Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-09

me. Nv IRAN was m a fernent Of runier
iure Was II Blanche Seton. and II -owhy
Br,ener With her He had gone lthInd
the, srenes to ,te an ''nli friend Rlanrht
was a mysterious girl She had passed much
Of her time away from home ami IN New
York, having frequent ac,,N> thrrruutn by
her fathers >l"op She had a way If coming
and going and l,s'a'ing herself about where
She pleased with that ma atter-of course. au
thoritativr air which half stiiei gossip and
enabled her to do what other girls dared not
and could not People >aid. oh its Blanche,
Wa" Certainly it was, and whom might
She have met and known, unknown 10 all
EastVOrt, in these WAYS
Half past thr,-, o'clock and the morning
had dHwnrd a. | drew rein on th, hlll and
looked down on Bull Bar. half a mile below
me The river. shrunk 10y the summer
drought, ran a mere thread with faint urur
mur over rock and rifle Log cabin and tent
law therr silent in the cool shadow If early
. lawn. One mountain top full thirty miles
away, had caught the suns hpraLiing ray for
the day But down there, ro.krr and long
tom. pick and pan. cruwhar and shovel were
flung where last the weary workers left them
and the fivr hundred ~talwart men snon to
renew their hattie with hill hank and stream
were still in the un,oIlN, .I"u>u,'SS Of Nluml.r
alive breathing. it l. true hut dead t. the
world their bodies We're in-drad to ali
hope or fear or any of th,' vali,Si emotions
which would 80 ~snu he in full play whrn the
smoke commenced CiTr'ling from thu.. rude
chimneyS
/ Two or three moving figures werr seen on
the river tank watchers of the night
guarding against any sudden rise Of lhn
stream liahle through the breaking Of dams
above and letting down the vast holy of
"hackwater,' fluid avalanche which would
sweep before it like Chaf mans trail con
struCtionS
| ruuSsd Mr.. Rankin and returned him his
horse. which he put in the stable with th,.
remark that yesterday was probably his
benevolent dav, which would account for
my return alive. But the next man dies. he
added
Broener returned late in the dav What
a different man was he a. me from yc$tcr-
day. Despite the uncertainty regarding
Blanche, ! sympathizSl now with the Mnors
ruling passion. Jealous, Yes. and JEALOUS
Of Brnener. All Of him that had previously
attracted me were as - many weapons
turned against me-hrIlhant weapons. too
and u,sNi by a skilled hand.
He noticed the change in me-I cannot say
in my manner. had -ather state it that he
rct a change something between uS-con-
M through tho~.' fine interior S,.n~,~ which
feel, and seIl~e thoughts, rs the outer ones do
material things.
You seem out Of sorts " he said
! laid il to a hcadach,.- that convenient
least of burden, which l.ars >" many lies,
Young man SAID he that evening. were
You ever in luSrT
Il suppo~e 80" | replied They say its
part Of the programme along with wh""ping
cough and the m,aSI,->
Well. he rrl"imtri. Il believe | am. 81
far a> am capable IF t-.ing At all events,
I've found woman who | think can hold
me"
May | ask who she is"
''Oh, yes. 1t is the girl you saw last night
playing the wife Ia lagor
Silently We puffei our cigars simultan,,-
uuslN for a few seconds 4 cigar i a great
relief TO '1hrubbing heart" WAS never
conscious If much action Of such character
on the part 0f that organ. and u~ tin. phr9.-.
rs covering good deal Of ground aUI,lrah.
{" thtS,. peculiar situations. ! said:
''Will You think I'm inquisitivc if inquire
if you have known her l"mgf
Not al all ! madr her arquaintauc, a
few Years a-n in New York har,ln. -hnl,>..
kept 10y heT aunt. whom oiI, was visiting
met her, strangely enough. "n nly r,g,.n, tr;p
to San Francisco She had Just come out l.,
the lSthnIus with the company ou SAW. /
recognized her on the Stage in san Fran
,.iscO
AS own her real Names
| dared not ask the name. nrunrr .v-
Imed ast-r a pause:
That girl puzzles me. | can't make her
mt Probably il ! '~'uld should NOT La -
much attrartert tn her. find that mine l.
raturp ALWAYS demanding tn fath"m ~
through women. and ,raSing Ia worship
them when ~r.n through"
felt thtTH glram Of comfort. II il was
Blanche S..ft"n. | more than hnIs-i that Rroe-
nrr had no shallow depth t" fathum Net
still feared him. He was to me deep, diaholi-
callv deep. and powerful. too
"PrrhaI~ You've met YOUR match at last"
ventur,i TO say
Well, ! hoIe | have need-a match.
Excuse me" he added; Il det.st punS and
punsters. This was an accident Shes
strong character self POISED, self-reliant, inI-
paSsioned on the outside with boiling depths
below. which no one has ever vet brought 10
the surface least judge 80 Shes miles
beyond the people she's travelling with They
s-a and know Of her only aS much aS she
ChonS> tn show-a tenth. perhaps only a
twentiuth-only what THEY'RE able Ia and
or what she allows them {" See.
Good Judgment, that No Use in showing any
more cards than you want 10 use-in any
game"
''Do YOU call hers game. tnOy' | asked
As look on life and people-yeS Vet
pnSsibly with her thus far. an unCun>cinu,
one as to motive What some call nobility
of character is 81 well expressed with her
that am content t" admire it without toe
deeply analvzing it"
Won fear. then. YOU might find the hass
metal underneath the gliding"
NY boy. don't care to put myself on
that train Of thought If pursu" an illu-
sion. want il ever to remain one"
| forl,nrr from asking if he knew her real
name. Bruener'S indetinahlr manner said To
me. plain as words. Hands Off"
Il shall 60 to Marysville next week" he
said after a pauSe The company play
there on the Goth"
We'll, thought To mvselt, as crept into
my blankets, "MarySville, love and mystery
on one side Pratt, hatred and more mys-
tery for Bun Bar on the other | seem to
be fulcrum for events 10 teeter on"
CHAPTER XIV.
DEFENSE