Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-25

her discreuon. 80, looking straign'
into Dodd's eyes, she said with mean
ing that he could understand.
II cannot say that ! recognized him.
"This man was Joined by another--a
tall, slouching person, who talked with
him for several minutes.
Dodd asked gently;
"You heard what they said, dear
child?r
Every word"
"Ahl"
eyes. Their conversation divulged a
plot to murder Wilders by sending him
on FOOLS errand down into the bottom
Of the mine, where one Of them, hired
to do 1t by the other, had half cut into
the rungs Of the lowest ladder"
"The dastardly vlllainsN' cried the
corporal, now keenly interested. "Well,
whit then, lass?"
"0h, you've heard the rest. went
down to him and I suppose | saved his
life"
And a brave lass thou art" the cor
poral cried, exultingly. "Thc whole
country will be talking o thy pluck
Then Dodd said very significantly:
"I'ravc-and what Is better than brave
wise. The maiden has shown dis
erection beyond her years"
Though she resolved as matter Of
policy to hide Dodd's share Of the crime,
Elsie made up her mind that 1t would
be impossible to remain under the same
roof with him; so in the course OF d
couple Of days she announced to her
mother an intention OF visiting the
Wil(ers' to take care Of their little boy,
whilst Mile was nursing her sick hus-
band.
70 her surprise but little objection
was made to the proposition, md even
what little there was was overruled by
Dodd, who evinccd tho greatest desire
to curry favor with her
Before she left home, however, she
determined TO come to an understand
ing with him, and the opportunity Of
fered itself that very day.
"Mr. Dodd, one word with you,' she
said, abruptly, for trouble had made
Elsie more sclf-reliant,
with pleasure, my dear child"
This very unctuonsly.
II wanted to tell you that | did rec
o@nize the man who came first to the
spot near the rocks on Thursday"
"0h no, my dear child, you did not.
You denied that you had done SO in the
presence Of two Witnesses
"Ahm
"Now for my part, Elsie, am con-
vinced that the whole scene OF the
rocks was m hallucination Of slightly
disordered mind. You see you suffered
afterwards great mental strain
and"
"VillainI"
flush, tush! Do not profano your
pretty lips by fashloning ugly words.
You probably did hear two passcrs-by
mention the fact that they had seen
Mr., Wilders 60 down the mine, and
knowing Its dcplorable condition, you
very heroically - rs for those sawn
rungs-"
"Wel"
"There Is ample proof TINT they were
cut more than a month ago."
you have prepared your defense
well, sir"
"My dcfensel What are you thinking
Of, child?"
"l'ut," she added, imprcssively, heed
less of his hooking interruption, III
thut man speak Of ever molests or
annoys me by word or decd, | shall
without another word Of warning de-
honh'c NM
ana ! Snou'u ''''l'N ''i"' nc wouia
appreciate your o'"cre1'oh ana give you
~ 'aoh' 20 rcgfet Sach ail exceedingly
vlse resolution.
'"' WIZ "o' Sill we understand
e'e" ''''cr'
r,si. mat with yar,, ,uo,o,,,o =.
mo Vilder,, Mill;e was hrstarioa1 ~
hcr olnaness ia clnsn her n her or;ns
cnllSv hnr the nresorvor a, har Iaal,
gho saJiy snoile1 tho noa,rn ~ .ho T.,
t,ryi,w Lv c,lliuo from his s,o,, wow,
~ tho ,o,,,,, ,,,,,n, :. ~. nt's. - -
the low ~ lSlsie,s advent
unh y,r hrayo 1,rlin,n ho soid ,,;,,
II t.or rrr,inr ao,yn his hronsa1 nhoa,.
81 aint mn Grant sh,l,es an snnaoh,fnin,
Int whnp ! thinl, th,, hu, ,ou ,,a,,
shonld have hncn nav IN l,inadnro
comn prysr h,yo soou N,l;a nan IL" II,
lln l,il ruaio nover'-e,,nfarna !, n.,f'S
,d,o, ,,., soa h,,,,,ta..,.,, -. -, ~ -
I mean ter sav is von,vo rnt = srionI fsr
lirc In lad, Wildera who WON'T an
ym, IN ,hn hour ~ ner1 " " wv" Nv"
The, rls;a an h,nshoo ,,.;,h . ao.,..
4, tnrn tha ta,ron, ~, tha ,a ,'n 's ,a.,
tudr molcstlv rema r,,oa . '''"' S'"''
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