Nogales international., 1930-05-09
Ninth Instalnnent
What Happened Before

/ PdIlJ NOOPCI
! Slary, Leeson attorney, meets Lucy Harkness,
! known Deyil-May-Care because of her adven-
! :urous eventful life. In a game in which partners
/ fer the evening chosen, Lucy is won by Tin
! Stevens who has great reputation as successful
! hcart-breaker. Lesson is a bit jealous. Tim
Stevens tell; Lucy they are going aboard his boat,
tie Minerva, and she accedes in order not to b.
! "a gutter" Asked if she is sorry that he won
/ he: company, Lucy says she is not and that
evidently Fate has arranged it. Tim thereupor
| Aboard Stevens boat, the Minerva, Ste
vens tells Lucy of his love. When she re-
plies with contempt for him, he grows vio-
iently angry and she becomes afraid of him.
| He says he will never let her go from the
| Minerva until she accepts him. To escape
him, she leaps into the water from her cabin
window, swimming short distance under
water.
! Lucy reaches land and meets DIR. Fergus
Faunce on an island. He takes care of her
and takes her home. Everyone is worried
about her, and when she meets Stevens he
testations of love.
Lesson informs Lucy that Stevens must
raise quarter of a million dollars or go
TO jail ''at five. o'clock" Lucy goes to
her bank and raises the sum.
Lucy goes TO Stevens to help him, but
he refuses to take money from woman
20 whom he is not married. So Lucy
1narries this man that she hates, and
promptly runs away from him, going to
her staunch friend DR.. Fergus Faunce to
Stevens sets out in search of Lucy.
a new boat A hurricane wrecks them on
their first TRIP Lucy is saved and finds
what happened to DR.. Faunce
DR.. Fauncc is aboard the Minerva also.
Stevens threatens to kill Faunce unless Lucy
sticks to him. To save Faunce she .accedes,
but expresses hate for Stevens. A few min
utes later he start1es her by saying he
doesn't want her, and never Will
Lesson sees Lucy and i'll a burst of con-
fdence tells her of plot against her hus-
band Certain interests are to break down
the bridges on his property, and make it
worthless. She goes to Faunce's place,
gether, and tells Of the plot. Preparations
are made for fight.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Faunce dived into his cabin; he re-
turned carrying double-barreled shot
gun. And now Lucy noted bulge in
her husbands hip pocket; delightful
anticipatory shudder ran up and down
her spine. This promised excitement.
Well, she'd always thrived on it.
Over his shoulder, dog-trotting
toward the waterway, Stevens called
back to his two followers:
They've probably blocked the roads
leading down to the development, and
wed never get through the guard.
''If we sneak up in your rowboat,
Fergus, old kid, wen beat 'em to the
punch.
What, thought Lucy, had inspired,
or H.
intimacy between Tim and Fergus?
Was it money, the surest bond of all?
Did Fergus accept Tim because he
hoped to be made wealthy? But that
didn't seem like Fergus.
Tim ceased rowing. Ahead could
be heard the confused murmur Of
many voices.
They're on the first bridge" whis-
pered Tim.
Then we're too late" she groaned.
She heard an inarticu1ate ejacula-
ton from her husband. Then:
Thought you wanted to see fair
fight, Lucy. Well, be patient" He
leaned toward Faunce, yet in the calm
night she heard his words.
IF I can keep one bridge standing,
I'm all right" he said. $50 :. . we'll |
throw 'em off this first one. All set?
Aw-rightp
He dug his oars into the water, and
the skiff shot around a bend it was
beneath bridge before the men on it
realized what was in their midst.
Stevens stood up; his big hands
gripped bridge timber and he had
like any huge cat, upon the
bridge itself. She heard his great
booming voice;
"Welcome, friends Didn't expect
YOU or you'd have had better recep-
ton. But, surprised as we are, we'll
10 the best we can. Do you prefer
70 be pushed off this bridge or thrown
off? We aim to please"
The skiff had drifted under the
bridge, and now Faunce was standing
Up, gripping at the timbers above. {;
She would not be left alone; rising, .
he stepped the length of the boat, and :
placed her fingers upon the planking .
# the bridge. She was standing by
Ter husband just as voice cried:
Knock him over; he's all alone"
ooh, I wouldn't say that" COM a
nented Faunce. His shotgun was
lung across one arm.
From the shore of the stream an !
ther voice called: +
Three of them. Well, there are s
wenty of us"
ger-like, her husband moved. h
here was a stifed cry, choking pro-
est, something whirled through the n
If, and splash from the stream. n
"Only nineteen now," his great a
oicc doomed. who's next for the b
ath?" c
There were four men upon the g
ridge, but as he moved closer, they n
hrank back. W
"NVait minute" cried a third voice d
I'm the sheriff of this county, and I q
anne here to see that law and order is e.
bserved. These people expected le
-ouble and called on me for aid
'hcse men are all my dep'ties and I 7
rider YOU to cease resisting their law W
Il occupation and consider yourself
nder arrest" T
"No one could put it more beauti- n
5sary vouchers, within four months G
Ter the publication of this notice OF
the said administrator at the Of r.
;e of Duane Bird, Noon BU;iding, in
Jgales, ArizUra, the same being :,