The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-25

mere In this cabin l creep up an see.
Eet was dark in there, yet saw hees
face. He could not see me. but aim.
Senior NIacklin was there too, an the
other girl. but care not then for them
at all. l hate an see only the one
I hate. Santa Marie! Why was eet
SOP"
'YOu shot the wrong man!"
Isl, senior. Senior Macklin, ne step
forward quick just when l fire; ne
drop an run"
Shelby felt Olga grip him and heard
her voice Mt his ear.
"She never heard what Macklin said;
don't let her know"
He crushed the question already ON
his lips back into his throat.
"Yes," Shelby said: II see how 1t
happened, now. And what did you do
then, PanchaW
She was not sObbing. but her quick
breathing gave the impression In the
darkness.
"what I do, senor1 I pray the vir-
gin that may save heem. Then l
remember this passage from the ravlne.
How know eet? Juan and I, we live
in the cabin a month: twas then /
found Get. l was underneath when
you fought, senior; then, when you
were both outside got heem-"
'A1acklin, you mean? He was
alive?"
ayes, senor alive. Maybe he live,
maybe he die; know not. do what
I can. Eet took long time; even I
carried heem alone"
"But how did you get across that
cave-in of earth1"
"Eet was not there; eet come lat
err" she explained. II would 60 back,
senior. when they fred the cabin. but
. the earth had caved and l could not
get through"
ITO help us?'
ISL, senior: to help you and me.
What could I do alone? That Is why
tell you; why I talk. Eet Is not
for you, nor for me. would save
heem an only can eet be done II I
|, have help. do all can-Madre de
Dios, yes. But how I get heem out,
senor3'
but why not coll the OthersT'
J Shelby asked suddenly in suspicion
"What danger Is Macklin int"
"You know not1' in surprise. 1.-THE
Indian boy tell me-he an Hanley
They plan Get all out Twas because
II Juan would not be one Of them they
r keel heem. They would hold her fol
ransom they say man comes soor
E. here who would pay much; SO they tr,
Il to put out Of the way Senior Macklin
e IT'S to get her that Slagin 60 to thu
r cabin; he fail, and then Senior Laut
Y, try another way. He not know whel
t, he come that Senior Macklin get back
70 No one know"
Shelby smothered an oath; tn
le whole foul plot suddenly revealed t.
" him in all its hideousness. This thel
lie ming; 1t was plot within plot; crimi
. nal against criminal. He was blin
not to have perceived the truth be
fore; now it stood before him in al
its sheer nakedness Macklln's drunk
en- boast had brought forth its full
H. brood; Hanley, too brainless ant
d cowardly to lead, had told all he knew
Re to Indian Observation-Disclosures 1t, no doub
d. and 1t was Just the sort Of thin
re the latter was eager to get his hand
t. into-seemingly safe game. with
10 good stake. Shelby reached out an
ut drew Olga closer to him In the dars
O. ness.
g. Il understand, now" he said ters<
be ly. "We've got to fight this out tc
rs gether. All right, I'm ready. Wha
We Is 1t you want me to dot Can Mach
tn lin walkr'
a mo, senior; I think maybe he verr
bad of: he not speak now for Ion
Id time. Maybe you tell what we do fo
<" heem."
". "l'm afraid not, Pamela. I've do
Ell tOred some wounds, but I'm no exper
ut Where is he? Oh, here"
He bent down in the dark an
tn touched the mottonless figure. His fiji
ar gers sought the mans pulse. whic
showed weak but rapid.
on "Where was the wound?"
tn I'm the right chest, senOr."
"And You have dressed and ban'
re- aged it,"
~. Eyes, senior; the best could.
as tore up my underskirt."
DO you know If he bled much"
en- mot since I found heem-no; e,
ly. was very little. You think maybe l
H. live, senor?"
Il am unable to answer that. Pa
o! cha" he replied soberly, rising TO h
feet. THE man Is evidently hard hi
err weak from loss of blood and In
ne coma now from fever. This is Z
n; place for him. II we could get hi
IN out Into the open, bandage his woun
Re. properly and get doctor for the ba
vet ne might have a fair chance. ca
let say no more than that"
n; "A doctor! Where would there |
w dOctorf"
n H.