Zurich Herald, 1947-12-04, Page 2tl
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Synopsis
Chapter XVI: Conroy's attempt to
cheat in the poker game is ex-
posed by the Mexican, A gun duel
follows and Michael once more
finds himself surrounded by desper-
ate henchmen.
Chapter XVII
The gambler's pasty face took on
the color of death.
"You're crazy!" he shouted
"There is no—"
-Well, what about that informa-
tion I want?" Valdez snarled.
"That ninety seconds are being
ticked away with great speed."
There was a hurried shuffling to-
ward the doors as the other men
took heed of that. This fighting
fool might not be bluffing.
The saloon was quickly emptied,
and Valdez and Conroy were alone.
Valdez' eyes shot to the loud -tick-
ing clock on the wall.
"Your time's up, Conroy," he
snapped coldly.
Even as he swung into the sad-
dle he gave Conroy no chance to
get the drop on him. He started El
Cielo toward the swinging doors.
One of his. guns whipped up in an
arc, exploded, and placed a shot
squarely in the oil reservoir at the
back of the big swinging lamp as
Conroy scrambled back madly,
* * *
The light swayed back and forth.
Another shot rang out, and the
connection at the ceiling was se-
vered. With a resounding explo-
sion the big lamp hit the floor,
Glass tinkled, there was a hiss and
a roar, as the spilled oil caught
the flames and burst into a sheet
of burning color that in a breath
of time spread across the floor.
Conroy, who up until that mo-
ment had himself thought that
Valdez was running a bluff in order
to force information from him,
dashed for the window. Valdez had
cut off any chance of his reaching the
door.
"Get him, men, as he comes
through the door!" Conroy howled,
as he battered at the sash in a
desperate effort to get out of the
rapidly burning place.
Shouts and roars from outside
answered him as some of his hench
men raced toward the doorway
where Michael Valdez, still inside,
was silhouetted against the rising
flames.
But Valdez was ready for that
move, too. Instead of racing El
Cielo through the door, he whirled
his mount and gave a sharp com
mend. The horse leaped through
the sheet of flame as Valdez pour
ed quick shots right and left, drop
ping the other lamps to the floor.
Flames were leaping up the walls
now, and the blazing oil from the
exploded lamp behind the bar burst
liquor bottles. Blue flames, cours-
ing here and there with searching
tongues, spread swiftly, to make the
Palace Saloon a roaring furnace.
With a defiant shout Michael
Valdez rode full tilt through the
rear door. He found himself in a
dead-end alley, and turned along it
between two buildings, heading to-
ward the street.
One swift glance at the alley,
though, and he knew that Flash
Conroy, who was now out of the
burning saloon; and Conroy's co-
horts were all ready for battle. They
were at the mouth of the alley with
the whole area covered. Men with
cocked guns were awaiting Valdez's
appearance.
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A crackling hail of lead poured
into the alley from the guns of
the holed -up men searching for him
with gunfire. Then Valdez took his
one and only chance of getting out
of the trap alive. The next instant
he was racing through the rain of
Ere, with both his own guns blaz-
ing. As he hit the street, one swift
glance picked out Conroy, in the
shadow of a general store on the
other side of the street, his six-gun
blazing steadily.
Valdez downed the gambler neat-
ly and cooly with one well placed
shot.
"Number two!" Valdez gritted as
El Cielo tore down the dusty street
toward the sanctuary of the moun-
tains.
Valdez cast a swift glance back-
ward, but with the death of their
boss, Conroy's fighting force had
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To Be Sure
"Does your wife have her own
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a week ,ahead."
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not dashed for their horses to pur-
sue the fighting demon who had
downed the gambler.
Half an hour later Michael Val-
dez felt that he was safe from pur-
suit. He was well into a hidden
mountain trail and here he stopped
to give the gallant El Cielo a welt -
earned breather.
Coronado was behind him now,
he had accomplished most of what
he had gone to that evil town to do,
and already the place was half for-
gotten. Michael Valdez's thoughts
leaped ahead.
* * a.
"Deep 'Water Valley next," he
muttered.
He rode on when El Cielo was
ready to go again. And a little
farther on in the mountains Michael
Valdez made camp, and dropped off
to sleep the moment he had rolled
in his blankets and placed his head
on his saddle pillow.
So deep was his sleep that the sun
was high the next morning when he
awoke. As soon as he had prepared
his breakfast and watered El Cielo
at a nearby pool, he was again in
saddle. Steadily he rode on, heading
for Deep Nater Valley.
He had ridden all day, keeping to
the obscure trails in the more moun-
tainous sections, without meeting a
soul, when late in the afternoon he
was brought to the alert by a crash-
ing in the brush. Swiftly his hand
went to his gun butt, as he caught
a glimpse of a rider in the brush.
Then he relaxed and his hand fell
to his side.
A ragged figure broke out of
cover and rode toward him. One
small hand was held high in
greeting.
* *
"Hello, Senor Caballero Rojo!"
Juanita de Cuevas looked weary,
but her soft dark eyes sparkled with
happiness.
"Didn't Padre Vincente get my
letter?" Valdez said. "Thought I
wrote him to keep you at the mis-
sion."
"So he said," Juanita said calmly.
"And most certainly he got your
letter. But when he told me—I
didn't argue with him, senor. I ac-
cepted the room he had prepared for
me, and I left during the night. That
is better than to argue with a
padre."
"You shouldn't have done that,
Juanita," Valdez said soberly. "I've
told you the outlaw trail is no place
for you."
(To he Continued)
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Teacher: "Tommy, how many
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Sunday Scheoi Lesson
By Rev. R. Barclay Warren
Christian Fellowship
III John
GOLDEN 7 EXT— 1 than{: my God
-for your fellowship in the gospel
from the first d.aft ntil now. Philip -
pious 1: 3, S.
Three personalities, Gains, Diotre-
plies, and Demetrius are vividly set
forth in John's third letter. To Gains
the letter is addressed. -The saluta-
tion is unique. "Beloved 1 pray that
all may go well with you and that
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well with your soul." Let us ask
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Gains was noted for his hospitality.
The itinerant missionaries and evan-
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generous care. He was probably a
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an exemplary character in the com-
munity.
Diotrephes loved to have the pre-
eminence. He might be called the
church boss. He would not receive
John or the travelling brethren, and
cast out of the church those who
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twenty-three persons demanding that
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made upon me in your paper." All
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still living.
Demetrius was probably the bearer
of the letter. He was commended
to Gains as a man of truth and of
good report of all who knew him.
The church is made up of
individuals of varied types. There is
the occasional demagogue of Dio-
trephes. But there are so many good
people. Among the true disciples of
Jesus Christ there is a closer fellow-
ship than exists in any organization
in the world, Paul was deeply moved
as lie wrote to the church he bad
found at Phillipi, "1 thank God for
your fellowship in the gospel from
the first day until now." A bond of
love held them togtther.
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