The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-14
CHAPTER %
4 Round I u

" Etls ANhAAits 4*AI AAN AAbff AAsf
here we've spent mosf Of the day
around Sierra Diablo on the trail you
give us. and We haven't picked IN
your man set"
Hes probably around somewhere
near. replied TagEart Wen get
him yet"
Tho men OF the posge had become
restless They had spent too many
hours on the fruiilcas quest.
TugEprt himself was becoming
/ Increasingly irritable and nervous.
on the one hand he felt TINT Buck
would get ahead Of him and get the
treasure. and he was beginning 10
despair Of his last desperate effort TO
secure Il for himself by culistinR the
aid Of the sheriff on tho other
hand. he began 70 feel that perhaps
he had made "a mistake he was be-
ginning to have a prcmoultion that
something would happen 20 queer his
game. He was becoming panicky
with fear that his own deeds would
be shown up, and he wanted to break
away from the aheritfg party, and
flee. He was even ready 20 foraakc
all hope Of the treasure and would
have been content 10 simply escape.
II he could only think Of n reasonable
excuse for quitting the sheriff.
The men at the head ot the posse
shouted. and spurred their horses
Ahead Of them they saw group Of
horanmen They started In pursuit
Taggart hung behind. then turned
tail and fled back in the other dircc.
ton.
He had scarcely started when his
way was blocked by a racing auto.
mobile. II was the rangers car with
Mary. Bud and Jack. Tuggnrt turned
white with rage and fear ms he con.
fronted them Bud and Jack drew
their guns on him, forced him TO
halt. turn about and go on with
them
The horuemen the sheriffs posse
had gone in pursuit OF proved 10 be
Bucks gang OF rustlcra. belatodly
on their way 10 join their leader.
As the car came up. the men Of the
posse had them all covered with
guns. and secured their lassoes.
Further down the road two men
were coming toward them on foot
One trudged before the other, who
had him covered with a revolver
The posse. with their prisoners, were
waiting the arrival Of these two.
sheriff. make these people let me
go" Taggart cried, almost hysteri-
cal. covering at bay under the re-
yoivers Of Bud and Jack. what
right have they 90 hold me up r.
what's the idea hcre?'
The two figures on foot now run.
ming. came up. The one behind with
the revolver, hearing Taggnrts mis-
crablc whine, shouted
Hold that man TaRgnrt, sheriff
he's the man you want above all"
# was Terence. marching his
prisoner. Buck. before him.
Taggart shivercd in fear, but dared
not move under the menncing pistol
muzzles pointed at him. Two Of the
deputies now thanked him,
Terence pointed accusingly al Tag.
| CART and shouted:
There's your nrch-criminnl shor.
| iff - rustlcr robber forEer
! MURDERER Spade Sinclair, who
calls himself Topn2 TagRat,"
NJ lBtcmd in amazoment, as Ter.
| encc went on:
"ffe drove John Marshall from tho
] Bar NJ, and pcrsccuted his daughter
/ IN the hope Of possessing the Yuqui
/ treasure found ON II.
"Yenrs ago, with The same lust for
thiE gold, he he killed my fnthcr.
And II was TnggRrt Spade Sin.
clair who murdered Black Bcnwoll.
This girls father, John Marshall, rs
innoccnir'
IT'S a lie lt'a lioF Tnggnrt
was BhriclnR.
mo II amt I saw you do both