The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-11-25
up to your chin, and try and keen me-

| ier ieel-tne other gripDed the waist.
band at the back OF her skirt. Once
lie lifted her above his head to the full
extent Of his arms to free his muscles
then he took little run and threw her
up and forward with all his strength
And she cleared the top strand By two
| feet.
.She landed unhurt In some bushes
and when she had scrambled to her
feet she realized he was speaking
agaiD-imperativeIy. urgently.
Get the gang. darling: somehow or
other get the gang. I'll try and get
you a good start. But-hurry."
The next instant he had disappeared
into the underground. And then loud
and clear the boot of an owl thrice
repeated II was message for her.
she knew-nOt senseless piece Of
bravado: message TO tell her that
he was all right But the call at the
end was the urgent call Of the gang.
and though he was safe at the mo-
lnent she knew there was no time to
be lost And, with little prayer that
she would choose the right direction.
she broke into the steady run of the
girl who beagles when size goes
beagling, and doesn't sit on the top
OF hill and watch. Hugh had never
let her down yet: it was her turn
now.
To what extent 1t was her turn.
perhaps il was as well that she did
not realize. Even Drummond was
ignorant Of the nature of the odds
against him. He had not the slightest
idea how many men were in the house
and while it remained dark he didn't
much care. In the dark he felt con-
fident of dealing with any number. or
at any rate of eluding them.
But since the inmates were ignorant
of what they were up against. they
somewhat foolishly decided on instant
action They came streaming across
in body, and by so doing they played
straight into the hands of the man
who crouched in the shadows close by
them. Without a sound he faded
away frozs his hiding place. and
emerged from the underground ten
yards nearer the house Then with
his collar turned up. and his shoulders
hunched together. he joined the group.
And a man-eating tiger in their midst
would have been a safer addition 10
the party.
Slowly the line of shadowy men
moved forward through the under
growth. and creeping behind them
came the man they were out to KILL
And gradually he edged nearer and
nearer to the wire fence. until he was
following the outside man Of the line.
He saw him pause for moment peer
ing round a bush, with his revolver
ready in his hand. And then the ter
ror started. The heater next 10 the |
victim had feeting vision Of huge
black object Springing through the |
darkness muttered curse and CUR
gle-and a dreadful strangled scream. |
And the outside beaten was no more /
He had been hurled against the live
wire fence rs if he was a child-and /
the exhibits had been increased by |
onS
With hoarse cry of fear the man
who had been next him turned and
ran toward the house, only TO ma
himself seized from behind with 4
grip of iron. II was Franz. and as he
stared into the face of the man whom
he knew to be drowned he gave
squawk like a trapped rabbit But
here was nothing ghOstly about the
hands round his neck. and as he ieit
himself being rushed toward the fence
If death he began to struggle furious
Y. But Drummond WAS insane 81 the
moment. and though Franz was pow
.rful man he might have saved MN
elf the trouble A terrific blow hit
lin on the face. and with grunt he
ell back against the fence the eN-
,jhits were increased by two. ana
through the darkness rang a cheer'u'
aurh. followed by the hootins OF an
wi.
And now the line was broken, ana
men were crashing about in all direc
ions shouting hoarsely. Here. there
nd everywhere they heard the boot
ny of an owl: they formed mi" ,
inches of twos and threeS for pro
sction. they hIazed away with com
revolvers nj harmless rno-
odendrnn bushes, and sometimes ~
heir own pals And every now ana
hon n great black figure would leap
jlently out Of the darkness onto s'''"e
,,.orgler. there would be a below 81
,ar and paln-followed by an omi-
ous silence. which was broken sec
nd or two later by the h"o'lhs "i
n owl twenty yards away.
And nj last they could stand IT n"
niger They had no idea how many
on they were up against. and Il com
s,s manic SET In. With one s'coFu :,
,sv rushed for the house. ana :,
ncr,np neal Of laughter followed
sm ms they ran. For Drummcnd han =
,n,n,.d ON that. and he had won IN
. nosItion Of showing that every
an WINS his enemy. he had been "
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