The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-10

ored cloth. Those are the ones | CAV,
up to Scarface."
A few miles down the trail the out
laws had made camp and also wers
congratulating each other on hayins
made away with Dick and his party
when the Kid rode in bound to his
horse, to tell Of their wonderful es.
cape. Scarface cursed roundly, bu,
derived some comfort from the fac,
ne had the secret to the buried treas
ure. But when he spread the pieces
by the fire a light dawned on him
and he yelled in rage:
These are fakes, all but the one
we got from the Indians grave. The
woman fooled us. Wen attack them
In the morning and get the real pieces"
Apprehension of a morning attack
came to Dick as his camp prepared
for sleep.
He had figured 1t out that by this
dme Scarface and his followers would
be trying to match up the pieces and
WORK out the secret, and he knew as
soon as they tried 1t they would dis
cover the deception. It was not nat
urai that the outlaws would remain
Idle long after they discovered that
they had been fooled, therefore they
were likely to make an attack at any
time. So he determined that he would
lose no time in taking precautions.
Posting Tomas on guard, he made
two pencil copies of the pieces Of flag,
one of which he gave to Polly, keep
ing the other. Then he told her to
get some sleep while he planned his
next move.
Dawn found both camps ready for
the fray, but luck favored Dicks
forces, who cleverly ambushed the out
laws and captured all but Scarface,
who got away on his horse closely
pursued by Dick and Tomas, Teel and
the others being told to follow with |
thsIg prisoners.
Then the tide Of luck turned to !
Scar1ace, who In his fight ran into
band OF cattle thieves, who promptly
agreed to help him on promise of
whisky and money. And so when Dick
and Tomas rode unsuspecting into the
rustlers' camp they were quickly dis
armed and bound.
TIL trouble you for the originals
OF these" demanded Scarface with a
swagger, producing the bogus pieces
of flag Then he Invested Dick of all
MS Clothing, which he put on him
self.
Scarface. backed by the cattle rus
tiers, could easily have wiped out
Dicks party, but instead Of giving
battle. he rode back up the trail
and, mistaken by Polly and the others
Tor Dick, lured them to a box car,
where they were easily overpowered.
DICK, hands bound. taking advan-
age Of the excitement Of the capture,
capped on horse, drove 1t over an
'mbankment, rolling with the animal
o the bottom. He lay there stunned
md Scarface, believing he had been
dlled, rode back to his prisoners
Pulling open the door of the box
ar, Polly and her companions were
lfted In and placed in row on the
oor all bound beyond the possibility
I escape.
An outlaw then climbed to the top
the car and released the brakes:
the same time another threw ;,
witch that let the car with its help
'ss human freight run out with ever =
lcreasing speed on to the slngle-track
lain line.
AS the car rolled swiftly along, It
assed lone horseman. Dick had
ade his way up the embankment
1d from distance had seen the car
AIDED with its human freight and had
allied the awful fate that awaited
s wife and friends. And as he gazed
'out In a frenzy Of helplessness he
w the smoke of an approaching pas
niger train.
The car was swinging about a great
rive. Gould he drive his horse across
e intervening mile and overtake it?
I'd, If he could, how could he stop
big car flashing them to destruc-
m at mile minute?
Within the car Polly and her COM
mons, jostled about by the motion
the car, struggled for time against
eir bonds, then resigned themselves
their fate.
i guess this is the end" said Teel,
nd We'll meet 1t like men"
(END OF EIGHTH EPISODE)