The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-08-26

:. Continued from previous issue)
rpor . while DE Colonel fought for his
-'Si I'D cath, his woodsmen remained In the
eng. parniSzed Into inactivity by
nd psa ason Z, 49,. ~ earlirap's work then
,irIey lnotioned to them to remove
q ureckage and they FASTENED 10
icy.
Freed from the weight on the
.omefrIc center of his being, Colonel
suainnfon Stretched his legs rolled
head from side to side, and snorted
olently several times like buck
ffer the sixth snort he felt so much
! q ~ alter thar clear understanding of
/ HkIIt.e exact nature of the catastrophe
.me to him; lie struggled and sat up,
5;k<;;iiz around him little wildly.
">vheredid Cardigan - goT he
uoFeas asped.
cUNyps One q his nen pointed to the timber
Ito which the enemy had just dis
ppeared-
nSt,rcund him-take him." Penning
toa ordered 'T'll give--a months
~ fo each of 1.-THE six men that
rinx that scoundrel to me. Get him
Quicklz Understand"
Not a man moved. Pennington
hook with fury "Get him." he croak-
q ftIIld eThere are enough Of you to do
III ulhe Job Close In on him--everybody.
It'll give MONTHS pay to-every-
:. odys'
nv Il man of fhat indiscriminate mix
ire Of SDaniard and Indian known in
~ california as cholo SWEPT the circle Of
cen with nn alert and knowing glance
liz name was Flavio Artelan. but his
traight black hair, dark russell com
dexIon, beady eyes, and hawk nose
avg him such a resemblance to a
owl that be WAS known among his fell
|dre lows as the Black Minorca, regardless
L the fact that this sobriquet was
his rarcely fair To a very excellent breed
4 chicken. THAT offers good enough
Or me- he remarked in businesslike
ones. "CoIne on-everybody. A
MONTHS pay for five minutes work.
Ion wouldn' tackle the Job with six men.
mt there are twenty OF us here"
HIiurry," the Colonel urged them.
Shirley Snmner's flashing glance
rested upon the Black Minorca Don't
| teL you dare X she cried. Twenty to
one For shnme!"
For months pay" he replied i'm
rrr Puden{Iy, and grinned evilly. And
ffE I'm takin' orders from my boss" He
started On d dog trot for the timber.
and dozen men trailed after him.
! PRO Shirley 1arned helplessly on, her
uncle, SEIZED his arm and shook 1t
franticaIIy. Call them backl Call
them buck r she pleaded.
Her unQIe got uncertainty to his
feet. Notion your life !" he growled.
"A, and III hls cold gray eyes there danced
the l!assliszs ii j thousand devils. 81 told
| Nil you the fellow was rufiian. Now,
WV perhaps. you'll believe me- Wen hold
him until Rondeau revives, and then
---- Shirley GUESSED the rest. and she
realized thaflt was useless to plead
Illat 8Ele was only wasting time
rBryce Efyce = she called. "Run /
A0dl They're alter you. Twenty of them
yuus Run, rum my sakel"
q IS Tuirr answered her from the
90 unber Kun? From those cattle?
Not from man or devil" A silence
Them you've changed your mind.
have xnn7 You've spoken to me
aEAinie There was triumph, exulta-
:. flon IA bis voice 1.-THE timber's too
luA Illlzks Shirley. ! couldn't get away
o.;o, as'lssban'--se I'm coming back.
au'r she sax him burst through thicket
| At q H1der $aplings into the clearing,
saW half dozen of her uncle's men
flDlt fioae - AxQund him like wolves around
SICK 1Eeer: and at the shock of their
| ID u contact. ~ moaned and hid her face
- Y her trembling hands.
Hnlf f1Np and half tiger that he
..ua WA. the Back Minorca, as self-ap-
uon' pointed IeHier reached Bryce first
| n ne ff7i7 vas squat. powerful little
man. with more bounce TO him than
= - s5=;7 =; leading his men By a
aQkeo 4xds he hesitated not an In
| IA sfHzf BIT obliged under the blow Bryce
'S 1<-u4o puf ut him and came up inside
| ve k4 1A<gErg guard, feeling for Bryce's
nstead he met Bryce's knee
pm 119nen and forthwith he fold
M 1x4 an accordion
-lp 40 u4xt Instant Bryce had stopped,
aN&nk Mn by the slack of the
IfaS1Hefz ana the scrufr of the neck and
=. thrown h'fn. as he had thrown Rom
INV aeaQ' INTO the midst of the men adj
81 {aHc'nE to bis aid. Three of them
| on vent doARn backward; and Bryce,
en8fEtuH over them. stretched two
more with well-placed blows from left
AN fIsht md continued on across the
saf1nRI Wnning at top speed for he
fhat for all the desperation
mn N4nt and the losses already in
m his assailants the odds
lN nm were insurmountable.
4*lEx him running away, the
"a xun4 8rande woodsmen took heart
| I'D hope md pursued him. Straight
me lpading donkey at the dog
Va 4ryce ran. Beside the donkey
neat tier of firewood; On the
. block, where the donkey
| N g pad driven 1t prior TO aban-
A1s post to view the contest
9vyce and Jules Rondeau, was
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