Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-15
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Tor the pain you are lceliuSs l. cOuiu
wish that it might last forever
@Wouldn't week or so do?" and
the red lips parted with shy laugh.
"But do not see what Is to be done,
for there are wolves about, and
should die with terror IL left alone.
1t is not mile to our house do you
think you could carry me
For answer Carter lifted her tend
erly.
at must be nice to be a man-you
are so strongl Please take the path
through the woods it,is shorter
Without a word, Carter entered the
path indicated, and followed it with a
quick, steady, step, his heart beating
like a trap-hammer under the pres
sure Of the warm, soft cheek. He
seemed insensible to fatigue. though
at any other time he would have
found nine stone Of flesh and blood a
rather wearisome armful. But with
those wonderful eyes occasionally
meeting his, that bewitehing beauti-
ful face in such proximity to his own,
he felt not the slightest fatigue, half
mile. Nor would ne have stopped
then. but Tor sufficient cause.
tall roughly clad man stepped
from behind the sheltering trunk OF
large elm, and barred the path. The
lower portion of his lace was hidden
by one'sunbrowned hand. chsping a
cooked and leyeled revolver.
Il reckon you're my meat, stran-
kgerl"' - - dr.
Surprised as indeed he might be,
Carter paused abruptly, his arms
slowly relaxing their grasp, as he
starred into the muzzle of the revolt
yer.
You're just the man I've been
looking for" added the highway
imam, slightly lowering his weapon.
Just pull your weasel and toss it
here, then you can get up and git"
Carter wholly released his fair bur-
den and clapped his hand upon his
hip; but his fingers closed only upon
the empty scabbards-his revolvers
were gonel
/ At the. same smomsnt the young
woman sprung prward, az freely and
Tightly as though she had never
known an aecidsns and took a posi-
ton beside the outlaw, one arm
around his waist, mocking smile
CURED her ruby lip
In that moment Carter realized
how-completsly he had been duped,
and bitter indeed he found the ava
kening.
Il owe this to you them and his
tones were more sad than angry.
This is the price for my trying to
serve you"
Carefully, Mr.. Carterl' and the
| outlaws tones were sharp and men,
ancing. @You owe her more than
you think. But for her persuasion
you would be food for the crows, this
very minute. I knew you had col
lected a large sum OF money, and l
need It badly, I intended to halt you,
/ knew you were some on the shoot
and SO, plain enough, should have
had to shoot you, to save myself
But my wife said no; and the result,
you see. She slipped out your
pistols and dropped them in the
grass. As / followed her-for i
bave been within earshot ever since
! YOU two met picked them up. and
you are welcome to them, after you
fork over sfffsY4,r
take it Kate-the left hand peck
et,' said the outlaw, cody. And
you-no tricks. You are a white man.
clean through. and shouldn't like to
hurt you. II didn't really need the
money to getout of this country with
I'd let you slide, even now. But 1t
cant be helped sfss-ss1s-ss
The woman gently slipped her hand
into the travellers bosom, where the
large, well filed pocket-book was
clearly outlined. Carter looked full
into her eyes, the hard lines around
his mouth softened.
"This is sad life for one so beau
tiful as you, lady. I would not regret
double the loss OF money, u I could
only know yon were what thought
you, only minute ago"
"Your opinion matters little to me,
while have his love- was the quiet
reply. II live for him alone-nor
/ would I change places with the
highest, grandest lady in the landl"
Carter moody watched the couple
until they disappeared. then slowly
fretracing his steps r-tl the road was
regained, he followed it until he
reached the cabin OF John Lakewood,
who listened with eager interest to
his story. When it was finished he
simply said: "That man was Jesse
James, stranger"
l. @>~.-
II SHOWS every other day in Russia
during the winter. and thousands of
young men join the Cars army To fight
the Turks for no other purpose than to
get rid of shovelling three or four feet
of snow off the front pavement three or
four times week.
When the head of Bulgarian fam
lily thinks that he is about To die lac sends
for the priest md begins to bargain with
him about the cost of bis funeral. The
moment he dies all the pots, pans and ket
ties IN the house are turned upside down
TO prevent his soul taking refuge in any
one of them, anigreat care /; taken to pre-
vent either man or Enthusiastically a
eat ar dop-from stepping across his body