The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-03-24

1aey iooK pHsaaingry INTO ms, anu nis
hFhrt y iilled with pity Tor this woman
who sits there IN silence with death 90
near. Her eyes never leave his face, g
u longing Tor him to speak, u only to
pardon the past. All the old love comes
back " him, and he feels As u be would
give his life 10 take her again in his
arms. As he thinks II can never be, he
puts the thought from him and 10 its
stead comes thep ainthat she has brought
70 him.
"Can't we escape withOutyn asks Duns.
mier, his lips. ashen with fear.
NO. anJweTs Hawley, with bitter
contempt and . new hatred, born Of the
mans eowardiee, in his heart; lit Is the
only chance for your wife, and We had
better do II right ahead where the climb
Ing lpgiis and where we can get in
alnong the bowlders."
'Couldht one do IT, 1 would Be viii.
ing 70 pay Enything IT. began Duns.
mier, 10 quit abruptly " he caught the
stern look In Hawley's eyes.
"HOH coward Are you going 10 come
with me or noty- asks HAvley, a. he
TisaS In his seat rife in hand.
The horses under the close rein that
Jose IL drawing have slackened their
speed, for they are already in the pass.
"Yes, yes, Of course I will 20 with
you, !" comes from the white lips Of Duns-
mier, rs he sees Hawley preparing 10
spring into the road. HaWley reaches
within his breast, and taking from 1t .
purse hands Il to the woman.
Mamie, this is al I hRVe,S he says
simply; ''ses that my mother gets It.
You know her address"
Mrs. Dunsmier reaches out her hand
aAif 10 prevent him from leaving the
blackboard. There are tears In her eyes
a. they meet his, and her voice trembleS
- she implOEes him not TO throw his Life
away for her sake. Almost before she
can frame the words he leaps from the
wagon into the road In an instant be
gathers himself together and looks to-
ward the blackboard Dunsmier Is still
seated In Il, holding his wife a. II TO pre-
vent her jumping from II. A wave Of
exAltatiOn seems TO pass over HAwley ~
be sees this man, who was 10 have stood
ly him in facing the ApAches while his
wife escaped, thus leave him to his fate.
For an instant the buckboard almost
stops, rs II in response to some command
from tho woman; while Dnnsnisr, who
seems beside himself with fear, has taken
from the drivers hand the whip and Is
striving to lash the horses into greater
speed. Hawley smiles TO himself Bit
teTly. He can yet oVertalle the buck
board, or, easier still, he can hide among
the bowlderss and brush that line the
canyon from the Apaches. and after they
have passed easily make his escape. No;
better to let all end here than to let her
know he had played the chr She'Wo1ld
escape and would know that 1t was 70
him she owed her life. He took Of his
hat and threw it into the air rs = signal
for dose to drive on. He does not even
look where il falls he viii never need
It again he thinks a. he orOuchea behind
. bOWlder.
He raises his rife and fires at the fore
most Of the Indians who are gallOping
into the CANYON. In an instant they slip
from their hUrsas aud, after firing q few
shots ut him, begin TO climb the noun
tain side. This Is what he expected.
They will climb the mountain side and
probably shoot him in the back from
above; but before they can do so and re-
mount their horses the blackboard and
Its passengers will be beyond pursuit.
He had feared that they would rush in
on him, and hiS' life would have been
thrown away in vain. II was for this
h0.Wanted Dnnsmier to come with him.
Two might do what one could not.
Enraged at the escape Of the buck
board through the delay he has cRused
them, ths Indians fire volley after Vclley
At him until the canyon echoes so with
repor.s that be cannot tell from which d.
rection the ahots, are coming. BE looks
up toward the summit 70 zee q any Of
his enemies are above him, and a. he
does % be catches = glimpse Of the buck
board, with a womhna white face look
ing backward. An instant aud tits gone.
Thank Godl he knows they are on the
mesh now and she Is safe.
So they are. A straight, level road IL
before them. and at its end they can see,