New Britain herald., 1923-04-26


 the Martin. Coal Creek Is the near est, IL haint over five miles from there down to the head of the water Acklin's backed up. His lakes near full already"
 And if we get there, then what?" There won't be any if about lt, We'll get there, And when we do, we'll blow his dam out so pretty he'll he the rest of his life sauaring the damage suits"
 Blowing up the dam had occurred to the boy. tco; but he had found how impossible it was to get near the wall, Bodine's plan was still a closed book 10 the young Basque. How are you going to get down to the wall from here7" he asked You won't be my better oft than try Ing 1t from this end"
 "oh, yes, we will! We won't even try to get near the wall, Say" Bodines voice dropped to a whisper "If l show you how, will you go through with thls7 tell you we cant lose"
 How do l know but you'll leave me holding the bag" Esteban de- manded.
 How do you know" the big fellow repeated. Why l aim to be right there with you when this things pulled off We'll only want one more man; Romeroll do."
 Well, you can take me on faith. or forget it." The boy was still cau- tious. q won't pass my word until I know what I'm promising"
 "I'l go you on that" Bodine was not standing on ceremony. You get the dynamite. Ack!in would spot me afterward if bought it. You hain't got any on hand, have your"
 "Six cases or SO. My father was getting ready to use it this fall" Es- teban answered after searching his companions face.
 That's great" Buck shouted en- Enthusiastically. It's more than we need. I'll build bomb that'll tear a hole in that wall big enough to put an elephant through. We'll sneak the powder, and the other stuff we want up the way said. We'll make raft-there's lots of cedars up there and put our little old mine on it. The wind drives down. that canon every night. It don't vary five min utes. All we'll have to do is push her off and she'll hit the dam. I timed log one night. I'll fix the fuse so we'll be sure, and just to be certain of it. we'll cover the raft with oil. If it happens to drift down | quicker than figure, the fuse will set the damn thing afire and blow up the works anyhow"
 Esteban's eyes were the only an- swer Buck needed.
 I'm ready now" Buck was not | taking any chances on time.
 Tomorrow night then" Esteban compromised. "I'l be at your place by noon. Why not go straight north | through the buttes? We can make it by way of the hills in two hours What do you say?"
 Its a terrible chance. Morrow will have his riders in the buttes."
 ''I'll draw them away" There was a note of sureness in the boys voice as he went on. "I'l send a dozen men mp that trail across the peak tonight. They'll make so much noise Morrow will have his men camping there tomorrow evening. We'll go through in back of them"
 CHAPTER XXVI.
 Basilio's Discovery
 It was not quite 10 o'clock the fol- lowing morning when Kildare walked My Man to the top Of the rise from which he had taken his first look at Paradise Valley He was on his way o the Bulls Head from Winnemucca. He had taken his long deferred day ,ff to attend to what he had told was personal business. The route by which he was was due to promise given he foreman.
 Blaze had kept to himself his of Bodine's part in the war If reprisals that was being waged. Ie had no intention of letting the Double A frighten Shorty out of the He had waited too long or that: and when the time was ,ropitious he planned to settle the ssue between them strictly by him. elf. But as he swept his eyes over he desolation that marked the once prosperous Buena Vista, he knew that le could not pass by without attempt ng to see the girl who had haunted i'm from the time he had first met