The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-12-07
ZANE GREY
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Copyright by Harper s. Brothers.

| him In Spanish. lie was about to start
when he observed that Lndd had halt
ed ana was pccring ahead in evident
caution. Mercedes horse began to
stamp impaticntly. raised his ears and
head, and acted as II he was about to
neigh.
A warning "hist" from Ladd bade
Dick put Guipting hand on the
horse. Lash came noiselessly forward
to join his companion. The two then
listened and watched.
Presently Lash went to the rear
and Lndd started ahead. The prog
rcss now, however, was considerably
slower, not owing to bad road-ror
that became better--but probably ow-
ing to caution exercised by the cow
boy guide. At the end Of half hour
this marked delibcration changed, and
the horses followed Lald's ut gait
that put Gale to his best walking
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His steps were halted by Ladd's ac-
tons. The cowboy rcincd In his horse.
listened moment, then swung down
out or the saddle. He raised eau
honing hand to the others, then
slipped into the gloom and disap.
peared. Gale marked that the halt
had been made in q rilgcd and cut-up
pass between low mcsas. TO the right,
up under the lcdgcs some distance
away, stood two square black objects,
too uniform, he thought, to be rocks
While he was pccring at them, unccr-
tain what to think, the shrill whistle
Of horse pcalcd out, to be followed
by the rafting Of hoofs on hare! stone.
'Then dog barkcd. At the same
moment that Ladd hurricdly up-
| pcarcd in the road q light shonc out
| and danced before ono of the square
| black objects.
"Kcep close an don't make no
noise" he whispered and led his
horse at right angles off the road.
| Gale followed, leading Mercedes
horse. AS he turned he observed that
Lash also had dismounted
TO keep closely at Ladd's heels
without brushing the cactus or stun
bling over rocks and deprCssions was
Il task Gale found impossible. 1t was
no easy matter to lead spirited horse
through the dark, winding lanes walled
by thorns Dick saw that the travel
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