The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-12

All WellY' ne cried as ne looked
down into her face. 1t was paler than
usual, but she smiled up at him.
Il have had more enjoyable rides
Dick. The worst part Of it was that
we were shut In here In the dark and
could not watch the passing scenery.
How on earth did you ever manage to
get hereT
Il am afraid / spoiled some horse
flesh in doing 1t. Talk about your
cold shivers as l watched this old
caboose sliding down the grade to
meet the passenger train felt as II
someone had dropped toad down
my back. And I'll gamble that for
once you were frightened, too"
"She never let whimper out Of her
all the way down." said Teel from the
corner, where he lay bound. "She
was the gamest one of the bunch"
"She No-Afraid white squaw,"
grunted the Indian. "She make fine
wife for heap big Injun chief"
Drawing his knife Dick quickly
severed their bonds and once more
they stood upon their feet free and
safe,
Dick and his friends boarded the
train to return to Los Angeles, while
Scarface and his gang confident Dicks
party were all dead started for old
Mexico, to get the last piece Of flag.
Were on the last leg Of our jour
ney now, men, encouraged Scarface
as they left the scene of Dicks ex-
plot behind them. We've had our
ups and downs In this race for the
treasure, but at least the coast is clear
and all our enemies behind us. And
believe me when we get our fingers on
1t we will make up for all the hard
ships and dangers we have undergone
In getting 1t. Nothing can stop us
now, and I wouldn't sell my share
In the swag for 90 cents on the dollar
II you would hand 1t to me on a silver
platter"
THAT girl and that party Dick was
sure some tough propositions to han
die" returned Roper. ~ wouldn't
mind having gal like that for my
, self. She has got more nerve than
an eye tooth and Is as smart as they
make them"
"And that man of hers, Van Brunt
has got fist like the hoof Of a mule"
added Screweye. I'm glad that I've
seen the last of him. I'd as soon be
hit by that box-car, almost as have
him land on me again." Scarface
grinned.
But we've seen the last Of the pair
Of them. Two or three times we
thought they were goners, but each
time they bobbed up like pair of
cOrks But now they are gone for
the last time-and bad luck to them"
Settling themselves closer in their sad
dies they fastened their eyes upon
the distance as they rode for old
Mexico and the treasure.
Dick, Polly and the others, safe in
the security Of theii Los Angeles
home soon forgot the perils and pri-
vatlons they had undergone and were
keen to continue the search for the
treasure 1t was Dick who first made
definite proposal:
1.-THE sooner we get busy the better
chance we will have to beat them to
1t. They think we have quit for good
now, and feeling safe they will be
careless. They think they have got
the right pieces Of flag and that they
need only one more fragment to make
the thing complete. OF course they
will never quit until they get 1t or
until We find the treasure and thus
put them out Of the running. / have
just had long pow-wow with the
Indian and we have got things figured
out as to what Scarface and his bunch
are up to.
Chief Terrible, here, says his father
used to visit vaquero named Diaz,
who had horse ranch near Sar
Rafael, on the Altar river, In Sonora
He thinks the last piece Of the fiaa
is there. Scarface is headed In that
direction, and we can head him off. >
They started In at once to make
ready for their expedition. AS they
were going into a pretty wild country
which was infested by savage Indians
and rowing bands of guerrfllas, Dicl
was determined that they should leave
nothing undone which would help t
make the expedition success. He
remembered the i'll fate of Captain
Ransome's expedition which had failed
because the party were not strongl!
enough armed to fight off the Yaquis
and as they were liable to run int
those same people again he made
ready for them. Also, they needle,
special automobiles that would stanC
the rough wear to which they wer,
sure to be subjected, and this required
that special tires and other equipmen
be provided. He also determined tina
he would so equip the expedition tina
in case 1t became necessary to com
municate with the outside world Will,
they were in the midst of some deser
or mountain fastness they would b,
able to do so. Although they workeC
early and late these things delayet