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The Man
From Brodney’s
N. L IO&PbOI, Pri|.
Siish. lhitirt
1/ ouhlihin
I
By George Barr McCutcheon
Erumrx
Shiiiehs Etc
EJtimatw ait Pii» tir Bulini»
firmiti oí turf latice
“I hope st>. ” be aukd
su sure of it If you
*'l » a» you do now ~
be webt I'UI with ber <herb» buró
and a frighten.d • Ur lu her bi-ort
er Hp.U-fbi» nurd buck to .Xeeuabs
ri pn.ptie y
How luuld »be fair tbe charge “I'tu
ot so »ure uf It ’’ unirà» »be killed tbe
dk tmeol. "If you luVa blui a» you
o IH'W ’’
l-ady Agnes and Browne pa»«ed by
with, ut are I ng brr and entered tbe
window
bbe heard blm «A) eoiue-
blug rii bla iuiupaulou auftly tender
ly —abe knew mil
wot what
wtuit II
It «a»
was
And
wdy Agne» laughed je» urr«ou»ly
Ab but Ague« was play lug’ hbe « aa
nut In luve with Ibi» mau
It was <ilf
X renali
farvul
It
was u< f
»bat
.uruut uor lirpplngbam. bouest fl lend
tbat be was
In.wn tirluw (Ur heard i olera
She
wondeyrd lncou»l«teutly alert w hetb
Ihniu
rr be
"Ue uf the »peakers
•■ Sa a oder» and Ml»» I'albatu were
They
vtulng In fruiu the terrai»
were In h.vr with rei b ..ther' They
ould lie lu love with ra. b Other
riwrr «a» uu law ttu cuavrutbN
•«4 tbeiu any! 1 bey could tu
nd »till lova!
“If you euutlu
lure bini •■ you do uuw
I m ttri
iba d.Mir» uf ber .vu» lema
Iler mall tatué In. ami »be prepared
fog t««l
l».ft alone, »be p r> bed her
■eif la tbe window «rat !«• <«.l her
•ruled fair with tbe brer»»» that
«eyt ua abend uf tbe storm which
waa coming up from Ibe ero
Ilei
.van waa h>t. no brerse i ould .«ud It
utbltig but ibe I e of do I I tt tou'd
rl»r rut thr fever t h 11 | h . m maned It.
"It I» Impossible Inct edible! " abr
»» saying to herself
I .ould Sid
vr him like Iba! I »bould bufe blm
bd a I mi ve ma. ant I but d.flTrrrut
com th«-«e «tunen whom I bare
tio« n and pill d ind de» I rd? Am I
■ t different from Gurltnn i.n Iler
Ik? Am 1 u.d I dlfrrrnt from l*rlti e
eliri'R Rife? ; Ab. a. d they I < rd too!
\cd 1» he oui I dlffi rent frotu limar
tlier l: sii tlx.» •e «vak. uni.auly men
u ho ante Inin tile liven of tu ne wo
lien ? A b. ) en. yes! II» b« dl.frrent
fibe ■at tv'd «fand • ui over thr
bla k •r i II-bt led ft uliy l.y the dl«
•mt il binine The e -be pron. uu rd
»entry., r u— n him at d h- r elf There
wa» n» placa f. r him Iti her world
lie nil' U.d feel h r fl' <1 In Io «’l l)l.f
»nff.-r for hl« pre-u'i thm
Pr-utcp
timi? In «bat «ay bad he offend d?
She pot her bard» to fa.-r car» but her
Up« »lulled »nillrd with th- memory
■ f I he kl«a -.he had re<ur”rd
"What a fool’ Whit a f.»>l I am."
»he erbd ah ud
prl'.gtn ■ up r-u lute
ly
"1 mu«t forget
I told hlm I
rouMnì bul I can—I can " lla'fway
- r • ■’ e room «hr «rop‘ d h- r ha> .1a
clinched fiercely
“If If Karl wetw
■Mily am b aa In-!' «he moaned
filie «ent tu ber drwMalug table and
resolutely untie ki-d OU» of the draw
-ra. a» our would i>pru a i a»r lu w bl' b
ir* ni.«t pre I. ua of tr.-aaurea was
kept.
■ri «l'Iy of me'' »he mul
• It
• ball in.! keep them for
terrd
»er wn» imrtly flüctl
him*
Hb<- tm k i ne frotu
Ith • Vare tea
tmoiig thr real ami pii t"l li» tip lu
'¡er red lip», a reck la» light In ber
») ra A match wa» »trti'-k and Iben
her hat'd »eetued to 1» In thr t lutfh of
•mu» lt>vl«r le for a The llibt flick
rri-d and died In her finger» A blu»h
•ufTUnetl her face, her ayra her nr k
rheu. with » ru'lfT »ha ed tender
«nUW »he droppanl the cigarette Into
'he drawer She turned the key
I
■*J«n.” rhe »aid to her elf; "I told
'liar that I • aa keepli g tbeui for blm "
< na*r BiU .rfl I j>e t*.UfT««t «Il Ity Ir!
