Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-18
CHAPTER TX.
A Cleanup,

:, IQe Jaller QIu not Cnluk IL WUFtl re-
porting to his chief. Blackwell, while
eating, knocked a glass from the table
and broke 1t on the cement floor Of his
cell.
8, From the little table In his room he
pried loose one Of the corner braces.
At night, he scraped, away at this with
his bit of glass until the wood began
to take the shape Of revolver. This
he carefully blacked with the ink
brought him by his guard. To the end
Of his weapon he fitted an iron washer
taken from the bedstead. Then he
waited for his opportunity.
His chance came through the good
nature Of Scanlnn. Blackwell pre-
tended to be out Of chewing tobacco
and asked the guard to buy him some.
AboEl ten o'clock Scanlan returned
and brought the tobacco to his pris.
oner. AS he passed the plug through
the grating Blackwell's fingers closed
around his wrist and drew the man
close to the Iron lattice work. Stimuli
taneously a cold rim was pressed
against the temple Of the guard.
Don't move, or III fill you fEl Of
holes,". the convict warned. !
Scanlan did not move, not until the
man in the cell gave the word. Then
he obeyed orders to the letter. His
right hand found the bunch Of keys,
fitted the correct one to the door and
unlocked 1t according to instructions.
Not until he was relieved Of his wea-
pom did Blackwell release him. The
jailer was backed into the cell, gagged
with piece of torn bedding and left
locked up as securely as the other had
been a few minutes earlier.
The convict made his way down.
stairs. opened the outer door with the
bunch Of keys he had taken from Scan
!. ..'ls1, locked it behind him. and slipped
; into theS;hfst alley that Offered refuge.
Two hours later he stole iahorse from
an irrigated ranch near town. Within
twenty:four hours he had reached the
Soapy Stone horse ranch and safety.
After this the plans for the said on
the Texas, Arizona & Pacific flyer
moved swiftly to head. Soapy Stone
and Sam dropped into Saguache in
consplcuously one evening. Next day
Stone rode down to Tin Cup to look
over the ground. Maloney telephoned
their movements to the Circle G and
to the. Hashknife. This brought to
Saguache Luck Cuiiison. Curly Elan.
drau and Stats Davis. Bucky O'Connor
had been called to Douglas on impor-
tant business and could not lent his
help.
Luck, Curly and Dick Maloney had
already ridden over the country sur
rounding the scene of the projected
holdup. They had decided that the
. robbery would probably take place at
. the depot, so that the outlaws could
get the agent to stop the flyer without
arousing suspicion. In a pocket OF the
hills back of the station camp had
been selected, It's site we'll back from
any trail and so situated that from 1t
one could command view Of Tin Cup.
The owner Of the CIRCLE G selected
three of his close-mouthed riders
Sweeney, Jake and Buck were the
ones he chose--to hold the camp with
him until after the robbery. The only
signal they needed was the stopping of
the Flyer at Tin Cup. Then they would
come pounding down from the hills In
tine to- catch the robbers before they
had got through with their work. Ma.
loney or Curly would be on the train
TO take hand in the battle. Caught
by surprise. Soapys gang would surely
be trapped.
So they planned 1t, but 1t happened
that Soapy Stone had m?de his ar
rangemeDts differently.
Luck and his riders took their blan'
keta and their traps down to Tin Cup
according to agreement, while Davis
Malouey and Flandrau became very
friendly with Sam. The boy. younger
than any of them, was flatterea that
three of the best known riders in the
tCLl3lOiS ~ AhONH Va ''A''
Young CullIson had stopped drink
Ing, but he could not keep his nerves
from jumping. His companions
watched him so closely that he was
never cut Of the sight Of at least one
Of them. Soapy had decreed the boys
death by treachery. but his friends
were determined to save him and to
end forever The reign of Stone as q
bad man.
II wes one day when the four young
cowpunchers were sitting together In
Cnrly's room playing poker that a spe-
cia delivery letter came to Sam. The
others. to cover their excitement, start
ed an srgumcnt. Presently Sam spoke.
as inhiffprrntly rs he could.
Go, The offer of job down the
line. Think I'll run down tonight as
far aS CASA Grandc and see what's do
Ing
his WAS about two o'clock in the
aftrrnnnn The game dragged on for
8 while. hui nobody took any Interest
in H. sam had to got ready for thr
work OF lhr night. and the rest were
nnli",l>. III. get ont" and give him {
rl'mr :, presently Dick threw dow