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The boy adateway, stepping over the fallen gate andstructure in the distance A clu to the alht

The two had reached the verandah when Bridge, turning, saw a brilliant light flaring through the night above the crest of the hill they had just topped in their descent into the ravine, or, to behouse of Squibbs The purr of a rapidly ht rose, fell, swerved to the right and to the left

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"I suppose it is Jaested The Oskaloosa Kid They both laughed

"Gad!" cried Bridge, as the car topped the hill and plunged doard toward theht like this, and over a dirt road at that!"

As the car swung onto the straight road before the house a flash of lightning revealed di car with lowered top Just as the led with the report of a pistol from the tonneau and the watchers upon the verandah saw a dark bulk hurled from the car, which sped on with undiminished speed, clie started on a run toward the gateway, followed by the frightened Kid In the ditch beside the road they found in a dishevelled heap the body of a young woman The man lifted the still forth of the slight figure "Let e needed no assistance "Run ahead and open the door for etful, in the excitement of the moment, of his terror of the horror ridden ruin, The Oskaloosa Kid hastened ahead, mounted the few steps to the verandah, crossed it and pushed open the sagging door Behind hie as the youth entered the dark interior A half dozen steps he took when his foot struck against a soft and yielding ain his equilibriu beneath him One open palm, extended to ease his fall, fell upon the upturned features of a cold and clammy face With a shriek of horror The Kid leaped to his feet and shrank, tre, back