Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-22

ders struck the wall, his head knock
ed away the bracket that held the
clock. Involuntarily he ducked his
head. 1t was the worst thing he
could have done, giving, as it did,
the clock an extra foot to fall. IL
fell. One corner struck him fairly
on the temple and knocked him cold
as a wedge.
When Hazel's reeling sense hal
re-established their equilibrium, she
found herself on the floor, lying
across the inert legs of Rafe Tuckle-
ton. She raised herself on her two
arms and looked at him. He was
breathing very lightly.
She dragged herself on hands and
knees to where he had thrown his
six-shooter.
Rafe groaned a little. He rolled
over and sat up. his chin sagginu
forward on his chest. He moved his
head and looked at her vacantly.
| The blood ran down his cheek and
dripped slowly Off his chin.
The light of reason glared OF .
sudden in Rates. eyes. She could
| see that he was absorbing the sttua-
ton from every angle.
III give you five minutes to pull
yourself together and get out" she
announced clearly. III you're stu
mere Dy the time L We COuIltSQ luE0V
hundred I'll begin to shoot"
Rafe started to 60 by the time she
| reached sixty. With the six-shooter
pointing at the small of his back.
her finger on the trigger, step by step
she drove him out of the house to
where he had left his horse.
Hazel watched him ride away and
after a>little become at one with the
moonlit landscape. She walked back
to the house. She felt that she was
taking enormous strides. In reality
She was stepping short and stagger.
ing badly. She went into the kitchen.
| She closed the door, dropped the bar
| into place and fell into the nearest
chair.
MY God!' she said aloud, II WON
der what will happen next?"
CHAPTER XIV
"Now thai we've got Dan out OF
JAIL the district attorney patteree
on, we've got to glom onto Bill
Wingo. and the sooner the quicker.
Me, I'm going out to Walton's to-
night and question Hazel"
wei CO." said Sam Larder de-
cidedly. II amt a heap attracts.
by your methods with the ladies', ami
I intend to see the girl gets a square
deal"
VIE wv III ~ -
The district attorney was none ton
well pleased and showed it.
The moor was high in the heavens
when the three men came to thu
mouth of the draw leading to thu
Walton ranch. A quarter-milc ur
this draw they came upon a man
standing beside a horse. He proves
to be the town marshal, Red HQr'
ring.
ct amt necessary o you to5SSpi
watching the -MaftaA-6neh,A@ssf
the crotchety district attorney.
It got as much right to the reward
as the next one. 1 guess" flared thu
marshal. "If / wanna watch tbs
ranch / guess I got a right to do
that, too. You don't want to cherish
any idea that you own the earth and
me, too, Artie Rale!"
Two hundred yards short Of the
bend in the draw that concealed the
ranchhouse from view the district
attorneys horse which was leading
snorted at something that lay across
his path. and SHE'D with great v1gor.
coming within a red hair OF throw
ing the district attorney off ON his
ear.
The district attorney swore and
ierked the animal back. Then he
dismounted hurriedly and ran Tor.
ward to view at close range the OBJ
ject that had startled the horse.
The three others pulled up and
followed his example.
my Gawd,' shrilled the district
attorney. IT'S Rafe Tuckleton!"
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