Irr Int«» td« i» cket «nd «n*e !«» «treti h
‘There«
nmiliiff tu you
J«t vb
he »«1*1 l1lU« h t<» tbe W« líder
Sellai
Kelltu ui.irw« I mi«« iu%
guewn i retti l«ad'> well l«e bi'lug «
S< io. ( )HU
me*««Re, u>d from G.irrl« I ui fr»»m
Ravvia
re l«>ug
ll«»w «re itiy riga
rette» b«•idilli « UtF’
•Thei mu kiw ««hlh
SrvUMb b««
R. W. R. BII.YEC
given «Il t»f ber« tu u»» f* r t* u ri ri
len«) urd I Ilare druiMmlexI tb««<r *»f
tbe wltrw • f You Bilia.'
Heliiu. >t»u niu»t u*>l ft*rgvt ih»it t«*u
OVER WOODWORTHS DRUG STORE
«re « grnUruuioi
Ttoat w «» urnai un
gail.ml
But I wupiM««r )«>u gd Itirmì
BOTH PHONES
-,Xn. «abili
The) refu*rd tu gite
OREQUN
ibeui up
«re « mi Ing them C»»r
Mr RrltV' «*«ld Mrllm de,* trdljr
MAh. Ibe ttkletj i uf women!*' iw
U. <;. DRY ANT
• I b«<!
f bere a • t new woid for you
Me li m 0» klrty.”
It w«« far p««t in Iddi y when be
llr bad «erti Ihr
hrnrd fr»m Ua**ul«
CUSICK BLOCK
prim rw bui • tb e I at d then «be wa«
waikh.g brUkly
wrap; rd In » vatu
« vat fell, w «ni I.y her • Ivrrlng dog»
ALBANY
OREGON
tlf.d ber two ItappTboriwrg »•Idler»
Home ho w «he fnlhd tw «t*r f’h»«*** a«
he «i« un feriti hun r’.ly aln«H>t lu>pl»r
Ingljr. «t n •» ihr up, er terra* r In | lain
vb-w
l‘erh«pa. aller ail. Il «a» n.'t
(he w ralber
11« uln a niwarn rr cattle to the
gaie» und nnnt»unt«d lini tw had a
Administrator of Estate»
le*trr f« r Vr <’tui r lla«ula had thl«
«oa.-i» Negotiated.
Abstracts
tu »ar
Obtained and £ibanned
VA« lur« rtgiun to « urixc « that you
w«r« right in >ouf •u'p'.'Uiit The gold
oaauoN
ich
• n piftl« ha« teen tout J ibi» tin in I »
eat« below th« rhatmi |u«l aa you hit»
•Mtl
ThUB much uf w a: )f«u hit«
ebarerd «galt »I Ja«ub * un hi> a »re ia to
be bor r uui »•* live evkh n • •«. ur«d
laAHt night there ** «• an «t « iij t «u r»»u
for CaaandaJ Ttavckn
Lug» ¿amale Ri
tlx mu I i in the cuntpuiH • tufo Again
I follt*w«d jour «ut* e and la 4 « tr«|- for
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
th« nxn «aiguged
t h«, a««« al « n m I •
RtrugKle Wf.hh followed
I I II.
I. tv lu l’>
f>»' < » «»u • • ' • . >
. .’ i k -
har
Jacob eon Pilla *><xa not holj »1*0,1 In
th« caw uf me ban4 rubWo
Therefore
I am lmp«Hnl Io believe that you uiiy
GHANI rlillt fr«.
hava ufijua.lx* ■ vcuieil him of being I
pilca i «»d In ins rubbery of the i e teure
che«ta
Ite was rut among lue t.«on
thl«¥W
rhe.» »ere Rut ih'ee of then«
! he Huer foremen Je. ob een killt» *« ne
up hl'nwlf «nd H»irxd u» in the fighi
Fw Aaytkt»» la HARNESS at SADDLES S«
agalnai th« IraHur« Ile »se morelle»» In
hl« anger ftgaifMit ih« n
V * ou have «a I
thal you will twtlfy a fair •! him Hit i
have taken li u | hjíi my««4f to pu.« him
un*|«r rwrainf nui aril halaodln*. I« a*
Ilona auaynai th« Poer« H« ehall h»iv«
fair trial
if II la provasi that ’>• I«
guihy he «hall par th« ponaity
W« are
WoektsAUkiy fir* «lau
Frtai Right
)u«i pe«>.-le
Hir «« the |*H>pir of Jipml will taMe
SHELBURN. OREGON
you af >our a or*| We a«« * ou Io appear
«mainai tbe pi ìroixi «mi givo evident e in
•«(•i’-ort uf
ojr charge
II« shall lx
I
pia-rd on trivi I «»morrow morning al |j
T.
