The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-04-22
CHAPTER TX.
is
A Cleanup.

tbo taller did not think 1t worth re-
ror+ing to his chief. Blackwell, while
poting knocked a glass from the table
and broke it on the cement floor of his
cell.
From the little table in his room he
oripd loose one of the corner braces.
A. night he scraped away at this with
his hit of glass until the wood began
"a take the shape of revolver This
no carefully BACKED with the ink
brought him by his guard. To the end
If his weapon he fitted an iron washer
taken from the bedstead. Then he
waited for his opportunity.
His chance came through the good
returp of Seaman. Blackwell pre-
tended to be out of chewing tobacco
and asked the guard to buy him some.
About ten o'clock Seaman returned
and brought the tobacco to his pris-
onpr, AS he passed the plug through
tho grating Blackwell's fingers closed
around his wrist and drew the man
close TO the iron lattice work. Stimuli
+anpously a cold rim was pressed
against the temple of the guard.
Don't move, or I'll fill you full of
holes" the convict warned.
Seaman did not move. not until the
man in the cell gave the word. Then
he oheyed orders to the letter. His
right hand found the bunch of keys.
fitted the correct one to the door and
unlocked it according to instructions.
Not until he was relieved of his wea-
non did Blackwell release him. The
taller was backed into the cell, gagged
with a piece of torn bedding and left
locked up as securely as the other had
been few minutes earlier.
The convict made his way down
stairs, opened the outer door with the
bunch of keys he had taken from Scan
Ian, locked it behind him and slipped
into the first alley that offered refuge.
Two hours later he stole q horse from
an irrigated ranch near town. Within
twenty-fOur hours he had reached the
SOapy Stone horse ranch and safety.
After this the plans for the raid on
the Texas, Arizona & Pacific flyer
moved swiftly to head. SOapy Stone
and Sam dropped into Saguache in
cOnspicuously one evening. Next day
Stone rode down to Tin Cup to look
over the ground. Maloney telephoned
their movements to the Circle G. and
to the Hashknife. This brought to
Saguache Luck Cullison, Curly Elan
drau and Stats Davis. Bucky O'Connor
had been called to Douglas on impor-
tant business and could not lend his
help.
Luck, Curly and Dick Maloney had
already ridden over the country sur
rounding the scene of the projected
holdup. They had decided that the
robbery would probably take place at
the depot, so that the outlaws could
get the agent to stop the flyer without
arousng suspicion. In a pocket of the
Mills back of the station a camp had
been selected, its site well back from
any trail and so situated that from it
one could command a view of Tin Cup.
The owner of the Circle c selected
three of his clOSe-mOuthed riders
Sweeney, Jake and Buck were the
ones he chOse-to hold the camp with
MIN until after the robbery. The only
signal they needed was the stopping of
the Flyer at Tin Cup. Then they would
come pounding down from the hills in
tlme to catch the robbers before they |
Nad got through with their work. Ma |
iOney or Curly would be on the train |
20 take hand in the battle. Caught |
oV surprise, SOapy's gang would surely |
De trapped.
80 they planned it, but it happened |
mat SOapy Stone had made his ar
engagements differently.
LUCK and his riders took their blan-
acts and their traps down to Tin Cup
S~Ccorulng to agreement, while Davis,
+nalohey and Flandrau became very
=. .,lenuly with Sam. The boy, younger
uidh any of them. was fattered that
tuiee OF the best known riders in the
'etr1ory should make so much of him.
1oung Cullison had stopped drink
ns' out he could not keep his nerves
.10nl jumping. His companions
"oUched him so closely that he was
Liver out Of the sight Of at least one
y. mem Soapy had decreed the boys
usalh by treachery, but his friends
we're determined to save him and to
s suu forever the reign of Stone as a
Dad man.
oo! II was one day when the four young
CCT n"I were sitting together In
c,a, room playing poker that spe-
O O.al delivery letter, came to Sam. The
~ FS' TO cover their excitement, start
an argument. Presently Sam spoke,
g.. Inn.iulHerently as he could.
H. "ot the offer Of a job. down the
Think I'll run down tonight as
Ing" anu sec ""'
o,to nlS was about two O'Clock in the
= , 81, The game dragged on for
IN - out nobody took any interest
vor H. Sam had to get ready for the
aN U-h OF the night. and the rest were
croa us TO get out and give him
NHCc. SO nioI> &Lro1r, |