Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-02-20

J. P. Kelly of the ranger force
reports over the telephone that by
unexpected good luck he has sue
ceeded in taking prisoner the
notorious Jack Foster OF Mtrmo-
sillt and the Rincons notoriety
and il. now bringing him to Sag.
uache where he will be locked up
pending a disposition Of his case.
Kelly succeeded in surprIsing him
while he was eating dinner at a
Mexican road-house just this side
Of the border.
'Do you make II out?" Maloney
asked, looking over their shoulders.
Curly took II pencil and an envelope
from his pocket On the latter he jot-
ted down some words and handed the
paper to his friend. This was what
Maloney read:
.'s'.ss ...............
.'................. luck ..........
E. prisoner -. jack. of He. .... "A
49,. RI. ...t......s now ..........
Saguache ........ locked up pending
disposition of his case. ...suc-
ceeded In surprising him ............
............ ..............
................
Read that right ahead"
nial .lid not a,,It. cot tho IJaa ~
Kate, tense with excitement, took the
envelope and read aloud:
-prisoner-Jack of Hearts
how Saguache-locked up pending
a disposition Of his case---succeeded
in surprising him." She looked up with
shining eyes. He's alive somewhere.
Wen save him now"
Curly spoke to her In low voice.
"You have a talk with Mrs. Wylie
alone. Wen pull our freights. She'll
tell you what she knows" He smiled
in his gentle, winning way. "She's sure
had tough time OF 1t II ever wom-
mn had. l reckon little kindness is
what she needs. Let her see we're her
friends and VIII stand by her, that we
won't let her come TO harm because
she talks"
II was an hour before Kate joined
them, ana her eyes, though they were
very bright, told tales of tears that had
been shed.
THAT poor woman! She has told
me everything, Father has been down
lie that cellar for days under guard
They took him aS'ay tonight. She
doesn't know where 1t was she sent
the warnings TO Sheriff Bolt. She
wanted him to raid the place. but she
dared not 20 to him"
Because of BLACKWELL"
Eyes. He came straight to her as
soon rs he was freed from the peniten-
tiary. He had her completely terror
lied She gave him money, and he
came for more--and more"
Curly nodded. lie said nothing, but
his strong jaws clamped.
Gle was there that day" the girl
continued. "She plucked up courage
to refuse him what little she had left
because she needed IL for the rent. He
got hold of her arm and twisted t..
Blackwell was behind the door as II
opened. He struck with a loaded cane
and father fell unconscious. He raised
1t to strike again, but she chung to his
arm and called for help. Before he
could shake her Off another man came
H., n oh oil tla lnh
"FendrickT" breathed Curly.
"She doesn't know. But the first
thing he did was To lock the outer door
and take the key, They carried father
down into the cellar. Before he came
to himself his hands were tied behind
his back"
"And them
"They watched him day and night
Fendrlck himself did not go near the
place-if II was Fendrick. Blackwell
swore TO kill Mrs. Wylie II she told.
They held him there TIL tonight. She
thinks they were trying To get father
to sign some paper
1.-THE REIMBURSEMENT of course
That means the other man was Fen
drick."
Kate nodded. "Yes,"
Curly rose. The muscles stood out
In his jaw hard as steel ropes.
Wen rake the Rincons with fine
tooth comb. Don't you worry, I've al
ready wired for Bucky O'Connor to
come and help. Wen get your father
out of the hands OF those hell hounds.
Won't we, Dickf"
The girls eyes admired him, lean.
hard-bitten Westerner. with eyes as
unblinklns as an Arizona sun and with
muscles like wire springs. His face
still held Its boyishness, but II had