Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-11
BY Stanley


,oire ron. behind her .Yo.ie 80
cred Throw your gn e. he
ground
she stood a, though p..assd 20
The right and !ef, she h,af4 people
'lmuug through me ih,aet %.
ward her
Down with that grU damn ,ol.
repeated ths voice. heslfh,s.s from
running 40 around bee n,u .uue
'0underuE and Dasul- 'laa ID
Poe through .hc undr, growth She
could see some ~ lhya
A. she stopped 60 place Pc, rife
ou ,he dead leaves she drew thc ga'
pI.hcl from hsr cartridge s4Il at
.1c same .,me and ,ud o. DEITY
audcr a roUn- .ug Then. uslm
BOOT ,sry pale. -h, stood upright 10
face events
ih" first man wore a red and vel.
low haHlanr1 handkerchief over the
bower h.G 90 h.s f.lc. pl.,et t.itl,
1cro-s hDrN nose Dee held q long
ilHu. NEATLY parable. Go his own
uody aud when be- i.ur 40 Co
whore she vas s,sud.ne Boo posed
tac mu4zic latu hcr stomach
She d.I not ru.A. o., uid moth.
nr she looked lusu't u.u 600,
tuo ratiy c,,s fastened ou lac. over
ihr rig, " ll- blndalra
Five other mon writ surrounding
uV. bat 'her all wor. white masks
~ wizard shape, revealing Chan all
mouth
They wore different o.horW--.
also. woat.ug various Soits aud pat
terms ~ sport clothes. h4ud b,v.
md r.s.Hs chem ~ old. toiDlu a..
pcafanCc
Mha, troubled hor most was u.y
s.icacc they maintained Tie man
wearing ,hr landaura was iae opis
one who seemed a. al, familiar
ngwe-m'r,ly. perhaps because he
was American In build. clothing. and
movement
lie took her by ne shoulder
turned hc. around and gave her a
shove forward. She s,1gg,rol q step
or Two. he gave her another shove
aud she comprchsndrd that she was
10 keep OF going
Presently SHE found hoI sell iu
steep. wet deer tail rising upward
through guly she hnew ths,
runway % led I'D star Peak.
Behind hCr a. sic climbed she
heard The stopping pahgng Tread
Of mcE her wind was better than
theirs she ,llntcd nthely upward.
setting "a pace which finally resulted
ln "a violent jerk hackwaid-a say.
agc. wordless agmonliIon o 30 more
slowly
As she climbed she wondered
whether she should have nr.d a.
aiarm shot OF the chance Of tie
STATE Trooper. Storrnont. hearing e
But che had thcught only % the
packet at The moment o; surprise
And now she wondered whether
when freed. she could ever again
dni that ro;,ing Jog
Dg. un. ALWAYS up along the wet
ru'ly. deep with SIX and .rost splini.
cred rock. she tollcd. ths heavy gasp
.ug 10 men behind her. Twin she
was icgkcl 10 a hal, while her sscoy.
rested.
once. without turning. she said an.
steadily. Who arc you3 What have
done 10 youg'
There was no reply.
What are YOU going TO 10 20
me- she began again. and was
shaken b. the shoulder unta silent
AZ last the vast arch OF the east.
ern sky spIang out ahead. where
stuuted spruces stood out against
the sunshine and the intense heat
o, midiay foi upon a bare table land
OF rock and moss and fern.
A. she came out upon the level
the man behind her took both her
arms and pulled them hack and
somebody hsndagcd her eyes. Then
a hand closed on her left arm and.
90 guided. she stumbled aud Crepi
forward across the rocks for a few
moments unil her guide halted her
ard forced her into sitting position
OF a smooth. Fat boulder.
she heard the crunchlng OF heavy
feet around her. whispering made
hosrse by breath exhausted. move
ment across rock and scrub. retreat.
ing steps.
For an in;crmlnabls time abe 81;
there alone IN the hot sun. dTenched
% the skin in sweat. listening. think
INK. striving 70 hnd reason f0f tbs
lawless outrage.
After long while al. heard some
body coming across the rocks.
stlncned a. she listened with som.
vague presentiment Of evil.
Continued in Our Nert Issue