Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-01
Illustrations bv
Irwin Myers

nry '"sa'r"' You won't. Not now
or ever
o. aas soon clear 20 stanford Cor
-rrr 'Iar = vas nu' hl- old aogu0ln
r.r.'-.- purpose 10 Irf h.Fu-" be- 'sIEsr
a.' - Considerable, l.uzrh lie could
.r-- N- rh.lgh'. that the pleasure -
sl.' a.- man looked forward In
s,rr.us old srorrs by numbering hiI1
void '0z' p E-a-rf '..-' ~ Pc .Iu.a..
' n- ,ua.I not a.-..-. 10 beforehand
aa'n 'h" man De- prnIa..I nnally Ia
s.I,-..rr
RI ..--l Gid 80 nosy-vDn'llarinE
bib -.a.l d.a.r--.rs at length bis -rirv.
rHr-, m au sln.--fr.r against Stan
'urd G"r-au. aaa hin uncle, and Jas
Irr IIalE. and thoa at sun Srcaye'
'rr-la aEr.nsf that lmUaIeTInl thing
raa .-uAn ma-r real than f.~h and
blood lis"l: in his m.nJ-th~ G"rEum
Tu.-r Il was curious thing TO watch
and a"ar b.. s"-ru,.I both To- hate the
Trust and 10 b~ 10 terror NJ IT, as
S~rar ImrIarabre. living "nrfay.
"Nc.rhsr ynG nor nor this thing or
rh" nuor." he said. again Indicating
IrsU"r Hals nor HlI the other men
arI women # has mauaE-d were
ua'rh for Il The thing be eI-
uIuHa-i. els cunning Cunning he
repeated With an unpl"as asIni smIl"
A. cunning as l' l- p0uerful' It's
fhr- rrnlIy that pRr-r devil that's TO
hl7mc that's brought us here together
now. ana is going 10 klll us.
"D!i ,hlnk." he inquired. when |
cam" here that Id XIII Hais7 or this
gH hcr"i No Sor for minute
I"u-bur not them II wasn't | that
iii this thing. mr planned H. Nor
Iuig either, I''- this thIng-thls Ink
ani-paper drvlI-thu, planned It all
and Is doing II now. can see that
anybody can but a fool
It's as simple a. can be thought
FOR year," he explained. that could
fool 1t This thing here" he said Of
jasper HhIg Hgnin thought 80. too.
Nothing doing We did always what
Il planned for Us to do-ln the end
lik. nowl
Like now, I'm not doing this he
protested with a touch Of s.lf.pity In
his voice, mot myself, Nor this
thing here" he said, Indicating Haig
once more. nor anybody in the world
This Is tn. duIns-the act Of this
thing that's got us all. It's blg-lt's
cunning It's got us all, ending Us
It's always done exactly what II want
ed. I've overheard 1t too. plotting aud
planning several times lately" h" stat.
ed, plotting. planning Coming
around. speaking to itself-in my bed.
room nIghts-when It thought was
asleep!
But" he said. now rather boast
lngly-spcaEing In the manner Of
man who talks great and terrible
secret finally out loud. In spite Of whu
or what may hear IL. there's some
thing else in this now Its had US
always. But now I've got It. too
When we're gone he cried out bold
iy. when this is all nvcr-it will be
gone Itself! In fifteen seconds. now,
the Gorgam Trust will be- dead-dcad
as We are"
Stanford Gorgam, standing ngidly
Ike IA soldier at attention. could see
quite clearly that the end had come
whatever II was to be The end OF the
lecture on his own shortcomings, the
speakers wrongs and the diabolicai
Vaccinations OF the Gorgam Trust was
now at hand-in action And still the
uncertainty in the muzzle OF the re.
Volyer which he had hoped and
watched for had not yet appeared
There was nothing now but actionl
But at that time an unexpected hap
any intlmation Of life. the body OF the
girl behind his opponent raised itself
from the floor and staggered. uncer.
tainly, but with surprising rapidity.
toward the hail door from behind
which still came the whispers OF PEG
pie and the growing of the dog.
An acute change in the situation
had been created by this act
Stop" called Hasbrouck Ruther
ford.
II was a confusing development t.
mind not exactly in condition for
quick decision-afi twenty-four hours
81 persistent drinking II he turned to
fire at her he exposed himself to tn.
enemy in front
stop" he cried. but still the Oh
stinate little fool of a girl went on
toward the locked door regar,less-tt
let in that crowd outside and the dog
She staggered hut did not falter. Il
was necessary 10 do something. Has
hrouck rutherford fred one shot
missing. For before he turned, the
other man was on him. He had only
time TO turn again and shoot him some
where in the body when the door was
opened and that crowd and that dc
dog was in, The situation was nov
entirely reversed
II had been the intention of Has
5rouck Rutherford at least to turn to
finish up his work on the man now
lying just before him on the fioor But
this, ne now saw would be imnos