The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-16


mission of The wner the ncarest
saddlf horse and put Il 10 a lopc.
trdm the tower Hart descended
swtftly. lie gathered together all
workers and equipped them with
hnvois. picks, hrush-hookr saws
and axes To each one IA. gave
also "a gunnysnck.
The foot party followed Craw-
ford Into the chnparral making
for the hills that led TO Pear Cam
ION. a wind was stirring and rs
they topped a rise IL struck hot on
their checks. A fake OF ash fell
on Bob's hand.
Crawford met them a. the mouth
OF the cannon.
shes rip-r'urin,' Bohi Got too
hig a Start 40 heat out. Wen clcnr
a fire break where tho pulch mar
rows just above here and do our
rghtin' there"
The wind wns SITTER now and
the niry Of the fire closer. The
flames roared down the canon Ike
O. blast furnace Driven back by
.hc intense heat. the men rv'rcated
across the break and olung tu their
line Already their lungs were
their throats were iunamcd. \
pine. 10 pitchy trunk ublnac.
crashed down across thu fre-,rnil
and cnugnt In the fork OF a tree
. Lcyund. Instantly a., foliage leap-
ed tu red flame.
Bob gailopcd intd no and
flrng himself from fhe horse.
She's jumpiu uuta the gulch
I above Too late to head her OF.
We better run "a Trail along the
top ~ the ridge. don't you rcck-
one" he said.
"Yoa son" agreed Crawford.
We can iuss about hold her here.
lrn be hours before can spare
q man Tor tho ridge We gOt To got
! help in "a hurry. You rid, to town
and rustic men.
The canon above Them was by
this time a sea Of fire. the most
Terrifying sight Bob had ever look
od upon Monster finmes lcapod
in an cycbes, over draws. attack.
cd with % savage oar the dry veg
Z citation. The noise was like the
crash 81 mountains meeting Thun-
der could scarce have made itself
heard.
Sanders was Ia the office Cf the
Jackpot Company looking over
omc blue.prinis when Joyce
Crawford came In. Dad told me
-ometblng last night. AIR sanders.
dc said I might pnss 10 on to you
and Bhb. though Il isn't to go far
then It's about that ten thou
sand dollars he paid the buni,
when it called his loan ilc 500
the money from HuCF Hgiugtou I"
'Iuch'" exclaimed the young
man
= know, she explained. ''rhc
money wasn't his. iio's executor
or something Ter the children OF
hls dcpd brother. When he heard
Dad was "a desperately had ~
for cash he let him have the mon
ey Sow 10 mrs been k'raightenod
Urt. That's why Dad couldn't tel
where Do" got the money Buc,
would have been In trouble
see,
shadow darsencd the door
fili ANA Bob iinrt stepped into tho
office
Ills frs. words were ominous.
before he spoke both OF thos.
looking az him knew he was the
bearer OF bad news. There was
90 IN" ivy ANAA Ahff An INV NAAA'N
gravity
'flro in the chaparral. Dave
and going stronr
sandcrs spoke one word.
Whore ''
started In Bear Canon. but It's
jumped out into the hills"
Joyce guessed the situation wal
a desperate n Is Dad In dan.
gcr?" shs asked.
Hart answered. "No-not now
anyhow
what can I DO to holp?"
"Meu have hundreds Of mel
In the field probably. II This fir'
has % roul start" Dave told her
"Me'n need food and coffcc-lot
of %. Organize tho women. Max
meat sandwiches - hundreds o
them. And send out to the Jack
p9t dozens OF coitco pots. you
JOB ls To Keep fhe workers wei
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