Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 15, 1922, Page 2

s m————— S— e o - e — % THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER DESERT GOLD f =~/ AND ___/Continueq from lass issue)' |- P SYNOPSIS 1 PROLOGUE.—Seeking gold in_the des- ert, *“Cameron,” solitary prospector, forms a partnership with an unknown man whym he later learns is Jonas War- ren, father of a girl whom Cameron wronged, but later married, back in Illi- nois. Cameren's explanations appease Warren, and the two proceed together. Taking refuge from a sandstorm in & cave, Cameron discovers gold, but too late; 'both men are dying. Cameron leaves evidence, in the cave, of their discovery of gold, atd personal documents. CHAPTER I—Richara Gale, adven- turer, in Casita, Mexican border town, meets George Thorne, lleutenant in the Ninth cavalry, old college friend. Thorne tells Gale he is there to save Mercedes Castaneda, Spanish girl, his afflanced wite, from Rojas, Mexican bandit. - _CHAPTER IL—Galé “roughhouses” Rojas and his gang, with the help of two American cowboys, and he, Merceiles and Thorne escape. A bugle call from the fort orders Thorne to his regiment. Ho leaves Mercedes under Gale's pro- rection. CHAPTER IIL—The pair, aided by the cowboys who had assisted Gale in the escape, Charlle Ladd and Jim Lash, ar- rive in safety at a ranch known as For- orn River, well across the border. CHAPTER IV.—Tae fugitives are at Tom Belding’s home. Belding fs immi- gration inspector. Living with him are. his wife and stepdaughter, Nell Burton. Gale, with Ladd and Lash, take service with' Belding as rangers, Gale telling Belding the cause of his being a wanderer, ' misunderstanding with his father con: cerning the_son’e business abilities. CHAPTER V.—Mercedes gets word to Thorne of her safety. Dick also writes to his parents, informing them of his whereabouts. Nell's personality, and her Kindness, attract Gale. CHAPTER VI—RIdIng the range. Gale falls in with a party of three Mexican ralders encamped at °a water Watching_his opportunity to oust them, he sees two Indians ride into the camp. One of them, a Yaqui, is evidently badly wounded, and the Mexicans seek to kill him in a cruel way. Dick drives them off, conveying the wounded Yaqul to Belding’s ranch. CHAPER VIL—The Indian Is taken in, cared for and remains in Belding’s gervices, becoming Dick’s ardent admirer; Gale's admiration for Nell Increases, and he belleves she I3 not averse to his atten- tions. Belding’s horses, thoroughbreds, the pride of his life, after his wife and stepdaughter, are run off by Mexicans. “Dick, here’s your stand. If any raider rides In range take a crack at him. . . Now I want the lend of :your hoss.” “Blanco Sol!” exclaimed Gale, more “Dick, Here's Your Stand. Raider Rides Crack at Him." If Any in Range Take a in amaze that Ladd should ask for the horse than In reluctance to lend him. “Will you let me have him?” Ladd repeated, almost curtly., “Certainly, Laddy.” A smile momentarily chased the dark, cold gloom that had set upon the ranger’s lean face. “Shore I appreciate it, Dick. I HAuther of Riders of the Purple Sage. know how you care for that hoss. I guess mebbe Charley Ladd has luvedg a hoss! An’ one not so good as Sol. I was only tryin’ your nerve, Dick, askin® you without tellin’ my plan. Sol won't get a scratch, you cam; gamble on that! I'll ride him down:l into the valley an’ pull the Grmsem[ out into the open. They've got short- ranged carbines. They can’t keep out: | of range of the .405, an’ I'll be takin y the dust of their lead. They can’t gain on Sol, an’ he'll run them down when I want. Can you beat it?” “No. It's great! . . . But stip- pose a raider comes out on Blaraco Diablo?” “I reckon that’s the one weak [ lace in my plan. But if they do, well, Sol can outrun Diablo. An’ I can al ways kill the white devil!” 7 Ladd’s strange hate of the horse showed in the passion of Iy last words, in his bardening jaw aadl grim set lips. ) _,Gale’s hand/ went_swiftly; to the ‘WildFire, Etc, BROTHERS. ranger’s shoulder.” = “Laddy. Don’t kill Diablo unless it’s to save your life.” “All right. But by G—d, if I get a chance I'll make Blanco Sol run him off his legs!” He spoke no more and set about changing the length of Sol's stirrups. When he had them adjusted to suit, he mounted and rode down the trafl and out upon the level. He rode leisurely as if merely going to water his horse. The long black rifle lying across his saddle, however, was ominous. Gale securely tied the other horse to a mesquite at hand, and took a position behind a low rock over which he could easily see and shoot when necessary. Ladd rode a quarter of a mile out upon the flat before anything happened. Then a whisile rent the still, cold air. A horse hu1 seen or scented Blanco Sol. The wlistle was prolonged, faint, but clcar. It made the blood thrum in Gale's ears. Sol halted. His head shot up with the old, wild, spirited sweep. Gale leveled his glass at the patch of mesquites. He saw the raiders running to an open place, pointing, gesticulating. Then he got only white and dark gleams of moving bodies, Evidently that moment was one of boots, guns and saddles for the raiders. Then Gale saw a rider gallop swiftly from the group toward the far- ther outlet of the valley. This might have been owing to characteristic cowardice; but it was more likely a move of the raiders to make sure of retreat. Undoubtedly Ladd saw this galloping horseman. A few waiting moments ensued. The galloping horse- man reached the slope, began to climb, With naked eyes Gale saw a puff of white smoke spring out of the rocks. Then the raider wheeled his plunging horse back to the level, and