American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-12-23
CHAPTER Xxx

Quietly. as though nothing had hap
pened, the three men went down the
stairs, passed the sleeping night clerk,
and headed back to the sherifrs ONCE,
where waited Anita and Harry, who
had completed his last duties In re-
gard to the chalky faced Maurice Ro-
dame. The telephone tangled. II was
Denver. Mason talked moment over
the wire, then turned to his fellow
ofiicer.
They've got Barnham. What's more,
he had close to q million dollars In
currency strapped around him. Guess
we'd better stir up some horses now
and chase along. hadn't wer
Eyes, and get gentle one for me-"
cautioned Harry.
THAT goes for me. too" laughed
Fairchild.
"And mel like automobiles bse-
ter" Anita was twisting her long haiS
into q braid, to be once more Shoved
under her cap. The start IVES NADIA
A detour. then the tracks LED The
way to the Ohadi road, and behind
them came the pursuers, heads down
against the wind, horses snorting and
coughing 40 they forced their way
through, the big drifts, each following
one another for the protection Il af.
forded. A long, SILENT coio-gnppeo
two hours-then nnally the uents o.
Ohadi. s9s- N -
But even then the trail was not 0ole
cult. The little town was asleeDS
hardly 2 track showed In ths strssto
beyond the ho0fprinee OF Q horse Seeo.
Ing up the principal thoroushfers end
% out 70 the 0eorgevii'e ROAD IN
ward until before them was the oleak,
rat'rihden old roadhouse which formed
LaurAe home, ana . lishe was e1eam-
ins within. f9,e
Silently the pursusrs dlsmounted
and startsd forward, only 70 stop
short. A scream had come to them,
faint In the bluster Of the storm. the
racking scream Of q woman In tenn
pest Of anger. Suddenly the light
seemed to bob about In the old house ;
IT showed first At one window-then
another-as though some one were
running from room to room. Once two
.
saunt snado~s stoou IoI
crouchine man anu o"a v oSs
nand eA.enosu IN ~o G .s
wn.rieu inc .aInp v', 1870 has....-
,ns'nn' anu u.ous.s ..a.sS
'ts rays ana those VINO wa'e 49,.
Again the chase snd tnen .ns
scream, louder than ever, scco'nps'
MED oy streakins REQ name WING.
spread across the top noor nse W." WV
blow spray. shadows weeved oeIoE.
the windows, whiie the naIes seems0
to reach out ana enwrsp every poI'
ton OF the upper hoo.. ane .sss,
ing ngure OF q man WIN sne o'a.s J.
about him was vlaI'si '"s 1890 ~ !.
who rushed past MN. o0plns y
though blinded tho ourn,ns so. y
the man weaved "onseu. oe.Vss ~.
winaow' c'awhs IN ~s..s ....sI
to open u, the nsm Wy" 80. ~
TO leap from eveFy posuOa " @ M. .
enwrnpp'ng MN: e'owv' 10y .,.ss
stricken tn'ns' ne IN ~. " -.
ana a. tne puIsuen ou'u .s ~
forwesu tns usS ss,S No.
peareo ON sne ~. v' .s..s.-. ..-n.,,
shrie.ins' csrry'ns 80 ~..'.1 49,
iockeo 10 ner I'm, ~ ~
the steps INTO tne snow IA.
Tairchiio' circnns -. ~ ~ 80 ~,
caught her. ano WIN :" ~ 80,
resisted her seulrm'ns eo 10. -
Harry ana bardwe" mao cvnc " ~
assistance IL was Cte.y L -
contents OF her shns nov o .sss,. !.
the hght ot tns n. ...,a,,. !
every w'nos" VI w w. sS.sr~.,,
me nouse-uve ne.vs ..r1
oeuno ~ 800, 49, No, ~,
wsspicv .sas 49,
uaty eou'u 'v -. :. n
Don't taAe .nem ss ~" 80.