Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-19

Fortunately Ruth Ranger was not
Serlouslys injured by her fail. Dick
Foster and Dummy carried her INTO
the cabin and IN a few moments the
girE was quite herself again.
We won't know where to look for
Mallinson now she lamenle4, and
without direct orders from him,
those men in tire control room Will
destroy any person entering the
valley"
Just then the door opened and
Two mysterious gentlemen appeared
with Mallinson-the prisoner.
Why, what does this meant
Ruth CALCULATED
Mallinson was d good buffer Il
should like to know myself" he
answered. you will have TO ask
these gentlemen"
1T means that we are going 10
have show down right now" one
OF his captors replied We are iusi
as deeply interested in Eiaun.eI
Valley as Miss Ranger, and now
we've got things the way We want
them"
ut will be relief to solve this
mystery" Ruth answered Il had
the secret within my grasp in an
underground tunnel, but lost the
papers"
- take it that none of you know
the secret" smiled Malinson,
serenely. Also, Ruth, you have for
gotten that Haunted Valley has been
forfeited to me- Why don't you ask
Mr. Craig" he sneered, ''the mean
ing OF everything ?"
The party then decided the besN
thing to do would be to 60 to the
control room. With Mallinsou
along, their safety would be guar
anteed.
They were about to leave when a
crap door in the floor opened and an
old man of Spanish mien appeared.
The lost papers were in his hands
Why! Who are you'll" Ruth ex,
claimed.
''Ah, l have the most wonderful
old documents" the Spaniard re-
Piled They are written in the
Spanish Of three centuries agow
Can you read them ?" one OF
=lallinson's captors asked excitedly.
Most certainly" came the suave
:eply. They constitute the record
of the Imperial Expedition which
left Mexico City in 1912 in search
OF the Seven Golden Cities Ii is
all here-how they'd suffered and
fought and died p
But what what did they find ?
4ueried Ruth.
They found--ah, but | must not
BET ahead of my story" replied the
Ole man, much TO The relief of Nal.
. linson. But what an addition Il
the documentary history of tina
pcriod!" he continued, ecStatically
And here is paper of a later day
+ n l745. when the language was be.
ginning to lose lis purity!"
At this point jRlllinson became
. alarmed. lie knew the man wa
coming to the secret Stealthily, h(
reached for the telephone and call
Z. 10 his men in the control room
Humber twenty-fouri Ouicl.!"
Almost immediately there was a,
explosion below the trap door i,
the cabin, and IN the confusion
hallinson 9cized the papers from
the table, rushed out of the place
jumped on a horse and gallopet
away, while the others were pullinj
; themselves cut Of the ruins. Rutl
ana Dick Foster recovered them
selves first, and running toward til,
remaining two hcrses they lost NJ
lime in taking Up the pursuit.
The two men in the control room
watched the flight of the three rider
, across the valley. A number o
levers we're pulled, causing ex
: plosions, but Mallinson's men ha
not yet succeeded in getting tn
right range. Other levers wer
( drawn back, bringing the upheaval
of dirt closer to Ruth and he
) companion.
Throw up your hands-the who'll
gang of you'll"
The men in the control room
Whirled about in surprise and behel,
Eugene Craig standing behind them
an automatic in each hand. TIL
young man had arrived on the seen,
in the nick of time, for in anothe
moment Ruth would have beef
blown 10 atoms.
Mallinson's horse was foamint
and covered with sweat, and I'll,
Lseine man knew that L could no