The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-07-18

First one, then The other. gained
the upper hand until finally Bert ID
forced Craven nearly over the brink
and was about to send him to MS
deserts when he was seized from be-
hind and covered with pistol. peAEy
and Gracia, having disposed o.
O'D0herty had hurried back as b
their agreement, arriving Just n time
to save their outlaw leaders life.
Craven livid with rage rushed 1t
Bert now bound and helpless and
striking him brutaIly ordered Ms
captors TO throw him over the elf.
This order they were executing With
evident glee when shout from Edith.
who had recovered consciousness and
realized what was going on. caused
them to pause. Standing On the sery
edge of the brink, she called out: .
IF you throw him over. follow
Bert's executioners looked to Cray
en-. Enraged as he was 1T Bert. he
wanted Edith alive and with illzeon=
eealed reluctance, said:
I've better way Of dealing with
him. No trace. Bind him, get On the
horses and come on.
O'Doherty, swept along By the cur
rent into which he had been hurled
when PealIy and Gracia tripped hIa
horse, managed finally to gain shore
where he was found by passing au-
tomobile party. Identifying himself
and telling his experience the party
took him In and drove away IT fuII
speed
Bert must have suspected hard
fate in store for him BY the brutality
OF Craven who dragged him along.
stumbling and falling. at the end 81
lariat, while he kept his horse 4
good speed. Nor was : halt made
until the party reached the shores d
lake, formed In the crater Of IN sx=
tlnct volcano. The water waa eel
below the PERCEPTIONS shorea. With
huge boulders and trees Astounding
Dismounting, Craven ordered peaEy
to truss Bert up. hand and fool and
Gracla to tie Edith TO a tree out Of
sight OF Bert. This the latter did.
leaving the girls hands free. although
her vast was securely bound about
the trunk OF the tree.
And while Craven waa preparing :
terrible death for Bert. 0Doherly n
the automobile raced 10 the scene d
the circus wreck and told jenkins
what he knew of the fate Of Bert nd
Edith. adding he feared the worst Tor
both. By that time all the anImals
had been rounded mp but one. bear
called Bob. pet OF both DerI An1
Edith, and realizing the circus would
have 10 stay where IL was. Tor : week
for repaiss. Jenkins decided u - =
once with the detective 10 the rescue
Of Bert and Edith.
Edith. although she could moi 80.
knew full well that Bert waa being
prepared for his death. Taking ,
bag containing $500 from her waist
she whispered 10 aracla:
Five hundred dollars. here. Tor ~
II you will frce his hands md sIIp
him a knife" indicating Bert
Gracia eyed the money eoYelonzlY.
He had no special reason Tor loyalty
10 Craven and after : moments hsHI-
Iation swore he would free ne1I M
arm him with a knife. Craven eaII=
ing him, Gracia hurried over % where
Bert lay bound and helpless. ; mt
pound rock fastened IN the end d tn
rope Craven and PeakY lifted HaTI
and Gracla lifted the stone md I1eY
started toward The shore o. lha laEz.
Edith. In an agony Of fear. strained
at her bounds. watching any move b
GraciA,
Craven aud Peaky lifted IaelT sle-
tim high and swinging him - he
would fall we'll out into deep wafer
while Oracia stood close behind hold
ing the stone Not move u zave M
loved one did Edith see and With :
shudder she turned her face - Il
sharp command from Craven. m
and rock were cast on Into lie HzI.I
to sink quickly from view Pulling
out hia watch raven watched ; fl
Ave minutes and then - Bert ID NJ
| reappeaT he turned back. satisfied
that he had put out Of the ~ =
last the only obstacle to he HeTHHz
ford millions and the girl he wanted
to marry.
Five minutes after Craven had e.
nItantiy announced m end 10 h
"dashing Bert Forde." Bel raised HI
face cautiously above the surface n.
fifty yards from where he had IL
appeared In his hand he Id ,
knife and treadlng wafer h Inade h
way TO the steep sides Of The laka
seeklng an avenue of escape ffnu
The water. lie finally found N over
hanging ledge and beneath III reHI=
ed from his racking experience nnd.f
water. not the least of which -
cutting the rope about hia -.
| Believing they were safe from m
suit. Craven halted al the foot u !
precipitous clia, two miles from he
lake. and made camp for lie nIEnI=
Edith in an agony Of apprehension
Iaaarched Gracia's face for N answer
= TO whether he had RenI his pa.I
and the latter, not daring . SPEAK.
pointed to his knife seabbaTd Which
was empty and the girls EYES fIlza
with tears OF gratitude.
Seated at the foot Of the tree. HdIIn
little dreamed that reseuefH zee
close at hand, but Jenkins nd
ODoherty, after clever manipulating
OF lariats had succeeded IN crossing
the bridge through which DerI I'D
narrowly escaped being plunged . hIz
death. Continuing the trail. Jenkins
easily followed the outlaws 70 where
Bert had been thrown into The lake.
Ii was dark then and Jenkins On ;
chance that Bert might be n hiding
among the boulders called out hIH
name. Imprisoned beneath The rock.
Bert recognized the voice and :
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