The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-22

II was her wild bcauty that made me
love her. That I. Ned Gray. bachelor 81
leisure. should have fallen under the
tlsralldon of ~"Backwoosls Lix' seemed
abssird- and yet Any passion was honest
and sincere.
Tonight ! was To- n.,es her in "a lonely
canyo for her father. with whom !
bussrrled. was not fond of my attentions
to his atiopt'd laughter.
had not long Ia wait. I saw Ivy the
terror in her face, that something h.Ud
happened as she hurried toward anu.
~ hays come TO warn you 20 n.y." she
uhrncd; hc has heard about yo,l. and he
swcssrs lac will have your life. They ARE
sitting toy, thcr. my father and he, down
in tive cabin now. drinking together and
plotting your destruction. 60, before il .
too late
The moon had risen higher now. and
her light made all things visible. Scarcely
liad the words left Lizzic'- lips, when, with
"A cry at rage, u man sprtng from among
The pin's, and n,'''lc as ~ u, s',,x,. her; In
her round IN yond hi. reach. and placed
myself hcforr her. i!iat mo, .nieni saved
my life.
r.r. al III ! i~t,nt. the report of "a gun
was heard, ana old iScn Allen, with one
;ago,s'ze.l cry, fell dead before us. whii.
Liz. with a Wild scream Of horror, dropped
on ticr kucc~ beside linn.
stood for oii.. brief -s,cotId bcwildcrpsi.
horror-stricken, then dart''h away in the
dirct'tion whence the shot had been fire.
The crashing of the unsis thrush, aS under
the feet of one i'm full igi,t. guided me.
In among the pines ! r'rh"I up q gun;
showed that il had hssn the muir
hGr's.5 M.'Hn, but found not
Ruthless -"ars.h. / r-uirncsi /" tie
81 of death, where I found, despite the
lonely spot and the latcncsS uf the hour. ~
crwd had already collected rough, un-
couth fellows, woo,l-cuttcrs and charcoal
burners, and thr like, all sworn friends
and comrades Of tt," Aliens. aud natural
M. az m t....t Vss. t.af. ghna kn.s. E.1 x.s.S
They received m with "a howl III los,th-
ing,
brought against mo i'm court was irrribic.
and N verdict of guilty s,"tnssl almost "a
foregoing conclusion, when suddenly there
staggered into the court room "a pale,
worn, i.agyar,i Woman. and rru with u
fcct.
ward tai take iiic wr.tci,cd. ragged crea-
turs away. Then. s- lac lifted III. s"us..-
less form. TIA" head fell back, "a miserable
bonnet dropped from IL, down tiinihisd a
mass of magnificent. long black hair. and
iu AN instant We r~,s'oguIssu- ly!ng dead
before M La of the pines.
IL WAS all over directly. she revived,
AMI proved my innocence. and Jirn'- guilt
told of the plot against my life, Ben Al
lens uhrIt of the gun, anal tiitt Jim l.iI
borrowc, H..
1t appeared that she had seen him fir.
the fata, shot, aud tliat when dartr,
away. aud she fell %faiutiny with horror
hc lnail returned. and lifting her in hi'
arms secured her in "a hut near 10y unit
tn. crowd removed nae.
And then In. had carried her furthci
away. aud is.tt.n and starved her in hi
slcsirs. Co force her into warriag'' amor,
than ever desirable now. considering villa
she knew against hiinl. until. reduced Il
sickness. and almost death 10y suffering
she had made good her c~c.ip" AT last
and arrived in tins. IL save her faithful
iovcr-hrr husband inrfurc the evening
sun had set. The judge who had been -
near coudcniniIig mo to death. marie,
us-lw,or and sick and ragged as she was
in that very hour. Who but ! could unr-
and comfort and console her for all n,
pain and sorrow that my love Ia.
brought. : HpSfpH GioL..