r?" groaned the deputy sheriff.

e using a heavy battering ram, a

ll up with poor Fra

e from the mad

to Blac

aking, and the battering-ram was bein

shock, and down went th

ried Gilson. "Now

his heels before the gang of maske

e hose. He turned the large stop-cock, and a bar of water shot out, striking the leader of the

light, his blood aroused. "Come on, an'

tream of water swept men off their feet and flung them, half-drowned, back from the

th' kind av sport! We'll howld th' fort

de of the lad with the hose. When he saw the broken door

ldn't turn ther water on," he said.

f!" shouted the Iri

in when ther

t, and his feeling of triumph

kin w

is Gi

run whin the d

' ther critters? It w'u'dn't stop 'em, an' we'd hev ki

e ye goin

her roof. Mebbe we kin hold '

Oi'll do me

along the corrido

n one struck him, knocking him down. The nozzle of the hose fel

vage delight bro

the street, whirled into the open space before the jail, and began shooting

aves!" screamed a voic

nd the mob, utterly demoralized,

nimals and dashed into the jail, springing over

asked men came upon them. In a moment the boy had bee

es, the boy was placed astride a horse, a

hers, and he thought them ly

with me," he

r an opportunity to escape. He meant to make on

rsemen, yelling like so many fien

en the man on the right of Fran

we'd been ten minutes later, the

sped the bewildere

we reached the jail, but a do

I don't u

le to lynch you, and so we lost no time in getting here. We rode twenty miles like we

f? Wh

the words back. At last he

Braves, and they believe

on the horse

sked the man, quickly.

N

ce was hoarse

fore they discover their mistake? I must keep up the

readers know, Frank was a boy of nerve, and he be

of jail and now I shall be given a chance to fight for my life and honor. In order to

ing was the memory of Barney Mulloy, whom he had seen lying prone and motionles

ad met death while trying

it, and they slackened their pace some

we go, chie

ht betray him, and he was determined to be on his guard al

afe to return to Cade'

said Frank. "

ative outlaw, "but you were determined to have another look at that girl, and so you to

Frank, who was wondering

" asked the man,

s, of c

offense, but Benson said you saw her in the ra

that Lona Daw

nd she informed the public in gen

d so we'll move on as soon as possible, and get out of

rank; "but I am not for running

know our or

tain

ugh, but he was wondering what it cou

when the Arkansas line is reached. Then we can scatter and defy pursuit,

anking the fellow

y; "but this little affair has made me rather mad

ly from t

the

not do to allow the fel

r last night. Why, you were sorry we didn

ight to change his mind. I

idn't look

rdl

is something

t waste my time with h

doubtful of you when you went racing off after that girl, and the

g the entire ride, he talked as little