Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-18

nut. vho ase eha1D A0aFsenn1ot
They belong to the gangr
NO. senor. One was Q woman.
senor: young. pretty woman: she .D
trred and brought there. Eet was
her husband thst tzy TO save her. Hs
follow an Sit b soms way. IKE tne
Mother Of God help. Hees name vss
Shelby
-Shelbyr- broke In the sergeant. for.
retfuI Of the officers presence In his
surprise what Sheibyf Was hb
other name TomT
Isl. senor.- and she TUNED her eyes
on him -You know this Tom Shes-
byT
DO r. Of course ! do. You re-
member him. Major Hays He was
with us once In C Troop: then later
detailed with the scouts He's up In
this country. know. ran into him
down al Pobca when ! came through
there. Why. thai was his wedding
day and ! saw the bride"
.You say those renegade devils have
70, them both there In the Holer
broke In the major "prisonersT
They got away now; they hide In
A cave she explained
And you will show US the way inr
-Seuor. the doctor he will care for
this man II ! dor
Il pledge you my word he will
And you keel Indian Joe Laud,
senorT''
-weTl surely do our best
Then ! show you-yes: who that
man thereT~
Shnunessy wheeled about TO face the
fellow she pointed at. gripping him
with one hand. and dragging him forth
from among the circle Of soldiers
This is the bird they gave us for
a guide" he said shortly. You know
himT'
He she gave vent to . bitter
laugh. THAT fellow Dull Knife: bad
Indian. horse thief. Why they give
you heemf"
-H-l knows. whatT ! do with
the cuss. majorf"
Have a couple Of men hold him
under guard. We seem to be on the
right track now: senorita. where 70
this Wolves hole7"
"Over there, not far: across the
mesa. You come, ] show you. That
be better first senor-just you an
some others. so you can tell what
to do. Maybe eet be better We 20
afoot, so we be not seen"
"On foot You don't mean we are
30 near the placer"
Isl, senor; show you"
A little handful followed her lead
between the snnd ridges out upon the
open plain the major. lieutenant
the sergeant. and three men She led
them along a slight depression. suffi-
ciently to partially screen them from
observation. The steady fall OF snow
had ceased. although there were or
casioual nurries. driving sharply into
their faces. Overhead the clouds hung
low and gray. Hays swore under his
breath. half convinced he WAS be-
ing made a fool of. Twice he started
TO speak. but held his tongue. The
girl never turned her head but moved
straighr forward.
She came 10 a slighi ridge. and
stopped suddenly. pointing.
"'Tis there. senior" she said simply,
wolves hole
The astounded officer stood notion
less his mouth open. his eyes star
ing ar the sight so Unexpectedly re-
veaied For an instant he could not
believe what he saw. Amos. under
mis- feet the precipice fell away Into
that tremendous gorge. the mantle Of
SNOW emphasizing It's depth. but bring
trast. -
Good Godw he exclaimed, what
gulf! And not sign to make you
dream Of Its existence. I'd have sworn
ten feet back this plain was a dead
level for thirty miles. But how In
heavens name do we ever get down
therey
There II something going on. sir,
up yonder In that canon" spoke up
the lieutenant eageriy. Listen. Those
are rifles popping, and can see white
pulls Of smoke through the glass.
there's fight going on down there"
"D-d II you amt right, Boyd;S
they are certainly popping away rather
nveiy. Cornered Shelby. likely. and,
Is remember the lad, he'll stay with
them as long as he has cartridge
ieft- BY lingo! we've got to get down,
snd clear this nest out Where's the
rail. senorita?"
over yonder to the left, senior. You
take your glass. SO. Now straight
along the bank, where that cedar tree
tops the edge. II stands all alone.
fou see what l mean?"
Yes, beyond that outcropping of
stone; the trail goes down there?"
81, senior; but II you ride down,
your soldiers. they know"
They keep guardr"
81. senior; just, below, out Of sight. =