Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-18

meet Mr. Mackenzie coming back from
the table lands or go down to the sta
tion and fetch up the others to help us.
She looked at him steadily and ear
nestly for a minute or two. 1t WAS as
though the trne nature Of this man were
beginning tn dawn upon her. She seem
ed to feel strangely uncomfortable and
rather ashamed of herself when she
thought of the contrast between his
kindly, self sacrificing conduct toward
her and her former thoughtless and self
ish treatment Of him.
The sick man muttered tn himself in
his feverish sleep and clinchcd his
hands spasnodically as they lay by his
side. The sound of voices came broken
ly from the mouth of the cave. The un-
seen splash that divers toned lullaby.
of the water as it fell from the rock
above upon the stones put one in mind
of fountain in some sleepy old world
garden. But none of these things was
SO full Of meaning as the silence of this
woman.
Suddenly the voices at the mouth of
the cave became more distinct and
heard Norah Mackenzie ask:
"How much ammunition have you,
Mr.. Tyndallf"
A sense of some impending catas-
trophe took possession of me. There was
pause, and | heard Jack eNcIaim:
"By Jovel believe DAILY must have
taken the lot! Oh, what black piece
OF villainyl"
Such was indeed the case.
And now the woman who had Thus
been cast off and left in an almost de-
fenseless position to her fate by the man
who had told her that he loved her and
whom she had loved uttered never IA
word. but buried her face in her hands
"Elsie, Elsie / heard Savile say.
"don't believe it! There some mistake.
There must be mistake. Daily didn
take them they don't think of the fir
ing we've done. remember taking the
last box myself and emptying it into
my leather pouch. Don't take on, like Il
good grill III go and tell them this. >
! do not think. when Savile comes
to answer for his misdeeds on the day
Of Judgment, that this-call it what
you may-will be found written against
his name in the big book.
The sick man stirred, opened his eyes
gazed strangely about him. then, as II
somewhat easier. went to sleep again
But still the girl had not seemed to no
tice him. Only suddenly, she raised hel
dry strained eyes from the ground, and
looking Savile full in the face, cried al
most iiercely:
"Why don't you tell me that Iv'
been a fool at once, Savile n
What Savile said in reply do no
know. but this | do-another man
less Of gentleman, would have fol
lowed mp his advantage there and then
Fortunately it is not necessary to b
born with silver spoon in one s moutl
to be gentleman. The attributes per
tanning to one are sublimely indfferen
to such details as broadclcth or fustian
Noon. and now there was n hush Il
the great forest. We sat in the ahadoy
of the cave and no one spoke. The situ
alton was becoming critical. Suddenly
we heard an excife. chattering among
the blacks and, looking toward th'
horseshoe bend to the right, we saw thu
cause. Some 10 or Is feet above tn.
ground on a terrace stood a white man
1t was DAILY, and he had been detected
by the blacks in the act of sneakjni
past. Now the blacks were running to
ward him, and he had stood upon TIN
defensive.
Devil and all that he is criet
Jack, 1--WE can't lot him be killed he
fore our eyes sayile, you wait here
SNOWFALL and Vary, use your revolvers
You can defend the cave from behin'
the breastwork. Come on, Dieki"
We seized cur rifles, ran down tn
terrace. then toward DAILY, beckonini
10 him TO jump from the ledge an
make toward MS. So suddenly had al
this happened-as yet not shot ha'