Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-10-31

the valley had been called Twin.
Twin Cylinder is her full nick
name. We named her that on ac-
count of the way she handles her
! guns. Her real name is Beatrice
Belvry," the stable boss continued,
and where va from?" he broke off
with.
Las saw that he had obtained all
the information possible so he said,
''so-long" for his answer and moved
off towards the hotel where the saw
DRY smell of food was calling him.
After Las had eaten his breakfast
he returned to the stable and sat
down in the door, then proceeded to
clean and oil his guns, while Silver
finished his feed of oats and hay.
Inside of two hours afer Las had
entered town he was off again, this
time he followed the sheriff's trail
which led him to the waterfall and
the entrance to Hidden Valley.
Las left Silver in secluded clump
of quaking aspens near the falls.
Las had no fear of Silver being
discovered, for Silver was a trained
one man horse and Las knew he
would not leave the clump of aspens
unless he heard his masters call
Las slipped through the waterfall.
The door of the tunnel was open;
that seemed peculiar.
Becoming more cautious he en-
tered the tunnel and was soon out
into the valley. Gaining the top OF
a small hill he looked down upon
the corral and buildings. He counted
twelve figures scattered around the
corral in which was bucking horse,
being ridden in picturesque style by
the Masked Lady he had met so
many times.
Moving with caution of a pan
ther that is about to spring upon
its prey, he slipped down the hill
and hid himself behind a cabin near
est the corral
When the horse had quit bucking |
and all were in the corral congratu- |
lating the rider, Las stepped out |
from behind the building and up to |
the corral and laid his guns over the
top rail.
Hands up came Las command,
Almost at the same instant the same
command came from the other side
of the, corral. 1t startled Las but +
still he held his guns in readiness
for action.
Then he caught glimpse of Twin
as she mounted the top rail and
dropped into the corral, confidently
facing the thirteen masked women.
The foremost of the thirteen was
the Mystery Lady, a duplicate of
Twin. (Which one" Las wondered,
twas it that had ridden the roam
horse the day before?"
At this moment he was interrupt
ed by Twin.
my have your help for few
Mr.. Las?" she asked.
He wondered how she had discov-
cred his name, but by this time he
was used to such shocks, so he
yaulted over the fence for his answer
and proceeded to disarm the cap
ives
In few moments he rode into the
mouth of the tunnel
On reaching the other end he
found the tunnel blocked by a wall
Of rock While studying how to
open the entrance, the wall of rock
ilowly slid back and Las confronted
~ the Mystery Lady. Lass hands
moved the fastest and covered her
With his guns.
drop it," Las commanded. The
ider did so and her gun went sliding
cross the rocks and disappeared in!
he waterfall Las then bound his
risoner and while doing so said,
Maybe I'll have time to get around
he first bend before you get loose
gain" the last words he spoke as
e was going through the waterfall,
he second it was left behind Silver
-as on the instant into dead run,
be thud of pursuers' horses close
ehind.
Las whirled Silver UP the first ra-
inc that met his eyes in the moon g
ght.
Making circuit of couple of 81