The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-11

wife-she shall be now if she will. But
whatever She decides, ! love her and
,lways SHALL He spoke very slowly
nj distinctly. you hear me, Helen;
whatever comes | viii not fail you to
the end"
For one minute she laid her head
against his shoulder, then with n sob
,hc turned away and entered the house.
After all, human everyday life is not
favorable background for tragedy.
he awful happenings drop beneath
the current and the ripples run over
them. and half the time we forget them
unless it happens to be our own hearts
that are aching. Before forty-eight hours
had passed the little household was go
ing on in its old way apparently.
1t WAS on the evening of the second
day that Harry came back from his
weekly visit to the post-officc at the
station.
'I'vc got it sure he said to Bronson.
''rhc Denver police have sent me a
photograph of Captain Gordon. Good
looking rascal" handing over the card.
1--WE can't miss with that"
Bronson scrutinizcd the likeness care
fully.
tits marked face. That scar across
the forehead is peculiar and not easily
hidden
Want to see it. Helen? If in your
walks abroad You meet Captain Gordon,
you'll know him."
She glanced at it and turned livid
face toward him.
'Ilarry, it's Payne-Payne Morse"
"What the dickens am ] TO do? Poor
Helen. she's made trouble for some
body her whole life through. I'm head
and front Of it all, and can't go ahead
with the thing now, for her sai1c-and
you're no better off. I'll go down to-
night, put the thing into Mason's hands,
and clear the country till it's over with.
Well have to start for Denver to-
morrow without an hours delay, and
Helen will have to stay here alone.
I'll get NIason's wife to come over, if
she will have her. It's the best way
sec out of bad bargain"
That was Harry Tryon's way settling
every thing off-hand, but the plan was
carried out, and Helen found herself
solitary. Mason's wife came over,
but was quickly recalled by the
aeeds of sick badly. Happily Helen
had steady nerves and comfortable
imagination. Of real danger there was
very little, and she was glad to be
alone.
Of what was going on about her she
knew nothing. She had never taken
much interest in the happenings of the
country, and gave no thought to the
subject that had been lIarry's great in
terest for so long. Sam Lees work be
ing done, he had sauntered off to the
cabins down in the timber Helen was
swinging in her hammock as usual.
dreaming dreams and seeing visions in
such dreary fashion as her past gave
reason for. Still. with all the sadness,
there was dreamy quiet that was not
wholly pain. and with the silence and
the starlight, and the slow, monotonous
rocking of her swinging cradle, she fell
asleep
"I.elen."
Yes" she said drowsily, and fell
asleep again.
hclCl! - Nuc worn was SlDkcn u III
tie louder; n hand touched her; She
sprung up broad awake now. Payne
Morse stood before her.
He was bareheaded. without his coat,
5loodstained sling held his right arm,
torn handkerchief was hnotted round
his head he was haggard and ghastly.
She knew it all at once--it was two
hours since she had heard shots in the
timber, and had lain idly specializing
about echoes and the distance the sound
had come.
"They are after me. Can you help
mc?" he said in hoarse gasp.
'What can do?r-but it was not a
question of helplessness; she was think
ing hard.
'Thcy will come here" he said.
Eyes, ! suppose so-yes, will do my
BEST slowly.
I've been hung and shot" with n
most unmirthful laugh. THE rope
,rolic and the fool that fred didn't
break any thing. l ought to get off
after that"
She answered him not word, but,
after n moments thought: ''You can
ono in here" opening the door of her
roc m. One end had been partitioned
oil as closet and store-room. She
dragged down mattress and blankets.
~ will do my best" she said again,
slowly. She did not lock at him; she