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THE CHICAGO LEDGER, SATURDAY; OCTOBER
‘8, 19
10. -
of runuing thelr quarry down, Rackley
Gold sent a look across the ridge, planned
his course and added to his speed. Wy,
was where the nature of the way Breveniced
secret doubling and the: ot ther tric
which master, He giv
sheriff and his followers ache hey
Ye y ha
seized upon it, and ® hot, straightaway race
rag on.
had net sighted him, but he
hey
eit” « lal trail a wes enough, He
oltewed., Sand so ten minutes
a, te he held his own safely and was
t that ‘they ‘won shoot an
fereenble fac!
ff-hand, he would have pau:
bratulate his foes. This Lelng paaardous,
he ran.
Presently ha reached a slo ope where
had a course through tangled Bushes, Hlal€-
way through he came pot in ditii-
eas Hard run, at me prev ‘ons time,
ossibly by wild animal, been
taught in the bashes by its fles cove rend held
caplive. Thus far it had not suffered keen-
1y, bat it hungered for food ana. drink, and,
Gold, it sent
‘oad-agent prom nous.
grew his knife, slashed away at the bushes,
severed several of them, aid the sheep was
free. Forgetting to give thanks, it started
off,
“One
paused,
2
A,
8
Se
30
it
plucked away the bush, sm
y the sheep heading for visible weter,
“ook up wn thors and
Ment for tite,
The delay. sila aht as it was, had been bad
. | it
erew more interesting. He d seen that
one of fhe party carried a rope. Knowing
what ag for, he laughed and audibly
made a bet that ff it was used that day it
wat t be on himsel
A Sur prise was in store for him. A new
sound suddenly floated on the air and he
=
“ isap,
said candidly. a confession of weak
neas when 2 hunter hes to rely upon a dog
for his game. mean. in me, but
Til end this thing tight away!
Once more increasing his speed the fugi-
tive axe t along rotirty rods, while the
hay of the hound and te shisuts of the men
sounded fa nel je saw
long leve knew it of old, and
ne
less face grew set and keen, and he-}
every atom of muscle and speed Into hi
He ran on, and then—in his path
Inga wide chasm from edge to ige, and
with a bottom five hundred feet be!
ea mountain
moment,
landed safely on th
bled, went down on ‘one knee, anid then rose,
smiling. -
“Always thought I could oo it! quuth he.
Tottering two hundre: he
beside a roc! plift ana waited serenely.
A few seconds elapsed; then hound an
men cany hdly along: ee back-track.
They had with them and ran well
wntil the chasm rred their way; then all
hands pulled up abruptly. ey gazed;
they saw the gulf, and no man aspired to
test his leaping ability there. The dog
Stood patted: nervous of muscle but alert
of thrust out his nose and bayed
Snousntullss tl masters looked and saw
the sitting man,
nonchalant
“Tex to one ¥
called out cheerit:
The line of pursuers took on fresh life.
Feet were. shifted, bodies moved 8 and a
flung about nervously. ‘They had no
to parley with. this chamois-
a fugitive
fellow-well-met
meats took on practical form
Then Rackley Gold waved his
Rackley waved his hand
x can't Jump it, Snow!” he
7
“The Smack”
of the
2 “Snack’’
Post,
Toasties |
and cream
A wsholesome, ready. ‘cooked
food which youngsters and
older folks thoroughly enjoy.
‘Let them have-all they
want. It is rich in nourish-
ment and has a winning
flavour—
“The Kiemory Lingers.’’
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.
Battle Creek, Mich.
hand again, Syairmed behing, the pplift, and
it was #
as he tired ee F:
to end it.
miles
safe,
minatéd 1
Snow
decision,
success,
the world.
ternoon,
on the
"Sell
wil, S01
was surely grim ani
re chase,
an hour later he was
as far as
Siting, at ease he smuked and. ru-
lacks
|, he
metime!”*
race.
is all well “enough,”
“ue he
relieved by Indications ‘of fi
jective agreed w
and the ni
scare along the
dressed in
imagination.
they also saw the
Tiger-foot
d thick mustache Ww
me of. Rackley Gok
Jd be half an 1 hour Betor €
ork around ine long abys:
he took racaaures
he co
was
groundwork
e will never make his mark in
gave me
e to thank him for it,
ea plez
had the name, in some awarters
he di
forbi
un of force,
SS.
