White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-03-12
Continued from last week.
CHAPTER "a
Revelation

Revelation
Mary, watching the sky from the
speeding automobile, uttered shrek
of horror as she saw the two planes
shoot ahead for each other, crash, and
locked together, start dropping, a
mass of shattered, smoking debris.
They'll all be killed." she scream
ed.
Jack, the ranger, crowded the car
to it's last inch Of speed, and headed
for the spot where the planes were
falling.
When they reached it and jumped
out, they found Terence and Bud
bending over the unconscious form
of Stella. They had dragged her
out of the wreckage and were trying
to revive her Mary ran and threw
her arms about Terence.
What miraculous escape you boys
had" she cried ooh, Terence, / am
so glad"
Her plane broke away as we near
ed ground, and fell under us" ex-
planned Terence. 1T saved Bud and
but she, poor thing, is in terrible
shape"
They all bent over the injured
woman. She was recovering consci-
BUSINESS, but was writhing in great
agony from her injuries.
II guess-the games up-I guess
I'm done for" she quavered.
Stella Montrose, why have you
been aiding the enemies of the Mar
shalls 2" Terence asked.
"The love of adventure-and riches
promised as a reward-Taggart'- the
suffering woman muttered.
But the treasure is on the Marshall
land-these men are wolves-merci-
less pirates robbing Mary of her one
chance to save her father and his
RANCH" said Terence.
Mary's arm encircled Stella, and
she was trying to assuage her suffer
ing.
Forgive me-if you can," she MUIR
mured Mastering her strength, she
went on with an effort: ut is not too
late. The treasure is in hidden
cave near the trail that winds up the
face Of Sierra Diablo. The secret of
it's location was written on tiny slip
Of paper-concealed in the topaz
the topaz that Buck Mcleod stole
from Taggart. That was the secret
Of the topaz"
Terence drew from his pocket the
copy of the map he had made.
Here, can you show us where
on this copy of the map?" he asked.
There, at the letter D-that is the
cave, said Stella pointing. Mcleod
is waiting for me there now-for me
to bring back his gang"
The woman fell back in a swoon.
"She has overstrained herself"
said Mary sympathetically. I'VE must
get her to hospital at once"
Poor Bud had been watching the
scene with pain, torn between mis-
loyalty to the Marshalls and Ter
ence, and his love and sympathy for
Stella.
They carried Stella to the car.
Rush her to Pico for medical
aid" said Terence. "Then bring the
sheriff and posse to Sierra Diablo
with all possible speed"
But aren't you coming with us?"
Mary asked.
'Tm going to the cave of the va
quis," Terence answered. II have
sworn to get Buck McLeod-alone'
They tried to dissuade him from
his solitary, dangerous mission, but
their pleas were unavailing. He was
determined. Mary made Stella as com
Portable as possible in the car, taking
her place beside her to care for her,
the others boarded the machine, and
Terence watched them off on their
way. Then he strobe off for his lone
man hunt.
After a hike of more than two
hours, Terence came to the base of
Sierra Diablo. He took out his map,
studied it.
cat the letter D." he muttered.
He followed the trail indicated by
the map, and finally stumbled upon
the narrow winding passage between
the rocks leading to the cave. On
he strobe, into the cave.
He found Buck, lifting and dropping
handfuls of the treasure, still gloating
with misery Joy over the piles of mar
velous gems and glistening gold. AS
Terence appeared, he gave a cry like