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They advanced slowly, keeping
closely against the wall, and testing
the floor cautiously liefore venturing
a step. A few yards plunged tlieui
Into total darkness, and. although
Cavendish had been conducted along
there a prisoner, he retained small
recollection of the nature of the pas
sage.
Their progress was slow hut silent,
neither venturing to exchange speech,
but with ears anxiously strained to
catch the least sound. Stella was
conscious of the loud beating of her
heart, the slight rasping of Cavendish's
feet on the rock floor. The slightest
noise seemed magnified. The grade
ro*e sharply, until It became almost
a climb, yet the floor had evidently
been leveled, and ther<» were no ob
structions to adil to the difficulty of
advance. Then the passage swerved
rather sharply to the right, and Cav
endish. leading, halted to peer about
the corner. An instant they both re
mained motionless, and then, seeing
and hearing nothing, she could re
strain her impatience no longer.
"What is it?" she questioneu. is
there something wrong?"
He reached back and drew her
closer, without answering, nntil her
eyes also were able to look around
the sharp edge of rock. Far away, it
seemed a long distance up that nar
row tunnel, a lantern giowea dully,
the light so dim and flickering as to
scarcely reveal even its Immediate
surroundings: yet from that distance,
her eyes accustomed to the dense
gloom, she could distinguish enough to
quicken her breathing and cause her
to clutch the sleeve of her companion.
The lantern occupied a niche In the
I side wall at the bottom of a flight of
rude steps. Not more than a half
dozen of these were revealed, but at
their foot, where the Jins^ige had been
widened somewhat, extended a stone
bench on which lounged two men.
Even in that dim light the two were
clearly Mexican.
"What shall we do?" she asked, her
lips at Cavendish's ear. "We cannot
pass them—they are on guard."
"I was wondering how dose I could
creep in before they saw me." he an
swered, using the sunie caution. "If
I was only sure they were alone, and
could once get the drop, we might
uiake it."
"Even if you succeeded in overaw
ing these two, we would have no way
of securing them. An alarm would
be given before we coulti get beyond
reach. Our only hope of escape lies
in getting out of here unseen."
"Yes. and before Cateras Is discov
ered."
"Then, let's go back anil try the oth
er way out," she urged. "That opens
directly into the valley and is prob
ably not guarded. What is happening
now?"
A gray gleam of light struck the
steps from above, recognized instantly
as a reflection of day, as though some
cover had been uplifted connecting
this underground labyrinth with the
clear sky. a dim shadow touched the
Illumined rocks for a brief moment,
a moving shadow uncertain in Its out
lines, grotesque, shapeless; aud then
the daylight vanished as suddenly as
it dawned. The two guards below
came to their feet, rigid in the glow
of the lantern, their faces turned up
ward. Then a man came slowly down
the last few steps and joined them. |
CHAPTER XII.
A Oangerous Prisoner.
He was tall and thin, wearing a
wide cloak ahout his shoulders, and
high hat with broad hrlin. Even nt
that distance it could he seen that his
long hair was gray, ami that a heavy
mustache, snow-white, made more no
ticeable the thin features of his face.
He looked at the two men closely,
and his voice easily readied the ears
of the listeners.
"Who posted you here?"
"Juan Cateras, senor," answered
one.
"Not on my order.' Dias is watching
above. Did the lieutenant give you
a reason?"
"The prisoners, senor."
"The prisoners? Oh. yes; those that
Lacy had confined here. Well, they
will not be here for long. I do not
believe in prisoners, and because I do
business with tJiat dog is no reason
why he Is privileged to use this place
to hold his victims. Where Is Ca
teras?"
"In the valley, senor! He went back
down the passage with Silva after
posting us here."
"And the prisoners?"
"Occupy the two inner cells. Mero
dez here says one of them is a girl." i
"A girl!" the tall man laughed, c
"That then will account for the un- ]
usual interest vX Jjuu Cateras. am! j
wnjr ne preferred being u>ft in cMrge.
A girl, hey, Merodez! You saw the
xvitch? What sort was she?"
"Au American, seuor, young, anil
good to look at," the other man ex
plained. "Her eyes as blue as the
skies."
"Caramha! this is all pleasant
enough. 1 will pay my respects to
ihe lady, and there is no time like
the present."
He turned away, thumbing his
mustache, quite pleased with his con
celt, but one of the men stopped him
with a question.
"We remain here, senor?"
"Yes, you might as well," his lips
smiling, "and if the Senor Caterus
passes, you can tell him that 1 visit
the fair American. It will give him
joy."
The girl drew Cavendish hack hur
riedly, Iter in' 1 working in a flash of
inspiration.
"Quick," she breathed in tils ear.
•'There is a niche where we can hide
a few yards back. If he follows the
other wall he might pass, and not
notice."
"Hut lie goes to your cell; 'tis I'as
cual Blendes."
"I know, but come. He must not
go there. I will tell you my plun."
They were pressed buck within the
slight recess before the Mexiran
turned the corner, and she had hastily
breathed her desperate scheme.
