Daily camera., 1901-10-07

TWO nan, TWO hf0thofo, y00 might o1y
kill saeA other 'countas what the,
choose TO call revenge. No matter wha
1ormar friendship there may have ex
istsd, or what ties may b broken"
She paused suddenly. The excite
msnt Of the moment had paled he,
shesks-pslsr in contrast to her ravel
hair. Her eyes shone like twin Jewels
and Joe Burton. looking at his sister Ii
the light Of the rising sun. thought h
nsvsr had seen girl more beautiful.
"0h. Joe. she continued, passionate
y, do you not sss; can you not under
standf"
Then she turned suddenly and wen,
into the house. leaving him alone Will
Bruno.
Her brother watched her retrestins
figure until It disappearsd through the
doorway. Then he sat down In tn.
grsss and gave himself up to thought
For long time he st there; then HI
shook his head.
II give II up" hs said. II don't un.
dsrstand."
The summer passsd. and Sam Ran
SON. b whose veins the Afs-giving
hfs-preserving tonic Of the mountain
Air throbbed warmly, was agaia IN
the saddle. his trusty rihs in hi,
hand, the brightness Of dauntlesi
spirit In his eyes. the tan Of outdoor
life upon his face. and In hts heart
the ever-warring smou lions Of vengs
anos and Of love.
Ever - the thought Of revengs
upon the Burton gang" stssled hi,
nerves and caused his fingers to an.
grily fondle the trigger Of his rife
the thought Of Blanche stole into hil
hesrt and brought . gleam of tender.
ness 10 his eyes. She haunted Iii
dreams; she was the central figure In
al his hopes and plans and ambi.
lions. he loved her, but he had nc
thought that she regarded him other
than IN enemy. until
Down the winding road from hia
cabin ON Pine mountain Sam Ransom
rode one aftsrnoon, the autumn sun.
shine in his face. the mountain
breesss toying with his hair. and
never thought Of death within him
Turning sharp bend In the road
he came suddenly face to face with
Blanche. She WAS on her pony; her
bonnet had slipped from her head
and hung down her back. suspended
BY its strings; her hair. tossed by the
boistsrous brsssa, fell across her
shoulders like the dark shadows OF
the pine trees scross the mountain
road: her face was pale: her eyes
Rlistened like the starr on Q winters
night. She raised her hand and he
drew rein. his heart bounding within
him.
''eam." she said. tiDidly. II have
come 10 meet you. an I want to ride
beside you down the mounting. May
|, or do you reckon me too great an
enemy O yournf''
Little gal" ~ replied. taking his
hat from his head and awkwardly
fumbling Il In his hands. "little gal.
me an you can't sever b NO enc
mics"
She smiled. the warm blood surging
to her cheeks and . great gladness
In her eyes. Then she held out her
hand to him. and he took II In both
his big brown ones. patting 1t as he
would pat his hoFssh neck,
When they had came TO . narrow
passage between two dense r..iickets
Of underbrush Blanche grasped the
bride Of Sans horse suddenly and
stopped both animals. TAeA, turning
and peering inta ne tAicket ON hsE
left. she commanded;
~Put up that gun q yourn, Joe. an
come outen that hresh. BE Q man;
don't b 4 coward"
The bushes parted. and out OF the
denss foliage. his rife In his hand.
stepped her brother. Ransom quick
y raised his weapon from the pom
mel Of his saddle. but Blanche placed
her hand softly upon his.
mo, SAM" she said. and be dropped
his rife in his hap
"Jos.~ che said. turning to her
brother. "coms here"
Without . word he advanced to her
aide.
.Jos.. she resumed. looking down
into his face. "sf l hadn't been with
Sam Jest now. you'd a-killed him. an
I-God. Joe. that woulder broke my
heart!"
She turned her head and glanced
down the valley. with the crimson
burning on her cheeks. A tear
dropped on Joe's hand. and the two
men looked into each Others eyes
and understood. Then they clasped
hands in . pressure that conquered
when the rife bad failed.
And one dry Blanche again walked
up the road to the little cabin on
Pine mountain. There was . smile
on her face and . gleam Of happiness
in her eyes. for Sam was At her aide
and abe called him Husband"
HI SCATTERED DIAMONDS.
4 Dsaasrs AasAss OssAiy IT q Ahssas'
lloAoAAoso.
A member Of . 6rm Of diamond mer-
chants, while walking down Victoria
strest on . recent morning. In 1T OF
abstraction. pulled an old envelope out
OF his pocket and commenced to tear
II up. When he reached the last Sec
ton the terrible fact dawned on him
that 1t was the envelope In which
were some sixteen hundred small dia-
monds, valued 1t $500. and that hs had
been sowing these broadcast over
public thoroughiare. The news spread
with lightning-like rapidity. Shop
kaAnara loekAA mn And came TO the