybe - -
me-"
\ O'Doherty alone held to MS sus
picfons and warned:
s"This may be a trap. Remenpel
! Rert's impatience to rescue Edltn
at any cost ruled, however anu 60 60
three mounted and started lor
Gracia's shack, leaving the la1'ei
/ behind. 49, Look
mile out of town, had they iooA.
al sharply into the brush, they nlsnI
have seen Peaky, waiting for them W
mass. And as they galloped past ~
outlaw hurried on and in q saloon
found Gus and Jim, apparently ~
annointment. Pulling out roli -
bills, he asked: -,
"Do Won fellows travel Win " =
.oainst us, now" And as they *
nsared friendly, Peaky arranged Will
then Ia wreck the circus tram O
sbort distance out Of town. lnen
\ naying them literally he RODE a"aS
70 ioin Craven and Edith.
Edith,s rescuers on reaching the
.hacL advanced with great caution
S,,+ finally convinced it was deserteu
par+ entered with the others. OnLs
~ door TO the blind room In Which
edith had been imprisoned we" o.,
locked and convinced she Was rn
there. Bert proceeded to DatIeI uo 10
the door. As Craven had planhe M ~
movements threw the house ~
legs and it began to slide slo"AS
ward the brink of the chasm.
Jenkins and the detective QUICK "
saa their peril, gained the ou|sluo
mt Bert refused to attempt W go
bimself until he had burst Ill -
door The room was empty: 49,
ing then. he gained the oueslue 49, 49,.
inst as the shack rested nan gu
the brink. Only Jenkins aulck y.
savad him. The latter threw lassoo
- Rert who grasped it and as lne
S,,;,dine crashed into the depths liz
.ras banled out into space dropplns
80 length Of the rope. His grip on
10 rome held, however, and ne was
soon pulled up to safety. 49,
Across the chasm, Peaky saw the
lsback plunge and fastening 10 "ne
Craven and Edith were wanting Wy
camp fire, reported: on
"Your troubles are over Olaven
The weight of those two men So
tho shack to Kingdom Come anu Unen
with it. .,ir,od how
nr for shortly Gracia appeareu
Nth the- information that Bert was
~ dead but that Craven's bullet Lid"
wounded only an understudy'
Craven was enraged at thls anu
rditb showed her delight but AGAIN
Gracia sprung a surprise: c.-.
~ saw shack, she fall. Clrcuo
ao,,Thov he inside. Other men IL
eide One dead. Then l rue away
quick n,unead into
u,oon, hut was reused by craven
orde1. for all to mount and get away.
Sta managed as she prepared -
naaya to tear off the hem Of her sklr'
which she left by the hre' +oa
d. and the others had started
from the shack when circus
attendant arrived with worn NC 10
circus had been wrecked anu nc az
animals were at large. Jenklns DIT
cided to return at once, WIZ the
and the detective starteu ~ - the
trail of the outlaws. Reacnins ~
camp. they found the piece y
skirt and pressed on ca,, de-
Expecting swift pursuit. Crasen
cided to divide his forces anu az
fork in the trail, he dlrecIeu oA'
and Gracia to swing to the let
.fMeet us at the Black Fool, Nc 20
tho TOP of the range, near [1eil "
bridge" we're his final words as ne
took the right fork. , m
He'll Gap bridge was nar[o" -
rai1ed structure across a hlgn sorse
"a i was over this that craven
ea1red Bert would pass. Crosslns
re- bridge he left Edith tied TO ner
horsa and crawling back to tne cen,
No. of the structure, he choppeu
through all the supporting tnpers
b,,+ two. which rested on a cross
boar He knocked these two almost
loose. causing the bridge 10 sw 10y
r;1ousTv FOR on. them resteu lne
eentar If the span. From beneaIn'
Tod q lariat to the loosened sup
norte crossed to his horse ana
ppured the other end Of the lariat ~
tba saddle. Then he placed Eolon -
n1eiS view, SO that, seeing her. bsrI
would plunge recklessly out on the
Lhridge and when he he'd galneu Ia
center. the supports would ne y anhed
awav and horse and rider pluhseu
into the chasm.
While he was working, ODohe[ty,
An the left trail, had been hurleu
from his horse by rope strelcneu
across the trail and was battllns lol
NJ life in mountain stream.
| Confident they had disposed Oh tne
detective, whose struggles II tne tor-
rent thew watched until he was sweep
from view, Peaky and Gracla mounteu
and started back up the trail TO lne
forks where Craven had told ln~m
Fl meet him. and help him trap 9NI'
who, they knew, would follo" &c =
on the trail Of Edith.
\ They were in good spirits TOT tney
knew Craven would be pleased WIZ
he heard how handily they haa -
posed of O'Doherty, whom Crasen
blamed for his detection as kea Mash
And on whom he had sworn VEN
geance. ,icetv
Craven's plan worked to q nicely;
Bert caught sight Of Edlth any
without waiting to weigh cons
auences, started out on the DrIuss