Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-08
CHAPTER xl-contlnued

cloud Of dust. Rocky's car.
For G-d's sake. come on. View
got to get going"
She screamed: Rocky Rocky |
Rocky's a stopped. He fun
himself out. The mans hold OF
Doris relaxed. You fool"
Rocky neared them. The man be
gan to run toward his own car.
Rocky Don't let him go. IT.
the man In the cab"
Rocky looked at her over hi.
shoulder. His jaw was set grImly
He ran after the other man, George
Mortimer.
The a was some distance down
the road. Doris watched with
clenched hands. The man in the cab
was running desperately. Rocky
stumbled after him.
George Mortimer reached his car.
She could see his long legs dlsap-
pearing.
Rocky came up to the a He
tugged at the door. could not open
1t. Mortimer was slipping the car
into gear. Rocky put his hand
through the open window and seized
the man at the wheel by the collar.
The car tottered slowly forward
with Rocky on the running board.
George Mortimer was helplessly
clutching at the wheel. He could
not quite reach it. Rocky was pull
ing at him, trying to drag him
through the window.
Doris was paralyzed. The car
running slowly In first speed was
wavering straight for a deep ditch.
If Rocky would only get away. The
a would fall over.
The car plunged, came to an aw-
full standstlll but stood upright.
Rocky braced himself against the
side.
Doris ran toward them.
She saw Rocky straighten him
self. He was all right, then. Morti-
mcr's head had struck against the
window frame. He was limp now
In Rocky's grasp.
Rocky let go of him and opened
the a door. Mortimer lay with
closed eyes, a streak Of blood run
ning down his forehead.
"Rocky-ts he dead?'
81 don't know"
"Rocky. I'm out of one murder. |
And now I've got you In another"
Rocky looked at her blankly.
what do you mean?"
I'm not Diane Merrell."
Rocky hardly seemed to hear. He
was looking at the mar with whom
ne had been struggling. 1--WE got
to get him to the DOCTOR" He
leaned over and bent his head over
George Mortimer's heart. He's still
alive. | think he's only stunned.
I'll move my a up here and put
him In It."
de a back to his car. Doris ex-
amlned the wound on MortImer's
head. 1t came from a small cut.
Oh, surely he would be all right. He
would come to his senses and tell
them everything. The blood was
already drying up. If only he
weren't so pale. If only he would
open his eyes.
Rocky's car came up. In a minute
Rocky had hoisted him into the
rumble. Rocky turned to Doris. His
face was stern.
Now, Doris. You are to do ex-
actly as say. You disobeyed me
this morning by running off, and |
don't want that to happen again."
Doris heart throbbed happily.
1t was nice being with Rocky again,
and nothing much matrered now.
George Mortimer was going to live,
and she was not Diane Merrell. 'T1l
do anything you say. Rocky"
"All right. Where Ia Beatricess
carr"
TITS parked up a lane-very
near"
go and get In 1t, and drive back
toward the st. Gardens place"
but I'd rather come with you, I
want to find out IL this man is all
right. And want to know"
Its not safe"
but ! told you I'm not a fugi-
tive from justice or anything. He's
the man In the cab. He says I'm
not Diane Merrell. And be knows"
Doris, please don't argue with
me. I've got something to tell you,
and as 0 as | get this man In
a hospital, I'll come right away and
join you. Now pay attention. Turn
TO your right on a dirt road near a
yellow barn Have you got it7"
Doris looked at him pltifully. She
was not Diane Merrell, only Rocky
wouldn't listen. Rocky continued (:
Go up this road about a mile. II
skirts the st. Gardens place. You'll
find a shed. Leave the car there, and
20 into a little path. II crosses a
bridge, and leads to a little yew
arbor. I'll meet you there"
He had stepped into his car, and
was already turning on his ignition
~ he finished George Mortimer lay
calm and still.
But Rocky-please don't let him
ret away