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M0 Dese GoC desert. "Cameron," solitary pros pector, forms a partnership with an unknown man whom he later learns is Jonas Warren, father of a girl whom Cameron wronged, but later married, back in Illinois. Cameron's explanations appease Warren, and the two proceed to gether. Taking refuge from a sandstorm In a cave. Cameron discovers gold, but too late; both men are (lying. Cameron leaves evidence, in the cave, of their dis covery of gold, and personal docu ments. Richard Gale, adventurer, in Casita, Mexican border town, meets George Thorne, lieutenant itt the Ninth cavalry, cold college friend. Thorrie tells .Gale he Is thern to save Mercedes Castadena, Spani i girl, his afilanced1 wife, from ttoJas. Mexican bandit. CHAPTER I.-Continued. -3 "Dick, think, think ! With Mercedes also it wais love at first sight. My 1)11111 Is to iaarry her and get her far ther to the interior, away from the border. It mray not he easy. She's watched. So ume I. Rojas romst have got word to his friends here; yester dny his ganig of cutthroat rebels ar rived, and today he canme. Wh'lien I learn('tl that, I took my chance and left entap; I hunte l up a priest. lie promised to colie here. It's tlime he's due. lut I':n afraid he'll he stopped. You see, we're over tl. line-" "Are wv lin Aexicai territory now?" -querled t Gal , sharply. "I guess yes, old boy. That's what -coilplicates it. Itojas and his rebels have aasilta in their hands. If Mer cedes is reaTly watched-if her iden tity is known; which I am sure is the eaise-we couldn't get far from this house before I'd be knifed and she seized." "Good heavens! Thorne, can that sort of thin;g happen lt'ss than a stone's throw from the United States ' inicre(uloil sly. a, and don't you forget seeni to realize the uerr'lla lenders, these , and particularly these else over the mass of 've seei Itojas. lie's a ld, sneering ldevil, vainer than ty peacock. le (leeks himself in gold lade and silver trappings, in all the finery he cn steal. le spends gold like lie spills bilood. But he is '-hielly faiious for ahducting women'i. The peon girls conilder it an honor to be rldtd&'n oft with. Riojas has salown i pecllhant for girls of the het ter c-lass." 'l'horne wiped the petrspiration from is pa21le fiace andh benti n aihlark ga ze out oaf the winudow before lhe res-uined his talk. "C'oaisder what tthe posItiotn of Mier eetle's really Is. .ltoja.senn turatn aill the hi ideni uindler);rounad tniluetnce's to hiis endts. Uniless I thlwar at hlim hte'll get Mercedes as eaisily as lhe enn i light a cigaret te. Ilut I'll kill himii or somew oft his gang or bet- hefore I het him get hter. . .'.Tis Is the situatilon, 01(d frienid. I've little I hue to sparie. I faee arrest tot' desert 1on. llojas is in towvn. I think I was followed to thuis hol el. 'rhe pt-lest hats hotrayed tme or hats beeni sitopped'. Mlerc''(ee Is here alone, waIting, absdtehly de0 ia'aenet upon01 mei to) save her Irojni ftromi. . . She's the swveetest, love Iliest glirl! . . .Itn a few~ tiotients soonaer oar a tea' theare'll he hell here! D ick, are you wvith mne?" DIck Ga le drew a long, dleep br-eathI. A coldhness. a lethar-gy, and indiff'er -enlce tha2t h d wvelghed upon hima for mioths had passed out of hiis bieIng. On thei inisitnt he could 1not spealk, lbut hiis hiami closed piowerfually upon01 his fr-iendo's. Tihornie's face chaniged wondherful ly, thle (listrtess, thle fear, the apjpeail all v-aishing hia a smile of iassionaht e gtraItutlne'ss. Thten Dick's gaz' attracted biy some1 slight sountd, shot oave. hiIs fiend's shiouilder to see a facue at the window --nili hndlsomie, hold. sneer ig face, withI gIlitterin~g dark-I ey(es thaot Ilishled in sinister intenitnetss. Dick st iffetned in is sent. Thlorne, with sueldon 2 -' -- - -'s spurs. Hie strode to the indo~(w, andi~ wans in time to see a Mexl(enn swag ger into the front dloor" of the sahooni. There were mein pasising in the strieel. .nlso severa M iexicans lounging ngainst the hitchIng rail at the curh. "Did you see himli? Where (d1d1 he .go?'" whisper'ed