Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-16
A Tale of Adventure
BY QUEEN SABE (NIho Knous,)
oopmiOAt. 1874. oy oAorre. serisner', Son,

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And he was treated to the sight Of
Ruiz Rios, lying white faced on the
| floor, a hand at his shoulder and that
had fallen, was his revolver.
"I--I shot him !" Betty gasped.
| "And serves him right cried Ken
dric heartily. He took the gun from
her hands and strobe over to Rios while,
at last. Betty's face was hidden by
her shaking hands. $50 you're on the
job. arc yon?" ..
Rios looked sick and miserable. But
slowly, as he lifted his black eyes 20
the man standing over him, the old evil
fires played in them. He stirred little
and lay back.
My shoulder is broken he groaned.
! You're in luck to be alive" Kendric
told MN sternly. what do you want
hereY
'Ill bleed to DEATH Quick fright
sent a shiver through him. "For the
love OF Gods stop the blood for me-
! kendric could scarcely do less than
look at the wound. Presently he
Strengthened up with grunt of disgust.
| It's only q flesh lwound,' he said
coolly. The bone ism { even touched
and it's a clean hole. You II last for
'lot OF deyilment vet; .,
Rios sat up. He felt of his hurt with
tender fingers and slowly the fear went
OUT of'his LOOK and his Old craft and
hate came back.
you've found the treasure-here, +"
ne sald. You VIII have to talk with
me before you touch it,. seDor." d
dr,o anrn;i,, 'si ~. osi sh'ppeu hen
orc i,,tpts , S. '.liAes me tuut you
Yo,, should ,ha, ' pUsi'aon & 70 uicIa.e'
| IL,
ness TbatScy, you 50 aouu' ' suui ouei
traasr, "nesner Ieea or not we nave found
''esore SO intont uTes mo no' concern Eou. %
cun;od Well ooas,do.;. was he upon ,los, SO oe-
done with him s tbat be tiJ Wao no. was vas 70 De
II u.s n,hn hS Sac @ nc uiu m no. note WIZ %
~, ~ was was VINO s, nad come TO stand IN the
entrance suor, pI.meem th % .ueni nhu @ .ne
Rettv bor ha,Ju | SaaI IanSUn s'ae. put put
borr;S al faoa go -, u'oppi"s ir'n her
"Ob ;, nrioJ pnt.- ..u ,.,,,
TSan be u so1,, s tS.t .o,,o; we aTe ioss :,
comn anro,Ja LII ,na' I'LL to."Mins hos ha1
looted ~ thon, anu .nas sue e,, stoSu au anu
mocterv ond ,%e t,,,,,, nep eyes hi'eu WIFI
"TTbo 10 % a. .hat hup,ii nnpni - -,
be done With tbot pe%Ses hies Vi Mna. snal, a.
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r;yrir a a.. SnG uehanaeu; ner Volcc
wbe tsounb. ~ ''uS, o @ anu lou two'
IN " trout"' rouH, " eecape me- l nave you
KonJrio sr,,,r bic .;eo ,ho. .,,o.
the muzzle was toward her iIio evss eTse
hardened y
''If VIC have To shoot our NAV o,t ot
this ,wshrC going free ," bc "f ioIJ III bcr ~,
shortly. '''u "''
zors;s,.a ., -
,, no.aiaa onty answer came quicsly'
uneIpeeiguly S Deiore ne could step 1or'
WA maru, taer nand went TO per bosom
oh.,,,aa oh. Iaine es ner sllvef wnisI'e' nias'
euatina tiuu ioi'n iron it' 'ouu ana pene'
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a, ~ "en.s vi my neh' an armed, heal
;na.' ;,ia' sne s1ia dehantiy. lneS arc
1asI oelow. nisteh ana you VIII neal
; '"ers, ani coming c.. a
ine souhu, nrsI OF men VoiceS
sone"here OUTSIDE, tnen OF rattiiht
Sor, stones unaer running ieet, tod tha
III so SPIN uus. smulN % nen.'
ana ana tor an instant was struck motion
less WIN indeciSion. Inc entrance
was narrow ana ne could make nSn
tor lt--there was betty to think OF
penind MN put IN t9S pain OF giancin'
puneis-tnere was NOS WOUNDED pu
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