The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-29

consciously, as he half supported her
figure while they hurried forward.
He had been crushed by something,
and was half hanging over the ledge
and could not move nor speak, she
away to a tree-it took me hours to
move him, he was so heavy-and L got
! him some water from the stream and
bathed his face. and blooded all my
! sleeve"
But what were you doing here
he asked quickly.
A faint blush crossed the pallor of
| her delicate cheek like the faint tint
OF dawn. Twas going to find my
| brother at Bald Top" she said, hur-
fleoiy But don't ask me now-only
come, quick, do"
rs the wounded man conscious
Did you speak with him? Does he
know who you are?" asked Key, I'M
easily.
No; he only moaned a little and
| opened his eyes when 1 dragged him.
| pened."
They hurried on again. The woods
Pghtened suddenly. Here" said a
nan nan whisper, and stepped timidly into
the open light. Only few feet from
the fatal ledge, against the roots Of a
oucKeye, with her shawl thrown over
him, lay the wounded man.
Key started back. 1t was Collfnson
HIS mead and shoulders seemed I'M
injured, but as Key lifted the shawl
he saw that the long lank figure ap-
peared to melt away below the waste
INTO mass Of Shapeless and dirty ra gs.
key hurrfedly replaced the shawl, and,
pending over him, listened to his hur-
rled respiration and the beating of his
aeart Then he pressed a drinking
mask to his lips. The spirit seemed to
revive MIN; he slowly opened his ewes
Ihey fell upon Key with quick recog-
nlt4on. But the look changed; one
could see that he was trying to rise
put tnat no movement of the limbs ac-
companied that effort of will. and his
0Id patient, resigned look returned
Aey shuddered at the thought that his
spine IN was hopelessly injured.
can't get up, Mr.. Key" he said
~ d tdlhC out untroubled voice, NOR
seem TO move my arms, but you'll inst
allow that I've shook hands with 80
all the same.' VAN W
iougly. --''i i''-- Saiu Aey anx-
on Tf F6ow wG ar gSets me- Sometimes reck,
i mar on tibet ledge all last night and on a.,
II e able to look down into the old Val,
over oSg s9m me ga it seemd to me ez if fell
TO save T nv got ,t GiSsught IN the rocks trying
NO NJ In r9tnk sensible and know my wife
M ti[t1a there at all I got mystified. Some
wife WIFE onIy en Mbar L got ter thinkin' of my
9In IKE an angel to me KEN here and
5JaaSsgu me on the ledge, for you see she
u uoli 5i,t oelong here and hez dropped onto
me ike sperrit.''
A.. 1hen you were not in the house whan
Iite shock Gamer" said Kew.
+be, NO faiG gu see the mill was filed with
and ainGI If le ean as the sheriff was arter,
Alice" said Key with a white face.
,, mv9io you mind going to my horse
N Wnlca you y gu will Kill, find Somewhere near
from my saddle bags?" 0"'e
,,o Inc innocent girl glanced at her COM
paii4n, saw the change IN mis- face and.
f5e i,1iIg 1T to the imminent danger of
, Wnen, she was out of hearing, Kew
leaned gravely over him:
ro 0o.lIlnSon, must trust you with a
I WIG helped you is the sister Of the
Ieaaer OF that gang the sheriff was in
Rfunsu III, OF: she has been kept in per-
e EI ignorance of her brothers. crimes.
knoW MS fatei If he persisted utterly in
lhls catastrophe, as it would seem. II
was was coos will to spare her that know
anvthj,;o I I5dl, you Inis to warn. you in
halt
peHeVe, as shall try to make her Re-
neve, that he has gone back to the
Sfit eWe Nv Wnere she will too hereafter be-
Know nothing, and keep her thought of
him unchanged 9--' VI
mus, III See f,l see, see see, Mr., Key" muir
been sayin' to myself lyin' here ali nieht
Thet's wot l bin sayin' O. my wife sadie
h banai II that [ actoorally got to think KEN
fro,fo 10 me last night; You see I'd heerd
ThnSa
IKE unto her had been picked up 1-''i in
IeXas and brought on we're. and that
IliT 1yoe she $tl was somewhar in Californy.
was tnat FOOLISH and that outrua IN
her the while KNOWN as 1 onee
told you, Mr.. Key, that eff she'd been been
a frl,n f sne'd bin yere-that / believed it
= sf foeu tq 4r;s mint! And that was why,
rdght out yer and dreamed she KEN to
me me aH white and troubled, through the |
T Tooq Is, At first L thought it war my Sa-
eold self, and her voice wal; strange and |
iher laugh was strange-then I knowaJ
II Wasn,t her and was dreamin.' You're |
= i 6Ili MI Key IN Wot You got off Just
-a ana Keep old thoughts unchanged, .
a .1 Papse ! p,,,,.,. -NS Ai'ef
Key looked at his Changing face .ora,,
H we; ne said gently, '''if it does not tax
S Sora s Strength elG all that has happened
ir,e, al you Know. 1t is for her sake
mus adjured, with his ewes fixed IN
Key. Collinson narrated his storX e@ M on
-. ne lrruptlon of the outlaws to the final
1atastrophe Even then he palliate6 their
1utrage with his characteristic patience
sun MS strange fascination for I
Chivers and his blind belief in his nnis i1r
te1e NV VIE 5er The sto.y was at times bro
zen by IapseS of fainSnesS, bv sine11Ior
..eturn OF his old abstraction and forpet
o uIHess IN the midst Of a sentence. and at /
,i,; ny ut Of coughing that left few
MOUTH Key lifted his eyes anxiousIv.
mere vas some grave internal injury
VhIch the dying mans resolute patience
tIice sup yef9i YET, at the sound Of
frightened, apparently as much az her
coming as from the effect of the mower.
ul stlmulant Key had taken from his
Medicine case. - oiii LIS
for I've got an idea amt got no greet
me before me, and Fe got suthi1' TO
ay 70 you, afore witnesses"-his ewes
ought Alice,s in half apology-"afore
oiImGs sta5a you Understand Would you
lght SO L Kin see you both, and Won
Mss, rememberin', eZ a witness suthin,
ot to tell to him. You might take his
and; miss, to make it more regular and
lwlille" i"i anu
The two did as he bade them. stand
lg SIDE by side. humoring what seemed
them to be wanderings OF diving
lan. ing
on Tha IA was sss3ES Su Rgjd 6s9x ~ said Collin
nanty night ago on his way to the.
ne-valey- He was d sprightly young
Elbow, gay and chipper-like and he se2
me- confldential-like, 'Collinson.' seq
II business OF Importance: rnebbe ri he
way long time--for years. You know ,
ez ne, MT Key, in the Hollow! Go to