» however, he arrived at a deci-
or ‘Mh do it tonight!” he excited.
show Sheriff Snow that I a
i ts. Wonder it it be wil
rrow 2"
the range.
kK ved the
of an expert. He had
23 purely in the Hne of hi
critical in his attention. fter
joved farther to the wi
walable point, descended to the |
had noted a thicket at one side.
at the rear, he cut away several bushes un-
til an open spi was made, and tl n~
veyed the severed bree th to the upper land
again and conce:
more he walked on, and finally ar-
of purchase; th
from a tourist in
disregar
Night fell, but Rackley lingered in the
arkness calmly,
e was watting for a
pou
cave. e looked
serenely, “patient
certain hour.
he rose,
rom cover.
gulch, once more
was of keen intere:
Taking position It the thicket where he
previously,
had cut the
3
35
i:
until he arriv
e gulch with the eye
an idea, and, as it
is calling, he was
ie fobacce had been
a
yew ntain with veawal
into the
shes
himself and relapsed into
ri
thing happened. A thing fell upon his ‘head
pliable. constric
and shouldet
se uring web
ers:
ha
"The
meshed in a
an kre
ep and gazed inte the
a
t wrappes
he
his
was
his own members and fetter
dom.
all
bushers held fast and the clinging Vianket
away.
of Rackley’
ent were of no
bad peen brought from a distance, the an
he was borne away cap-
Iie
ered hs head,
joved aud
le
~
ptieve Fn lengthy bargains
when he supplied his larder and tobacco
Wi hen. he judged that
uched revolver and
Knife from the force of habit and sauntered
Once more he walke
he descended the cliff,
neared the thicket,
@ position
e he intended ey wait for the
night was oe ont he’ could see
‘he sile:
t ° Teaves
nm minutes
@ sound up the gulch.
” he remarked.
jim aro:
Upon it came the touch of hands and
ed him
s
men swayed
© 80 man: me
t was a fight for liberty, Terhape
ense pow-
foe:
reat arm:
e to him. and the
suld see nothing. The blanket cove
sai
voting,
vere blac! ks
the forma
The Gideon
Snow by 2
hold-up when it was Jeast to be Tookes yor
he
‘trapped.
blanket, hostile arms pinioned
m:
Worsted, he
outward composure,
, the lion was untam
thoughtfulness a slit
more A
“Those
58
a
two
ul -see,
his final
asant af-
id not
dding,
yet
ait wi a
time he
red
it had
to the
seated
mn of re-
nee wa
rustled
passed;
“y
t iro rom
me-
ting, ob-
and, and
En-
nm in
3.
en he
te
heard no word uttered by his captors. The
{So the free was yours?"
procession went, he knew not w -
For the first sume in- his ie. "Rackley “ARI . Rackley thoughtfully.
Geld was a pretty good io The or v I see is that
erode he han mned. Taken, he did not | you did not spring the trap when I first en-
see et.a trina onsee Lynch would prob- | tered the thicket, but I won't be h na
able decide pis s far as. po Yet, | successful worker... Well, you've brought
Rackley bellev cl th ‘at the blanket would be }me here.. We are atone ia t's to hinder.
removed he rope was adjusted to |my leaving?” .
is neck, and he did not intend to be pas- have a revolver in’ my lap.
sive then. If they gave hi ance, if his “IE essayed td use it,” Thavirea tbe
strength could be brought into play, if hi risoner with grave deliberation, , whic
arms could carry ou will of his uns end would you present to the tar: Bete
daunted heart, the end might not be as it would be the last end for r yo
Not one of his capters knew what “You might hit a mirror or the celling.*
he, could do untrammeled, but—they might
Te coolly planned It all as he rode—the
fight, the vict
, thi ie was eage
for it, too. & fight would be worth
having, Some would be hurt on the other
ide, of ‘course, and they might not appre-
e,
fate his triumph, but that was the forténe
war, er admired their’ clever
‘ork in” rapping him; irre ought to con-
pratulate: nim ou his coming escape.
sht for freedom=that was the
28,
me
mained passive.
seated in a
There was passing here an
the utter darkness yas a little broken and
he knew a light had been broug
Something touched his garments and the
binding ropes fell aw t himself
Sounded. ani
lung off the Diapket,
eye
He saw a-young woman sewing serenely
at a table —nobody else!
“CHAPTER IL
A FAIR KIDNAPER.
