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CHAT TER VII.

when, after the completion Of her hUi
rid recital, her companion insisted tina
she and her mother had been deceived
by Wo-way- the young Apache.
"Why do you d,u1t him after tn,
proof hc gave OF his good VILE" she dt
mandod.
"BccauSc it was no proof at all, -
was the curt reply.
"Why, tn n, did be warn us not t.
20 ont Of the house and surrender to the
lartv:'
" Nothing is palmer. Tie knew from
she tirs5 that you would not do so Your
mother has had too much experience
with his people to lie misled by SO shall.
low ii pret,n-e. He gained your conf
doucc Ivy giving counsel that was not
NooGed. Pc has deeper scheme in
mind and he has succeeded III binding
both Of you to his real purpose.
Eve shalt soon find out, " she said
strong il her faith.
"Therc is no doubt of that Come, "
he repeated, take me to him and your
mother.
The Al ache and Mrs. Huntley had
heard the murmur of voices in the ad-
Joining room from the first The youth
slipped away from the woman and 81
lently approached the couple, without
their knowledge, and quickly identified
them. Then he returned with state
ment of the truth.
The youu2 woman talked fast. and
her story took less time in its telling
than would lo supposed. Before they
were expected Rundell came into the
front room, with Edith close behind
him.
Weston had not been mistaken re.
garding the light that he fancied was
burning III some part of the dwelling
The outer door opened into the middle
apartment, on the right and left of
which were two communicating rooms
used for sleeping purposes. In one of
these. on the floor was a lighted candle,
shedding dim yellow illumination
through the one that was used as a din
ing and sitting room. We-way was
standing Clt-e to the outer door, fe il
hand, looking expectantly toward the
couple as they came forward into the
faint light, Mrs. lluntley, holding alsu
larger weapon, stood some PAGES
away her position such that she was
not in range from either window, Il
the side Of the door and before which "a
curtain was tightly drawn.
Although Rundell thoroughly dis.
trusted the Apache, he had decided to
act as if be held unbounded faith in
him. The moment he recognized the
shad0wy figure he strobe across the
xoom and extended his hand.
How do you do, We-way- I did
not expect to see you here.
The Indian took the protfered hand
but his clasp was weak. He must have
known the young man did not share the
feelings Of he women.
Il be well-how be YOU"
81 don t know what to make of the
situation Why have you come into the
house, We'way- MAJ
"To tie friend to my friends"
81 am glad to hear you say that, for
they never needed friends more than
now, Tell me your plans. -
"Apache4 ask me to get EN- come out
and give up tell 'em not do so. They
stay in the house"
eyes, - iuterposed Mrs. Huntloy.
"We-way-ma proved himself loyal and
true when he might have persuaded u,
to surrender to his party"
Rundell could not help turning to
ward the speaker and asking:
Gould ne have persuaded you t.
give yourselves up;"
81 hardly knew"
81 do; but 20 on, We-way. "
81 tell AIaches wait till night, the.
come in and bring out women throuet
door, but, " be added with IA quecl
chuckle, "wo don't do so. We go GU,
window, same as you come through lit
tie while ago"
Further questioning made clear tn,
scheme Of We-way. His story wa,
that his comrades when they started on
their raid were so impatient that they
insisted upon attacking the ranch with.
out any delay. The encounter between
Rundell and the rancher on one hand
and the three bucks on the other made
it manifest that there We're only the
two women in the house and though
there was a certain degree of risk in the
assault dozen well armed hostilo'
must speedily prevail over the defend
,rS.
Brave however as these red men are
they invariably prefer the course tina
IS attended with tho least danger tC
q" oo,orH MN rIo dweumg must re-
fult IN the death Of several Of the party,
for the women had repeating Winches.
tiers at command and knew how to use
them. He maintained that by promis-
ing good treatment he could induce the
defenders TO come out and give them
selves mp, thus securing their prisoners
withou, any harm to the hostiles.
The Apachos showed their common
Fenso by declaring such ruse to be
impossible of success, and the argu
ment, as has been shown, became acute
in its violence, but it terminated in the
victory for We-way-ma who went for
ward under his flag of truce with a re
suit that has already been made known
to the reader.
The next proposal Of the youth was
90 wait until night was fully come
when he would secure entrance into the