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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 1928.
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WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE
Buck Duane, quick on the draw, kills
Cal Bain in self-defense and finds him
self an outlaw. Flying from pursuit
he meets Luke Stevens, another outlaw,
and the two become pals. Luke nar
rowly escapes capture and Duane is
shocked to find his brother outlaw se
verely wounded.
Duane buries Stevens. Then he goes
on to Bland's camp, where he gets into
a fight with a man called Bosomer and
wounds the latter. He makes a friend
of an outlaw at Bland' called Euchre,
who tells him of Mrs. Bland and the
girl Jennie.
Duane meets, Jennie and promises to
try his utmost to get her away from
Bland's camp. To avert suspicion, it is
planned that he pretend to care for Mrs.
Bland. Euchre introduces him to the
latter and he engages in conversation
with her.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
Evidently the outlaw's wife liked
Euchre, for her keen glance rested
with amusement upon him.
"As for Jen, I'll tell you her story
some day," went on the woman. "It's
a common enough story along this
river. Euchre here is a tender-hearted
old fool, and Jen has taken him
in."
When Euchre had shuffled Into
the house Mrs. Bland turned to
Duane with curiosity and interest
in her gaze.
"I'll tell you, Duanet" she said
earnestly. "I'm sure glad if you
mean to bide a while. I'm a miser
able woman, Duane. I'm an outlaw's
wife, and I hate him and the life I
have to lead. I come of a good fam
ily in Brownsville.
"I never knew Bland was an out
law till long after he married me.
We were separated at times, and I
imagined he was away on business.
But the truth came out Bland shot
my own cousin, who told me. My
family cast me off, and I had to flee
with Bland.
"I was only eighteen, then. I've
lived here since. I never see a de-
worry, to gather the import of ev
ery word which had a double mean
ing.
Euchre said that the girl had be
gun to wither under the strain, to
burn up with intense hope, which
had flamed within her. But all the
difference Duane could see was a
paler face and darker, more won
derful eyes?. The eyes seemed to be
entreating him to hurry, that time
was flying, that soon it might be
too late.
Then there was another meaning
in them a light a strange fire
wholly inexplicable to Duane. It
was only a flash, gone in an instant.
But he remembered it because he
had never seen it in any other wo
man's eyes.
Inside Duane's body there was a
strife; his heart pounded, his blood
raced, his breast bore a heavy pang.
Something hot had dug into his
vitals and the pain remained. In
the depths of his mind, his soul,
there was chaos.
He felt something dying in him.
He suffered. Hope seemed far away.
Despair had seized upon him and
was driving him into reckless mood
when he thought of Jennie.
He had forgotten her. He had
forgotten that he had promised to
save her. He had forgotten that he
meant to snuff out as many lives as
might stand between her and free
dom.
The very remembrance sheered
off his morbid introspection. She
made a difference. How strange for
him to realize it! He felt grateful
to her. He had been forced into
outlawry; she had been stolen from
her people and carried into cap
tivity.
They had met in the river fast
ness, he to instill hope into her de
spairing life, she to be the means,
perhaps, of keeping him from sink-
He felt a shame he was glad she
could not. see. Did she remember
that she had promised not to mis
understand any action of his? What
did she think of him, seeing him
out there in the dusk with this bold
woman in his arms?
Somehow that dim sight of Jen
nie's pale face, the big dark eyes,
thrilled him, inspired him to his
hard task of the present.
. . Haunted by Jennie's sad face
her wistful smile her eyes ....
cent woman or man. I never hear
anything about my old home or
folks or friends. I'm buried here
buried alive with a lot of thieves
and murderers. Can you blame me
for being glad to see a young fellow
a gentleman like the boys I used
to go with?
"I tell you it makes me feel full
I want to cry. I'm sick for some
body to talk to. 'I have no children,
thank God. If I had I'd not stay
here. I'm sick of this hole. I'm
lonely "
There appeared to be no doubt
about the truth of all this. Genuine
emotion checked then halted the
hurried speech. She broke down
and cried. It seemed strange to
Duane that an outlaw's wife and a
woman who fitted her consort and
the wild nature of their surround
ings should have weakness enough
to weep.
"Would Bland object if I called
on you occasionally?" inquired
Duane.
"No, he wouldn't He likes me to
have friends. Ask him yourself
when he comes back. The trouble
has been that two or three of his
men fell in love with me, and when
half drunk got to fighting. You're
not going to do that."
"I'm not going to get half drunk
that's certain," replied Duane.
Without any solicitation or en
couragement from Duane, the Bland
woman fell passionately in love with
him. His conscience was never
troubled about the beginning of that
affair. She launched it herself. It
took no great perspicuity on his
part to see that
He was playing a game of love.
Playing with life and death! Some
times he trembled, not that he fear
ed Bland or Alio way, or any man,
but at the deeps of life he had come
to see into. He was carried out of
his old mood.
Not once since this daring motive
had stirred him had he been haunt
ed by fantoms of Bain beside his
bed. Rather had he been haunted
by Jennie's sad face her wistful
smile her eyes.
He never was able to speak a
word to her. What little communi
cation he had with her was through
Euchre, who carried short mesages.
But he caught glimpses of her every
time he went to the Bland house.
She contrived somehow to pass door
or window, to give him a look when
chance afforded.
And Duane discovered with sur
prise that these moments were
more thrilling to him than any with
Mrs. Bland. Often Duane knew
Jennie was sitting Just Inside the
window, and then he felt inspired
In his talk, and it was all made for
her. So at least she came to know
him while as yet she was almost a
stranger.
