The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-07-02

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- 'eu 'N'' Nv" "Aen
fell asleep, Susy," he said. He did
not know why he said it; he had not
intended TO tell her-he had only meant
TO avoid q direct answer TO her ques-
ton, yet even now he went on, "And
thought of you when ! was out there
in the rose garden waiting to come in
here"
You did?" she said, drawing in her
breath. A wave Of delicate pink color
came up TO her very eyes-it seemed
TO him as quickly and as innocently as
when she was a girl. "And what did
you think, Klarus"-she half whis-
pered-"tell mel"
he did not speak, but answered her
blue eyes, and then her lips, as her arms
slipped quite naturally around his neck,
The dawn was breaking as Clarence
and Jim Hooker emerged together from
the gate OF the casa. Mr.. Hooker looked
sleepy. lie had found, after his return
from Fair Plains, that his host had an
early engagement in Santa lnez, and he
had insisted upon rising to see him on.
1t was with difficulty, indeed, that Clar-
nee could prevent his accompanying
.im. Clarence had not revealed to Susy
me night before the real object OF his
journey, nor did Hooker evidently sus-
'ect 1t, yet when he had mounted his
aorse' ne hesitated Tor an instant-but
without extending his hand.
II l should happen to be detained"
ne began with q half smile,
But jim was struggling witha yawn.
Ihas all righ'-don't mind u.s." he
satd, stretching his arms. Clarence's
nesitating hand dropped 10 his side,
liu with light, reckless laugh and
nan sense OF provldential relief, he gal.
'oped away
"hat happened Immediately there
aiter, during ms SOLITARY ride to Santa
Inez, looking back upon it in after
years, seemed Dut q confused recollec-
'ion, more IKE q dream. Ihe long
stretcnes OF vague distance gradually
opening clearer with the rising sun
IN an unelouded SKY, the meeting with
o iew early or belated travellers and
ms unconscious avoidance of them, as
II they might know OF his object, the
Dlack shadows OF foreshortened cattle
rising before him on the plain and
arouslng the same uneasy sensation OF
their being wayiaying men; the won
ierlng recognition OF houses and land
marks ne had long been familiar with,
ms purposeless attempts to recall the
circumstances In which he had known
them-ali these were like a dream. So,
90, we're the recolleetions of the
Alght before, the episode with Susy,
;.lready mingled and blended with the
memory OF their previous past, his fu-
tile attempts to look forward to the
future, always, however, abandoned
with relief at the thought that the
next lew hours might make them un-
necessary So, also, was the sudden
reaiization that Santa lnez was before
ann, "neh ne had thought ne was not
YET nan way there, and as he dismount-
eu oeiore tne courthouse his singular
'eelihg-ioiioWed, however, by no fear
u uistress-that ne nad come so early
20 the rendezvous That he was not yet
quite prepared Tor It,
this same sense Oh unreality per-
Vaded his meeting with the deputy
snerin; tne news that the federal Judge
nao' as was expected, dismissed the
prisoners on tfeir own recognlzance'
ana that capt. Pinckney was at the
no'ei at breakfast In the like aL'
s'ract manner ne replied 10 the one
TWO questions OF tine deputy exhibiie'
me pistols ne mad brought with hil
anu iihaily accompanied him 10 little
'ne''uow hluueh oy tfees Delow the hotSi
"here the othef principal ana MS sec
mus were awaiting them' Ana hrFr
" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES keen, lorccin'
'ri ihteiise'
30 stimulated were his faculties thai
ms sense OF hearing IN It's acutcncs'
.ook IN every word q 'he conversation
between the seconds, few PAGES dis
'anh lie heard his adyersary's secon|
say carelessly 70 the deputy sheriff;
presume TINS Is a case where there vii
be no apology or mediation and tn