Tlhorne, as lie j1oined' Onae. "Those Gr-enser-s out there with the Cfartr'idge belts crossed1 over- their hrensts--they arte rebels. I'm afraid R~ojas has1 the house spot ted." "If we could onily he sure." -"I'm sure, DicIt. ILet's cross the hiall ; I wvalit to see how It looks from the othera side of the h'ouse.." Onale followed 'Thor'ne 0111 of the res t11aat itt the hiigh-celledh colrridor whlleh evidlently dlivided the liotel openhinir into the street aind rulnninfg back to a natio. .A jnw dim, yenoi, Author of Riders of flickered. Thorne entered a hamber which was even more lighted than tlte hall. It con i tah'e littered with papers, i acked chairs, a couple pf couches, and was evidently a parlor. "Mercedes has been meeting mte here," said Thorne. "At this hour she comes every moment or so to the head of the stairs there, amd if I am here she coies down. Mostly there are people in this room a little later. We go out into the plaza. It faces the dark side of the house, and that's the place I must slip out ,vith her if there's any chance at all to get away." t'hey peered out of the open win dow. In i moment, however, Gale iade onut a slow-pacing dark form on the path. Iarther down there was another. No particular keenness was reaulred to see in these forms a sen tinel-like stealthiness. Gripping Gale's armi, Thorne pulled back from the window. "You saw them)," he whispered. "It's Just as I feared. RIojas has the place surrounded. I should have taken Mer Cedes away. But I had no time-no chnne ! I'm hound! . .'here's Mercedes now ! My G_-d Dick, think, think-think if there's a way to get her out of this trap !" Gale turned as his friend went down the room. In the dim light at the head of the stairs stood' the sImha, muffled figure of i womnan. When she saw Thorne she flew noiselessly down the stairway to him. ie caught her In his arms. Then she spoke softly, bro. keniy. in a low, swift voice. It was a mingling of incoherent Spanish and English; but to GIle it was mellow, deep, unutterably tender, a voice full of joy, fear, passion, hope and love. Upon Gale it lad anl ilnaccountable effect. ie found himself thrilling, wondering. Thorne led the girl to the center of thei room, under the light where Gale stcod. "Mercedes-Diek Gale. an old friend -the best friend I ever had." She swept the mantilla back over her head, dlselosing Ia lovely face, strange and striking t(. Gale in Its pride and fire, its Intensity. "Senor Gale-ah ! I cannot speak my happiness. Ills friend !" "Yes, Mercedes; Iny friend tid yours." said Thorne, speaking rapidly. "We'll have need of himi. Dear. there's had news and no time to break it gently. The priest did not come. lie must have been detained. And listen--lie brave, dear Mercedes litjis Is here!" She utiere( a an naltleaulutea cry, the poignant terror of whlici shook ( l:i I's nerve', Iad swayed as if she would ifaini. Thoiurni eniught her anid in huisky voJi(e impilortuniled her to hbar "Ml arigiFrGd')ae o' fa int-dlon't go to pieces!I We'dl he last ! We've got au chanice. We'll Ithiink of somneting. 1k' strong! Fight !"' It was piin to Gaile thint Thior~ne was dlist ria(ted. 110 seatr(ely knewv what he was sayIng. Pale and1( Khak lag, lie clasped Mer'cedes to himii. She eried ouit i Spaniush, bieseec'h lng himi; and as lie shiook his head. she chanliged I a English : "'Senor, my lover, I will he strona I will fight--I will obey. Bult swear \ AT/MniH//HIt "Bt wer y y irin \f ee\ B toSv 4,Fo RjaYuWl "Bteby My Virgin, if Need bete m fromu Ilojas-youi will kill me!I" ".