The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-11-27

brought wheel and bucket. BY
means of an AZ and spikes found with
In the building he made the wheel ~
cure to q second trunk. reevinx the saS-
lat through the wheel. and thus obtain
ing the leverage of u One-sheAved pos-
ley.
BY means of this contrivance anA
their combined strength they sprung
the sapling down until 1t became .
mighty bow. capable Of hurling horse
through the air. Then blocking the
pulley 80 that It could not run loose,
by means of the third lariat they fas-
tened the tree firmly In Its bent posi-
tion. Next going within the shack
they securely bound the drugEed vic
tim to the stationary hunk. and fasten-
ing the moose Of the first Iariat to his
neck, left him there MS they made
haste to TAKE the last step necessary
to the completion Of their fiendish plan.
Gathering a few handfuls Of dry
leaves and bark. they scattered them
about the lariat that held the tree IN
its bent position. after which they
sprinkled a quantity Of loose powder
over the mass. Lighting the inhamma-
BILE material at its outer edge and walt
Ing but long enough to make sure that
the blaze would spread quickly, they
threw themselves upon their hor~.s
and went galloping OF into the gray
light Of morning. cursing the senseless
one they had left behind as they rode.
Nor ever before had John Davis betn
in such mortal peril of terrible death.
Fol when the oncreepinE fire should
reach the rope which restrained the
sprung tree. released from Its fetter,
would leap to its upright position with
gigantic strength. tearing the mum
apart ~ In days Of old victims were
rcnded limb from limb by wild horses.
At almost the same moment that
Morgan was preparing the druGged cof-
fee In the dead hour of midnight Ethel
Carr suddenly awakened from her
sleep. Unaccountably restless fFon
some cause and unable to again resume
her slumbers, she lighted her lamp and
picking up a copy Of Aesopb Fables
from the table read until s,se cane to
the tale Of the man who found an ad-
der perishing from the cold, and hav-
ing warmed II at his bosom was stun9
to death by II Ms his reward. Warned
by some subtle presentiment that
Johns life was in danger. she hurried
" ran to Bfidget's room.
II have an awful feeling that some
thing terrible Is happening to John."
she cried. 1--WE must 20 and learn
what 1t IL" In an instant the good
Irish woman was fairly flying into her
clothes.
srus - A. rnsrr -hfv> - Ar~~a
He'll be more use to ye than could
be-" or she rushed to summon Rain
face, while the girl dressed with fraA-
I'll: haste. ~
Side BY side she and the old Indian
went laundering along the trsil Of tie
three men. Just, a the nrst blush Of
dswn came over the m0untnin tops,
Rainface. with pull upon bis bit,
brought his horse back upon Its hooks.
Az Ethel followed suit her companion
pointed at the ground.
"See tracks here whore tAex turn OF.
Old shack MP that way and maAhy We
find them there" AWln sparsing tAaSH
horses forward they dAShed -, ~
ment later coming to the carcass - the
dead animal whick had been ridden BY
John at the time Of the exploding Of
the spring gun.
bad medicine." grunted Rainface.
Better hurry heap fast" With 81
lent prayer arising from her lips that
they might be In time. the girl oacs
more frightened her reins and leaned
forward in the saddle.
Already the fire had reached tn
lsriat that bound the death-dealino sap-
ling down. Another minute more ana
Jchn Davis would be torn apart ana
haaf bin body thrown afar among the
rocks for the vulturus and WOLVES.
(DlsD OF SIxTH EPI1ODAl