The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-04
CHAPTER XIII.

THE FOUNTAINS OF TUE DEEP,
Macpherson's trial was set for ca
October term of court, and was no
without the hope Of being able to e
to the fort in term time to appea
for him. The case was not as slmpl
IS il seemed. Wykamps evidenc
woulo be difficult to set aside; an
only those Sho knew Macpherso
would be able to escape he suspicion
which pointed naturally to the maj
whom the land company's schem
would dispossess. There were two o,
three ways to clear Angus, but Jus
how TO do il without duplicating Sci
ter was problem. As lest resort
\ 7 determined TO bring the Tennessee
an TO book. and this determination
was elihehed when Setter refused 4
c0tns 10 the rescue Of his own mo
tion. put Il TO him conditionally
asking him y he. would make depo
sition and take his chances OF escap,
II it should become necessary TO save
Mac from paying the Penalty in his
stead
II reckon ye wouldn't hardly Expect
man TO do that ther, would We, Dir
Halcott?" he said. when / had laid
the matter before him "Ez you say.
Macs been powerful good friend to
me. an all that but ther's limits,
ain't ther'?~
said yes, and did not urge him,
nut 4 made out my case for Angus
with ruthless alternative in reserve.
If coGldn't clear him without involv-
ing setter, the Tennesseean should
pay the price.
In the meantime. matters went on
the even tenor of their way in the
valley. For purpose of my own, q
purpose which detailed itself at some
length in a technical correspondence
with my legal partiiers in Denver I
dissuaded Winifred from leaving tRs
valley; nay, more; / even succeeded
in convincing her that il was her duty
to take the Valley Head school for
the fall term, She did IL; did IL under
protest, | fancy; hut that mattered
not so long as MY end was subserved.
Not to make a mystery Of IL here,
was determined to set her free, le-
gally, and it was strong point in
ner case TO have her resident within
rifleshot OF her husbands camp and
ignored by him. There was but ono
plea which could be set up and sus-
tanned against Wykamp, but The evil
dence of that was not lacking. Nan
no longer went about her work with
a laugh and gibe for all comers.
She hid herself, as is the wont of
such stricken creatures.
Now that it is all over, / willingly
confess that had serious doubts as
TO my ability TO persuade Winifrcd
to appear in court in her own behalf;
doubts which would have been con-
victions had | known her half so well
as ! thought ] did. For ker the in
complete marriage was a bond not
to be set aside by any decree Of court,
and ] ought 10 have known it from
the beginning Bad as he was Wy
kamp was stll her husband, and did
her an injustice by daring 20 hope
that his added sin would make her
forget il,
1t was in the latter part OF Septenl,
Der that the Glcnliyat dam was com
pleted, and the great canal with its
was ready TO receive the
water The turning on" was set for
the FIRST day OF October, and there
was to be some fitting celebration Of
the event. A rude barraek for the
accommodation OF the invited rnssts
had baay, krffk -. A. -io,.. l.. 49,. a..
engineers camp, and there was
= stockholders' special train frca /
Denver, and barbecue, and after.
ward brass band auction sale 81 |
some of the choicer tracts OF the 1
land.
The morning of the last Sunday in
September dawned bright and clear.
A hunting party coming from North
Park had stopped over night at the
and one of its members,
young clergyman from the east,
ield a religious service in the school
iouse. AS learned afterward, the
young man had no lack Of hearers
Anything in the way of a religious
Meeting was a novelty in the seques-
N@NA HfaAAIyf anu aHt tfAAit mcnL
urned cut almost TO man. Wini-
red went With Mrs. Setter; Angus
vas there with his cowboys. and
here was even q goodly sprinkling Of
he workmen from the engineers
amp.
For reasons Of my own which were
ict grounded in any cynical preiu-
ice, l did not go. To tell the truth,
was growing andous about Setter.
here was a mystery connected with
is movements reaching back TO a
ertain evening when chanced to sec
i'm coming down from the northern
ulch beyond the hog-back with a
urden which he carried as one car
les sick cssild. Tho following
forming l had found a new-made
raVe-Or at least a nIaca xvheraI