J. MVttHM.
a*« lock
On my ho? t*r a» • ma n and ■
PrMldcul
lxP«ver I ««euro aafety to ion while you
ar« among ua o*i Ihat orciaio«
I. It»
■uh * Il nxei you at Ih« g»'e« and • lit
co duct you back to th« n In ■«feiy
if
I
>ou •’« • «rue man you «mi noi evade
ih« rail
KAftl'LA
^ph«*> osrr of four tu<»««py. using tb« ut« hi
<ll4g»uct? ior jour « m H»!), li ¡ <—• •«ri«.' 1/
•Wed. It tank« «« Hvti’h Vnn Bill'
tmtikln« buMlUf«
ta Rax i»f« «H
hfte eplkrfl » « ur mum" mid l»rpf>lng
eh«*cb« im «*ib*r L*nlia| »Biw
bnm
’ The d- g turn« a -nlmt hl* run
•mn I« ra lor )«m. mal«^ inan«
frdrrHrw mi d feivre hh «»wn akin I»)
oi»n»U(*nt »Ith
Militi • them ”
contro•<If« l»ual
“In rthy event ” en Id llr»»w nr. -jr«»u
n»ta< U xi ferla
«pulirvi hl« llUir L'ft’iH-
Ile I -ara thr
t rr ir tire nod hr didn't crl Into the
rault«
lt.i«ula
«h< nld
tnke
those
L. H. MONTANYE
,>lnt« Into I onal leratl..n."
-tir won't fl irrt 1‘ir it r.—t »-«tir«'
Thftf« » hy I'm «tire that he’ll in!;r
nr w rd «t ihr t HI «« ngilnet tbit
V«»n Bllt« ** «
Notary Puhl« and Holle i lo»
”V«ni von
mean to aay Mr
of Patenta and Panato»».
<’h««r Ihn!
rr going Into thr
f n •» «”
i«* y -ne« ■ l«1e erri
O|N
h'ppinghnin Th-y
Office, RM Waat Sixt. St.. Albisy.
"Certainly
irr rl|w tlug tue '
They
"tiun’l iw (.».lliardy. Cbnae
will kill you like ■ rat'
»»• lalllHil
L> M KcL«».
J. L. C alavi «
I lepplngtiani
"Oh im fliey won't." «nid the other
■ontidriitly "Tbay’ie given ttielr prmit
*r through Itaaula
" tuiterrr elw
hey iuay t<e. they bold n pruiuiw «.i
rod
They know I'll come
If I don't
CHAPTER XXV
they'll know that I »tn • ci.whrd
Ymi
Tai TRIAI •>» vo* al ITI
wouhln't hate them think I am a row
Th»
HE nett niorulng found
CALAVA* A McKNIGHT. Pmp’t.
irrt w i hi Id you luidy I <e|>|>liighaniT'
weather utivettlni
There bad
The negt morning he ..».lly «et forth
been a Deb e atortu during i he
for Ibe gate« »■ an ely I hink Illg rnou til
Hack» conosci eiih ali tram» huCh ai
nlgbt am! a na»ty ml«t wna
■f thr ad» roture !.. w in.ini the toni
Wsst beiu and Musker».
blowing up from tbe «ea Hrpplttghnin
'er of fact gi»»lt>v» th tt hr lu'atnwiHl
Our riga our firatclaa» and our borse» ;rpt to bl» rm>n>. although hl« cold
up>>n those who were con''retri t rd to
ggood driver», Prwwa rasaunabie.
«aa dl«»lpated
•re him off III» heirt wa» «ore a« hr
t'ha»e had lieeti up nearly all of the
•trv.de rapidly down thr drlir
tir-
ilgbt. fearful leal tbe lalandefn »Ixiuld
nevrn
rite
tbe
opportunity
to
a.
ale
the
wall»
eatherford
wyatt
well.
i II der cover of tbe tUMpewt
All
"Ity heaven.“ he mnttrrrd. aimn-^ely
tirougb tbe nlgbl be hud been |ew
veied with lier. “I fancy »hr mean» It
■»«eil of a »plrlt uf wild brat »do. a
\"lurtoun rial tat km
Itr wa* keeping Nh»'» bet.l on »bo«lng me mi piare
OflU» in Blumberg B.uck
St h over tier »tandlng Iwtween tier But »he ml *h! have tumr down and
«lahert tor guorf lit k
That wn« little
.nd peril, ruanllng her while ahe «lept
ALBANY
:
t
:
Owauo
\h well' he
■tiourlt for her io do
¡1» t bought a however, did not con
•ighert
finitine
It
away
from
him
eniplate the prltwraa fair In a atate of
Aa he turned Into thr tree lined ave-
rrti hrd itmoniula with himself a»
