The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-01-07

First then" repeated Salmon
'you are charged with si.fl..y ma.
.ll.ou,.y and unIawfuIIy ~ taking III,
DC ~ pitman while be- wa perform
linz boz duty td thr best NJ Boz ability
What have you to say in your De-.
fer.f
Nothing whatever az present
answered Camilla eco on
Secondly then' sent on Salmon
"ynl ar, charged With violating our
Jaws by taking O. couple ~ prisoner
from tbe boat which. o. sou know
without o. precedent What hhy,
sou fa .at Boz defense ~ this charge
That % b. none ~ YOUR o. bus
.rs.s'" answered Camilla. sprnginq
90 h.. feet with an oath and. before
fhs assembled court had time io
'hlHk 'hs bandit leader uncovered a
keg of powder. then drawing a pIs.
ioI from bis belt. cooked b.. pointing
ihe weapon o. the powder boz the Nee
"FooIs'" he cried. you low dovt
monrres' n sou think you Tan
pass sentence on me Camilla ll
show sou who b. exeeuiioner o. o.
only the touch u trigger. c.i.i
and O. fash and We ~ into The Great
Beyond together" and he placed th,
weapons muzrle down into the ksl
of powder
Hold! For Gods sake. ho'd'
cried several ~ he outlaws. o. the,
sprang toward he ladder leading tl
the compartment above.
Oihers quickly followed and soon
the whole company ~ outlaw. had
ascended the ladder. leaving only Co.
milla below When the last bandit
had disappeared Camilla. placing Or,
pistol In his belt. assembled ths lad
der and swung the trap door and
locked it. thus closing ths exit from
above and making almost ihs shoI,
hand prisoners
When h. had done thi, Camilla
left the cave and vhisilsd fof The o.
mainder ~ BIZ band OnI, tour or
Eve men answered the call After
converting with he men a short time
b. dismissed them and took BIZ va,
toward his cabin
"she must be- mine" b. muttered
90 himself By - there's no pow
81 on earth. In heaven or b. 90 take
her from me on kill
Camilla Wa interrupted here by
one Of his hand who came running
toward him from the woods.
"Call the hasd 10 arms" cried ihs
man. In two minutes Mike Pink and
the boaimen will attack us'"
Camilla evidently was not expect
ing an attack from the boatmsn. else
be- would not have had most ~ h..
hand locked up in the cave Placing
"a whistle 10 his mouth. b. sent forth
a shrll call for help. Pour outlaw.
answered.
Two ~ sou run o. ihs cave and
release the mem" h. shouted. D.
quick, by or on shoot you down
The two men designated by name
made On and ran at ful speed to.
ward the cave.
Az this iuncture Mike Fink and BIZ
men. yelling hke bloody Indians
emerged from the woods and mad,
a rush toward the cave.
Halt" cried Mike. 10 he two hae.
INK bandits Thls they refused io a.
and two bullets sped from ihs ank
II the hoatmsn. and the tNu outlaws
fell 90 The ground dead. This pr
vented the imprisoned outlaw from
beiuE released from ths cave to aid
their oupanions in the attack from
ihs loamcn.
When ths boaimsn and rsssrrrer
rushed from the wood. ihe, expected
10 he met Boz deadly combat with thr
fulI fore of The despcadoss bat.
indinr no one about the ,ays Fink.
directed hts men o. search AROUND.
he huge clias n rock Cor the band
ts who had attacked his boat.
A, Mike Fink and one N BIZ boat
men named Flanagan approached
ne cabin. Camilla and he one o..
naming bandit spranr FROM behind.
, clump u bushes The outlaw lead.
% leveled a pistol At the breast ~
Mike Fink whle the other handi,
,oinied his w9pon a. the head of
flanagan. A report o. a pistol rang
.ut and hall pierced The ear u
flanagan. The outlaw then TOOK 10
Iis heels and disappeared In the dense
'oods just a. a bullet from Flana