The Jasper news., 1919-06-05

buried on the QUIZ Oh MEXICO ID u
treasure. the only key to whose location
10 a flag, years befors divided among six
men who vainly sought the treasure. Dick
Van Brunt and Polly, his bride, start
after the missing pieces of flag. Scarface
Bender holds his piece Of flag and also rs
after the treasure. He kills Polly's father
for his flag, which Polly hides. He seizes
Polly, threatening to kill her.
Gripping the terrified Polly by the
shoulders and thrusting her against
the wall, Scarface shouted:
"For the last time-wlll you give
me that flag or will have to take
1t from your
Polly had reached her limit of de-
fiance and her only answer was to
drop senseless at the feet of the out
law, who laid his gun aside and started
to tear the flag from her waist.
Dick had been only stunned by the
ruffian's bullet and. recovering, he
crawled up behind Scarface and,
grasping him by the legs, yanked him
to the floor. A fierce struggle fol-
lowed, In which Dick was being worst
ed when the sheriff burst into. the
room and the. outlaw was quickly
manacled.
Polly was soon revived and with the
doctor and Dick carried Ransome to
his room from which a moment later
Dick came and advancing threaten
ingly toward the sullen Scarface, said
to the sheriff:
II charge that man with the at.
tempted murder of Capt. Ben Ran
some"
Scarface, still defiant, started to re-
ply, but was interrupted by cry from
the bedroom and a moment later the
doctor came out and said solemnly !:
might as well make that muir
der, sheriff; Captain Ransome is
about"
The three turned, as Dick, tenderly
supporting Polly, came out. and they
knew she had just seen her father
pass away. The sheriff then turned
to his prisoner and In searching him
brought forth the piece of flag. Scar
face started to seize It, but Dick In
terp0sed and the sheriff gave 1t to
Dick, then turned to the doctor:
"I'll take him to Jail. May I use
your carr"
.Scowling, sullen as q bear, Scar
face was bundled into the car and
the sheriff took his seat at the wheel.
Pressing his foot lightly upon the ac-
celerator the sheriff turned to his man.
acled charge.
Tell me all about 1t as we 60
along" he said.
The outlaw gave him a black look.
"I'll tell you nothing, Mister Sheriff,
except this. You have me In your
power now, but 1t will not be for
long. III turn the tables upon you
yet" Safely handcuffed as the other
was the officer, thinking the other wns
merely Boosting, gave light laugh.
'All right, my man. Any time you
want to start anything just go ahead
| with 1t. / reckon you will find me
right there, and 1 warn you that II
will go hard with you" Swiftly they
spun along, speaking no more to each
other.
The road to town ut one point
skirted deep ravine, and as the car
was speeding there, Scarface sudden
ly seized the wheel in his manacled
hands and gave 1t twist.
AS he did so he arose In his. seat
and before the astonished officer OF
the law could seize him he leaped from
the machine. Thrown from his feet
he went rolling over and over upor
the soft ground unhurt, and before
the sheriff could regain his hold upon
the wheel the machine went plungine
over the brink.
| Over and over In mid air 1t turned
the officer falling close beside 1t. To
| gether they struck a shoulder of rock
and glanclng off plunged on to the
bottom. There was sickening crash
of splintered wood and a slow clout
Of dust arose from the bottom Of the
ravine and lowered close above the
wreck of the car, beneath which lay
the crushed and shapeless form Of
the dead sheriff.
A week passed and found Polly ant
Dick in the Ransome cottage reading
her fathers will, which left every
thing to her. But of special impor
was the reference to the buried treas
ure and the list of the holders of the
pieces of flag, which were given a
follows:
j. George Teel, of California.
! 2. Joseph stebbins. of Massachu
sets.
| s. Gnu Chen Ling, of San Fran
cisco.
i 4. Juan DIaz. Mexican.