"It can be done," she insisted, "and
there is naught else possible. Uive me
the revolver. Good! Re silent now."
Mendez came down the black pas
sage evidently in rare good humor,
humming a tui.e. with one hand
pressed upon tlie wall to better guide
his movements. The girl stood erect,
the revolver gripped in one hand, the
other pressing back her companion
into the recess. She had lost all sense'
of fear in the determination to act:
better risk all than surrender with
out a struggle. Mendez fumbled along
tiie wall, stumbled over some slight
projection aud swore; another step,
and his groping hand would touch
her. He never took the step, but was
whirled against the side wall, with
the cold barrel of a revolver pressed
against his cheek. A stern." sibilant
whisper held him motionless.
"If yon move I Are, scuor; raise
your bands—quick !"
He responded raechanfcally. too pro
foundly astounded to dream of resist
ance. It was the sound of the voice
which impressed him.
"Santa Maria! A woman?"
"Yes, senor, a woman: the same you
sought, but I have found you first."
He chuckled.
"A good jest surely; how came you
here?"
"Not to discuss that, senor." quietly.
"Nor is this to be laughed over. If
"If You Would Live, Do as I Say."
you would live, do as I say. Mr.
Cavendish, see if the mnn bears
weapons."
"Only a belt with a knife."
"Keep the knife; It may come handy
for some purpose. Now bind his
hands with the belt. Cross your
wrists, seuor."
He had lost his temper, no longer
deeming this a joke.
IT ou d n vixen," he growled sav
agely. "This play will soon be done;
do you know who I am?"
"The senor Paseual Mendez, but
that means nothing," she uuswered.
"This revolver will tiill you as surely
as any one else. Do wnat I say then,
and talk no more—cross your wrists
behind."
He did so, and Cavendish strapped
the stout belt about them, winding tt
In and out until he had sure pur
chase. He drew It so tightly the fel
low winced.
"It hurts, senor," she said, satis
fled. "Well, to hurt you" a llttli Is bet
ter than what you planned tor me.
Now lead on. No, listen first I know
who you are and your powtr here.
That is why we took this chance of
making you prisoner. We are. des
perate; it Is either your life, or ours,
senor. You are an outlaw, with a
price on your head, and you realize
what chances one will take to escape.
Now, there is just one opportunity
given you to live."
"What, senorlta?"
"That you accompany ub down this
passage Into the valley as hostage.
You will compel your men, If we en
counter any, to furnish us horses."
"But the men may not obey. I can
not promise; Senor Cateras—"
"Senor Cateras will not be there,"
she Interrupted sharply. "We have
already seen to Senor Cateras. The
others will obey you?"
"They may; I cannot promise."
"Then It will be your own loss; for
If there be a shot flred, you will get
either a bullet or a knife thrust. I
would try no sharp tricks, Senpr
Mendez. Now we go on." . «■
Mendez smiled grimly In *he dark,
his mind busy. "I am to go first?"
and his voice assumed polite defer
ence.
"Beside Mr. Cavendish," she replied,
"anil I will he behind."
"This gentleman, you mean?"
"Yes; and there Is no need for any
more acting. This Is the revolver
pressing against your back, senor. I
eouid scarcely miss you at that dis
tance."
They advanced In silence, through
the faint gleam of light which Il
lumined the passage through the stone
slits over the cell doors.
The darkness swallowed them
again, but the way was clear, and,
once around the sharp turn, a glim
mer of distant daylight made advance
easier. There was no sign of any
guard visible, nor any movement per
ceptible in the open vista beyond the
save entrance. The girl touched
Mendez' arm.
"You expect Lacy?"
"I have sent for him; It was yester
day."
"And he could be here now?"
"Hot before night; It Is a hard ride;
why ask all tills?"
"I have reasons. Now another
thing; where are your men?"
Ilis eyes wandered to the gleam of
daylight. ■
"There will be one or two In the
bunk-house likely; the others are with
the cattle up the valley."
i. "But none in your cabin?"
He shook his head.
"And you say Lacy cannot get here
before dark? How late?"
"Well, senorita, I may as well tell
you, I suppose. It Is the rule not to
enter this valley after dark. I expect
the Americanos to arrive about ten
o'clock."
"The Americanos?"
"Si, there will be three In the party,
I one of them a man from New York,
who has business with me."
Her clear, thoughtful eyes turned
Inquiringly toward Cavendlffli, but the
survey brought with It no eneourage
! ment. The man meant well, no doubt,
and would tight valiantly on occasion;
he was no coward, no weakling—equal
ly clear his was not the stuff from
which leaders are made. There was
uncertainty in his eyes, a lack of force
in his face which told the story. What
ever was decided upon, or accom
plished, must be by her volition; she
could trust him to obey, but that was
all.
"Then we will make no attempt to
leave the valley until after dark," she
said slowly. "Even If we got away
now, we would be pursued and over
taken. for the desert offers few
chances for concealment. If we can
roach that smaller cabin unseen we
ought to htj safe enough there for
hours. Cateras will not bother, and
with Mendez captive his men will not
learn what has occurred. Is not this
onr best plan. Mr. Cavendish?"