\ercedes ! .Yes, I'll swear," lie re piled, hoarsely. "1 know-I'd rather have you dead titan- Iit dlon't give lup. 1tojias enni't he sure of you, or he woulhi't witlt. Hie's in there. Hie's got his men~i there-all arontd us. But he hiatesic. A beast like Itojas dloesni't stand idle for not~hinig. I tell you we've' it chalnce. Dick, her', will think of somiething. WVel slit) away TIhen he'll take youi somwhtere. Only. -speak to him--show hIm you won't weaken. Mercedes, this is more than ZANE GREY the Pudple Sage, Wildfire, Etc. love and lltppliness for us. It's life or deiath." She becnme quiet, and slowly recov ered control of herself. She wheeled to face Gale with proud dark eyes, tragic sweetness of appenl, an exqul sile grace. "Senor, you are an American. You cannot know the Spanish blood-the peon bandit's hate tand cruelty. I wish to (10 before IRojas' hand touches me. If he takes me allve, then the hour, the little (lay that. my life hats afterward will be torture-torture of hell. If I live two days lis brutal men will have me. If I live three, the dogs of his cap . . . Senor, have you a sister whoan you love'. Help Senor Thorne to save me. Ile is a sonller. le is bound. Ile must not betray his honor, his duty, for me. . Now, let me waste no more precious time. I am ready. I will he brave." She came close to Gale, holding out her white hands, a wonian all fire and soul and passion. To Gale she was wonderful. Ills heart leaped. As he bent over her hands o kissed thena he seemed to feel himself renewed, renale. "Senorita," he said, "1 am happy to be your servant. I can conceive of no greater pleasure than giving the serv ice you retuire." "And what Is that?" inquired 'Thorne hurriedly. "That of incapaitating Senor Iojas for tonight, 8an1d perhaps several nights to cone," replied Gale. "I'll inake a row in that saloon. I'll start something. I'll rush Iojas and his crowd. I'll-" "Lord, no; you mustn't. Dick you'll he knifed !" cried Thorne. "I'll take a chance. Miaybe I Can surprise that slow Greaser hunch and get away before they know witat's happened. . . . You he ready watching at the window. When the row starts those fellows out there in the plaza will run into the sable'n. Then you sipi out, go straight through the plaza down the street. It's a dark street, I reiaenher. I'll catch up with you before you get far." Thorne gasped, but ded n''t say a word. Mercedes lennaed against hian. her white hands now at her breast, her great eyes watching Gale as he went out. Iii the corridor Gale stopped long enough to pull on it pali of heavy gloves, to miuss his hair, and( disar range hiis collar. Then le stepe I into the restautratnt, went tIrAugh, and halted in tie door leading Into tli saloon. No one :aplpeared to nolice hin. Gale's roving glance soon flxed upon the ian he look to he Rtojas. The aIexicni t( face was tlurn led asle. IM. ways in tarnest, excited collonpty withI a doza7ena or nuore' comradtes, tos I 'f whaoni weg sitting roitnd a ible. lThey were l isteninitg. tilkin1g, drtin k ing. 'Te faiet I tat t they wore cart ridge belts eiro sse'd over thieir brenisis Si salsI ed Gntile that Itese were tile r'ebetls. lie hlanane c'onlselous of anl inwardi't fir'e that threatenoted to overratn hiis (cool ness. Other' etnot Ions htarried his self-* cot cal. It S00lned( aas ii sigh t of thle 111n11n liherated tar ~'eietee l a (levilI ini Gale. And at the bot tn (if his feel ings thfere seemed to lie a wvondaer at hti nselfC, p strange stat isfiaet on for thea some0 ting that hadu comte to hahn. Ie stepped'( oait of thle doorwn'~'ty. down the couple1 of Steps to thle float' of thle staioon, andt he stagger'ed a littlea, simituat ig dirunkenniess. Ie fell over' thle 1)ool tables, lost led Mex ien'ans at the bilr, iaughted like ta ma 11iniin fool, tatnd, witi'e his h1at sloauched dlown. (!rowde(id here itad thtee, 't'esettly his eye catight sight of tile gr'ouip oIf cowbtoys whom lhe htad before tnot 1(ed with suchi'l initeres5t. PTey were still Inl a c'1orne somle whiat lsited'(. With fetle mindat working, (hatle ilrchled (aver to tiem. If he wet'e to get tauny ihelp fromtt thiese silent aIt'ot'a' rngeris it ntwist lie byc strikinug t'r' fromi them11 ini (ine swift striok e. I'1 antin g hhn iseif qu ar el y be fore the two tiall ('owbloys who wer' Staninig, Ito looked stratightt into thleir lt'ann, br'on'zed fatce~. i le spar ted gaze/4 bef'tore lit sp)oke. "'mn nt druni'itk. I'na, thlroiwintg it hht'f, ando I imenan to sltnri a roughi hoause. I'int going to i'ishi that di-d bandit itojias. it's to sav'e a gir'l-tto give hei' itaver,' who isa my frIend. a ('htance tot ese'ntpt with her. She's ini thie