White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-18


children are dreaming Christi
covered her presence of mind
snatched it, and, taking careful aim,
fired upward. The bullet struck the
rope, cut into it, the strands parted,
and Terence dropped back on the
ground beside Mary. Mary knelt be-
side him and raised him up in her
arms. He came out of his daze and
staggered up dizzily.
Watching over the barricade, he
saw that the bandits, surprised and
angered by the failure of their lariat
maneuver, were getting ready to rush
them. He gazed at his hands.
These are all / have to fight with
now, DEAR" he said grimly.
The battle was on almost before
they knew 1T. The three bandits
charged the entrance, and the fourth
slid down from his ledge above upon
Terence. Terence caught him with
lho JUL VI LIS IeVOlNeI anu ldlu Hill
out; then turned his attention to the
three at the gap. He caught the lead
er, Buck by the throat, and hurled
him out on the road
While he was desperately battling
the other two, the reports of vol
ley Of pistol shots sounded from near
by down the road. The hoofs of wild
ly galloping horses were heard. Buck
picking himself up where Terence
had hurled him, looked off in the d.
rection of the sound, and took alarm.
He made das hfor his horse, yell
ing:
BEAT it, men. Looks like a posse"
He started off at posthaste. The
others rushed to their saddles. The
man who had dropped in from the
ledge above, and been laid out by
Terence, had just come to- and was
menacing Mary, trying to drag the
money bag from her hands. Terence
dealt him heavy blow to the jaw
which senthim Keeling out of the en-
trance, after his fellows. Perceiving
them fleeing under the rain of bull
let's from the new attackers coming
down the road, who. were now al
most upon them, he jAmped to his
horse and fled also. The rescue party
drew up to the gully and dismounted.
1t consisted of Mary's father, Bud
Hughes, Miquel-and Komi.
Marshall rushed in to his daughter
| Mary, dear, are you all right?
Have you been hurt?" he cried.
4 Mary rushed to his arms.
+. eyes, Pm all right, Daddy dear"
4 She withdrew and added, smiling
proudly, Thanks to Terence, here.
He has had a terribly hard task, but
he has saved both me and our
money"
Marshall shook hands vigorously
with his daughters protector; saying:
1T is l. now who have to thank
you, ORourke, and for so much-my
little girl, Mary-you have saved
her."
Marshall took Mary into his arms
again.
"But what brought you here,
Daddy?" she. asked Il don't know
what would have happened if you had
not arrived just when you did"
piled Marshall I'VE have Komi to
thank for that. He saw your trouble
and built his fire. He sent his mes
sage into the air in Indian smoke
talk. Three puffs-I saw it curling
up in the air. l knew the signal 1t
was repeated again and again. Good
old Komi. We rode to the rendezvous.
On the way we picked up Miguel, re-
turning to tell us what had happened
when you were attacked at the
springs. Komi was waiting at his
fire, and led us here"
All turned to the old Indian chief.
"Komi, he watch" mumbled the
chief. ''Koiii, he knows his friends
he help them. Komi knows too, his
enemies-they beware Komi if they
are WISE"
ITO be continually