The Jasper news., 1919-07-03

and Dick have one flag and start to get
the others. Scarface also has flag and
kills Polt$'s father to get hers. War to
the death starts between the two parties.
Two other flag holders join Dick. They
are captured by Scarface, who gets all
their Gags and dooms Polly to death.
1t seemed that in spite of all that
Dick and Polly had gone through all
they had risiled and endured that they
had lost and that Scarface and his evil
crew not only would gain the treasure
hut In all likelihood condemn them to
death. Yet hope did not abandon
them. There had been more than one
turn in the shape of affairs since Cap
tain Ransome had been stricken down
and unfoded his story of the flag, and
as long as life remained there was
hope. Calmly they fortified them
selves for whatever might be in store
for them.
"Well, we got five pieces of the flag.
Two more, and we can locate the
treasure" Holding the bits of cloth
aloft. Scarface swept with an evil,
contemptuous glance Dick and his
friends, bound and helpless in a room
in Los Angeles, where they had been
trapped by the outlaws. Leading his
men into another room, out of hear
ing, he continued:
I've located another holder of the
f1ag-Red Cloud, the Indian. He's got
a pueblo near Ysleta, down in New
Mexico.
when we get that we will prac-
tiCally have the treasure in our pos
session. And get it you may be sure
we will. We have beaten them Gt
every point of the game so far. and
we are not going to fall down now.
All we have got to do is keep our wits
about us and take chances and we
will all be millionaires in month or
two from now"
1t certainly did look rs though they
held the winning hand. With FIVE
parts of the flag in their possession
aud another piece located, their foes
bound and helpless, fate was smiling
upon them. They could already hear
the clink of the gold that was so soon
to be theirs.
Screweye and his mates shouted
their delight at this information. AL
ready they could count their ill-gotten
riches. Lying on the floor apparently
dead from blow from pistol stock,
Chu opened an eye the fraction of
inch and registered he was listening
to all that was said. But his enemies
were unsuspicious, and deciding
there was nothing further to be gained
where they were or to fear from Dick
and his companions, they left the
house and an hour later were speed
ing on train bound for the home of
Red Cloud.
Dick, as soon as he was convinced
the outlaws had departed, set about
effecting his release. He could not
break or loosen the rope at his wrists.
but succeeded in gaining his feet and
although his ankles also were fastened
made his way to mantel where rest.
ed cutlass. This he dislOdged SC
that in falling the blade stuck up
quiverng in the floor. 1t was then an
easy matter to work his wrists against
the steel, severing his bonds. He then
released the others.
1t was some minutes before they
could move freely again, so tightly
had the bonds which had bound them
cut into their limbs. Gradually, how.
ever their circulation returned and
they gathered together in council OF
war.
while things seem to be goinl
against us, we will never give up unit
the last track is taken" said Dick Il
his companions. 1--WE are free agair
and there are several pieces of tn,
flag which they do not yet possess. L
i am not mistaken, if we give then
enough rope they will hang them
selves yet. All we can do is to keeI
hot after them until we get them at
disadvantage, then turn the tables OF
them. We must decide what our mex
step will he, and then act quickly.
moment later they were deeply en-
gagged in plans. The Chinese tolC
where the outlaws had headed and
late train that night carried them II
pursuit, determined at any cost to re
cover the five pieces of the "rivel
flag" and secure the two missing
pieces.
Thirty.six hours later Scarface an,
his three companions left the train a
Ysleta, on the edge of the desert. Ap
preaching native, he asked wher
Red Cloud lived and was told: