Part 21 (1/2)
”My chance for number one!” muttered old Benson, and crawled after the desperado As the man turned the corner of a number of rocks, he came up behind, clapped his hands over the fellow's mouth, and bore him to the earth
CHAPTER XVIII
BENSON PUTS SOME MEN IN A HOLE
The man whom old Benson had attacked was taken coround easily But, once down, he struggled fiercely to release himself, and at the same time did his best to cry out for assistance
”Silence!” coo hard with you”
The desperado noho had attacked higle, and was on the point of breaking ahen the old scout hit him a heavy blow on the ear, which bowled him over and rendered him partly unconscious
”Hi! did you call?” ca
Old Benson looked at the man before hi for several h voice ”Here's so funny to look at Come quick”
At once the secondto pick up his rifle ca Old Benson quickly stepped behind a bush, out of sight
”Hullo, Riley, what's the trouble?” cried the second man when he beheld his prostrate co an examination old Benson came behind him and threw him as he had thrown the first desperado
But the second le lasted for several et the worst of the encounter, but in the end he triumphed and the rascal was disar on Benson had been afraid the third man would rouse up, especially as the second called several times for help But the rascal had now fallen into a heavy sleep, and heard nothing
What to do with the two desperadoes before hiht of a big cave-like hole he had discovered that veryfor buffalo tracks The hole was fifteen to twenty feet in diameter and twice as deep, and once at the bottom he felt certain the desperadoes would have considerable trouble in getting to the top
”Come with me,” he said to the second fellow ”And no monkey shi+nes, if you knohen you are well off”
”Wot yer goin' to do wid rowled the desperado
”You'll see Your blood is so hot it needs cooling off,” answered the old scout
He forced the ainst his will, the rascal was forced to drop to the bottom
”Now, if you try to climb up I'll shoot you,” said Benson, and ran back swiftly to where the second rascal was just getting out of his unconscious state
Before the other desperado could realize as co hole Old Benson made certain that each of theto keep watch on you,” he said, as a warning ”Be careful of what you try to do”
”Don't leave us here!” pleaded Riley ”A buffalo or a bear ot to take your chances on that,” answered Benson
The next o back to where the thirdIt was an easyto this fellow Then Benson procured a rope froether and then his hands During the latter operation the rascal awoke
”Wot yer doin'?” he de the old scout, stared in open-o o' me! Wot did yer tie me up fer?”