Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-30

,l,rae,pht wheel and bucket. By
means of ari AZ and spikes found With
Ia fhe building he made the wheel Sc
cure ID second trunk, reeyIng the lar
Hi through the wheel. and thus obtain
lnr the leverage of one-slaeaved pull
ley.
~ mems Of this contrlvance and
their combined strength they sprung
the sapilng down until Il became
mighty bow. capable 81 hurting i horse
through the mir Then blocking the
pulley SO that II could not run ioosA
IL means of the third larfat they fms.
tened the tree firmly IN It's bent posi-.
lion. Next gnEEag within the slack
they securely hound the drHgged vic
sirs rs slap stationary hunk. and fasfeia-
ing the moose 81 Tie first larlat 80 his
neck, left him there AIS shag ni'asse
haste Is take the iast step necessary
Id tho completion On their seisdlsis plan
Gathering few handfulA q orr
leaves and bark, they scattered them
nbout the larias fhag held TIE tree iH
tsa bent position. after which Their
sprlnklqsI 4 quantity Of lease powder
over the mass. Islghting the iIlfaninglia.
t.Ie material Ill III enter eiEe and walfs
mr. huf lone enough tn f.iAke sure TINT
the hsaze would spread nMlckiy, they
threw themselves uppsl their horses
and went galioplng 0R Into the gray
nRglk ~ morning. cmrsIng fise ssAaseless
0rs tsay han left behind as they rode.
Nor ever before lind John Davis been
In such mortal peril 0f terrible death.
For when fhe oncreening Gre should
reach the rope which restrained the
sprung tree, released from It's fetter.
would leap 70 It's upright position with
gigantic strength. tearing the nan
apart as lii days of old victims were
rended limb from limb by wild horses.
At almost the same moment that
Morgan was preparing the drugged cot.
Zee iii fine dead hour Of midnight Ethel
Carr suddenly awakened from her
sleep. Unaccounfably restless from
some cause ana unable to again resume
her slunihers, she lighted her larlli and
picking up Il copy of Aesopss Fables
/ from the takie read until she came TO
the tale az the man who found mn ai.
! der perishfng from the cold, md hf.v-
/ ing warmed IT at his bosom was stung
to death BY It MS his rewnrsl. Warned
/ by some subtle presentiment that
Johns life was III danger, she hurried.
tly ran to Rritiget's room.
III have an awful feeling That some.
thing terrible is happening TO John. !"
she cried. 'sWe must 10 md learn
what It IS. In an instant the good
Irish woman was faiEly flying Into her
clothes.
It'll get the Injun while We dress.
He'll be more use to We than I could
be on she rushed to summon Rain-
face, MhiIe the girl dressed with fran-
tie haste.
side BY So she and the old Indian
went laundering along the trail Of the
three men. Just as the first blush Of
dawn came over the nountain tops,
Rainface, with pull upon his bit,
brought his horse back upon IT'S hooks.
As Ethel followed suit her companion
pointed at the ground.
See tracks here where they turn of.
Old shack up that wny and mebby we
find them there. Again squirting their
horses forward they dashed on, mos
ment later coming to the carcass Of the
dead animal which had been ridden bg
John ct the time of the exploding Of
the spring gun.
Bad medicine, /" grunted Rainface.
Better hurry heap fast With ST.
leysf Y.rnyer arising fr0fu fypr Inns filsgt
they might be ID time, the girl once
more tightened her relns and leaned
forward Ia the saddle
Already the fire had reached tic
isriat that bound the deatEa-dealIng sap
ling down Another minute more and
John Davis would be torn apart and
half his body thrown nfur among the
rocks for the vuitures and wolves.
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