American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-03-05

hill to the top Of the BLUM. Keep out
of sight as much as possible. I'll DO
right behind you"
The sheriff was not n brilliant man,
but he did have saving grain OF
horse sense. He crept--along the
barn wall. up the hill through the
bushes and into the thick woods at
the top Of the blum. The shadow re-
hind him was nolseless, but he knew
that II was there.
40 Fallen Rock" came q low, In.
cisive command. you know the way"
He knew the way. He took It, lie
never liked to remember that journey.
II brought the sweat out on his head
to recall II. Not even sheriff.
Flatwoods sheriff, to boot---hns stom.
ach for tramp through the dark ut
the point Of six.gun In the hands Of
such man
At the spring around back OF the
west end Of the old cabin. he he'd.
tated. undecided whether that was the
, fnnl destination, and yet dreading to
make the mistake. IL Il wasn't. The
gun muzxle prodded him onto the brink
! Of the pool under the falls. Barely
out Of reach Of the spray. the shadow
came around and faced him.
"You think I'm the Red Mask. The
whole town thinks am. Like pack
Of hounds you've hunted me today. but
you hunted the wrong man. The real
Red Mask was one Of the pack. That
timber buyer II your man."
The sheriff started. The cold voice
went on.
ibid you ever know him to buy q
timber option? Did you ever hear Of
any that he bought"
MO-
The sheriff was surprised to find his
mouth dry. his tongue stiff.
"And you never will. He deliberate
~ planned to lay the murder of Louie
Solomon on me. He's the real muir
derer. and has the Blue Moon at this
} minute. knew II all along. but had
no proof. Tonight I expect to get my
proof and ! brought you along to help
me get IT,"
The Pearlhunter briefly explained
J what he had CHANGED to learn the eve
ming before after escaping from the
Jail.
Had you never noticed that he
= comes down this way every nighty" he
concluded.
"Yes. but understood It was to see
/ girl"
: The Pearlhunter WINGED. His Jaw
! frightened. He was thinking OF the tall
that had probably been banded bach
' and forth over the bar oi the MUD
: Hen.
I "lIe came to feed his horse. There!
a no girl down here his mouths III t
Q mention. He'll come tonight - an!
0 minute now. Quick Out on that fln
rock"
a Without a word, tic sheriff bounde,
n over the two intervening stones to tn
fat rock. The Pearlhunter waited jus
3 long enough 10 sound the woods. Tn
I noise Of the falls made II impossible
y With n searching look back up the blu
Is as far as his eyes would carry in III
.. gloom, he Joined the sheriff.
Jump. told you how"
A prod OF the siX-shoOter emphI
sized the command. The sheri
jumped. There was nothing else
do. He was still foundering abol
10 on the inner margin Of the pool b,
* hind the falls when the Pearlhuntt
'e landed lightly beside him. almost N
* on him. The passage was dark-dar
IL as the inside OF pistol barrel.
was very renssuring fact. 1t meal
80 that there was no caudle burning IA
TO Their ahead In the cave. lie was
TO time. Making sure OF that very II
III portant fact, he thrust the revolv,
Id into the holster pocket at his hi
grasped the sheriff by the collar al
'd hurried up the passage.
ne BY the same subtle instinct that hi
served him the night before, he kne
when he reached the point ut whit
~ the passage widened into the Gu,
~ There he loosed the sheriff's collar al
IN struck match. The sheriff caug
ne his breath and stared. The horse. q
w candle In the Granny, the saddle nj
~ spurs, the feed--all just as II HI
n been described TO him.
III ~ never knew there was anythi
like this under Fallen Rock"
al "Youre probably the third man tn
.,r ever did know II. Pick your ste
'Is acr oss those sllvers Of shale there a
ha get into that pocket behind the hi
Hurry We mustn't show much lig
-. He's due any minute"
The one match served. So urgent
IA did the Pearlhunter consider the ne
I of haste that before II was gone tn
III were crowded well back In the pocl
\ behind the hay.
NJ "The Instant you're convinced !
III not the Red Mask, nudge me, and
III give your revolver back. And
III needn't tell you that when the I'll
A comes TO act, we've got to act quicI
Ill The two men had stood In the poi
IA ct for what must have been half
MI hour, and the throb OF the Pearlhu
ers wound was becoming almost ,
All bcarable, when the horse grew 81
Nv denly quiet. The Pearlhunter 80
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