Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-25

risky move ever saw. Pretending that
he wanted the people in the edge of the
crowd to see how small the prisoner
was, he lifted the little fellow onto his
horse in front of him, and, before any
one suspected what he was up to, he
had wheeled his horse and was Off like
the wind. sgd Hart pulled his revolver
and aimed it at Fanshaw's back, but
Dave Fanshaw knocked the weapon up,
and it went of without harming any
one. Then Dsve held pistol at Harris
head and dared him to stir q muscle.
This quarrel dreH the attention of the
mob from the prisoner and Fanshaw
bore him away without any opposition.
The sheriff followed at his heels. They
have gone with him to the Jail in Dan
ube. He'll be safe there"
Evelyn was closely watching Wrinkle;
she had read him better than had her
father.
at was the noblest deed ever heard
of" She said, eNultingly.
Wrinkle responded with a shrug and
= frown.
"Fanshaw will pay well for II. in ali
probability" he said, sullenly..
Despite her habitual command over
her emotions Evelyn's face fell, but she
did not crafty her enemy by reply.
ing to his thrust.
Her father agreed with Wrinkle.
YES" he said, sit is not over yet by
any means. sgd and Thad will certain.
ly be bent on revenge, and Fanshaw
will be their target. Inever saw a more
malignant countenance than Harris
when he realized that his plans were
thwarted. guess he will lie in wait
for Fanshaw on his return from Dan.
ube."
Grown suddenly faint, Evelyn turned
into the hall. Mr.. Hardy's voice followed
her and beat pleasantly on her ears. ~
certainly take off my hat to that sort
of courage" he was saying. "Fanshaw
has the right kind of grit. It's pity
the world has not more men like him.
Evelyn's window commanded view
of the road leading from Danube tc
Fanshaw's house, and the remainder OF
the night, sleepless and distraught, she
sat gazing across the fields at u spot she
knew he must pass on his way home
And there, in that awful still suspense
she read her heart as she had never read
it before.
YES" she confessed to herself. aloud
because she loved to hear her own voice
pronouncing Il truth which seemed to
have quickened her soul into new and
higher life, Eyes, love him! love
him!"
About five o'clock, after it had grown
light-when the sky in the east was
turning golden-her long vigil was re-
warded. Moving along the road, with
tired step, she saw white horse, and
a moment later she recognized the
rider. Then she put her icy hands to
her face and burst into tears of relief.
~ hour later, with mothers solicit
tude, Mrs. Lancaster stole into her room
and found her asleep, her head resting
on the bare window board. The good
woman comprehended it all, and, rails
ing the girls face, she kissed her eye
lids till they opened.
lie Is safe! were EvelynS nrSt
words. II saw him come home. l i'm
tended TO go to bed then, but was say
ing my prayers here when'I fell asleep"
Mrs. Lancaster's lips twitched sympa-
thetically as she put Evelyn to bed and
sat by her stroking her brow until
sleep came again. Then the old lady sat
with her chin resting in her hand, quite
thoughtful.
II really don't know which way my
duty lies" she unused. "She loves him
she loves him just as 1 should have
done at her age, and she will suffer over
giving him up as suffered when he
was torn out of nv life,"