The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-03

t'NN WV ~ N''l WIN 'H'N 'i'''' -
come home shorn, or ! miss my guess.
hut | don't want to- talk Of that. Mark,
dear Mark, YOU do love me. don't YOU"
with the coaXing hand on his arm
again. the bright eyes fixed on his face.
He TOOK both her hands. and. hold
ing them tightly. looked into her sweet
face as he answered with deep feel
ing
Better thar my own life. Susic''
81 know II. Mark. Then will you
do me q great. great favor
"lf | can. assurcdly, darling"
"Thcu. Mark. dearest. | have some
money Il few thuusands-lct me lend
you-"
Mark dropped the hands he held. and
interrupted her with set resolve in his
flushed countcnancc.
stop, Sue! no, | speak royercntly
hen | declare in Gods name that !
will sink my all before ! will risk II
dollar OF the little your father left to
his orphan girl!"
but. Mark. YOU can return IT,
mo, | say There. do not let Il dis
tress q | cannot do this"
but listen. Mark. There may bc-
! have heard 1t limited that there is
danger to YOU from these men,"
We'll. what of it,"
"Do YOU think | can bear that.
Mark
Don't fear for mo. Sue. | can take
care of myself here. We must end this.
II only troubles you. Go home, Susie.
and be content. Good by"
He sprung over a ledge LEADING 10
another quarter Of the trail and was
gone.
"Contcnt?" sobhcd she. Content
while he is so"
Miss Redmond. didn't | sec the cap
tain with We jest now" suddenly asked
Il rough but kindly voice close to hcr.
Sue turned. and saw old Dayton. Marks
foreman, coming round the fCInt
beside her.
YES, he was here" she replied. "Eut
he has gone, O see"
Which way, miss?'
Over the ledge, toward the shaft
house. ! think"
Good Lordy! He mustn't go there
"Why not, Dayton" asked SIZE,
quickly.
Miss, the men are like raging
wolves, They have lost all sense. an
Of Mark Matthews has gone down
there, I'm going along to help him Of
he needs it,"
lie strobe away before she could ask
another question. She stood Il moment
uitb yn1n fn,, and ,iuh,i, ..,,,,.,,l
lips, then said:
And so am ! going to help him,
whether he will or not"
She left the mountain-path, and with
fleet feet ran down to the level of the
settlement and into the wooden cabin.
where she lived with her cid uncle.
Major Redmond. whose fortunes she
had followed into this wild region. and
who was her guardian and the trustee
Of the small property left her At her
fathers death.
She found the old man writing at
his desk. lie looked up as she hurried
in. and to her question:
Uncle Joe, have you seen Mark to-
day." he answered;
NO. child; but | am going to the
shaft-house in ten minutes. ! am afraid
the boy is in trouble"
Uncle, ! know he is! Don't walt
ten minutes! Go now. and lake some
thing for me-
why how now?' asked the major.
locking k,enly into her face. ANY
thing new"
Yes, uncle. The men are angry be-
cause Mark has no money for them.
and Dayton says they threaten Nio-
lence. Uncle, you don't think they
would really hurt him. do you?"
Il don't know, child. A gang of
unpaid miners is an ugly thing to
handle. They have got no sense"
Neither has Mark Matthews!"
I'm tell him you said So"
do it.; l don't care! Uncle, how
much Of my money can you lay hold
OF right now?'
We'll. II wouldn't break me to fine
about fifteen hundred In the bank"
Good. Uncle, go as fast as you
can to the bank. draw it, and hurr,
TO the Cordelia shaft house with it
Then make Mark take II, as q loaI
from you, not from me. Do you under
stand?"
The old man smiled knowingly. al
he answered:
Rather think ! do, child. He re
fused to take 1t from you, did he?"
Yes"
We'll, ] don't blame the boy. Blu
the case looks bad just now for him
| haven't got much faith in the Cor
della myself. Still, II Mark had asked
me TO loan him the money | woult
have done it,"
: He Is too proud to ask anybody
Uncle Joe, but he shall not ruin him
self while ] "a heir II. oh, hurry
hurry! or who knows what may hap
pen? Here. III go with you. ! can
, stay here In idleness."
4 "You are excited, my dear. Bette
4 wait for me to report"
mo. no! ! am going, uncle; | don