The Dermott news., 1919-07-03

], DERMOTT, ARKANSAS. simulated being injured. and he saw the resemblance between her and Ran some Slipping the locket in his pocket he rode hurriedly from the scene. Under Scarfaee'S directions each of he prisoners was tied to tree with taeir backs 10 the cln Then the outlaws retreated several yards through the dry grass, which they set on fire, then rode away, leaving their victims to be cholicd or burned as the wind drove the flames against the cliff. Into this tragic scene DtaZ rode and seeing the six helpless victims tried to urge his horse through the flames Ia them. but the animal reared and finally carried his rider away out of s;sht.
 There is nothing left but to try to meet death hravcly and pray for d swift end" said Dick. and the others
 nodded. But even aS he spoke a knife flashed through the air and buried itself in the tree an inch from his hand. And as he looked wonder ing, second knife severed the ropes at his wrists. IT was easy. then. to free himself and the others, who in short time were revived by the cool waters of T brook near by.
 In b., ell ,F tt,1P ,f NAytHn there lived one Lopez. n full-hlooded Mexican Indian. who now and then took loads of lHHner across the gulf in his tWo-maSted schooner. Nnd ono afternoon. Scarface and lis gaHg, with the automobile and horses. came to Iopez'S shack. and hired the boat to take them across Leaving the ear and horses. with tac wireless and other of Dicks equipment i'll ha Lopez corral all hands set saif fer the buried treasure
 Al about the saae time at T fishing settlement not far disfm1. piaz hired eat boat and sci sail. tedane no one of his plau> While .searaeiy had Ee- rcz.S schooner disappeared 1ruauj the point, Dick and his companions ar rived af thc MeNiean's shack ana Wc~' told by his wife tn answer ta Gues- Tons as to Srartace.
 No wind. You catch um aroaaa point maybe.
 Sure enough feSS fhan q Iwlr e- shore, her sails Happlu& idly, lay the schooner in fair view of Dicks party lying behind ' sand dune only Ge- prz. smoking q cigarette, could be seen on deek. and Dick rightly SILT missed tlte others were below asleep Quickly deciding to capture the boat at any cost, he set up tue wireless and sent this message
 American proSpccto-> marnoned. store of gulf twenty miles south af Yuqm river Provisions and arms stolen OH schooner Wife with tne. Find us here er on schaaner-cap turea ar eaPter~ Help. quick
 RICHARD VAN BRfNT
 pfsk aad Sfchliu> thcn started te swim aHf Tn fhc schooner telling the | others to remain nehind the dune for !. further orders. r was an easy mat 1. for to reach tbc Yc~eel's dcek by the anchor rapu and a> ea~y Ia ~'eal np =en aed fe)1 tha dran~ine Iafoz. ehari . 'tvy hurIcd down the hatch which ]. tAeg ~'###ta3 down aea curl neffz HHa 4'- HsHtrard aif'aa~ ii the ea'n
 GaHn.Ha- thc lateh vt.fi e=riaa. tount a5 The dcca. hsk stnt= =&'az h5r@ a-6aro for Fojly aua crH oad eu fbrr 1rettal h. sef a.H far th. dune to ntt m 1eol anl fpu@s and thc remainder ot t5t equipment
 Awakened hy trc lsrltne ,r tnr=r mids, of sAr uueoss,ieu~ haly es l,1 pr he ug1llNe were aalre that something had zone vTnas hHt net Huti they had revived fhe ~kppeH. dla :hcy learn haw ttr tahl'~ haa hren turned An attcmpt tu fnrcc the hatrit pas quickly ahauemuc4 VheH SeANa> sent Il couple of rifle bullets through i it, Then Lepez, his atts returned called the out6N- t".sthrre
 "Lnmher ports forward. he said l Creeping forward Srartaae s,raitiHly | HneG hatch amI ro'i s,r Polly . eud Stcbhius and Gnu dmuius hE i ihe rail aft Gaining the a,et fh iunmu~ stole back una hs quick | rush etefeame the thre, Hha M, I a2aln masters of the beat
 Then secJite pftk aed 'he olhei ! IND pu'tn aac from shore rhey h'd . below the railing and as 'he> stepped #tn deck eoversd them Wifa pistols 5 and lhe.r triumph MS eeuav te. And . >o ee-ro~~.l were thet these K citing events That uurae ,au auay tn thc south a hls airplane ,w,rp as n their direction.
 Scarfavr took only & frN m.ause- to ! devise new way nf n~pn>uE or hl, prisoners IIe had plank nm aut over the rail and ordered 'he sly liucd up hy it Then he said