went rac- Ing wildly dowm the valley. The compact bunch of bays and blacks seemed to break apart and spread rapidly from the edge of the mesquites. Puaffs of white smoke in- dicated firing, and showed the nature of the raiders” excitement. They were far out of ordinary range; but they spurred toward Ladd, shooting as they rode. The raiders' bullets, striking low, were skipping along the hard, bare floor of the valley. Then Ladd raised the lomg rifle. There was no smoke, but tiaree high, spanging re- ports rang owt. A gap opened in the dark line of advancing horsemen; then a riderless steed sheered off to the right. Blanco Sol seemed to turn as on a pivot and charged back toward the lovcer end of the valley. He circled over to Gale's right and stretched out into his run. There were now five raiders In pursuit, and they cam.e sweeping down, yelling and shooting, evidently sure of their quarry. Ladd reserved his fire. He kept turning frem back to front In his sadélle. Manif estly he intended to try to lead the raiders round in front of Gale’s position, and, presently, Gale saw he was going to succeed. The raiders, riding like vaqueros, swept on In ®. curve, cutting off what dis- tance tihey could. Blauco Sol pound- ed by, his rapid, rhythmic hoofbeats plainly’ to be heard. He Wwas running easily. Gale tried to still the jump of heart and pulse, and turned his eye again on the nearest pursuer. This raider was crossing in, his carbine held muzzle up in his right hand, dnd he was coming swiftly, It was a long shot, upward of five hundred yards. Gale had not time to adjust the sights of ¥ae Remington, but he knew the gun and, holding coarsely upon the sw/.ftly moving blot, he began to shoot. Tt e rifle was automatic; Gale needed orily to pull the trigger. Swiftly he vorked it. Suddenly the leading Y 10rse leaped convulsively, not up nor aside, but straight ahead, and then he crashed to the ground, throwing his rider like a catapult, and then slid and rolled. He half got up, fell back, and kicked; but his rider never moved. The other rangers sawed the reins of plunging steeds and whirled to escape the unseen battery. Gnle‘ slipped a fresh clip into the maga- zine of his rifle. He restrained him- self from useless firing and gave eager eye to the duel below. Ladd began to| shoot while Sol was running. The| 405 rang out sharply—then again. The heavy bullets streaked the dust! _all the way across the valley. The| Iraiders spurred madly in pursuit,| Joading and firing. They shot ten times while Ladd shot once, and all in vain; and on Ladd’s sixth shot a| raider toppled backward, threw his carbine and fell with his foot catching in a stirrup. 7The frightened horse plunged away, dregging him in a path of dust. Ladd had emptied a magazine, and ‘now Blanco Sol quicitened and length-| ened his running stride. He ran away’ from his pursuers. Then it was that ' the ranger’s ruse was divined by the raiders. They hauled sharply up and seemed to be conferring. But that was a fatal mistake. Blanco Sol was seen to break his gait and slow down in several jumps, then square away and stand stockstill. Ladd fired at the closely grouped raiders. An instant passed. Then Gale heard the spat of a bullet out in front, saw a puff of dust, then heard the lead strike the rocks and go whining away. And it was after this that one of the raiders fell prone from his ssddle. The steel- Jacketed .405 had gone through him on its uninterrupted way to hum past Gale’s position. - - (Contilnued in Next Issue) GOODLAND Mrs. S. D. Schwaw and son John of St. Cloud arrived here Wednes- day evening to spend a few days at Wm. Clark home. Oscar Hoglum and John Litler came over Thursday from Buck Lake to spend a few days deer hunting. They returned Sunday. Mr. M. P. Lamoureaux came up from Minneapolis Thursday and spent a few days with the Wm. Clark family. Mr. Lamoureaux took back a fine deer. Missiorary W. S. Cummings of Be- midji was in Kitichi last week. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hoglum and daughter (arol, Miss Elmore and Mr. Litler were dinner guests at the home of Henry Gregerson Sunday. C. C. Smith of Kitichi was in Good- land Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Coppernall were in Walker last week. Their son Rex, who has been there several weeks returned with them. Mr. Daly was in Goodland Sunday. l may come. disability. Mr. William J. Sc¢hwab, Jr. of Minneapolis arrived here Thu evening and is spending a‘few days with the Wm. Clark family. Mr. Andrew Hartman arived here last Friday to spend the winter with his father, Mr. Micneal Hartman. Mr. Hartman spent the summer in Colorado and Nebraska. Misses Gay Mahoney and Cora Searles and Messrs. Emil and Sleon Smith of Kitichi attended Sunday school here last Sunday. Messrs. Micheal and Andrew Hart- man were dinner guests at Clark’s Sunday. C. F. Mosford and Fred Whipper of Clear Lake passed through here en route to Blackduck. . Hunters seem to be more plenti- ful than deer. C. C. Smith and son Cleon were in Goodland Thursday- SAUM A number from this vicinity at- tended the Armistice Day doings in Kelliker Saturday afternoon and in the evening. . Esten Rise has lost a valuable pig. It disappeared last Sunday morning. The Edwin Boness family were dinmer guests at the Pete Olson home Sunday. Ole Hilblad and John Wolden have been grinding feed for people of this ang surrounding commuiitigs this week. Mr. and Mrs. Einar Stengle and little son Bjorne, and Ole Wolden were visitors at the Esten Risc home Sunday. Ole Quale, Krogseng Bros., and Thomas Dokken took a number of cattle to town on Friday. 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