The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-07

why he had come. lie heard tho
sound OF running feet above him.
heard challenges. shouts. every way.
Others had heard the shot This
way, fellers-- Come alongF' he
heard Wild Gardner call out. high
and clear. for that night Wild also
,yas OF the upper guard.
nut they were not running In his
direction. They seemed 60 he back
on the street All at once Sim Gage
solved his little problem. This
Chlnaman had been sent TO do this
wofk-sent by tho owner of that
house yonder. the engineer. wald.
horn. That prisoner must not
escape now. lie knew II was he
who had given the aearchlight signal
Waldhorn---a Dorenwnld, lie cot.
pied both names now again.
sun Gage himself. having short.
or distance 10 30 than his comrades.
LEFT his dead Chinaman. and started
after the man higher up. lie reach
cd tho waldhorn quarters slightly
before the others.
lie heard the screen door of tho
log house slam. saw stout and
buriy man step out. satehel In hand.
Tho man walked hurri.dly toward
car which Sim Gage had not
noticed. since there waa so much un.
used machinery about. wheel scrap.
era. wagons. plows and thefike. Now
he saw that IL was Waidhorn and
waldhorn's car. lie was taking adj.
vantage of this confusion 10 make
his own escape. This hurrying fig
ure halted for a half instant In the
dim light. for he heard footsteps on
each side Of him. lie knew the guard
was coming.
Sim Cages summons rang hlEh
and clear. Yonder was the mamie
was going 20 escape. lie must not
escape. All these things came 10
sim Cages mind an he half raised
his weapon TO his shoulder. chal-
longing again. Halt. Who goes
theref Halt Tho bolt OF his
Springfield cllnkcd home ono. more.
The man turned away. toward the
sound % his enemies. weapon In
hand. The patrol was cloAlngi n.
nut before he turned he both gave
and received death In the lass act
he might offer in trcsehery TO this
country. which had been generous
and kind 20 him.
Sim Gage fired with close. sure
aim. and cut his man thru with the
blow OF the Splitter bullet of the
Springfield piece. But even as no
-
with the heavy automatic pistol
which he carried. Tho buiic, caught
sim Gage high in the chest. and
passed thru. missing the spine BY
but little. lie sprawied forward.
waldhorn's body was no better
than a sieve. for he received tho fire
of the entire squad of rificfnen who
and NO many bullets struck him.
again and again. that they actually
held him UP from falling for an In
slant.
Now the entire street flied. For.
elgn or haifforclgn iaboring folk
came out. soldiers aud sailor boye
came. jahbering ~ score Of
tongues. None knew the plot Of the
drama which has been finished now.
All they know was that tho chief
engineer had been killed by the
guard. Very well. but who had sho;
Scout eager
Sim Gage. looking up at the sky.
felt the great arm OF f'lahcrty. the
foreman. under his head.
Easy now. lad" said the biz
man. Easy. Lay down a bit. TN
have a look. where's the Docther.
boyss--Get him quick.
What's the NATTER said Sim
Gage. 'temme UP. fell down
who hit me-"
He f.l, something at his chest.
raised hand. and In turn passed Il
before his face in wonderment.
Well. look at THAR said he.
did that Teller shoot me7 Say. did
I get him."
Sure. boyF' said F'iaherty. You
got him. And so did a dozen more
OF the fciiics. He's dcadcr'n hell this
minute, so don't you worry none
over that Don't worry over moth
Ing" he added gently. folding HIS
coat TO put under Sims head. lie
had seen gun shot wounds before In
his life on the rough jobs. and he
knew.
Get n board. or something. boys"
he said. SO presently they brought
a plank. and eased sim Gage gently
10 q. men at each end lifting him.
others steadying him AS he was car
ricd. They took him into the house
which Waldhorn had Just now left.
II was the turn OF dawn now. The
soft light OF day WINS flltering thru