CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-07-03

the mill ropl proper. Roses mil stood
stark and Idle. the race s'yuiiovcd IN
the whem.ng food. a GI!e way Of,
uuou green swell. t.I h.i .rc- ~
/, se house haunted gay walls AID
staring tower. Tie doors s.aed We;
otb .wise there was IL s.-D q u-.-l-
tan.y-
Lois waved her hand tow-r' it. sa$,
Ing. johnny. WHEN you iTe u!aS-rr
there you'n .et me 20 W N thf Tow r
| hoIr.. hLSe wHu..d = ,.ssF s-nr.'- Fl!
wa. cIed tur men in iilI- g.. AMI un-
less you take me up l know shall
never get there
NO you won't never cit thar"
wUmans voice half screamed. half sol-
bed behind them. JemE!y had rouEc"d
upon them. mounted like themselves.
her black cur!s streaming free. eyes
blazing lips narrowed 10 a scarlet line
in death while face. She rode
stra l-ht al Lois crying shakcnlr: Il
hate you so I'd Kill you-ef 'twant that
you're on my ground. Go way. and
don't You never come nigh NE M
more
Lois listened. her glance Of superb
sco-n softening 10 pity az the wild Il
raGe ran OIL. Silently she ri Iel her
hors' aside. making 10 pass Jenny
Johnny pushed in between the two
C'rts- Jenny caught his arm. with
shrill. sobbinr cry: Don't leave me-
Let her 70 10y hers.if'''
You are crazy or worse" he said
angrily. wrcnch!ng himself free. Jem-
- la ffl
wheeled and spurred IL madly at Lois.
Lois swerved. backing her horse. Then
all IN twinkle the ground crunhl,d
beneath the animals feet. lie went
rolling and crashing downward. to land
in the deep water with n mighty. sick
eninr splash.
Il have great mind TO fling you aft
er-' Johnny shouted hDar-r!y. spring
ing down and rushing TO The crumhlinr
verge
Jenny wrunr her hands. II rev
er meant ter kill, Twas my dpvl
don" IT," she said. dropping down lie
side him 10 peer below. Instantly she
sprang up aud began scra milling Down
ward. swinging aEilely from ledge to
ledge and shouting back: Il see her
on the shelf half way. Ride. ride, CT;
ropes and men, I'll bold her safe tell
you come. will. oh. / wilt
Il shall MOI trust you-" Johnny cried.
scra mbliug after her, But In a tfice
his head swan. He saved himself
from fHlntinE and falling only 10y cling
ing fast 10 shrubs rooted in the blur
face. Lying along ledge. be watched
with fascinated gaze the slim upright
hSure creep and wFifh" p-rilOusly
downward When II l.gJs-i h"sidr the
other one. hUddlrd heap upon the
nar-os shelf. be could watch no lon
ger.
The huddled rgur- stirred aud held
out lis hands. Lofs had freed herself
and leaped OF as her horse went down.
By almost = miracle she had landed in
ieafy shrubbery. to rebound as from an
air ci,sliion 10 the naussy shelf unhurt
save for scratches. truiscs and nervous
shock.
I'm roln 10 take you tack" Jenny
said. noddlng upward. MOI the way
eome-ly suFtsr Path pap had made
fer me. SOS | could come when
please Jest shet your eyes and fo!Ier
biindfold. | won't hurt you. know
IL amt wuth while"
Lois did Hs she was hidden. In ten
minutes. that seemed Ike ten hours.
she found herself again o. the upper
level Johnny was there to seize upon
her ns though be would never let her
go. He did not mean 10 he cruel.
Lois danger had driven everything
~i-e out OF his mind.
Jenny watched him through tense
half minute then with low. choked
-'Goodlry- sprang out and down. TO end
in the gray depths. Al eundown they
found her. dead and beautiful, with
the beauty Of peace af1er streaGful
stQrms