Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-02

grunted at it contemptuousIy. 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-
timated, 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; shot from the
cabin; two 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,
! the most important factor to be con-
sidered now Still Lee was too far
away to be certain of 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 1t
might, the man had no intention of
running. A bullet cut through Lees
sleeve At last Lee answered. He
ran in closer as he fired and, running,
| emptied his revolver, damned it into
| his waistband dubbed his rifle
and realized with something of shock
| that there were but two rifles on the
cliffs to take into consideration. That
other rifle, at the cabin, was still. Out
of ammunition? Or plugged? Or play
ing 'possum? Which?
"Stop shooting!" he shouted to
Judith.
I'm comingl" she cried back to
him.
Almost at the same instant, their
two rifles ready, they came to the
| cabin. Between them on the ground
a man lay at the corner, moving help
lessly, cropping for his fallen gun, fall
| ing back.
"Open the door," said Bud. 'I'll get
him inside and well see who he is.
Hurry, Judith; those other jaspers are
working down this way as fast as
/ they know how"
judith, taking time to snatch up the
| fallen rifle, ran around to the door.
Lee slipped his hands under the arm
pits of the wounded man and dragged
him in Judith's wake. In the cabin,
the door shut, Lee struck a match
and went to a little shelf where there
was candle.
"Bill Crowdy" gasped Judith.
Almost before Lee saw the mans
face he saw the canvas bag tied to his
! belt, bag identical with the one he
himself had brought from the bank at
Rocky Bend
"The man that stuck up Charlie
Miller" he said slowly. "And there's
your thousand bucks, or I'm a liar. !
get something of their play now
| those two fellows up there were wait
ing to meet him and split the swae
| three ways. And I've got the guess
/ they'll be asking a look-in yet!'
| Lee knelt and with quick fingers
sought the wound. There was hole
in Crowdy's chest, high up near the
| throat, that was bleeding profusely
| At first that seemed the only wound
| But in a second Lee had found an
other. This was in the leg, and this,
like Lees was bound tightly with a
handkerchief.
"Got that, first rattle out of the
/ box!' commented Lee. "See it?
That's why he stuck on the job and
didn't try to run for 1t. Looks like a
rifle ball had smashed the bone"
He didn't look up. His fingers, busy
brought away the canvas bag. There
was blood on it; it was heavy and
gave forth the mellow jangle of gold.
"You win back your thousand on
tonight's play" he said, holding up the
bag to Judith, lifting his eyes to her
/ face.
But Judith shrank back, her eyes
wide with horror.
81 don't want it I can never touch
| It'll" she whispered.
Suddenly she was shaking from
head to foot, her eyes fixed in terrible
fascination upon Crowdy's face. Lee
tossed the bag to the bunk across the
| room, whence it fell clanking to the
floor.
Nov she's going to faint" was his
thought. swell, won't blame her SO
d--n much. Poor little kidp'
But he did not look at her again.
He tore away Crowdy's shirt to dis
cover just how serious the wound in
the chest was. Unless Bill Crowdy
bled to death, he stood an excellent
chance to doing time in the peniten-
tiary. Lee stanched the flow of blood
made a rude bandage, and then, lift
ing the body gently, carried it to the
bunk.
Now" said Lee, speaking bluntly,