New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21

that his own death was sure TO follow up91 ms
enm com fired instanty The shot pierced ikes
side and aG Hoc p n .dT Gn s' Mary was shaking
with terror. Seeing Ike staqger she PIT her nr
around him T. steady HIM smiled e" a, the drst
wound he ift it. ana an t Ss' g ri he loved e drew
innq breath then fired again. nm'nR y, , ''V nro
who had killed him lie say n.n ,g,, Jn v,n the
le,ung io,N s,T over The body, heard them shont
pn,r"h for lter and then fell heavily Daen""i,H,
with her arms about mn H'lg ' hail. Iii n only
turned n ,iAY ~ iEst me- . hr aud. She drew hir
rv' i,, ~ r Mn. raised hts head on hcr breast
AMI kSg''i nj ,bc moHh" lis voice WIS fq'ling MS
,,G .,,,,i,r In shorf ,r,sps Again she kis'rn nn'
a' lsier MIGHT . dyne ,oif'h,,., inr Sailed on
f. Dm{ iait w., ID" ,,O,rl .he bent her head ln Enr
GWbo6mi-bm icai RIM kcrp -to-the--isn'
acr,a' i.y cron ,.%rgl,''9G nt,s bmoi conc 10 N.Y.
a. II NmNtr,H hrh eiiAeuri anA NH'y wul
n A'A' WAr ~ jat vh6 might cnsit hn'c be'h
rbUffli lW''{l r,,r4.aVs ,eHr 9ltN va Nare,
sa.lMs aiRt- W. mtre 'Nvn Ehwh ~, Nsa,k
NlA.R ti N,pHl ~ HT 'NWi i,h 'UiY XIX
3, tte a'a,..g,,lht1EF M, /, llNl NlgA( "
Wp, Gt-lN ia 81 pf.1 SWe NlN'{ ~ MYcre n
haN FIe 1e HNE NNDoi fGa'i p6Ud "a, l,tse
mou tlelu WOULD hp lpr, hW W"h M3,tNF WWN
inmtius iea, "lth ia, ti"n y ~. It@ nay eT NMw
iH,l 'I'r AN instant on thc peaceful lace 90 h"'
wn"s' Lying love had heen h0r igrfnF .i eho
"Uod pies aud iGrs; nun snr ttarrvrII and
tN"n frirhtcncd hy the stcns Nhlch sue al.,"H,
Irard hnnnding along the rock sue 'l,l ' W r
other side of the great slon1 La. hrtorc the moon.
and crouching down was hlddeh "tlu'u tl'o 'h 'r
siIncrs rat1r nm There was an exclamation 81 lu',
ror as tev saw kc's body then silcpcc ana 'hen
few moments parley'ng'
o an IVA, waynt tG Both on EN- dead the same
Gay IN, both died game! rlncy dcyil Ike w9 IS.
r, d.t f.ilcr;s inlet must la trucl; hun, but he
never died TN he'd got two lives Ter hl'h'
bc" 9' sil"nce aealn. And then the voice OF one oi
IN. 0i, we'd better part ono o tho men scaped
e ~ WtScr cool ole gal. tried ter Xiii nun
= oniv vc'd hcep on guard faithful ~ her .iS It
been alive an kickn' now. lhars hulhIm 1' oyr
-. 4, link ont fer OursclS TIL this uaS u'',Nou ~
~ nm I.r vel nut him ~ the same hole WIN 'llI
nIn woman for alias bleyed they was mother an
SON. .... .,o,,,,lt most of their
ID Shn l,stcnrI ~ with more regular trrNb
thnv moved Oh with lkc's body Hh, lh'n Hi',n1
thcn time to be well ont OF SiGht snc ''n ,' %
down the rocks into rayne, tlish Up aSli W. ~,
,lnr ri,i,,e There right before her lay quiet anu
rcaccfnl country. There was NOT homs' ~ I,~r ,
She had idea where shc WIS p"t Nv ~ o NJ Vomid
tiGI faith of innocence believed tha' "u Mpt',J ~
ir,I nor Still keeping 10 the right she soon Frac'u
n ro,d. IL was broad and shaded, ana Nrr,neu WI =,
travelled. Without hesitation Iho ,u,ru ,to ~
lance and the day was advancing 10 r'' w na
Tired and faint for want OF food slle waiH1i on
hm,'n thc rnaJ some one was coming 10 ward her-a
man ON horseback. Who was IT Could 1t ne DelI
MS soaking hcrl Ii seemed most natural 10 TINS Rlil
whose world numbered less than twenty lelsons
that the man she loved hat come 10 sc3rch i'r iT n
lie had said he would return; " as TINS ne lm-
snirrd with fresh strength by TINS nope sue Iih ion
ward All! he had stopped! 1t c9uld nor ne Zen
Ms lie would hasten 10 her! More slowly now
With ewes east down she walked toward the wat
inc horscnan In silent wonder he gaZed at INC
nj Iyho with her short coarse dress. strong boots
Ike boys. and HAIR wovc inone long braid, looked
more child than woman. What marvellous re-
geubancc to Mary! In everything.D nt motion tiis
child might have been Mary self. i'nt the MOTION
uttered for this girl moved with light. sprnslnG
stcns and Mary's swayng walk had seemed Il
tender request Tor aid. for protection.
stronger. and Dcnnis's heart instilcd by reasoU'
thIohbed to sutocation.
"MaryW -. :. III
Involnntarlly he spoke the name always IN III.
thonghts. The child stopped. Her eyes radiant
with joy were raised to HIS. There was no donDt III
his heart uov-Ouly love perfect love. ,.,e,
Dennis" she cried, and sVrang to his fatMui
breast.