The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-15
SMASHING BARRIERS
18th EPISODE
"The Den Of Deviltry"

Dick struggles in the grasp of
Bullhead and Squinty on the floor of
the shack while Bella gives Virgins
a furious battle. Long Tom and the
detective, suspicious Of Dicks long
absence at Bullhead's house, go there
and with drawn guns overpower
Bullhea1 and the others and lock
them in closet. They free Dick and
Bella. In the meantime one OF the
gang has brought horses to the house
for Bullhead and the others. Dick
and Long Tom lure him into the cab
il and make him prisoner. They ali
mount the horses and run the gaur11-
let through the camp.
Bullhead and the others are soon
released and they start after Dick
and his party. One of Dicks hois-
es goes lame outside Of the camp
and at the point of a gun they seize
a locomotive on narrow gauge
railroad and head up the mountain
side toward the mine shaft. Arriving
there they release the gangsters, who
Dick and Tom had imprisoned when
they escaped, and force them to tell
where Manners is hidden. They are
led to small storehouse where
Manners is locked up.
They rush in and find Manners
there but are themselves made pl1S-
oners by the gangsters who bolt and
lcck the door from the outside. They
are held there until Bullhead and the
gang ride into the scene Dick at
tacks the rear wall of the house with
an axe. From the outside, Squinty
has managed to fasten cable
around the little shack. By means
Of the horses the house is dragged
off its foundation by Bullhead and
the gang, who believe that Dick and
the others are imprisoned within it.
Dick and his party, however, escape
through the hole he has cut in the
wall and when Bullhead smashes the
house against boulder he is aston
ishei to find it empty. Dick and tire
rest lower themselves over cliff by
means of lariat Dick descends last
and Just as he is half way down Bull
head arrives and tries to cut the
rope. Long Tom fires at him but he
manages to cut it and Dick has fall
but lands uniniured.
From there Dick, Bella, Long Tom,
the detective and Manners flee to
nearby railroad station where they
catch local train just in time ana
start for the city. They take rooms
in hotel at the city and start their
campaign TO show up The forgery OF
the deed Bullhead follows them TO
the city and manages to get rooms N
the same hotel and close to where
Dick is CHARTERED. Through a key
hole Bullhead hears Dick making
nlans with the others to take their
case to Judge Van Camp. He arrang-
es with Virgins to impersonate
Judge Van Camp. They go to the
Judges office and gain entrance by
ruse. They overpower him, bind
an1 gag him and lock him in a clos
ct. Virgins takes his clothing and by
means of false beard and wig, pass
es off as the judge when Dick, Bella
and Manners come to the Office.
He advises them in their search
for proof that the deed is forged, to
90 to a certain palmist, Haifa by
name. Bullhead in the meantime
plans with the palmist to do away
with Bella and the others. While
Bella and her father are visiting the
palmist, Dick discovers the trickery.
He rushes to the place. Bella and
her father are made prisoners by the
palmist, who takes the deeds. Dick
enters the room and demands to
know where they are. By means of a
revolving floor he is shot through
trap into dark pit below, that is
supposed TO have no outlet.