The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-07-02

that what you meant 90 tell me the
night you went rvoy?'
Partly; but there was something
that prevented me something That
perhaps should have madr mc Keep
silent to-day. You remember what use
were saving about personal courage;
/ thought then that J was o. born cow
ard. and I'm not entirely sure of the
contrary yet
She held him of at arms icnPlh and
looked at him with lowing pride lin-
ding i'm her bcoutifuloyes. sliltcyou
TO tail, that way, after what youdid last
night-futhcr has told me gll about 80;
and. besides, saw YOU try 90 save that
mans life at the risk OF your own and
after he had tried 60 Kill you. too!'
"Tbot was nothing but common hui
mainly" he answered quietly. you
don't know how I had to cling to Tint
tree there 90 keep from running away
just before the Bynums tOdc up
81 don't believe q single word of IT,"
she asserted calmly, aa hc led her 20 o.
seat on the wide rustic scttlcatthc end
OF tho vcraudu; and then % sudden
CLEAN of common sense came Co him bon
the thought that perhaps it might be
wise not 10 argue the point with her,
then or ever.
They were married in the little
church i'm rrcparthen "a week. after Inc
trial Of bed aud nudd Byuum. and the
Ludlows gave thrm % weddings bIvlit-
fast in the coiy litlc diuiug-room Of
Il The house cu the hill before thcy start
ed on their journey uorhWurd Ring
brand was Coz hie room. hurriedly puck
ing his yaliscs. and Ludlow ran mp to
tell him that there was sNu plenty of
time I'm which 10 catch the train,
when are YOU coming south again.
llugh2' he asked pacing the nUor of
the small apartment with his HANDS iu
his pockets.
ooh, don't know; whenever Hester
gets homcsick, I suppose"
well, I can't promise you a fight
i or a wedding tho nest time you come.
( but wen try to keep you Interested in
some way BY the way, Uugh IL was
/ generous of you not 20 prefer a charge
/ OF murder against those fellows for
( trying to lSill you in the cave"
! "lt was quite unnecessary; a thirty
4 year sentence is severe enough TO sat-
| isfy a more vindictivr person than !
ever aspire to he. i'caides. you for
I got that il was JEFF who did the shoot
ing. and his fate was sufficiently hor-
! rihle.'
1T was, indeed; and that makes me
/ Think saw the sister nt The trial
/ wonder what has become of her2'
/ "She has zone TO her uncle in Texas
caro- you sure of that?'
"Noa, for acut her"
/ "You?'
/ "Ycs.'
"And she didn't try TO kill you be-
! fore she left?'
} "Oh, no; She was too sorrowful 10
| think of vengeance. Besides. ] think
rhc did me the justice 20 believe chat
| ] acted fairly"
ludlow purrcd his lips and vhistlcd
softly, continuing his restless march
while Ringhrand fastened the last
atrap Suddenly he stopped In his
/ walk and regarded the younger man
with look of qui22ical cu1icsity.
"lugh, what's become of that little fa1
OF yours about personal courage and
such things?'
81 told you once that | hoped | had
| left 10 in che hole on the mountain.
think it is still there" was the quietro-
/ ply and thoy went down to the waiting
bridal party
The accommodation train swung
slowly around the curve below Tregar-
then, and tho intervening spur OF the