Iti» in«'«!l l"r bra.ely twrlve leniteli
A. a. P RI LU N. D.
me near the gate a »Iruilrr young wo
>e dlaturblng element
pilla adiuliil-tere.l liy a» titiin) »klllftil
nan In a rrrrn and »bile gown nr>.«r
He looked for her at break fast time
atifyeotia
Hu| |t 1« y»t ita« mrly I •
'rotti a «eat In the «bole »ml *trp|H»|
. hey unually bad thrlr roll* amt «-of
< unrratulnte yotimeltea ou y..ur free
i
i»ue
forw.tnl
.'iH-nlng
tier
psrsMil
•e together
When abr did not ap
d .in
ltiiaul* In« protnl«.«! tu kill all
rtr be made nmra than one pre trit (Ulte leisurely an hr .fill krtiril hl*
Taiepbooa, Egehanga Na. 11
<>f u«. whethrr Wr deaeri e II ut Hot.''
tepe
Iler
rvra
glrnmril
bri
:blly.
»nd
o lengthen bla a*U »lay In thr break
■'fbey »hot bini?" tlrmamled Hep
ia! room
"Mbe'n trying to forget <he «a» breathing a» »nr *h>> bua nm
CIO
! :
I
OREGON
: I
pltigliam w ben tir Im.l Dill heil
w Iftly
eaterday." be retie ted
"Admlntldy. n.r Jur», fliotr fellow»
“You aro determined to go down
Srlliu earne to blm In tbe midst of
rati »lloot! They a< crpterl my Word
•terr
among
fixer
men'»''
«hr
déniai
«I
nt« reflet tlon», hearing a tbk k. rain
Th» lUai Placa In Port land to Eat
agnlnat fila wbl. h I« iiioKt gratify In-
<1 the aml'e »ntidrnly rt’lng way t<>
• •»ked envelope
lo nty prldr
One other man lr»llfl«Ml
teat
Nl>» Ignored hl»
'It was found eieelletp-y. tn«lde the i |.*>k of disapproval
■igalnat litui• a i li.ip win. »i» hl .ti wlt i
isnd
.out hern gate, ami It 1» meant far
thè llovr» noi ten mintile» before tin
•Certalnlr.” he «alti after thr mo
cm».” said Me I Im
Chase gingerly
attempt «aa Iliade to r>>lt the vault»
irnt of bewilderment
"Why not? I
Isaheil open tbe envelofie with bls
lìnaula ap|«-nml aa rounael for the dr
made
up
your
I
thought
■
<m
hnd
at West »nd of the Mon moo Htrast
fruit knife
He Isughed ruefully as be
febee
Merely a iu.lt ler uf form
Ile
tiled to let me go without a a «i ni
end
the
simple
but
late.rloua
message
bridge.
knew that li» wna gullty
There wi
’or g.»d lu f «lie fout d errat dlH
rom Jacob von RIH*
co talk "f a 'i"W trial; m> ap|>r.il to thè
ulty In meeting thr wistful l.»>k In hl»
"Where are your warships all this
CHARLES J. MAHER
anpreme «ottri llrlft no rttmae tn f h.
"Yon «re g««d to ionie down
tlmel They sre not ruining to you -yea
<ut.IUIUI.lt) ”
Were ai uh Mil
Suu got to die yet too here to •«« p«dby
(Hucceaeor lc Kiner Broa.)
evae thaalby
ile waa
uik u U' erii«t| alH>ul It a*
lour friend, Jacob vm Hilts.
•iraugvra agalli
PKOrit’ETOR.
«
DENTIST
ATTORNEY AT LAW
R. SHELTON
Real Evinte
Notary Pu blu
St. Charles hotel
OREGON
ALBANY
S/UAKS
The Harness Maker
The Scio State Bank
Attorney-at-Lai©
Ths S jìo Livery and Fsed
Slatta
W
&
Attorney8-at-Laa>
Physician
Surgeon
Pap’s Coffee House
I
(L'hapUr XXII Continued)
1
"I i.id not come down tosai g.nslbi '
• hr «ani her ll|i« trembling e«er ao
•llvhtly
I don't HTu1«r»taml " he «alii
I am going with you Into the town >
a «Itnr««“ «he «ahi ami her face
went |..ile at thr thought of It
'Alme« ra." hr i rie«l “you yon would
!<• that?"
* M hy not Mr ChnaoF* Hhe tried to
•|wMk islnily but «he wa» treiul.llug
After alt »hr was a »lender belplrsa
, girl mu au »iu.Nti.tr
I aa w a mi
bi.ird everything
They won't Iwlkeve
I ou uti»u|.|«>rii*|
They weti'i barui
mr
If I »w .-ar to I them I hat w bat you
«ay I* true Ihey“—
Her hand waa <«n hl* arm now treni
bling ra.-rr yet ■ barged » ith frar »I
, tbe pnsMwet Stic.id of her
llr . bl»|H*l
¡ the Dille html In hl» »ml qui kly lifted
i II to bl* ll|ia
I m happv again" be tried
II »
ill right With llie IX'W.“ fibe wlltHlrrv
for baud on tbe Inatant
"\ ii . no!