» ina dwelling-house, rather well
y and homelike, a neai
inine
furnished
table strewn ‘vith Sem
man sewing on a dain ty fabric
by the bright light. That was what Rack-
Gold saw, and no more,
on her
she gazed only at the fabric and the
nocale, and did t her eyes to the
Toad-agent. i
his life. is muscles, stiffened for
relaxed, and hi ig eyes were larger than
usual. _ ubting the evidence of his vision
he d aby hin Surel: ere must
h guns leveled: upon
him, ready to shoot when he s'
d the girl were “the only
to her, per-
“Will you be so good,” asked, “as to
tell me if Lam dreaming?”
She looked up briefly, looked down, jabned
with her needle, ang, then calmly repli
“I should say
“Then prety does this mean
“To what you refer?” she asked
ser -
“What's being fone | with me?"
ENo, ie is my house.
“Thei y the dickens am I here
“Wait, until £ “anish this seam thd IT will
explain.”
She still looked only at her work, and
plied the needle with resularity, albeit with
more than usual deliberation. inly, she
wai in The amazed bandit
atehed. viously, he ha scorned
Fragile fabrics, but that on her lap fascin-
him. the allaing needle, So di
the fair brown as. The hands, the needie
and the fabric enmeshed him tighter than
the blanket had formerly done. Bewildered?
he watched and was mute.
Presently he lifted his Raze. The young
woman was
healthy
graceful in every line, u
men might well admire, and Rackley Gold
the Philosophical was guilty giving a
morsel 0: age to the nly =
bination. Ue had played his | Hite-game al-
most wholly with, men, but, pathetic
mired a fine woman, horse, or
way,
free animal of the hits.
Finally his regard returned to the sew-
he
ing. pet ne soon completed. She
nd of the seam, took a few
binding Niches int fashion known only
to her sex, stlrred atresh, put a thimble and
the needle into a fancy ‘k-basket, folded
the fabric and iis it away y and then turned
her gaze upon the priso
“Oh!” sh
not forget yor
“I shall not spbsect if you do,” Rackley
replied truth
oy Drlsoner: you kn nm
“You : Where am 1? The k ast part of
our Journey ine. feet, ‘of the horses fell soft-
ly, as if on on? it possible that I am
not in Gideon Gap
“You are not there, but in aranch-house.”
man hares eae business. My guess is
you art
“You guess well.
you_are,”
“When will Sheriff Snow cot ~
“I know nothing about him. I have al-
ready said that you are my prisoner. To
come right to the point, I have kidnaped
ou.”
Now you know where
me?
“Your men did a pretty is. «Job. What's
the mai e who plannes
ou
i hold up the stage tonight, and set & irap
e said, smiling ‘slightly, “T must ,
01
“I should hit you.
‘omposed Confidence, and
Rackley broke into a laugh.
“This grows interesting,”
believe sou ean shoot, after
pose I don't try to
then you can Stay. ”
jared. - “I
he decla:
all, Well, “Sup
The Toadcasen nt ran’ four» big--fi
through his thick black hair. “He was per-
is expression announced the fact,
i i nned
ng ualy ideally,
stan ” “Sta
ont ie ranch? You use cattle and horses,
and likewise human parties who work for a
n
toil not neither_do I (spi in, Stay on the
ra. ? don't sayvey.
urdilla leaned forward “ana rested a
well-rounded | elbo" on the table. This
brought her_ nearer to him, and he
that she had extremely fine thas
calm, commanding ¢;
the current. Story that ‘ane tuled ther f
ranch witl n rule, an
could ride rough on Daniel Clar e'
Yet, strong as her nature was, she was
womanly 4 and refined,
her manner matter+
“Nati she said,
of-fac eel an interest in this matter,
and I wiil explain, ‘or years I have been
hearing about Rackley Gold. At first it was
no more than that he was a stage-robber,
but later it developed that he was reckless,
remarkably successful, full of cunning,
ther a dashing figure, and—elusive as a
vill-o’-the-wis Officers hunted for hinr
nd he escaped. Wh thought to
nd—failed! I got tire
ld that he could not nee
an, sontin, phane om or what-
pa et, ‘eatehing
Know the
abhed!" replied Rackley frankly.
“Sai, it wasnt a deep scheme.
for the life of me tak
4
3
wes
g
you
- Such a suggestion is to be
You tried} you got me.
Results, not theories, talk.’ Well, “havin
keep you!” said Burdilla serene-
is a new lair for the. mountain
“ Keep me?” Zz
“Yes.
“AS ‘cook, hostler or bugle-' blower
work will be required
wil just stay around the ranch.
you. You‘:
That's all.”
slowly
else soon took up his at-
les
tention how ev er
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