Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-23

fContinued from our last issueI
"Your gun is empty, Beatrice he
told her quietly. He heard her sob
and he smiled a little, reassuringlS.
''Never mind-and pray for a good
voyage" he advised. Were going
through
The craft and its occupants were
out of sight by the time Jeffrey Neil
son reached the river bank with his
rife.
He made his way fast as he could
mans Distress Ray Strengthened
from his work at the sight of him.
The face before him was drawn
and white; but there was no time
for Questions. Hard hands seized
his trm.
Ray, do you know of a canoe
nnywhere-up or down this river?"
mol There isn't one that you
could even dream about shooting
those rapids in. Tell me what's the
matter. Has Beatrice"
Beatrice has gone down, that's
bal."
you don't mean-she's run
hway?"
"Don't be a fool. The prospectcr
Z told you about-Darby-was the
~ HEEL . EdL bhOAs PoS AAS ~
back. Ray, l wish to God 1 had dies
before / ever saw this day!"
Ray stared blankly. Then he
hound out-about the murder?" he
Easped.
Eyes, Here's his letter."
Ray read the letter carefully,
brumpling it at last in savage wrath
He can't do much if the claims
accorded in our names!"
] HE can make us plenty of
hrouble. II you want the girl, Ray
don't lose a minute. Put your things
&c .sether as fast as o cam"
They crossed the divide, thus
feaching the headwaters of Poor
Mans Creek; then took the trail
down toward the settlements. But
the two claim-jumpers had not yet
learned all the days ill news. Half
way to the mouth of the stream
they met Chan Heminway on his
way back to the claim.
At the first sight of him, they
could hardly believe their eyes. 1t
was not to be credited that he had
made the trip 20 Bradleyburg and
back in the few days he had been
absent.
.What in the devil you coming
back for?" Ray shouted, when
llldn 5 Qeulll CeILdlU. !
Because the claims recorded.
he wrote a letter to an official in
Brad1eyburg and in it was a descrip-
ton of the claim. Whatever for
malities was necessary was cut out
because the old man had been too
sick to make the trip-the recorder
got special permission from Vic
Ioria.
You see what that means, don't
your" he asked Nelson.
1T we've lost"
The eyes before him narrowed
and cleaned. $50 that's what it !.
means to youi Well, I don't look at
it just that way. 1t means to me
that we've got to take these supplies
and find Ben Darby"
"Of course we've got to rescue
Beatrice"
.Rescuing Beatrice isn't all of it
now, by a long shot. Didn't old Hi
ram leave a will, giving this claim
10 his brother Ezra? And hasn't this
Ben got a letter from Ezra leaving
the claim to him?"
you mean we've got to find
him ?"
We've got to; that's ALL"
Nelson breathed heavily. otis all
plain enough"
Beatrice Nelson was a mountain
yiri, with the strong thews of Jael.
yet she hid her face as the canoe
into the crests of the rapids.
The wolf crouched on the heap OF
supplies, fearful to the depths of his
wild heart of this mighty stream,
vet still putting his faith in his mas
-er in the stern.
A. sudden movement on the part
Beatrice, in the bow of the canoe.
Ben's eye. She had leaned
and was reaching among
he supplies. She lifted into he's
hands a paper parcel, the same she
had brought from her cabin early
morning.
His heart leaped; why he did not
know. what is it?'' he asked.
"Ben--I called you that yesterday
nd there's no use going back to
names now-I've made an i'm
portant decision"
81 hope it's q happy one" he ven.
TITS as happy as it can be, under
circumstances. Ben, I came of