"And aj night?"
"We must work some scheme to get
horses and depart before those others
reach here. If we leave this man se
curely bound, his plight will not even
be discovered until Lacy arrives. By
that time, with any good fortune, we
will be beyond pursuit, lost In the des
ert. Do you think of anything bet
ter?"
That he did not was evidenced by
the vacant look In his eyes, and she
waited for no answer.
"Here," she said, thrusting the re
volver into his hand, "take this and
guard Mendez until I return. It will
only be a moment. Don't take your
eyes off him: there must be no alarm."
She moved forward through the
gloomy shadows toward the light
showing at the mouth of the cave and
was able to guhi a comprehensive view
of the entire scene beyond. Within
the cave itself there was no move
ment, no evidence of life. Quite clear
ly no guard had been posted here, and
no precautions taken, although doubt
less the only entrance to the deep val
ley was carefully watched.
(Continued on Tuesday)
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NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE 19 HEREBY -GIVEN that pursuant to an order ' of "ai*
made entered by the Dlstr'ct Court for the Territory of Al
aska, DHlslon No. on® at Juneau, dat^d Juuelc, 1920. In, the matter
of th« application of the city of Skagw&y> a municipal corporation, for
an order authorizing the sale of oerfa'n real property for delinquent tax
« for tha y«»r» 1915, 1916, 1917,1918 ana 1919, cau*e No. 1960-A, a
8nl<» at public auction will be held at the front door of th« O'ty Hall
at Ska?way, Alaska, on lh« Twenty N'nth (29) day of July, 1920.
10 o'clock la the for°nooin of sail day, at wh'ch "ale ttoe follow'nd des
cribe', property assess^ to tho Individuals m^ttt'oned below, 'a, wfolch
the amount of taxo3 duo on each tract, lnclud'ng penalty. Interest Rn<i
cons to dat<\ as below: tabulated iv'll be Bold as provMed by law.
For further 'nformatlon regarding the different 't^rns of taxes, penalty,1ki
tereot »v.d co8ts, reference is hereby made to the original delinquent
tax roil on f)la 'a the office of the City Cleric for the C'ty of Bkaffway,
and wh'oh la op«n to public Inspection.
To whom A*s««®ed B^cr'pl'on of property
Block Lot
Total Tax
Including Penalty
later es» and e«t«
E R People*. .—i 1
J A Nettles.:. •=» ,1
Tuhn Kalem... 2
jK'tty <
A M Lsafca . .• 4
0 A daak<».. E
0 A Saa k.® >.... 6
M SturglU C
Q H SturgUl 6
XI iturg'll C
C A 3aak« 6
J A Nettle*.. ,. 8
KHty W anated 9
Es&h> Flaherty 0
Miu Adl»r 9
5th Are Hotel 10
K>tty Waa*ted 16
Loul9 Scoton' 19
Karaman. 20
A J Carlson 21
Sarah t Baker - 22
J A N°ttl®0. 27
J A Nettles... 27
Marlon Mewl 30
Marlon Mowl 30
Herry Ph'lUp* 31
H*ary Ph'lllpe 31
Job* William*.. 34
Jolin Kalem — >$5
Ann'* Wl'oa. 40
Peter Madaoa. 43
0 B P.oebart K®t 44
J F Oreca«.. .. 56
BL.a*te Kendall 6G
A J Sw'nson. r' •
M P B*rr'gan .... 65
B H Diedr»cb 67
F F Ehrl'ch 73
YTm O flm'tt 74
C A Safli* 7E
Wm. O ... .:... 75
Q H Patrick.,..: 7 7
WE Polly.... 78'
John Patten.. 83
Fr*4 Tattea, •• 83
J T W<*tafnaan...... 85
J T We®tenn*n. ' 85
QsO D'Hon.;. 86
J B Caro & Co 86
A trrfcCuo ,.....- S3
J B Caro & Co SS
Andrew Stevsneon..89
Mr* M Dillon SO
Art bur Boon* 91
irtbur Boons...... — 91
Mr* M Dillon. 51
Cha» Ny* 94
Mar* E 9*11*.. ~96'
M H O'Br'en. 101
J Put-man. ............ .101
J F Greene......... ...102
Frank Lowe.,..-. — ... 102
Mr* M DUlon. 132
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MarW Parker...-....-105
Louis SalT®y.»...... 105
Geo E Howaid 110
Geo B Wright--Ill
Q*0 B Wright ..'1X1
Qto B Wright ,. -Ill
John F Green*.......-,114
R B Fo'ter-..." .lis
Oba» Gro®alnj. 115
M H 0'Brl*n... 113
K'tty Wan*ted. Hi
Elmaf L' Wheoler.. ..119
F C Flabarty 120
Frank Cox. . ^120
Marj E Bells-..,..--. 128
G H Patrick 128
Goo B Wright.. .128
KlUy Wanatej ., H
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First publication Juna 29, 1920.
La»t piibl'cftt'on, July; 27, 1920.
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