htotuse. itoijat s la hereC to ge't her;. Whe(n I start n row mny friendi waill t ry to sI ha oatt wIh lberca. Eve'ry doorl and window is wvatched, I've got fta rai h-I to dIraw thle gatrds int.... WVell, yout're imy count rymiena. W~e're andl~ life aire at sttake. Now.' genatlt muen, waa ('tc m!"' One 'aowh< y's eyes'$ nnltrrow~ed, liak Ing a lit le. an11( his leain jlaw~ drto(pped; the ofter's htartd fact,' rlipled'( withl a fleetinig siie. Gale hacked away, and~ hiis lil se leaped whaen Ite sanw the two ('owbtoys asB if w~ith one (1purtpose, slowly strti'h itfter hi n. Tihten (bile swer'vted, sItag gerinig itltng, bru'ashed tagaInst thli tabiles, kic'ked over't thle emptily (chaiirs Tihe bnil of the miatty votlca's gr(ew battler, and1( whten Diek I urheletd taga inist a tale, tiverturnning it and1( spillinig gl'asses5 lntto th~ laps of sev. eral Mexicaas, thaere aroseo a shrill cry. lie had ainecnded in attrnteting at tention; almost every face turned his way. One of the Insulted men, a little tawny fellow, leaped to confront Gale, and in a frenzy screamed a vol. ley of Spanish, of which Gate distin guished "Gringo !" Dick swung his leg and with a swift side kick knocked the fellow's feet from under him, whirling him down with a thud. The action was performed so sud denly, so adroitly, it made the Mexi can such a weakling, so like n tuinbled tenpin, that the shrill jabbering hushed. Gale knew this to be the significant moment. Wheeling, he rushed at Itojas. It was his old line-breaking plunge. Nei. ther Rojie nor his men had time to move. The blaclc-skinuned bandit's *r > y M M I -. The Black-Skinned Bandit's Face Turned a Dirty White. face turned a dirty white; his jaw dropped ; he woul d have shrieked if Gale -had not lilt him. The blow swept i hm ack ward against his men. Then (ale's. heavy bod1, swiftly fol lowing with the Inomentuin of that rush, struck the little group of rebels. They went down with the tole and chairs in a sliding crnsh. Gale, carried by his plunge, went wvith then. Like it cat he landed on top. As he rose his powerful hanils fasteneol on Rojns. lie jerked the little bandit off tle tangled plie of struggilug, yelling men, nil, swinging him with terrinle force, let go his hold. Robis slid along the floor, knocking over tables and chairs. chile houded back, d ragged IRojas up. handling hiin as if he Were a iinp sack. A shot rang out ahove the yells. Gale heird the jingle of brelking glnss. The room daiirkened percep ibly. Hie fiashed a gIniace backward. The two cowboys iwere between him and the crowd of fr-antie rebels. One cowboy held two guns low down, level in irolt of hiin. The athri li hai iis gun raised andc aimted. On the loinint it spoutedl red and white. With the erck raine the crhin:.lili of glass. an olire darikening shade over the roomlii. With ini cry 1 . slung thb.leeliin. a t able, to1ppled oveir It, fell, andic laiy A aolher shot lilande tIll- mom i (gI of iivinig shaidows, wvih iiIliht only bu:i k of lihe lhari. A whiite-eilid ihaire rushwd at Gahile. lie t rippedl the mian, buii hadl to kick ha11rd to disenigage himisel f lrorn grasing hiantds. Anotilher lliiure ('liosed ini (in Gale. This one was dartik, swift. A tinulh'l glin t('l-deilscribed a cirele alurg Xi. iiultaneously with nii close, red IlashI the kil 4 wavered ; thle' mani wldinl lg It siurmbled bac ikwarid. Th'len 1panf~ileoniu i b roke loose. The (din h~eaninc a roa r. (GaIcle rd shot s that soundl~ed like chill spunts in thie dlistanlce. Th'ie big Iamtp behind1( lie har- Seemingly spl1it, thlen siii ttered aind went ou t, Ieav Iing t he room ini cthirk ness. hiale leapeicl toward i li the restauran lt (loor, whlehl wals oiiliined fainatly bcy the yellqw lighi withuii. Itightg and left lie pushed the groi pinig men'l w *'4 .lostledo with himn. lihe vulled ai pll I table, se'nt talles and1( (ladirs 11lying, andl galined the door, Ico Ie Ihe firsi of at wedging mob01 to sqiuee,i tiroiighi. One sweep(h oif his armnil knle okl- thei re's A\ fewv bounds tooks hlii iito thie liar bir. It wats deserteid. Thiuni'e ha gotten away withI '11er3'edeis! It wasthe 11111 iea slowed iul. F'or thle stii ci of perhapls siixly siecondi s lie hail heaen mov Iiig wigth stal in g veloolty. 