Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-10-28

threw back his coat and exhibited his
star. yer see, / amt just talkin' ter
yer as, Dan Brennan---Ims the law" /
4 The boy, for he was scarcely more
than that in years, shufffed his feet
uneasiIy and his eyes wandered from
Brennan to Westcott. The look Of sul-
len defiance had vanished! +
g. "Wotcher wanter ask?'' /
E@s "Who was with you the out-trip,
along with Miss Donovan?"
"Joe Skies" ~ q d" ""
|. ,''And yer left him back there, guard
/ ing the grip. "A
ale stayed; them was the ORDERS
while / was to bring back the team 1
bpt / reckon he1won't need to do mo-
guardiR' to speak of,ffer we run inter;
a bunch o. fellows.H 81 lcsl- {
,ot"HOw many are they9'3s
f aSMaybe a dozen III don't just knows
p. "What was done with the young
bIaTlyF'sl satgIf 9. siEsu91ig /
Moore 4ssPat viKdietively into the
sand digging 9! hole with his heel. He
had talked already hnf6re than he ini
blended; but what was THE difference?
+ i"CateraS took hef, "n he admitted
I ,""bpt'T don't know wharf fried ter find
I oft. whar she Was but hbbody'd tell
me. Then I had ter pun. out"
|, ,Westcott ipterjected, a, question.
Iss whats the valley like, an how do
,you get into it?"a Il vrur
Il. q" Well, Ed say it Wasajust sort o.
1lsiRk in, the DESERT All kinder freaks
rtAnyhOw,i,I ,,neVeFu saw huthin' like it
aforB. pThe walls is solid rock, almost
straight up 8ns down. but Ehar's a conf
4 siderable estreami AoWin' down thar
4 thatlojust rbursts out aaWhole in the
sTock,s an plenty TO- grass fer quite a
hbahch Of steefs:'' .siastsg 80 T.,
t''s GLOW do they get town into itY'
a.. 'Eong a wfndins trail on the west
7 side. o. It used to be mighty rough, 1
| reckon, an only good FER mixers, but
they fixed it up SO they can drive cat
tie down, an even a wagon if yer take
! It easy" '''' ~. ,.. 50
| ,n"And there Is. no. other. way to the
bottom except along this trail2"
! ~ %That's bout all.",s. n, "
Brennan and Westcott,, looked at
i each other, both uncertain as to the
next step. What were they to do with
\ their prisoner? And hows could they
proceed toward effectfng the rescue of
the helpless girl?al ItiowaB a problem
not easy to solve, If what Moore told
them was true. The latter shufled his
feet IN the sand, lifted His eyes shrewd-
Ely, and, studied the fades of his cap
tors. He was Acquiring his own
i chance, -. =. -
| eYou fellows want ter get down in
j ter the valley2" he asked. at last.
4 ~ YES" and Brennan turned again
quickly, "if it can be done. OF course
tharls OnlyrtwO of susg anAit would be
sort O. rfoOlish' trytnsrtemtigh way
d through even agtin' Mexicans. F'if-
teen ter two is some 6dds} but faint in
my nature orr Jim's here, ter turn
round an leave that girl Mn the hands
I % them cusses Anis IT. limp
| r"f never VIII" 'ffehti9d Westcott
earnestly not Not i. I d have 4P tackle the
whole outfit, aLllt99nle, 4 nd
! j, you, Won't have to, DO that, What's
the idea, Moore2",n a. a,
! s ooh, I-swas just thipkin'," he an
isweFed,r still uneertain,s IF show yer
,tai,waystwhat iss thaRi iRD it, fer me?"
Brennanastiffenedss hismfeatures ex-
fpressingf nOthhng5 w an q
1, 1tWhat do Xeuo meag2ssT I'm an officer
4 o'lthe'lRwL o. ID NJ pailsT..
a y''sB know it;yI, ain:t,Iasl0ing yer ter
malys MOI promiseqtCBut yer word will
h go ia'l --1 ov awaysdf tffsever gets in
1 e6ure If4 hep yeIcIVe got to be pro-
q fected Truir' BhPfLaty. He'd kill me
as quick as he'd TOOK 'ae me. Then
/ I'd Want Yer ter, tel TIE Judge how it
/ All happened, ! kn9W Xe're square,
Irpan Brenpan,l n'swhateyer yer says
! -goss.H 81 b.. ST Ii qml7sda
The marshal stuck out his hapd.
Is~ 'sFhat's the. gospel stEuth Matt" he
r.said graKeIy, IAN Bm4with yer till the
i cows come home!s What is it you
4 kfl1W?"1s IA 81 nj d.
"Well,'' with quick breath as he
took ethe plunge, fitAs like this, mar
4 snail; there is just one place out yOn-
\ DER and he waved his hand TO indi-
cate the direction; "ona the east rim o.
4 the valley, where yer might get down.
Ye'd have ter hang on tooth an toe
nall; but both of yer are mountain
1. men, an I reckon yer could make the
J trip, if yer took It careful an slow
like" ..,...
there safely? Can you guide us?"
i Moore swept his eyes over the dull
range of sand, expectOrated thought
fully, and rammed his hands deep into
his, trouser-pockets. -, Be Was slow
abeuk answering, but the two men
waited motionless.
"It it was me-" he said finally, 'Pd
take it on foot. It'n be a jaunt Ov
near on TO three miles, unless yer
want ter risk bein' seen by them