The daily Alaskan., 1920-07-06

no other iueSnS OSSuliSu to sou "AS'N by the girl could be quickly put out Of the way. This was resorted to last night after you returned to Haskell
 You are a good dreamer. Why not ask TimmonS to show you the letter she leftT
 "I have already seen 1t. You thought you had the trail well covered. That note was written not by Miss Donovan, but by the blonde in your outfit. The whole trouble is that your abduction nf Stella was witnessed from n back window of the hotel"
 Lacy leaped to his feet, but West cott's gun rose steadily, and the man stood with clenched hands, helpless !n his tracks.
 "Tn get you for this, WestcOtt," he lnuttered savagely, hate burning in his eyes. T haven't played my last cards yet"
 The miner smiled grimly, but with no relaxation of vigilance. He was into it now, and proposed seeing 1t through.
 q have a few left myself" he re- turned soberly. Your man Moore drove south. taking the road leading into the Shoshone desert, and he had another one of your gang with him. Then you, and two others, went back into the hotel. using the outside stairs. 1 take it the two others were Enrightr here. and Ned BeatOn."
 He leaned forward, his face set like flint.
 "NOw see here, Lacy, l know these things. It is up to you to answer my questions, and answer them straight I've got you two fellows dead to rights anyway you look at it. If you dare lay hands on me, m kill you, if you refuse 10 tell me what l want to know, I'll swear out warrants inside of thirty minutes. Now. what do you choose"
 If 1 anSwer-what then| Lacy growled desperately. "What is offered me?"
  not before faced the situation from this standpoint. yet, with only one thought in mind,O he answered promptly.
 q am not the law" he said, "and all am interested in now Is the release ot Fred CavendiSh and Stella Dono- van. I'll accomplish that if it has to be over your dead bodies. Beyond this, 1 wash my hands of the whole af- fair. What l want to know is-where are these twO?"
 Would you believe me If l said l did not know?"
 "No, Lacy. It has come down to the truth. or your life. Where Is Pascual Mendez?"
 He heard no warning, no sound or movement, yet some change in the eN- pression of the mans eyes confront ing him caused him to slightly turn his head so as to vaguely perceive d shadow behind. IL was all so quickly, silently done. he barely had time to throw up one hand in defense, when his arms were grlpped as though iu a wise, and he was thrown backward to the floor. the chair crushed beneath his weight. Lacy fairly leaped on his prOstrate body, forgetting his gun lying on the table in the violence of hate, his hands clutching at the exposed throat. For an instant Westcott was so daZed and stunned by this sudden attack from behind as to lie there prone and helpless, fairly crushed beneath the bodies of his two antagonists.
 It was this that gave him his chance. for convinced that he was unconscious, both men slightly relaxed their grip, thus giving hin opportunity to regain breath, and Stiffen his muscles for supreme effort. With one flashing out of a foot that sent Enright hurting Lacy's head against corner of tho desk, and closed in deadly struggle with the third man, whom he now rec, ognized as Beaton.
 belOES llle ItlleI COulu SOlupI SIleLu what had happened the miner was on top, and a clenChed fist was driven into his face with all the force of a sledge, hammer. But barroom fighting was no novelty to the gunman, nor had he any scruples as to the methods employed. With teeth sunk into his opponents arm, and fingers gouging at his eyes, the fellow struggled like a mad dog; yet, in spite of every effort to restrain him, WeStCott, now filled with the fierce rage of battle, broke free. fairly tearing himself from Benton's deSper- ate clutch, and pinnlng him helplessly against the wall.
 At the same instant Lacy, who had regained his feet, leaped upon him from behind, striking him with all his force, the violence of the blow, even though a grazing one, driving the miners head into the face of the gum man.
 Both went down together. hut Vest