11' 1pe3'red eiiutioiusly oiii into4 the plaza. Unider a strel liampi lat the far- (eid of the3 1(athI he4 thlought lie saw~~ tw darIciiik iigiires. lie rn fast er, uand sonlil reahe the( 11( street. Trhe uprar baii in thfle ho~tel beigana to dimInIsh, or else lie was gettInlg out of hearing. The fe'w people he4 saiw close at hiiand were ahi comIng his way, and only thel foremost showeid any exeitementii. (ble walked swiftly. peering ahend for two figures. P'res ontly3 he, saw thlema-oiio iali, wea ring a enapm; I le oftier sl ighit; inan ntled. Cole dlrew3 ai sha rt breathI of relief. Tho~nel 111m4 Mert-cdes were not for :ihenmd. Ile begain 1o overhau il tihem; and sooni, wh len the hust lamp had heen lpassed( and1( the st reel wais dlarik, lie ventured a whlistle. Thlorne heard it, for thc lurnedl, wist lcd ii tow reply, and went oni. Not for some4 dliance 'eiind, whei4re the 51treet i'nded in .oen enunlltry, dlid the~y halt to wvalt. Theni he (iiiun( up with thec fuinltive.. "Diclk ! ire you- -nll rIght?"' ii panted 'l'horne, grasinig (Gale. "'I'm-out of' bren th-buit-0. K.," "Good h Good I" choked Thorne. "I A was scared-helpless. . . . bick. it worked splendidly. We had no trouble. What on earth did you do?" "I made the row, all right," said Dick. "While I was rushing Rojas a couple of cowboys shot out the lamplights. A Mexican who pulled a knife on me got hurt, I guess. Then I think there was some shooting from the rebels after the room was dark." Mercedes pressed close to him, touched his hands, looked up into his face with wonderful eyes. He th'ught he would not soon forget their beauty -the shadow of pain that had been, the hope dawning so fugitively. "Dear lady," said Gale, with voice not wholly Steady, "Rojas himself will hound you no more tonight, nor for mnny nights." She seemed to shake, to thrill, to rise with the intelligence. She pressed his hald close over her heaving breast. (.ale felt the quick throb of her heart. "Senor ! Senor Dick 1" she cried. Then her volee f'iled. But her hanls flew up1); snick is a 1ash she raised her face-kissed him. Then she itirn'l ainid with a sob fell into Thorne'N n1r11s. 'There ensled a silence broken only by Alerei'ies' sobbiig. (;ale walked soel( paes away. If lie were not stunned, he cerlaitnly was agitated. The strange, sweet fire of that girl's ilps rentiitned with 111111. On the spur of the uiiolient he imaginedl he hadt a JIeaitsy of ''horne. Biut presently this passetl. W'hat reuinedl wit h hin was the splendid glow of gladness that he hadl been of service to Th.rne. "Diek, Dick, enone here !'" called 'Thorne softly. "Let's pull ourselves together now. We've got a problem yet. What to do? WVhere to go? flow to get any place? We're on good cli I. S. ground thiis ninute, but we're not out of <Linger." As he paused, evidently hoping for a suggest ion froni (;ile, the slience wails brolen by the clent, iagintg peal of a bugle. 'Thorne gave a1 violent start. "It's i enll, Dick ! It's a cnll !" he erlel. (;ale had no :answer to ninke. Mer cedes stood as if stricken. The bugle 'nll endler. l'rotn a1 distani'e another faintly penlel. 'T'here were other soun111s too reinote to recognize. Then1 scnttering shots ratft tl'd out. "'letk, the rebels are fighiI tg some holy," Iut'st out 'Thorne excitetly. "The little felern: g:irrison still hohl s its stand. I'erh s it is attack[i again. Anywny, there's sieiltthing do. big over the lint'. 3iaybe the crazy Grtensers are firing (1n our ('nmp.1) \\'t've fenreil it-I the ceik. . AntI here I amt, away wvit hut leave i)rallenit-ily 11 desert[r!" "(o back '. o h111(ok, heforte yol're too Into!" criedl Alercedles. "lBetIer tuanke I itks, Tho'1ne,'" lihei d G ale. "It en't i't-ll our pre tilenment for yiou to beo arresteil. I'll take enre of Alerel [es.'' "No, Ito, 111," re pileet Thorne"Ii,. "I caln get awlay--vold afrrest." Aler(eties e1nbrati:tt le'r boert, ieggeri hint to go. ''htrne wve[reI. 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