The Madison journal., 1920-11-27
THE SPAN or DEALT

-, Moore and his servans' AM ,,,rn' nrm
p.ssrs been ssp":a ssss and the gans;sess sot Of
iss sreas s,'ss woman, waiting with p'tiss +ss
.ssinsa sia"th' 0a - Twice the trapped men men
svs nOus s.s from the cave, but eacn !.
|ua dasI are stopped by the hail OF y,
tss g..a .nss which kicks up the dust all
r.sns .s sssaue sasn. cut off from that diree-
shp pslph suddenly bethinhs nlm-
~ !. ths hole near the altar
- o. ~ al their good fortune
!ssl,ans ~ snd Tom are stopped in their
~ hrress a down the shaft by the
~ p.s1 - rushing water. The passage
ssDa .sev discover, leads to an under
vh -, liver, and there Is nothing
's =, them to do but drop INTO Il
a trust to fro'lueHS - ,oo,. ov-
p.,ob and Tom, the latter near eA,
.;en. 10y. follow the UNDERGROUND
srsil Il emerges from the noun
= = then ssa swim to a bank. IT They ,!.,tF, are
~ ~ Nv Spider and search party
...h Of through the shrubbery to-
"a Ethel and the car; But . the we'll ven,
oman and her cOnfederates nave I,
=. there first, and now have Ethel
1 their power. e.,.,- ,.o,,,.
"a .o,oe charging toward the auto
r.;led woman's lookout reports
a., ,puroach and a trap Is set for
~, 49, Etbel'is divested of her hat and
q, which are doomed by ono Of the
~.gxters. So that when Ralph pur-
sed by Spider, comes racing toward
4. car and sees Ethers nat above
a. back Of the machine he excialms: 5;
arhank God! We're not too late"
p,,nb and Tom Jump into the car,
4 Ralph tries to awaken the sleep
q, 60ure.. 1t is all too alert, and
:l,lnb and Tom, after short tussle,
i,d themselves facing the reviewers
ma leyelled rifles of the whole gang,
vAo spring up as if by magic from
tAe;r concealment in the bushes. The
se;led woman drives toward the city
nth Ethel, leaving Ralph and Tom to
a. tender mercies of the Spider.
Ralph and Tom are to be trussed
~ md ropes are prepared. Ralph, in
1esueration, signals Tom to "raise
ms and the faithful negro COM
/ nssees to yell and dance, as if in
tuns When two Of the gangsters
III their attention on Tom, Ralph,
IA quick leap, goes over the steep
INK on which they are standing, and
/. hinges down tn. slope out Of sight,
kitder from the gaze CT those above
lysthick cloud Of dust he has raised.
Gaining the precipice by a round
sbsss way, Ralph sees Tom bound,
ling in the automobile below him, but
Ne Is guarded by one Of the gangSters.
After several futile attempts, he at
facts Toms attention without arous-
ing the guard by hitting him in the
S iace with clod of dirt. lie pauto-
emes Tom to "do a fit," just as be-
zare, and Tom obediently starts to
Trash around.
While the guards attention is thus
sef.ed, Ralph drops daringiy from
ne tree to another on the noun
einside, directly over the car, then
pines down crashing on the back Of
he ganster, who is taken compete
y unawares. They bind him, jump
hfs the car, and race off, just as
bpldef and the gang, attracted by the
hght, come in view.
Meanwhile, in the city, Ethel is
phnnlng to escape from the veiled
vonan's car. He has warned her:
Don't Try any monkey business. My
pstcl is ready" But when she sees
smother touring car, with a man and
sonan As occupants, drawing along
6de sha d..;i.. :,