West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-05-11
A MOUNTAIN GIRL.
A Sad, True Story OF Love and
Tragedy, as Related by a
United States Deputy Mar
Shal.
BY A PRESTON co0NTY AurnoR.
Specially for The Argus.
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
Then the Beautiful harvest moon
came sailing up oyer the mountains
bathing all in shimmeriug whiteness
Liz stood watching the scene in ap.
parent forge!fuluess of The fact that
she was several miles from her fathers
cabin, which she so grudgingly called
hoRre, and that she had had nothing to
eat since early noon. She stood IN all
the gtUrv of the moonlight as quiet as
thoughts by look into that troubled
face ? Suddenly she turned as though
on n pedestal, and her vision took in
all the maYni6cence Of the scene the
quiet valley, the distant mountain
peaks the forest, the steep mountain
. and holding aloft her strong young
arms sne cried alouA:
c "Aw, God II We air the good man
tn preacher says ye air, Toe wi us now I
IL ye kin keep my Bill from harm do it,
God, an hep us togit way orf from
we an'--an'--glorify ye, as the preacher
says. Amen +"
And then she turned and hurried
| away from the spot, as though afraid.
Her course lay down the incline, over
the same road the horseman had gone
earlier in the evening, but when she
reached the woods she parted clump
OF short brush and darted into a bride.
| path that could scarcely be seen be-
meath the shadow OF the trees. But
! Liz knew the woods well, and she had
no trouble in making her way-bere-
footed as she was-swifHy ami sound.
lessly over the rough path. After the
space of half an hour she emerged up.
on bluff overlooking doep valley,
and quarter of mile below. on n
] grassy plot near a sparkling mountain
stream, could be seer her fathers
cabin. short distance from the
cabin horse was tethored TO sap.
ling. Liz. although at distance, rec
J ogniled it at once az the horse ridden
py the stranger, and upon catching
and she started back affrigbted
Jaw. Bill, honey, it's come" she
nurmured 'an' th' burned Dep'ty nir
Already wi pap" Aud then an angry
J look flashed into her eyes, and she
J hurried down the hillside Reaching
the brook she cleared 1t with r grace
ful bound. and then making a detour
OF the cabin approached it from the
rear. Her bare feet gave forth nc
sound, and presently her ctr was glued
to "a chiuk III the cabin walls and she
was eagerly listening TO the converaa-
ton going on within. Astrange voice
was speaking:
See, old man" it said; here is
! gold-good gold, too-and it is yours II
/ you will take me TO this man, Bill
Peters. Show me his cabin and leave
the rest TO me. He's the only man
want now out of these mountains
had expected TO find "a whole gang, but
from what you tell me he is the one
who murdered my friend, and Is the
man i am after. Show me his cabin
and II he be at home / promise Won
that on aud yours shall not be mo.
Tested My men will be here by sun.
rise and your still wall be broken mn.
and unless you do as / say both Won
and your wife and also your children
will be dragged off 90 jail. Listen to
the clink Of this gold, and decide
quickly Take me TO Bill Peters
show me his cabin only-and-"
Here the voice OF the old man chin
ed in: But yo' doan' know Bin.
stranger, an ct mout 60 hard wi 20
ef do show yo' his bunk"
Never mind that" broke in the
strange voice eagerly, "i'll take care
Of myself and promise that you shan't
be hurt see-l am not the old man I
appear to be-
Liz quickly withdrew her ear from
| the crevIcc in the cabin wall and an.
/ piled her eye instead. What she wit.
messed WAS enough % make her draw
/ her breath hard. The stranger had
| sprung 20 his feet drew himself 10 hi,
/ fun height and tossed away his false
[ beard and hair. The result vas THAT
! instead Of bent, aged man there
stood strong, bold-loolrng young
man. his eyes blazing with excitemeat
/ frod behind paif OF "six.shooters 4"
aimed fair at the old man who cringed
on his bench, and at "a strong looking
old woman who SIT at the opposite
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