The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-13

Again he sought Judith, calling S0ft
". There was no answer. Once NOR
came the squirt of fame from the shell
ter of the cabin wall. Then fit,
yards off to Lees right, some fifty
yards nearer the cabin, another shot.
The first suspicion that one of the
inen from the cliffs had made his way
down to join issue at close quarters
was gone in a clear understanding
That was the bark of Judith's rifle
she had slipped away from him with
out an instant's delay and was creep
ing closer and closer to- the cabin.
On the girl !" cried Lee angrily.
She'll get her fool self killed."
But as he ran forward to join her.
he realized that she vas doing the
right thing-the only thing If they
did not want to lie out here all night
for the men on the cliffs to pick off
in the morning light. He knew that
she could shoot; it seemed that she
could do everything that was a mans
work and which a oma should
know nothing about.
browning into the night, he thought
that he could make out the dim blur
OF Judith's form. The girl was stand
ing erect; shooting, too. for again the
duel of red spurts of fame told where
she n her quarry stood.
Meanwhile Lee ran on, changing his
original purpose, swerving out from
| WDprQ Ipdith v-nc nnnyfnn fnryVp ri
turning to the left, hopeful to come
TO close quarters with their assailant
before she could go down under that
sharp rifie-fire or could bring down
the other. For certainly, if she kept
on that way, the time would come
when some one would stop hot lead.
Lee shifted his rifle to his left hand,
taking his revolver into his right.
From the cliffs came a shot and he
grunted at it contemptuously. 1t
could do nothing but assure those be-
low that there was still some one up
there.
Three of them to our two" he es-
tlmated, counting the two jaspers on
the cliff. Two Of us to their one,
counting what's down here. And
that's all that counts right this
minute"
A shot from Judith; a shot from the
cabin W o shots from the cliffs. The
two shots from above brought fresh
news; not only were they closer to-
gether, but they indicated the men
up yonder were coming down. Lee
hurried.
Then. at last, his narrowed eyes
made out the faint outline of that
which he sought. Close to the cabin.
low down, evidently on his knees was
the most important factor to be con
sidered now. Still Lee was too far
away to be certain of a hit and he
meant with all of the grim determine
ton in him to hit something at last.
He ran on, drawing the fire away from
Judith. A rifle ball sank close to his
side, another and another. He lost the
dim shape of the ~kneeling man. who.
he thought, had risen from his knees
and was standing, his body tight
pressed to the cabin.
"Why the devil doesn't he run for
it?" wondered Lee.
But evidently, be the reason what II
might. the man had no intention of
A bullet cut through Lees
sleeve. At last Lee answered. He
AN in closer as he fired and, running,
emptied his revolver, jammed it into
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md realized with something Of a shock
hat there were but two rifles on the
lifts TO take into consideration. That
rifle, at the cabin, was still. Out
If ammunition? Or plugged? Or play
ng 'possum? Which?
stop shootingl" he shouted to
I'm coming" she cried back to
i'm.
Almost at the same instant, their
wo rifles ready. they came to the
abin. Between them on the ground
man lay at the corner, moving help
cropping for his fallen gun, fall
ng back.
Optn lit uOOl, odiu Duu. L SCt
i'm inside and we'll see who he is.
furry, Judith those other jaspers are
down this way as fast as y
hey know how" |
Judith, taking time to snatch up the :
allen rifle, ran around to the door. ;
slipped his hands under the arm :
It's of the wounded man and dragged !
i'm in Judith's wake. In the cabin, l
lie door shut, Lee struck a match /.
nd went to a little shelf where there y
as a candle. u
"Bill Crowdyw gasped Judith. !
Almost before Lee saw the mans l
ice he saw the canvas bag tied to his Z
cit, a bag identical with the one he :
.mself had brought from the bank at
ocky Bend.
1.-THE man that stuck up Charlie