It laii't that.“ »hr »aid her
rye» narrowing
I Rm t ml.Interpret
in) coming here to «ay ih»! I will
It Ulli lH*'Hlt*r- ih » It Hut Ihif"
”1 n i* unhappy Iro uu*r you bad
•a rn mr
hr «ubi gently
Jon
Tire you «re «.mderful' Itui I ran '
ike yon d«wn there
I know w|u
• III hnpfru if the* find him guilty
■ «*lhy dear mie
I'll i ouïr lu.k
•itrvly i'll ta.me l»N* k
ITiat.k i.*u fur
■"«liti! me anni h.tp|>.
Won't you let mr go with mn?" »It
*ke»l aftrr a long fiei.et rat log I.«
tito hl* ev ew
"I tumid not take i..u among tbri.
r ill the nortil
J 1*1 forget
Xelth.
’ ti« w.m'd ...mr hi k
‘Neither of ll*r' «be «lili
'I «. ttbln t come l>< t. i
r «ehi 'tuletlv, etiriie«lli
»•«■d
vlliv '
|i»n t
•r
I am tu ito dan *er “
'lliHNtby.“ »hi* » h I i I
I th«* prltM ••
••i r nuire "I «iiall pray ft»r « ••> n It
II nie ». nl ” M!ie gale hi
i W.I« i cl I r ml llfrlr**
I
irmly hiu ! went i|UL kly
ig her »tail dug tin-
hade i f th.' «»tin«.«*
1.11 n Ith eve* I lia I g
I !rr nilh the leur»
r>mt I h ’ i I ih I
llmir* went by «low Inri ii>. h limi r«
i « hl h lite roui « ••f I ti.m- «lio
i »I* bill ami « il’ial (•>r hl« reñir i
••re trhd i" the utiiuMt
'.ine to-re ..nr. tu the e r* uf tin
. .il* lu-r* »it the monti! Utt -hie tin
•it. d • f .!l .nt »It.ut* isi.-r t'ir Ini.
i ile » f fire irti!»
I tic libasi • f rVi-
•• turnr I cubi with a|'pretim*l
u ff t leni* •tllle.l cl er > e i e « i
lib 'In» I
Xrctiah erresuiei a* »
d a. ri|«> the terriie ton ar I !'
■wlithl-:»' where fieli it «t*«*| a* tu
1>'e** nt it a| i tur
I Ui 'n-, n time pn*»«»! ami arabi, i
dr wn l>v U niagttrl
the entli
tt*.'h. 'd in ide It* w ty to the from .
■ b 1 eu u
\t 1 t*l H. Ilm mirre.I i «holl! of Jo;
|r forgot the tieferem e tlur Iti* I«'
I er* mid mi-I'rrmoiib u<lr da*bed •
ward 1'ie Kite*, f l:owr.| In X ■ens'
"in ut"iH'I J* *r**r I of wing*
*‘*Hl-e <r i* rrturnhig*
They an him coming up the drive
li i> it in hl« hand i.l w hite n nbreti
l«i d till. « r III i tie-id
T'ie •• • 'er. Jo)
■u* w it- ’i.-r« anw hlm gr>-et Hi-Iltu n'<
I* fltr trt !'| ! wife
They »nw Sell
‘all n’ioii hl« klirr« and tin i felt th
•■ar* ru'hl'ix b» ’h« Ir ••« il r ••»
Hurra'“' all.
*li> utml
m d llf'le
llt'le Mr fivun
‘er* In hl ••»
.'I Itrnnfit
Dement
How i— an«'
he three i Irrt* J< Ileal bini In Ihr ••«
Il I I. n
Thr prln.ro« «»* ..m*. Imi
f the fi t that at Irait five er »I
lira i f e-‘r* i err « itching h.-r fa.
"’he cltwfrf her I'fi* and ■ tiitadlid be
•"‘»lid* to i I*
tir dit lie« • f a
I’ctful h'-tri
Nhr lowered tlwri
her trite me Ihr |o.l.r<" «I I) of
ri en I* tllff 'reti r
lent • urlo* |b
tbe i while her If«-« nipretirli Hile heart ;
e a* thutnpln : with n rapture tint
knew no »Urgiste e I« ru.al conven
thms
A few nili’iitr«
ti«* wen Aiwng
ll)«*
tlM if
thriii ll«!rl lug.
