The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-02-16

and he knew nothing OF the plans OF
the Ball-Torrey faction until he, wit.
messed the mockery Of trial. Con
was now crOuching In the darkness on
the low line of cliffs to the eastward
from the walnut tree and not far
behind him, wen hidden in the black
laurels, watching him and watching
Bile Dale crouched BY Heck. i
Y; Dale guardian had not gone for
help, because lie feared to leave Dale
utterly unprotected On the hands of
tile gang of cut Threats. He believed
that sheE could rescue Dale himself.
When the first watch became a little
more drowsy, he would steal up be-
/ hind the tree and cut the cotton rope.
|. = Then lie realized that Golf had dis
; appeared entirely. He crept forward
silently, his eyes alert, and moment
later he saw Gof stealing toward the
-. NJ '::.. ~ s..s.!. a..
walnut tree. lie cilmoeu iioiseiess'y
down over me race OF the CHI a''"
followed tGolI ike a shadoW. Mhen
Go1ts hands touched the tree, ~ HECK
was wltihn ten leee OF II. hech inaoe
sure his rlfle was ready anu tooh an
other step lofWafd' Wtlcillhs' 'leteA~
ing. -. IL,
Ihe shyster coaliman leaned arounu
the tree, TO the lett In the gov u
the low-burned hre the blade OF a
small knife In his hand cleaned duil
red. p lie whispered cautiously:
you're IN a TX, Dale. -Ahu IT'S
none of my doing, either. tive me
your word that Eli get that coal prop
erty for fifteen thousand, ana Ill SLASH
the rope. How about 1tf SICK OF
this country, aren't your -
There came few seconds OF silence
save for the lusty snoring OF the sleep
crs and the musical tinkle OF the ilttle
creek, after which Golf muttered dis
appointedly: s5cs$s ~ -
= "Well. then, hang" ~. -.,r.'
And Heck knew that Dale had re-
fused TO sell the Moreland coai TOT a
song even TO save MS lille. AS eo1
stepped backward, the lnnzAe OIL 'tle
tau humans fihe went =, asainst luz
small or ms Dack' ana the tan ia'lAh.h
whispered hoarseiv' through 'eel''
tsn.ty clehci'eu .y,..-
SLASH AT rope. On Sofe soui
siash at rope. or ! WISH may "iap
aead e1 doh { SHOOT Sote oaehnot'e
INTO -FOUR thousahd pieces 1sou! e''s''
IT. ...s. mn.
CON STRENGTHENED III SURPRISE. Inc
rile's in.lzzlc went iiaruef asai''s' ms
PACK ana nc hneW ~ lor eAacuy mn ,a
II "as' lie lno'e" manu- ut"'.u'
'''eh ''o"i'waiu unu tne eot.vi' ,.p-
WIS. seSeieu III Ian !" uoHen
ououy uiai' l''"! "msp.'eu ~
ilech' anu ne oesaI 10 oaen amas'
LONE aiohs w ine, Se o ~, :,
p'nJef'oeii'ea shuiih' nnl ~ u iol'e g.,
Ahe 'n,ee u 'Ae.' ilui,1eu 4' 49,, ~
ueepei sn'uoNs. e1ot :
"oh anu .uf's't ~ '''r:, -; .,
atcn nun ~ KUN D'n' Wv uos w.. >
Hale li1ted IRON l,enoetson "on >
ris't-''aA! co''-i'oeAct =. ''aeo '''
st"D'loseo ll'as''@ine pis.o''
rare! lleck exclaimed III lhu.le"
voice. lies piumD oeatlt oii tlie.Ii
lttie popsuhs' amt ne: ea!' "uA'
CT ever ye SHOOTS ME Win IL ulins ''Ae
uat ana una It OUT, uahseu e. uol
spank We ohtei Sote nose oiooos' I>o"'
les CO. you uns. anu q se Jest cnesp
o.t,a .!oise, Ni'stei w. 'ne Du 5000
VIII pIcN ''e 'i'eu. "'Ae'i ol '0''''
"io.e '''no'lel 4''sn. ,., .,,
MOVE shSster! -. 1ro"ileu Dill
Dale. -,
-! neeH leu 'he way =" o,e iln1 y,
cihts 10 the "estwiru: AneS n''u
c'llhoeu t''e iusseu wan anu W.
aoouc ~ SET ou' t,ioui tne p'.I"s
uarh "ooo'1nu, WIEN d ,oleo .,,,s
l'eS anew "e.l h''iie" mem SoA''s
lfonl' t!.e 'auieIs 10 'ne'i 'ci''
ho'u on tiiar .
Jonn Morelahu' py Jissefs' h'ut>
teleu aeck.
Moreianu hastelleo sou.iu'essls ~
.heiu' reckon se u'un i'eai' .no
'ialnl' by nc saiu IN zones '.I't CA
pressed Il: 'eep regret pl' -. 1 s"oie
VISIT se naun Ia 'oohe IL. :.
'o''ltluei i'ech was >srs piV." w.
| himself. he Strengthened tleEc III tAc