The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-15


He would have kissed her. but she sifra *
( ON him, with a strange look on her nre's
Tue first eieam q !glI, sAv these two
emerge from the hut. Ths maj gave her .
searching look
you want to leave this place : Stay, If you
like"
"No, no, Pierre-I will never leave YOU
1t was two or three days afterward that Du-
barrier slowly climbed a steep elf to where,
on the summit, stood the ruins of an old cha
tesu.
s.Tho gerdarmes will not be here for hnlf an
hour the waythey are coming no muttered-
'Can / secure myself? I am armed. Well,
I'll risk it," -
He vent cautiously round by the back of
the ruin. and entering, came suddenly upon
tie man he sought, stretched on the ground
in sleep. lie cooked his gun presented it at
the recumbent figure, and then toucned him
with his foot to wake him He sprang up In
an instant, dashed the gun on one side, and
tho two men were engaged in a desperate
hand-to-hand struggle for tho mastery. At
lost Pierre was thrown to the ground, and
Dubarrier, painting and pale with rnge, stood
with his foot on the others breast.
$50 I have you ct last! vill.in! mnr-
derer!"
A scream made him start andlook round 10
behold Jeanette in the entrance, bel hands
clasped wildly together. This momentary
diversion was taken advantage OF byths pros
trate man, who scrambled up again, and the
struggle was removed, with the same result ms
before.
'tJnannotte. " he painted, Us he lay this time
with the knee of the GdyIk-o1dsSe on his chest
the gun-fro at him-quick!-before any
more come"
Dubarrier looked around at her in alarm.
Hewas entirely at the girls mercyshould she
be capable of such m act. But he had mis-
Judged her. Sho gave q hnsty glance from
the doorway, and then approached him with
q look Of wild entreaty.
''Oh let him GO; tho gendarlnes are
coming. Pray, pray Lot him go!-he Is my
brother"
'Let him go.-never, he answered, coldly
Inc firmly. .
The poor girl burst into tears, and threw
herself on her knees before him,
''Have pity /! Give him one chance more
for his life, for they will kill him. Did You
rot say you would thank me for what cid
You ask too much, ~Jsanuette," s'id Du-
barrier. hoarstly. "For your sake l wish ]
could but l cannot do it."
He looked at her rs he spoke, but he could
not IeAlhL ner hROulLed lDokh, hnu. ut'uhteN
bya sudden impulse, he released his prisoner.
60, then, and quick, or II will be TOO
The girl caught his rough, brown hand, In
hers, and kissed IL. Then she hurried out, to
be met by a rarty of RendNrmea.
''Is ho here = asked the first eagerly, as he
caught sight of the gdrde-chdsse.
Dubarrier hesitated.
HE has been here but-we are TOO late"
the other stared at him, and then round
the place.
Whose gun is that Did you not SEQ
him ?"
yes" snid the keeper, suddenly r6collect-
ing that he might be charged with connivinp
ut tho escape OF u criminal, II had caught
him brit he oucceed d in getting away"
Tho officer Of gsndarmes was evidently not
quite satisfied. lie would have said mora,
but was interrupted by o sudden shout ont.
aide Of
There he la"
They llRstened out. and the officer joined
The rest directly in the pursuit. About n guar
.cr Of n mile from them, running along the
,ath on the edge Of the cliff, with on ono siG-
n c~,-clpitous descent. and on the other Glop
IS wells Of reel r.-i- g high above his hon,
-Juld be Rern tlb fl ur" of thu ponclcr. II,
had trrstcd to his nerve, and id not think tn,
g5ndarmes would dare to follow on so dan.
-rous q path. B.t sc was mi,tal;'n (. r.w tn
odtn moments .Os!tation, the; al d. he'd OF
after him. .
Dnbnti c= and Jeannotto etood. following
themwith tLe:t c5cs-tLo girl nlmo,t f~lintins
with fright tho keeper p lo and tremblin;
from head to foot wi'h excitement.
suddenly tie roachs-t.rnej eas his prr
ruer5 gn.ning nj HIN. and
"Ah, mo" Nirt" sWpad Adolrhc, Chm
mont Is hvrIgrd!"
As ho spoke, there wss a kind o! a sigh, and
Jeannottn lay o. the ground s"nselrss
He lifted her gently. cArriad her inside the
ruins, and laid her tendcrly on the grouad.
Poor child" lie murnIured.
Aud, bending, pressed his lips 10 her fore.
head.
\ month later there wns n simple wedding
Ia tie forest church, and Jcannett" found q
protector in au honest man. #s-|