Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-05-10

I You told the TRUTH answered
sheiia.
what do you mean? Suppose tell
you it wasn't the TRUTH
But It was the truth cried Sheila,
for have always felt 1t. Hlood tells,
and mine has called out to me that l
was white, white, ever since l was a
child in the village. l chung to that
belief in spite of everything"
Well. il was the truth" said De
Witt grudgingly. Then his tone sof-
tened. "Sheila. I've got you now,
and, by Heavens, won't let yot go!'
! he said
There was a struggle in the cave.
| The girl uttered a cry. And at that
| moment Winton bounded forward.
The second cry that came from
| Sheila's lips was drowned in the roll
of the reverberating thunder that fol-
| lowed vivid lightning fash. In that in
slant Winton saw De Witt standing,
| one arm grasping Sheila to him. while
his eyes dilated as he recognized her
rescuer confronting him, revolver in
| hand.
The darkness and the echoes Of the
| thunder seemed intermlnable. Sheila
broke from De Witt with a cry and
ran TO Winton. He felt her arms
about him, but he thrust her gently
| aside.
Il have you covered" he called to
De Witt IF l hear you stir, or If
you cry out, fire."
| No answer came. Winton waited,
tense, his revolver aimed at the spot
where he imagined De Witt to be.
/ The next flash showed the outlaw
| standing with his back against the
wall of the cave, a dozen feet distant.
/ The flash and De Wits shot were al
most simultaneous.
Winton saw chip fly from the rocky
wall beside him. He sprang for De
Witt touched him, lost him, and stood
painting for the next flash.
1t came, and the two shots rang out
together though the sound Of the dis
charge was lost in the rolling thunder
/ and the pattering rain. Both miss :.
.
He realized that his last bullet was
! gone. He must catch De Witt at the
next flash and overcome him before
he could fire. But he could hear
nothing, and he lost his bearings in
! the complete darkness.
In the light of The next flash Winton
saw that De Witt mad disappeared.
He glared furiously about him. Then
a bullet whipped his cheek, he heard
a faint crack from one side OF him,
and he saw, before the light vanished,
De Wits hand emerge apparently
from behind the solid wall at the back
of the cave.
A series of flashes illuminated the
entire interior. Now Winton could
see a narrow opening in the wall at
I the back of the recess. De Witt did
not fire-perhaps he thought that Win
/ ton had him covered. Winton leaped
! forward, found the opening, and
stopped. Some instinct of caution held
/ him rooted to the spot
The thunder peals were deafening.
The rain driving into the cave,
which was tankle-deep in water. Sud
denly Winton realized that the rivulet
/ at his feet was feeding a waterfall.
| And then he understood his situation
He was standing upon the brink OF
/ deep creyice. A single forward step
would have hurled him to destruction.
The same warning instinct that had
stopped him at the edge taught him
| to spring back behind the ledge OF the
| protruding rocks. He had just re-
/ gained this refuge when another fash
/ showed De Witt standing on the OPP
posite brink, less than six feet dis
tsnt aiming at where Winton had
/ been.
With horror Winton saw that Sheila
+ stood q the line of fire She was
standing motionIess, staring after
Winton. horror and anguish on her
face. The sight Of her peril electrified
| Winton He Ieaped into the darkness.
He heard the shot ring ont. but his
| onset had detected his enemy's aim.
/ And this time he had De Witt in his
/ arms. pinioning the hand that held the
! revolver
/ on Toe brink OF the abyss the two
/ fought for their lives
tTo BE CoNTINUEDO
The Hasty Departure.
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