The Jasper news., 1919-09-04

TO the vessel, and pausing but long
enough to plan a general charge In
company with the Aztecs, Scarface
led them forward with loud cries.
But, although they had the advantage
of numbers on their side, the attack
ing party ran up against the surprise
of their life in the resistance which
they encountered.
Dick and the others were loading
TIE gold in a small boat when the
outlaws raced up and fight started,
which extended to the decks of the
schooner and ended when Dick brought
the machine gun into play. Diaz the
were slain, and Scarface and Screw
eye were tied and thrown below. Then
the treasure hunters set sail, hopeful
their troubles were ended.
Lying bound in the hold of the
schooner and being borne away to the
arms of justice, Scalface and Screw
eye felt the desperateness of their
position. They no longer could hope
that their companions would come to
their rescue, and it indeed seemed that
all was lost to them.
Bu: the two had no intention yet of
giving up, and with their knives,
which they had concealed from Dick,
they severed their bonds and began
tC cut through the inner skin of the
vessels hull. At last they had Il
hole through which the water poured
In great volume. Then they made a
pile of rags and shavings, which they
lighted.
Anyway, If we can't have the
treasure, nobody else SHALL" swore
Scarface as he and Screweye, watch
ing the rising of the fame drew fur
ther away from the flames into the
darkness of the hold. "If we have to
die we will all go to the devil to-
gether, and it Is some satisfaction to
think that we beat Van Brunt and
that woman of his out of 1t. But to
think how near we came to win
ring"
YES" sneered Screweye, vicious as
q rat caught in trap. And we would
have won, too, if it had not been for
you and your fool notions" Scar
face turned upon him snarllng, white
with passion.
"1f l had had bunch of men in
stead of Il cowardly, prowling pack
of yellow ours to back me, we'd be
spending that gold in Frisco now in
stead of dying in this hole. You've
got only yourself to blame for this
mess" he said, as he drove his fist
into his companions face. In an in
slant they were rolling upon the
boards of the hold, fighting with the
nerceness of two mountain cats. But
Scarface's first blow had partially
stunned Screweye and he was not for
long able to keep up his end of the
combat. His arm fell limp as ropes
ar his side and his voice arose with
a gasp.
"Let go of me, Scarface. I'll cave"
Slowly the more powerful ruffian re-
leased his grip.
"I'd finish you here and now, were
1t not for the fact that hope to zee
you hanged. I'll leave the job of wind
ing up your career to the fire or Van
Brunt." With final twist of the
others throat he arose and stood glar-
ing at the sheet of fame that was
cutting him off from air and life.
Stebblns, at the wheel, first smelled
the smoke and gave the alarm, which
brought the others to the deck. Or
dering the others to get buckets, Dick
rushed to the hatch from which the
smoke was pouring, and threw it open
Back in the hold, half smothered
and separated from the hatch by q
wall of flame were the outlaws. Scar.
face first gained courage to dash to
the hatch, but he was too weak to
pull himself up and Dick saw him and
hauled him on deck.
"Where is Screweye." he demanded
Scarface weakly pointed below, re-
plying:
"He done 1t. The fires his fool
idea."
Dick leaped back into the hold and
reappeared with the body of the out.
law, which he laid on the deck. His
ret of chivalry was In vain, however
for Screweye was dead.
The fire had hardly been extin.
guished when Tomas. leaning over
the side of the vessel, noticed how
low she sat.
Dick looked at Scarface, who weak,
ened and indicated where the hole
Was and over the sidp DIclr doya n