The daily Alaskan., 1920-07-29

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 about answering but the two men waited mOtiOnleSS.
 "If It was me" he said finally, I'd take tt on foot. It'll be a jaunt ON near on to three miles unless yer want ter risk bein' seen by them Mexes on the main trail. You couldn't 90 straight, but would have ter cIrc'e out an' travel mostly behind that ridge O sand thar to the left. Coin that a-way nobody's likely ter get sight O yer on foot. You couldn't take no hoss, though. Here'd be my plan: Lead this we're outfit O mine an your monies back inter them sand dunes whar nobody ever goes. They're tired
 nough ter stand, an there aint any thing fer 'em to CraZe on. Then we kin boof 1t over ter the place I'm tell ln' yer about. an yer kin SoTter size 1t up fer yerselves. That's fair, aint itY
 They went at 1t with a will. The team was driven into the security or The sand drifts and unhitched. The saddles were taken from the backs of the monies. and what grain Moore hnd in the wagon was carefully appor- toned among the four animals, Satis' fled these would not stray, the men looked carefully to their supply of ammunition and set forth on their tramp.
 This proved a harder journey than either Brennan or WeStCott hud an tlcIpated, for Moore lcd on briSkly, taking a wide circle. until consider able ridge concealed their movements from the south. At lasr Moore turned sharply and plunged into what reSem- hled narrow ravtur through the ridge. Here they struggled knee deep in the sand. hut finally emerged on the worry rim overlooking the valley.
 So perfectly was it concealed they were within fen feet of the edge be- fore the men. their heads bent in the strenuous effort to advance. ryen real ,zrd It's immediate prrSrurr Moore -rfuurd aS he noted the surprise dr- pir,rd on their faces, and waved his hand.
 Yer better lie down an crawl up ter the edge. he advised, some hole, ain't itT'
 "I should say SO" and Westcott dropped to his knees. "I never dreamed of such q place. Dan, ain't this us eyr-opeE"r?"
 Tt sure is" and the marshal crept cautiously forward. "Only It'S devils who'vp got puSSr>>ion. What's that down below. Matt? Houses, by Jjuso ! Well. don't that beat h-l?-all the comforts 0t home"
 Two big cabins" explained Moore, rather proud of his knowledge. Cart l rd the logs in from ol' Buidy. morc'H forty miles. Creep up a bit an I'll show yer how thu trail runs. Don't ne afprrd; nobody kin see yer from town hclow.'
 "All right. son; where Is Itt'
 "It starts at the foot O that bowl. der" indicating with hIs finger, "an' goes along the shelf clear to the end; then thar's a drop ov maybe five feet 10 that outcropptn Q rock just below. It's wider than it looks to be from we're. After that yer can trace it quite q spell with yer eyes, kinder Sidlin' ter the left, till yer come to that dead root ov a cedar. Then thar'S a gap or two that ain't over easy. an a slide down ter another shelf. Yer cant miss it, cause there's no other way ter gO."
 And whats at the bottOm?'
 sThem huts, an the mouth of a big oayr just behind 'em. l reckon it's in the cave they've got the gal; there's places there they kin shut up, but l don't know what they was ever made fer. I asked Lacy wunst, but he only laughed"
 The two men lay fiat, staring down. It was almost a sheer wall, and the vesy thought of climbing along the al most impossible path pointed out by Moore :radc Westcott dizzy. It was such . s..ac@. prccIpitous drop, path If path it could be called-so thick iy studded with danger the mind ac- .ually recoiled in contemplation.
 They were still sitting there cross legged in the sand when the silence was suddenly punctuated by the sharp report of a revolver. The sound bare ly reached their ears, yet 1t undOubt- 1dly came from below, and ull three were upon their feet, when 6 second shot decided the matter.
 WeStCOtt was first at the rim, star ing eagerly downward. For a mo- ment all he noticed was q man lying on the ground in front of the small hut but almost immediately men be- gan to swarm out through the door of the bunk-hOuse, and a hOrSeman came Spurrlng from the field beyond.
 The men were armed, several with guns in their hands; all with revOlv- CTS buckled at the waist, and they punched there. just outside the door,