The Jasper news., 1919-08-07

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power. and for the present you have,
but I am going to live to see the grass
grow over your grave Scarface.' The
face of the outlaw grew livid beneath
the words of the other.
You think so, do your" he snarled.
"Well, you've got another guess COM
ing. I'll be spending that treasure
with both hands long after you are
doing hornplpe for the devil. Now
give me the piece of flag you took
away from me last evening"
Dick declared he did not have 1t,
and the outlaw was about to strike
him down when Polly produced the
precious bit of cloth. Scarface ex.
amined 1t with evil triumph and, con-
vinced it was genuine, made this prop
ositiOn:
IF you'll sign release Of all right
to the treasure and start back to the
states, We'll give you food and water
snd speed you on your way"
Dick and Polly deflantly refused and
were backed up by the others.
"Very WELL" replied Scarface, not
d'spleased, and he ordered his men to
tic the prisoners to the trees prepara-
tory to some new form of torture.
Meantime, Diaz had returned to his
cabin after seeing Scarface and the
supposed "Ransome" rescued by Dick
and his party. On the floor he found
POlly's notebook, which gave him a
first inkling that things were not as
Scarface had told him. He rode to
where the boulder had crushed the
automobile, and there found POly's
| lCcket containing picture of her
father, and as he opened 1t, he ex-
claimed:
"Me know him. He old Ben Ran
s0me."
Ransome had been his friend, and
as he compared the picture with the
brutal features Of the Kid, he became
convinced he had been lied to by Scar
face. His thoughts reverted to Polly
and her kindly treatment when he
simulated being injured, and he saw
the resemblance between her and Ran
some. Slipping the locket In his pocket
he rode hurriedly from the scene.
Diaz was n Mexican with all q
Mexican's faults and virtues. Once
he was the friend of a man, no per-
son on earth was more devoted, brave
or loyal; but on the other hand when
person deceived him no bloodhound
would follow the trail more persistent
ly or relentlessly than would he until
he had run his enemy to bay. Know
Ing that Scarface and his followers
had made cat'spaw of him, nearly
causing him to be the death of the
friends Of his old-time companion,
Captain Ransome, his hot blood boiled
al thought of their treachery. Know.
ing that Scarface would be up to some
deviltry and fearing that Dick and his
Larty, whom he now knew to be his
real friends, Dlaz Immediately begun
trying to figure out some way In
which he could be of assistance to
those whom he had but few hours
before tried to destroy.
Meanwhile Scarface was deliberate.
/, ly proceeding with his preparations
for the torture of Dick and his fol-
lowers. With all the cruelty Of an
Indian savage he began taunting them
Of their failure, and picturing to them
the sufferlngs they would be com
pelled to undergo In the trial that
was before them. But though they
= know that they could expect no mercy
. fIom their captors. Dick laughed Ir
their faces as they went about their
task, and though the face of Polly
, was trifie paler than usual the
courageous girl treated them with cold
!, contempt as they endeavored to ter
|. rorize her.
? "You are nothing but a pack OF
, miserable coyotes and / have no feal
, of you," she told them. "You ma,
snarl and show your teeth all yor
7 please, but l have nothing but con
n tempt for you" Even Screweye
: wretch that he was, was compelled
: to secretly admire her courage an(
q whisper to the Kid that she was tn,
! gamest woman he had ever seen.
!, Under. Scarface's directions each Of
!. the prisoners was tied to tree will
! their backs to the cliff. Then tn,
p outlaws retreated several yards
7 through the dry grass, which they Sc
n on fire, then rode away, leaving theil
victims to be choked or burned as the
! wind drove the flames against the cliff
Into this tragic scene Dlaz rode an(
seeing the six helpless victims triet