The Arvada enterprise., 1921-06-09
I'm THAT cell room in vilemontss

."No. he amt; that's the trouble.
Somehow he got hold of Q knife; must
have II hid on him, reckon. Enyhow
b cut them bars at the window. m
wisgied through"
And b hasn't been eaughtr
"Aint seen hide nef hair . him.
Some guy helped him outsids-thefs
was prints Of two kinds Of boots plain
enough under the window; but aftse
that thsy might just a well have
esoe up IN the air."
Two o EN-. The other couldn't
have been Hanlsy, or slagin, could
itts
"Hev the h| do knowf ! never
caught sight . nsthin' but the print
Of that boot. I secuted up the creek:
hen that arst bunch o Indians come
trailin' In, an I had NO time to think
about anything since. only gettin' my
cattle out o here"
But you'll 20 with ~ nowr
Tor Q wayA. anyhow; I reckon
there amt nothin' else to do: them
soldisfs 70 bound 10 Get here"
Y0u readyr'
He wheeled and confruuted the
shrinking. frishtened girl, whs made
no reply.
well. By God you better be. Get
the horses, Joe; m fetch her along,
all right"
Shelby straishtened up. In spite Of
the odds, he must act now. or never.
Yet before he could take step for
ward. q single shot rang out sharply.
He saw Aacklin ding up his arms,
and reel backward, his body striking
The half-open dooe. before 1t crashed
to the door. and lay motionless.
The impact Of Nacklin's body had
duns the door wide open. leaving Shell
b. fully exposed to view. For an in
slant, however, the startled and b.
wildered. Laud failed to note his re-
vealment against the darkness Of that
interior. He had leaped back instant
" to the protection Of the wall, and,
gun In hand. crouched there with
syes nxed On the broken window o.
posits. Shelby WAS swift to take ad-
vantage Of his surprise. Wherever
IL ahot had come from, whoever had
fred Il, his concealment was no longer
possible. There must be NO hesitancy,
no delay. He stepped across the mo-
tionlsas body. With weapon duns grim
u forward.
Hands up. Joel Put then up Arst
before you turn around. Stop that
Don't try any tricks O. NJ. New
stand there-Olea."
Yea"
Take that gun out Of his hand:
there 10 another in his belt: get that
also. That's right: now come over
here: you understand drearma"
Yes, q course" wonderingiy. n
know how to shoot"
n imaSined 20: Calkins would have
taught yes. Keep this fellew covered.
and let him have II II be makes any
effort to break away. Watch him
closely. while I rip mp that blanket.
and dc him up"
He left her With the gun steadily
pointed at Laud's head. the fellow
eursins. with hands up. his angry
eyes following every movement He
was desperate, maddened By sudden
helplessness, with the sneakinG feroci-
~ Of q wolf, yet was temporarily held
motionless By the deadly peril. Shei.
BY stripped the ragged blanket from
OF the dead bodies under the bench.
and began hastily to rip It apart.
The black. bloated face Of SlaEin
stared upward. and Indian Joe saw It
for the FIRST time. q sudden spasm Of
terror causing him to burst forth:
my God! That's Hank Slagini"
"Sure It 10; he got his. an you'll get
yours II you drop those hands. you
cur. Turn around now. and STOP"
Laud obeyed. his face ugly and
threatening. and Shelby took 4 step
closer. the strip Of blanket In his
hands. his revolver thrust back into
his belt. What Indian Joe saw will
never be known: perhaps 4 slight
wavering in the eyes Of the girl, per
haps an instant lowering Of her gun.
but II was enough. All his hate and
treachery drove him to a desperate
Cu1uCO. WIN Tic uouucucu VI
n wild beast, he spranE upon Shelby,
Eripped him nercely by the throat,
nnd the two went headlonG to the
floor. Olga fred. but without aim.
missing them both. and dare not pull
the trigger again. 10 tightly were the
men grnppleti. as they rolled back and
forth In frensied effort to obtain mas
terry. Shelby. taken completely BY
surprise. was at . disadvantage. his
throat crushed BY sinewy hands. his
ioosened revolver flung half across the
room. He could only struggle TO
break the hold Of his antagonist, roll.
ing over and over. and forcing the fel.
lows head hack with every ounce OF
strength he could bring into play.
They wers not unevenly matched. the
two-Shclby the younger. and perhaps
the stronger: but IIaud = skilled night.
o., hard as nails, and ready to resort
to any trick. Moreover. he knew what
h. Rad uat MT "a arCOmntISh. and