The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-10
Copyrighted ~ the Author.
CHATTER IL


CHAPTER II.
The laugh that insiinctiveIy broke from
Clarence's lips Was 50 sincere and una feet
"a that the man WAS Disconnected. and AZ
last Joined in it. little Sharleface,ily The
Et"teS9ue biunter Of being taken as 4 fG-,i-
1--WE from Justice relieved Clarencs's min
from lts acute tension. he was momeutari-
~ diverted. ami DO gIs not until the boat
man u1i departed AMI he was ausin aion,.
that u seemed % have any collateral sis-
nllicanrc-
Then en- uneasy recollection Of Susv's
threat that sEe had the power t. put his
VIE ~ FoEt AIcat-az came across him.
Gould she have already warmed th. munic-
lpti antho ttir~ and this mau-hut he quick
~ rem, nib -el any action from such a
W8T1in- could only have b1en tlscn by
the 'nliet Stats marshal. ANA NOT by "A
civic official. and LiSmis-al the idea.
NsNtrth. les. when tine stage with its
haif-~peut lamps still burning diuily
against The morning li-ht swept round the
curve 1ui rnli,si heavily Ep 10 the rude
shanty which served as coaeh Ollce. H.
became w5tehfui.
= single ylwtin- individual Ger los door
way received few letters auI parcels.
out Ciar.U-a WAS evidently 90, un.e asIt-
fuE PASSENGER Any hope that D.. r.-ar
nave entertained that his mysterious rre.le-
e--s1r would emerEs. fsrm S me se-iu.. al az
that moment was .j-aru .iute,i-
IS ic entered the coach Co., u#.l. 2 rapid
survey III his fellow travellers. I.ss satisfied
himself that tse strtu-ar was rot among
them They were mainly smau trad. rs.
o. farm rs. miner or tNs. aua apparently
q spar i~A American ct better G.srle auI
,. rsOnalIty.
t.ssihly the circumstance that men Of
this class usually preferred to travel on
horseback anu were rarely seer, Do public
conveyance attracted mss attention. and
TIER eyes met more than once, in mutual
curiosity.
Presently Clarence addressed a remark 20
h4m go Spanish LI- replied uuCutly .aud
.Hul te1u-l2. buI al tne leNJ stopping place
De- asked question III the ,Nprg-sluau. in
an unmistahai1le Missouri accent.
--arenea.s curiosity was satisfied. Die
NAs evidently one 81 Those early American
s.. Jtlers no had been SD Ions d8m..sIed ia
southern California as 10 adopt lh- ~pse.h
as wei as th- uah.limeuts of Oh. S-e4liarI.
lhs conversation fell upon the political
news ~ thc previous night. or rather Seem
- o. - lazily continued from some pre-
Eious more excited discussion. IN which one
o. tine contestants. a r-.I-be1rl-! miner.
20 s'hs.ssl into "a Occasional zr8wI OF
nj struck Clarence That the 2Ijssouran
had been am amused auditor. and tveu
Judging from a twinkle iu his eye. g mis-
shiev1lis insti1ator IT the controversy. lie
was. not surprised. therefore. when tile main
turned u him with a certain courtesy and
said.
And what. sir. is the political feeling in
YOUR iiStr.ctE"
but clarence was in no mocd To ba drawn
and replied. almost cur-ly. that as lac had
come only from san Francisco. they were
probably as we'll informed On that subject
az himself
4 su..k ana searching glance FROM The
strangers eye made him regret b. nIt IN
fl. silence that eusuei tae rtl-l.I ldsd
t.l--sr-e-. evidently sliI rauAlll- at i4lIrt.
SAW has uIuor unity
SIarp.ue ai- huge hands on bis Enees
and I,auin- forward. until d. ll- -
p.rne. his Lsm.u- leIri-lis,e q lre'lstiid =
lrtH the e.arr.v. sSy. be said. -rllE-
.-E-..s Z E-u -.J you. =eu'iu# 8. t-..-, IL
ssr-t -.ir- 90 I- uU matter S.t- 81. p'-
f.r..aE feeling here 1s tlar-it .l-i s-a ~
o.. "a. mat. wTt- states ri-t.- -.- "'t $
f.Irll ri-af=-it lilt =.-a q. 2. la Gi.-
t..n whether fle -ay m,ut's -et tns --rt
g.. -.......- H. .xa saiIi- r. that tIo-. .eh
SIS l5.s.a-Iu.- Ir F.-t sumter 90 whether
tr.- havu-t-u-t tbe first aau tAats ila"
40 th- naZ blows the rla.r+ ~ 'N..E ia
...er south 81 Mason aHi 4.-aH HAr-
E.u hear u.. jam -luGta
There was au .u-.y ---rJ Bee 'ne "r Two
80 -#.-.-..ts t... uau ..a-siI- at tla sulli--
frr zfI. Strap auI haii re=e anu then al
as suddenly su.e.t. -
r-g.r, s.s. u.@ trru.d q. am ius.-t...i. itnt
t...... f- tss Hael. s.Il it was woman
81 tue window witE a'r s-Aa lf'l'-i'- .l--
concern iu polite
clarence understood tne rude cniNaIry e
rn, r.l. ye- .r.u-a ta -atItr- 'i.1 tAii
this. 1rr.-.rs. uIf uu-tliFut,NL insure h'ii'
mon. rF..sr .-... that .la.-, controlled iAt pas
rt.rs ~ I'll. a.-rutaut-- They dropped nAtN
,r..s.r,- Il. rnslr seats and their Uuttarin=s
rr.f.-t aF iu tAe rattle q. tn- wheels
tlgrrse r..ueeI ~ the Aisspurian- Tie
was ra.arlinE the rej-hea-lei miner WIN
q singular CURIOSITY
Th.. rain haI ceased. but the afternoon
.r,H.v-z v..rs deepening when lney "a last
,..n.f Faf- lIH.us. where Clarence eA-
,....i 10 take hurza to the ranch 81. vss
sf-hs.I however. to learn tnal -a t't
horses in the stable were eng -ea '--
r,.55artl..riu-- tllt some 81 E.s own STOCK
- i- ua-turl-r vitu a tenant ~ Fair
plains and that he should probably nave
81 .tar selection, he tuiheA il7 steps
rs.--fr.. out Of the stable ya-l he recos-
,,f-..s sr.s gIsssnurlal.'5 voice BE- whispered
,.rrye-.ation vith thr propria tor, but The
49,. men withdrew into tha sAaloW as ne
m fI.-.f.-inei uneasiness came over him:
ba r-r..,- tii.. prtprie.sr--whe also seemed 10
Lv....- rtt Wi~souriAu and th.s evident
avgdaue- 81 him was significant irih.'''.
ms reputation as uptiul HuioHtSt had
,,r,a....I-.f If.u. Iut this would rot account
fo- tEeir clnlEct il a district So strongly
s..,rl,..rs. i'm sympathy as Fair Plains.
Nor. Inrres-cI by the occurrence thaI
a.. cared L admit. when. az last. after some
49,. h- u1i secured lis horse and was
rurr more in the saddle. he Kept 2 sharp
1r-sz..rf- e-- his qu1uiim companion
Eut here another Circumstance a-i-i =
-. -.-sr.s.-s ~. there was main rpaH lead
ir.. a. Ssutt Iu.z. thr next town, and TIRE
ranch. and this Clarence had purrfSeiS
tain in orIer 10 watch The MiSsouriar-