The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-04-13

again?"
"Of course"
IAN you keep her married to you?"
"Ill do the best can. What do
you mean. Pamela? Can you get us
out of here!'
Isl senior; know the way that 9TH
ers do not. get you out. but" pas
sionately, "eet is not to save you.
belong here-see; with Juan. my
brother. am born outlaw. yet she
must go! That resolve. If she stay
here I keel her. But it's easier way
to have her married to you, an safe"
"You loye Macklin?"
Isl. senor." proudly, "why not? Tie
say he love me; yet she come. Madre
lie Dios. hate her! She take my
love! She! Eei shall not be. You
swear, senior, that she go with you, an
never come back any more?"
"Yes. Pamela. swear that. Once
we are away she shall never come
hack" he answered soberly, impressed
by the violence OF her passion. yet
how is that to he done?"
She glanced npprehensively behind
still clnging tightly to her perch. low
ering her voice again into its former
cautious whisper.
Listen. senior; tell you. Eet is
| late now, for | wait before come. an
think eet all out. so know what to
| say. Indian Joe. he bad man. vera
bad man, an I much afraid. But now
he sleep in there; creep past while
| he breathe, an not wake heem. Ills
because he drank. Juan. my brother.
| go up to the cove to find Senior Han
ley, an he not be back teel morning.
Tonight eet must be done. an so they
| will not know helped. Is ect SOP"
"Yes; understand; yer have op-
portunity tonight; but I must get away
so no one shall suspect yer had any
hand in it,"
| THAT is eet," eagerly. Indian Joe.
he keel me If he found out; maybe
my brother. too. see heem keel men.
! quick, like that. Then he laugh. SO
| l think; he look in here. but not to
search, so he not sure what might be-
| Perhaps there was knife under the
bed, he dropped somewhere what you
| fOund-see? Maybe you had Get hid
In your boot-how he know that?"
| "Yes, hut haven't. Pancha."
| $50 ! know but breeng one-see."
and she pressed the handle into his
hand. How he know how you ge,
eet? Eet is strong, sharp, so you cut
these bars. an when morning come
you are not here Who knows how
eet happen. senior? ! am also asleep.
an you are gone; its tie mercy of
God"
| Shelby caught his breath to her ex-
pressive gestures. his fingers gripping
the knife.
II doubt if l can get through tha.
hole" he said mournfully, latter the
bars are cut. I'm pretty big"
"But YOU must. senior; there is no
other way" she insisted impatiently.
'The blade is strong, sharp; eet will
Ag out the' log, but do not be long.
See-there is tree yonder; will
wait you there, an show where you
must 60, so there be no trail. You
come to me quick. but be still like
| death. Madre de Dios! it's the only
| way"
She was gone before he could pro-
test again, vanishing into the black
| night so swiftly and silently he could
| only stare out helplessly through the
bars. Yet she had left hope and deter
4 mination behind. With teeth set he
| began the work, finding the steel blade
| effective against the tough hickory, 1t
was no light job, at that. but he piled
the knife desperately. possessing some
skill and unusual strength of wris,
and fingers. The stakes gave way one
after the other, but he was not salts
! fed until he enlarged the opening
somewhat by removing all bark from
the logs and prying loose the box
\ frame. This required all of half an
| hour to accomplish. yet left an aper-
ture through which he believed he
| might force his body. At that he
| found no room to spare; but. by ven
| turing 1t head first, screwing his shoul
I ders through onG9t a time. and draw
ing in his breath tightly. he managed
to scrape painfully out of the hole
clawing at the rough outside bark fol
purchase. and finally coming dowr
face first onto the solid earth. Al
that, he made little noise, but his fest
| smarted. and for moment he rested
where he fell. confused and painting
for breath. The night was so blacl
there in the shadow of the great hills
he could scarcely determine dlrec
tons, yet the girl had pointed TOWARD
the right, and, as soon as he could at
tain his feet, he advanced cautiousl,
that way, with hands held out before
him. The path was rocky and uneven
probably leaving little trace Of hi:
passage. She touched him before hi
was even aware Of her near presence
and then she yas but the dimmes
outline, her. face indistinguishablt
through the gloSEn-
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