Rntlrli al «llil.r. |n
Ju) and relief
.XiitiM'ii»»
hr ■ Mild In hl« iuo«l ilrp
.r sling Vi» r taking it
n «eat
n-at I hm I i !
hr i rli'i c«* ..li Hu- railing and fanning
iliuwlf lii/Uy «Uli hl* liai, to lite mot
Ifiiatlmi uf hl* Ir dv »rrvani.
arr« ant. n ho
«a. nl a huge I hi Im leaf In v l/oroii«
ill'.llhllb.ll
"Il « a» tiothlng • Ju«l la-
Ing a u It liria thui'a ull
You'll find
tliiW rmy II I» «brìi you yet lui. k lo
1.1'ttdrn nnd hai » In testify In Ihr
- ktig « « III rcnlrat
Irli the truth
The prime»» «a« now
that's nil.”
Il Inokllig al III« l.ron u fa< e w lth rvr«
•Oli
otrr «hl.lt «tir liuti l>M| lontrol
li) thr byr.
Ite « m I<1. aa If «truck l.y
i >nd !cn t'ioiu hl "It I» tur palnful
ditti to inn.'Uncr lo thr Mi—t'antr» von
Itllli timi lite) nrr « l.low« ”
Tltrre
woiitrii
bendimi
••Vm. Ile went on solemnly. "Jacob
lie wan found guilty In
la no more
hi» Judgra and ru" tiled with coni
nietnlable tinaie nnd pre> lalam Ile liai»
I
T ni Inspired ' he «ahi to her
wrdilll ? alti .il« In»*tire« me"
"II’» i -ri «tritile that ictiTe never
married
«he reti'rlr.! Nhe W1» «tr d
In» fr.wh l>i hi» «Ile .«mfiilvnt III lier
I»-wer to rr«t«t «entImeni with iiM«'k
\ «»»i Hill/ Ih •• I lint ten
lit Rih « «.!•» iHt'flNtM
ii It-HZhiii*« loM.iid il««.“
h t urv Nrn» tn thrtr «I«*
it mt «.nv nbiII Irmi*
ivr
lt<i«i|lM wn«*
'
11 •• I* rl • »Mil tiri II
< iilld II«* «mhe«l n«t Hmiludi he H 1«
i* I lliiR ■G-iueUihtR link a» h •urprl*«*
f«»l il?«
Ile •«me rt* lieiir In iMURlllllg
a> l 'e «‘tei ••«•eli hhli W lieti I ««iketl
lilm If he «I fi rut’ileu mi w .ir*hl|m
Wll) ilmi’l tfii II.««e llieitt h«le?* he
«nkrd
Wr le Hot leittlt -III
The
• i\ lil«itllh* il»- U»d tip f. i itl ie thl)*
' «d
I al*«» Hi.tth Hi«- mirre«;hitf «II*
«oteri Ih il -iiir» lime a iei«h l»e« ii
hi u^ht III HllR’HIld I • l le.lk lite W Ih
«•li i ’ i «- grulli d< *'f In* mi i *
Bui uhm
wlll finii d«» u« r
Ue «re In «.,.• hefe
« %« lnhlietl |l«t|di
V'ruw l»r
X'oiir nlnhieu-r. «uild • Tin<r «’itiin
V
' \ ttU lull*»! iUl’Illl hnWet«T Ih»«
il rlli!ld«'rd «Ijn« ««f Indeflllnry Iti
iifitjr l») eto’dng bere In ibe tir*«
o r
l'ilt Ite#limiliR In Indirne Hm
'irre'» « «!re«k « f If In ni) fwnillt
you
ymi
«r.«
him
killed''
«i thl«*
pity fi
«he «nid I
Im ohiiitnril
I lw-1
I'll Vl'T I'll XXVI
i r mi in - to i ntn.t t
rd '
id .« i itiidrr» the nevi
da1, appestlng I» f> re hl
I- rd«hlp after nt. agitate«!
h> nr of prrpar ill' n
it
.-nme to a |a Inf « here •«»'• rllil if'» »•
tn I'e done “ Ile l’ut ' h •! f • r a «1 the
turned quite t nrple III« ot'ar • er mill
to Its choking Idin
"If «hat Mr
i'h**r aaj » I» tm.c w»'ve got a pre
'.'
Cbm« whnrt Hine to live
Well <•*'•«
- we've t nib hided to ii«*| nil ur mn
ttill uf llie tlliir I Im I*« left, mt h»r<l
Ho I te <«»ine t«> nwk If II will l»e til
rl.ht with pm ni d her l.idywhlp wli
Ue fittili Witlil to <|«» Ititlllliu lh<i
w*>iild ««•«•ni fnru’irtl mid '»uf t»f pl« »
•Ir ”
It « i err eon-hlfrwie nf i”U Mmm
drfW. hill Whll Hie devil «re jrnll f«lk
Ime about?”
* Ml** Ml«« I>11111111 «nd I have de
f Idetl tn j*et er Rid married l»rforr I
f* («M» Inte ‘
I »r ppi h «J hn ih «f«r«*d bird f«»r n mo
ment and Hirn ariiined Im'dly
•'You
nioHii before ymi dlr?”
