West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-05-18

her fathers cabin. Bin listened i'm
stoical silence Only when Liz de.
scribed her Journey through the woods
did the big man appear to be affected.
When she had quite finished he ,oolS
her in his arms and cried over her like
n child.
"Aw, Liz Liz" he murmured, "an'
yo' did ct all fur me r.
"Has, Bill, honey, AN I'm glad I
come, fur now We kim 40. An We mus
go just row, Bill, afore ther burned
Oep'ty and pap come fur to tek We
way. l."
An do yo' think TN 60 way from
yo,' Liz" DO yo' think I'd go fur to
leave yo' wen yo' done ull this fur ne ?
No, no, Liz; I'm gwine to stay right
heah longside yo,' an wen ther Dep'ty
comes he'll fin' Bill Peters ter hum, an
ef need be Ill die fghtin fur So."
mo, Bill, not that-not that, honey;
We mus not hurt thor Dep'ty nor pap !
Ye mus go way, Bill, ye mus'i Go
now. Bill, honey; kiss yer Liz fur th'
las las time an so fore daylight
comes ~
Bill was half stupefed at this last
resolve of Li1's, and for II time he
stood looking into the fire. Long he
Razed at the burning wood. his
thoughts running chaos, bnt when he
turned his face once more to the
woman sitting dejectedlv on the bed
therewas the look of a great resolve In
his face, as IL his mind was made up
definitely, unchaugeably. Liz saw IL
at once, and as the man epened his
mouth TO speak she closed her eyes.
mo, Liz, honey, I'LL never go Let
'em come on an TEX me. I'll give up
efyo' say, but Ill not &c way from
Yo.'"
There was determination In the
mans face and voice that allowed OF
no persuasion. and with groan Liz
sank back on the bed Bill crept over
to her and once more gathered her
tsnderlY in his arms. Liz remained
passive for brief moment, then start.
ed wildly to her feet. exclaming:
"Lls'en, Bill They air coming
They air coming TO TEX Ye way from
yer Liz F! Aw, Bill honey, wy earn,
we die tgether Lis'en Bill, tn will
TEX Ye TO jail, an mobile they'll HANG
Ye fur KILN tn Dep'tY Bin. I'd
ruther be gone dead an to see re tosk
Gimme yer pistol, Bill, an let me shoot
myself /"
Liz WY little woman. Yo' shurelY
wouldn't go fur to do thet! No, no
Liz, let 70 Bill shoot ther burned
Dep'tY an mcbbe wo uns kin git away
then /"
mo, Bill, Ye mus'n shoot thsr Dep'tl
nor pap. Doan we see Bin IL would l.,
wrong, it wouldn' be homes Aw
Bill, your Liz is tired, tired ! Gimm,
your pistol an les end IL all =
She approached him while she spoke
aud before he OWNED her intention
She had slipped his revolver from his
hip pocket from which the handle o.
the weapon protruded. ana had re
treated "a step or two. A look ot
horror came into his face as he turned
and saw what she had done, and h,
took step toward her.
stan back. Bill; stan, back sh,
commanded. "Doau ye go fur to com,
| nigh me till We promise TO let me lone
Now, Bill, come an kiss yer Liz FUR tia
las time Goodbye, honey, goodbye
an may th' good God hev mussy or
NAB soul-as tn preacher SAYS ="
When the deputy marshal and hm
men. together with old man Frieze ar
rived at the cabin early the next morn
ing there was no signs Of life without
or within. The door swung half oper
and the whole premises had n deserted
| appearance. The marshal was swearing
roundlY and his three men we're all In
III humor. The marshal and Frieze
had been forced TO seek shelter among
the rocks on the top Of bald Knob" &c
avoid the violence Of the storm. At early
morning they had been joined by the
men who were following the marshall
closely. All had been forced 20 spend
the night under the rocks and trees
and all were consequently chilled and
entirely out Of humor. They had
drawn rein and dismounted from their
horses at the head Of the gully. half a
mile further mp and had come the
balance OF the way on foot.
CT0 be continued