Now this form suddenly straightened up and
leaped forward. Frank cried out in alarm and jumped sideways, just as
a spurt of flame split the darkness. The bullet sped by, leaving him
unharmed. Stone, who was closer and stood with back turned, whirled
about. The charging form cannoned into him, and he went down.
CHAPTER XXIV
FRANK SAVES THE DAY
Frank's first thought was to go to the assistance of Roy Stone. The
latter and his opponent--in the darkness Frank could not distinguish
whether it was Morales or Von Arnheim--were locked with their arms
about each other and rolling on the ground. His second thought was as
to the whereabouts of the other man.
He glanced about in alarm. Dark though the plateau was, however, he
could see there was no other in sight. Bending down to the fissure in
the rock, he could still hear the voice of Morales, and although he
could not distinguish the words, he received the impression that the
Mexican was angered for some reason. To Frank this meant that Morales
was having difficulty in radioing the Calomares ranch, and his heart
leaped with exultation. Jack had interfered.
A wild thought leaped full grown into his mind. Stone had given Bob a
stiff battle; he probably would do the same to Von Arnheim, even
though his shoulder was sore.
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