••
’Tliet'« If
nvartlr
Hit l<
I. rd
r»1
Hnw
"Thaf'a
It evartly.
my
haw! It w. uhl In* a bit late t wouldn't
It. If we waited till afterward
Haw
haw!
Splendid! Ho I lune r t.nte to
a«k If ymi think If «1'1 Interfere with
y.mr arrangenmnta If if w» »hmild I*
married tonight V”
"I ni »tire. Maunders, that It won’t
dlM-olnni.Mlr me In tbe le «I ” »aid hl«
lordaiilp genially
"Ry all nieana
Nauntlera, let It l«c tonight
for to
morrow we may dl» "
•’Will you klndlv >(w-ak To ber Indy
ship, alrr
"Gladly
And I'll taka It a» an honor
If you will iiermlt mr in glee away
the brlile "
"Thank yon my lord " rrlrd Mann-
der«, hl« face (teaming
III« lor<l«hl!>
•hook hand» «l'h him. wheren|«>n hl»
cup of ha ppi tie«» overflowed, notwlth
■ landing the fart that bl« honeymoon
waa llkelv to I* of war- ely any dn
ration what«oerer
The wedding took piar» that night In
the little < hafiel
( haar d»lll*mtrly
took poe*e»*lon of Th» print r«a after
the hollow wedding »upper had mm»
tn an end
Iler mood hnd • hanged
N»w »he waa quite at ea*e with him
The taunting gleam In her eye» pre-
aagevl evil moment» for bla peace of
mlud
v«»it l»r mt wlf^y hr n<k*x1
abriipth
*hr « Miwhf ht«r l»r**■•»h » r-
f«»rv I ui^hl’i • Vnl rtnih v d Hirn I»»« *
«*<1 Int«» hl» t*v<Hi n Ith n I it n t h II
i»t-
i:i*iiii«‘ii*iir«x
“Hl litt IIWIII«
whr rr«|kit|i«lvt|
‘I
un» noi ofinrr»«« d hi thr • hum * i I cvm
Ihnl mn-tlixl .Ml«* relh.’im
but •»»-»•
Mr I’h.itar I .1111 • ’lite ««tfihttelil lh»t
wr .ir» nt»! iodio lu f w t» werk«*'
I toul«1 i in««! w l«h ih¿r wr mu'«l
dit* I” Ihn! Ihne *' he «Miti
“llow irn i IKI mi II nl*”
Mlt tn«r
• dd to you blit I d
ml her RMN* vim dead lli.tti mnrrW'd
«
PHvirr Kfirl ’*
>»hr «a» «llrnt
I.»
went e»n ’’Would v«»u conaetll lo I«* my
nife If vou felt In tour Ite»ri thal we
■tiullld nrter Irate thl« l«liit«t'"
”1 ihlnk I «Itili go in Mr Chnae
«ahi. «Ith a warning »hake of
head
'I von’E plen«»'
l'm noi a»kln*
lo ttiarry me If «e ali.nild leste
hlncd
Soli nni«t gt«r me « retili
that.” he ir 'ii. d « hlni»l< all«
"Ah. I «rr " «l»e «alti a|.p.rrnllv vrrr
V«iu «ulti UH' HidV
itili h rvllr« <-d
« Uh il*e iinderwtaiMtluu that «lenl’i
«ilotiIII Ite ipiltr • lo«r al linml to rrlb't a
tini If I «rrr lo lwulne yur
you
n Ifr bere autl IK-w and ne *h<<ul«l I h *
tnkcli troni tlil» droadful place n lui t
t lieti T’
Voti prolinbly «multi hai e I« g'
ihro.igh a long and iul»crable i an-iT
a« pi.liti tìmniwlfe t'Inne,**
pi.ili ed
If II wlll makr you ntiy happler
«tw «alil «Uh a »tulle In olii b ilici»
Ini kivi n foli, li of lui* turi oli« irlltuipli,
I
.in aay tluti I migli! ■ oiiavtit to
itiirry you If I werr imi m» |MM|ihr
litui I «III lene lite iMland ««Mill
\ *U
•vili l» furjtrt liuti ili) <ltl le» ya« in
in lo . ili bete, eirti tliuti»li yuur . riiI».
r» » I I noi ”
III ri «A evett that
be luallitalned
«tuuily
Site »topiwtl niidtlanly. ber It imi uinm
'ila arili
Ih. imi reiilly Iute me’"
it ito!, il *ari>l*a||i
U'Ith all iti) «tuli I •wear to you “
Ile rrpllrd. Rlnggeo.1 b> tin* alirtipl
liange In Iter tua liner
"Then tloil’l iiuike II ant Initier for
me. ' «he «ahi
S'mi kimn ititi I ■ «mid
noi ilo nhat you ii«k
I'letM'. plr t«e
•e fu ir wlth tur.
