The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-31
mn STORY mus FNR

MN Ia Paradise Canyon. Mexico,
where Mary Marshall and her father
core Tor his wounds. lrrancr as
surrs Mary he love, her already,
\ spy, Buck Mcleod, i caught en,
ierinE the canyon. but escapes and
returns 10 crooked Topaz" TAggart.
boss of the Marshag ranch over the
American border line, with he news
that Mary Z, coming with money
Ierance bids the Marshalls good
bye, but soon discovers Mary passing
ON the road and saves her life when
her horse runs away A. reward
Dad Marshall hires Terance as fore.
man. Mary and Terance deposit the
money and 20 TO see Topaz" Tag.
cart. who lures Dad Marshall 10
American soil, where he Is arrested
on an old charge.
I'm adventures. named Stella
Montrose, tells TaEEart she has cYi.
dencc TO acduit Marshall. but Tag,
CART buys her silence aud Marshall
Is sentenced TO death. Taggart's
men trap O'Rourkc, Mar, and all
lhehs supporters Ia lonely hut,
which they loose from it, founda
lions and send hurting over prccl.
picr. Terance. MARY and Bud
Hughes, an aviator. arc saved.
Bud. deeply touched. knslt At his
side pressed the cold hand. and MUIR
INJURED sadly
'Goodby, little pal."
In the wreckaEo OF the hut they
heard grOans. and rushed towards
o. They found old Komi caught in
the debris unable to cxtricnto him,
self They lifted him out. and car.
ried him aside, but as they bent over
him Il became apparent that the last
% the Yaaul' was morthlly injured
The old Indian. in great suffering
breathing hard turned his eyes 10
Mary and Terence and recognized
them, with a painful effort he
reached into his torn blouse and
withdrew fragment OF scared,
worn. yellow paper bearing crude
Indian inscriptions II was half Of
map, He held tho paper toward
Mary and muttercd weakly
koml'- face Is turned 10 the set
ting sun Take A. Miss Mary
gift TO your father-thc great white
friend Komi loved.
Mary took the paper scanned n.
but not being sblc 20 make Il out.
handed Il 10 Terence
Its part of the old map showing
whore the YAquis boarded gold in
their shrine. II belongs with the
piece / inherited from my father"
lie drew forth his own fragment.
and pieccd tho Two together. AMER
a scrutiny, he said.
But II still does not indicate the
exact sppt--therc must be something
else. a key to"
old komi, easpinE a. his ltfe
sbbed. interrupted. saying with diff
Guilty;
The secret ia in--the topaz
your father. O'Rourke. put tt there
he Eomis friend. too--he couls
read the signs
komi clutched his chest. as breath.
INK became harder. gasptd. and went
on Hut O'Rourkr was killed Inc
topaz was not found on his body
nBk komfs great white friend, Mar,
shnll he know who
lie could not finish his sentence
With a last gasp tho old indian ex,
pircd and sank back. dead
CHAPTER "a
Out Of the Past
A Buck returned with his gang 70
the camp and related 20 TaEERrt and
stella the details OF the falling OF tho
hut. an evil lcer spread across Tag
EaTt's face lis hand foudlcd the
Erotssque topaz watch charm, and
he said:
so they're ell dead We've won
the game"
lie paused. thinking, planning his
next moves, then snapped out orders.
Rush word across the border 10
the boys TO bring the steers back
TO the Marshall ranch- Then YOU,
Buck. take some ~ the men and
beat II back TO the wrecked hut.
Search tho premises everything
for that Yaqul map Of DtabIo. You
may find Il on Komrs body And
don't forgtt 20 search ORourke's
body --you remember the piece ot
map h. had, that you once got
but that he retrieved from YOU.
Hurry back 20 the Bar NJ with what
you find You, stella, dash back to
the Bar NJ now. and keep a sharp
eye on everything. I'm going to
Pieo 20 see Banker Dawson. BY hhv.
ing Dawson get judgment on those
bank notes against Marshall the Bar
VI can be seized legally. III join
you at the ranch later. Old Mar.
shall Is helpless. in his cell. and soon
will swing. Wen have 1t all ss~ed
up from every angle"
They separated, departing on their
respective missions
After laporious climb back up
the mountain, Mary, Terence and
Bud found their horses where they
had been abandoned on the trail
beside the spot where the Indian
hut had stood.
AZ they mounted Terence said
Mary. we now have both halves
OF the map. II we can find that
topaz we can locate the treasure,
and your troubles win be ended.
the ranch saved, But how TO find
the topaz"
DO you remember komi's last
words?" said Mary. Just before he
died he said, ask my father. he
knows who-and then death cut him
off"
Right" exclaimed Terence e.
Come wen ride to Pico at once
and see your father"
They went direct 10 the jail at
Pico and gained admittance to old
Narshalrs cell They found him
hopeless and srlevIng, awaiting the
end. After Mary had chcered him
a bit. Terence spoke
1--WE havc'a matter Of extreme I'M
portancs, Nj. Marshall. Your ranch,
everything, depends upon II,
a. a 4. Ne.aA I'm