Jennie had been Instructed by Eu
chre to listen, to -understand that
this was Duane's only chance to
help keep her mind from constant
ing to the level of her captors. He
became conscious of a strong beat
ing desire to see her, talk with her.
These thoughts had run through
his mind while on his way to Mrs.
Bland's house. He had let Euchre
go on ahead because he wanted
more time to compose himself.
Darkness had almost set in when
he reached his destination. There
was no light in the house. Mrs.
Bland was waiting for him on the
porch.
She embraced him, and the sud
den violent, unfamiliar contact sent
such a shock through him that he
all but forgot the deep game he
was playing. She, however, in her
agitation did not notice his shrink
ing. "Duane, you love me?" she whis
pered. "Yes yes," he burst out, eager to
get it over, and even as he spoke
he caught the pale gleam of Jen
nie's face through the window.
"Listen, dear," he said to the wo
man, and he meant his words for
the girl. "I'm going to take you
away from this outlaw den If I have
to kill Bland, Alloway, Rudd any
body who stands in my path. You
were dragged here. You are good
I know it Theres happiness for
you somewhere a home among
good people who will care for you.
Just wait till "
His voice trailed off and failed
from excess of emotion. Kate Bland
closed her eyes and leaned her head
on his breast
Duane felt her heart beat against
his, and conscience smote him a
keen blow. If she loved him so
much! But memory understand
ing of her character hardened him
again, and he gave her such com
miseration as was due her sex, and
no more.
"It's Bland!" whispered the wo
man, grasping Duane with shaking
hands. "You must run! No, hed
see you. That'd be worse. It's
Bland. I know his horse s trot.
"But you said he wouldn't mind
my calling here," protested Duane.
"Euchre's with me. It'll be all
right" t
"Maybe so," she replied, with visi
ble effort at self-control. Manifest
ly she had a great fear of Bland.
"If I could only think!"
Then she dragged Duane to the
door, and pushed him in.
"Euchre, come out with me. Du
ane, you stay with the girl. I'll tell
Bland you're in love with her. Jen,
if you give us away I'll wring your
neck!
.The swift action and fierce whis
per told Duane that Mrs. Bland was
herself again. Duane stepped close
to Jennie, who stood near the win
dow.
Neither spoke, but her hands
were outstretched to meet his own
They were small, trembling hands,
cold as ice. He held them closely,
trying to convey what he felt that
he would protect her. She leaned
against him, and they looked out of
the window.
The approaching outlaws halted
a rod or so from the porch. Then
Mrs. Bland uttered an exclamation
ostensiDly meant to express sur
prise, and hurried out to meet them
She greeted her husband warmly
and gave welcome to the other man.
Duane could not see well enough in
the shadow to recognize Bland's
companion, but he believed it was
Alloway.
"Dog-tired we are and starved,
said Bland heavily. "Who's here
with you?"
"That's Euchre on the porch. Du
ane is inside at the window with
Jen," replied Mrs. Bland.
"Duane!" he exclaimed. Then he
whispered low something Duane
could not catch.
"Why, I asked him to come," said
the chief's wife. She spoke easily
and naturally, and made no change
in tone. Jen has been ailing. She
gets thinner and whiter every day,
Duane came here one day With Eu
chre, saw Jen, and went loony over
her pretty face, same as all you
men. bo I let him come.
"Kate, you let Duane make love
to Jennie? queried Bland Incred
ulously.
"Yes. I did." replied the wife
stubbornly. "Why not?' Jen's In
love with him. If he takes her
away and marries her, she can be a
decent woman."
"Jennie," whispered Duane, "that
was clever of Mrs. Bland. We'll
keep up the deception. Any day
now be ready."
She pressed close to him, and a
barely audible 'Hurry' came breath
ing into his ear.
Then he stepped out into the
moonngnt and spoke. Bland re
turned the greeting and, though he
was not amiable, he did not show
resentment
Met Jasper as I rode in," said
Bland presently. "Duane, I want
you to stop quarreling with my men.
if you were one of us that'd be dif
ferent I can't keep my men from
fighting. But I'm not called on to
let an outsider hang round my
camp and plug my rustlers.
l guess I'll have to be hitting the
trail for Bomewheres," said Duane.
Why not join my band? You've
got a bad start already, Duane, and
li I know this border you 11 never
be a respectable citizen again. You-
re a born killer. I know every ba
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man on this frontier.
More than one of them have told
me that something exploded in their
brain, and, when sense came back
there lay another dead man. It s
not so with me. I've done a little
shooting, too; but I never wanted to
kill another man just to rid myself
of the last one.
My dead men don't sit on my
chest at night That's the gun-fighter's
trouble. He's crazy. He has
to kill a new man he's driven to it
to forget the last ont."
"But I'm no gun-flghter," protest
ed Duane. "Circumstances made
No doubt," interrupted Bland
with a laugh. "Circumstances made
me a rustler. You don't know your
self. You're young; you've got a
temper; your father was one of the
most dangerous men Texas ever
had. I don't see any other career
for you. Instead of going it alone
i lone wolf, as the Texans say
why not make friends with other
outlaws? You'll live a while longer."
Euchre squirmed in his seat
"Boss, I've been glvln' the boy
egzactly thet same line of - talk.
Thet's why I took him in to bunk
with me. If he makes pards among
us there won't be any more trouble.
An' he'd be a grand feller fer the
gang. Slickest of all the gun-
throwers I ever seen! An' I've rus
tled around over the southwest."
- (Continued Next Week)
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