The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-06-27

be si'ould HssUeiats with . woman who I,
what you ara"
"AhI- she said again. II understand now. =
Al that moment diversion occurred. ThG
drawing rOOm looked on 70 the garden, aud
at the end VI the garden vas door which
opened on To another street
Through this door bad come Col Quariteh,
accompanied by Mr.. Quest, the former with
bis gun under his arm They had walked ~
the garden. and WOre almost AZ the French
window when Edward COSBY saw them.
Control yourself" be said In . low Voics
here d your husband"
Mr. Quest advanced, and knocked at tiAt
window, which bis wife opened. When ID
-aW Edward Casey he hesitntcd little, and
then nodded to him, while the colonel canI,
forward, and placing his gun by the wal
entered the rom. shook hands with Mrs.
Quest. and bowed coldly to Edward CossSy
4 met the ralODel. Belle" said Mr.. Quest
coming here with the benevolent Intention
Of giving you some sn,pe, 90 ! brought hin
up by the short way
"That IL very kind Of you, Col. Quaritch, :
aid she, with . sweet smile for she had Thu
sweetest smile imnglnablel.
He looked at her. There was something
about her face which attracted bis attention
consisting unusual.
What are you looking att" she asked.
"YOu," be said, bluntly, for they were ouI
Of bearing OF the other two. "lf ! werN
POLITICALLY minded | should say that you
looked like the Tragic Muse"
do Ir 8 Q answered, bursting out laugh
ing. "well, that is curious. because ! ieG
like Comedy herself"
Theirs something wrong with that wo
man." thought the colonel 10 himself - h
extracted two couple Of Snipo from his capa
ciOus coat tails II wonder what it iSF'
Just then Mr. QueSt aud Edward Coassy
passed out into the garden, talking.
"HeFo are the snipe, Mrs. uueSt," be said
II have had rather good luck. killed foul
couple and missed two cDLple morOi but thsr
l had new gun, aud one an Fever sh1ot u
well VITA q new gun"
"Oh. thank you" she said, do pull out u,
painter for me- like 70 put them IN my
riding hat, and never can Hnd them ny
self"
Every well be answered, "but ] must &
into the garden 10 do It, there Il not lighl
enough here. It gets dark ~ soon now"
Accordingly I've step ed out through thu
window, anu bcgnD to hunt for the pretI!
little feathers which are TO 10 found al thu
angle VI u snlpe's wing.
"lS that the new gun, Col ouaritchr saiu
Ms. Quest, presently; what a Teaut. =
OusI"
BE careful" he said. al haven't taken tint
cartridges out"
II he tad been looking at her. which at thu
moment be was not, Harold would have seei
ner Stugger and catch NJ tue wall for support
Thai, i,ss hal .s,ot, al nR.i ffio
lsvclent light Of sudden determination pss'
across her face
IAN rIght,r she said. II know oil about
guns Ny father usel to shoot, and AWAY,
cleaned his gun" and Sue toJk the weapon
up and began 70 examine the engraving o.
the locks
"what is this" she said, pointing 70 . Lii
tie slide above tue locks. on which the WORT
safe" vas snGrayed4n gold lstlsFS ,a.'s b.
"Oh, that's the safety bolt," he said
''When y0u see the word safe the locks an
barred, and tho gun won't 90 Oh. You Hav'
to push the bolt forward beforS you can IRE.
''SSof she said, curelsSsly, end Suiting tn
action to the word.
ayes, 50; but please b careful. the gun &
loaded"
"Yes, m be careful" she answered
"wsll, u b q very pretty gun, and 20 light
that believe could shoot with it myself.
Meanwhile Edward Coossy and Mr.. Quest
who were walking toward them, had Sepa
rated, Mr.. Quest going 70 the ght across tb'
lawn 70 pick up glove which had dropped
upon the grass, while Edward C0assy sl0Wly
iauntsFed toward them When be was abou
nine PAGES OR be TOO halted, and, STOPPING Z
little, looked abstraetedly at . uhite Japanss'
chrysanthsmum which was still In bloom
Mrs. Quest turned, a. tho colonei thought, u
put the gun hack against the wall He would
have offered % take It from Der, but at thu
moment both his hands were occupied In ex
tracing one Of The ''VaintsFlr from SniTe
The NEXT thing that be was aware Of was q
loud explosion, followed by an exclamation
or rather . cry from MrR Quest. He dropped
the GnipO and looked up. Just In time 10 ~
the gun. which had leapsd from her hand
with The rscoil, str.ke against the wall Of ths
house and fall 70 the ground instantly
whether BY Instinct Or BY ehancJ DO neysI
knew, be glanced toward the place Wllep
Edward COllsywns sanding, end NV thai
his face was streaming viii, blood and thai
ms right arm hung helpless BY his side. Eve
q ne IOOked. b. saw hIm put bis, uninjuru
haIsd % Ills head and, without . word o.
sUund sung down on The gravsl path