I I cnu'l eiru )••«<
.l»>nt II. It I« imi mil' li to n«k of me "
tic wetil ou. «hh h »irmne tlimm—«
t Iter Voi* e
"It
"Il «vmld rvipilre .rii
urie» lo tnake tue forget timi I am i
tilt'e«*. Juat a* leiilnrlv« «ere l.k. <i
tp In > reni log me wlial I ati
«•iter ih ni y«.u» th'itr tm
mirratami'' Slir «ttd II •
. mi |i.<|m'r«»ly
t’mt he
lini II waa lli il alte ■ mtiil
Ini
U'r «ri Ioni If r». r
irti n hom Gml h i« made
Ile llflrd ber liamla to III tirrwai au I
.'I I lbeni t'ierr
If ymi >
plat co
il Ini Ing ine III amiH' dii y IIMkr fili
•rget «olire a prlm «*««
U’« « mini
il >ti'uk lirr Ir ni
Iter h«lr gle-vuu I
<«l alni liroiite In thè I In III Ughi a
oft fierfume cani» tip lo hi« ii.mtrll*
•
»••••«
■ «.
¥ w*
,*•
>*,■
,-U*1
> -r -:
The tirif day ihrtU' of thè tulli«»
»nani«
«me violenti. |‘l. mimi liy
*ir lll"«t ti|i|t.<11IIig ■ out ul«|< tm
)t
tirai a tlirlll of horror rati ibroiigh ttiu
'lite.ut
Thr plagile i I h * piagne Iti
.••liry!
Itili Ibear frar« «ere qui' klv diasi
oated
The «tiffrrrr» m «. ii iirgnn lu
irmi
III nlghlfoli Ilici «rrr falrlv
eli ret ili rrnl Thr mvatrrlmi« «rlntre.
'M.wrver « a« iiiii'ip'aho il t li i r alone
• ‘h liie.1 tbe rana»
|.*d«im?
Ile waa
nrr of II' Hot who file poi timer?
MI firrvl.m« perii« and all that Ih»
'uture ••■rmrd lo proml-r «»re forgid-
'rii In thè »tarlili.! i|l«.otrrv that
'■•ime wlth thè fall of tilgltt
Iwdv
|i.*|>plngbnm
ami
)<■ laert
L..VX
Hrowne werr tul«»lng' They timi d a-
aplwar.-d a» If anallow.d liy ibi- earrh
llarlf' Seetiah. thr nife of Sellili, wns
t tir Inai of ileru' In ilo- ■ li.iiraii lo «•••
1 he li.'ln»
I he« < ruaaril tlir awlfl for-
reni liy lite narro« bridge ni thr lm«e
of lite «HIT and «topi«il I h -I ow llrt
monili of ih«, calerti » III li lilrw II»
■ od l.rrnth out U|mll thr hangtllg gar
.Irti
lulirr oli »he anw fileni t lindi thè
• iati, li imliler and ainnd III thè bla. k
.■jmiiltig apimrenlly rnjoylng tbe ««ad-
In» w Imi that «»me fruiti thè ilaiup
lui« eia <>f thr niuutitnln Iter nttcnlloii
«a» eallrd elaewberr. and timi wna lite
inai glltupar «Ite hnd of thè t wo |>e«>pb'
n.Killl wbtiai .eliten-d thè et ruggir f< r
utilold rii lira
■fha«e. they are Ioni In filerà”
grodird I leppi ng ha in. nutllli «Itti ap
prelirtialon
Ile wa» treuil.llng llke a
••n f
‘There's Juat one thlng in do." an d
l'hn««
' Wr’ve gol to »»plora th't
i»r«ni to ih» »od
They umy bai»
loat thrlr twarliig» and atrayed off luto
mie of thè luterai pi ««agra ”
"I I can'l tiear Ilo- tliought of h»r
wamlrrlng
alami
In that
borrii t»
place," fiepplugham erteti aa he start
ed rraohtlely toward tbe ladder
"Mhrìl come out of It all righi.*' ai <1
l'ha a», a »'uldru cotu|ai»al<>u In Iti»
Itrnalila ttn.wne waa atandltig near
by. cold ami alleni wltti drrad. a »et
eiprrnalon In Iter eyea. lier llpa tnov-
ed »lowly. ami liepplllgharn heard Ih»
bitter w..rda; "You wlll flnd theni.
l/ird
f leppi ngha ni
You
wlll
Nnd
th» tur
Ile »topped and pnaned hi» hand over
hi» eyea
Then. wllhoat a word, ha
• natclirtl a riti» front thr band» of una
of thè (Mitrol and led the way up the
ladder
Chase turned to th* whit»
fa. rtl prince*» and said tiri ween bls
taath;
(To be Contiti «di
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