The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

he said to himself, but I can look at
her and worship her It is a Joy to do
that"
One night, after he had gone to bed,
and was lying there with a new book,
he heard little tap. tap, at his wire
screen, He did not wait. It might be
FanIndian5 Heteok his revolver with one
hand End turned out-his. light with. the
other. He must not be a mark IN the
lighted room. Then he walked toward
the screen.
What IS it?" he asked
Colt, open your door and let me in -
said voice which the young officer rec
osnized as belonging TO Hunter. the
Adonis OF the regiment. who was sup
( posed to he in the field. Colt COM
piled at once. and admitted tall,
rather staggering figure. unshaven and
dusty, with an old red rag Of a hand
kerchief about his throat and a SLOUGH
hat on his head, but as picturesque and
/ handsome as a man could be
For the love OF the Lord give ne
a B. and S. I'm about dead" Hunter
/ said.
/ what's wrong? Where are your
men?" Colt asked. anxiousIy. as he
/ poured out the brandy.
They are all right There isn't an
Indian in 200 miles; I left them with
Simms. and came cut to reconnoiter."
/ 'Reconnoiter where?"
| over at the Last Chance If you want
TO know. The fact is. Colt, I'm In a
devil o. a mess. and l want you to help
me out"
! Been specializing in wild cats2"
! Well, that's a way OF putting It. I've
/ been specializing in one wild cat. and
I'm finding it expensive It Isn't the
money I mind, because I'm going To
borrow that, and il you don't ask for
good security it's your own lookout;
! but it's the settling il with her I be-
lieve she'll Kill me if I come near her
! again. I just escaped with my life to-
night" and Hunter turned around the
/ sleeve OF his old blue blouse and showed
the hole made by bullet fred at such
close quarters that the fabric was
/ burned 81 would not have come to you
If there had been anything else to do, p
! he concluded.
Suppose you tell me what you are
talking about" Colt suggested
It's that daughter Of Chrfsty's. the
/ foreman of the Last Chance. She isuH
/ behaving well al all. seems TO thinH
I'd some notion of marrying her
want you TO go over there. give her q
thousand dollars. and send her East
You car talk a dog away from a bone
Tell her it's the only thing she can do
! Colt looked at him for a moment witt
q strong inclination to strike the hand
some face Then he realized that this
was 90 more than he expected of Hun
ter. Il was not so much the cool re-
quest for thousand dollars. Colt hat
been living in such a rarefed atmos-
iphere lately that he had forgotten the
sordid world But he couldn't make
himself Hunters assistant, aud he told
him 50.
Write her a letter" he said Il vii
lend yeu the money TO put IN it, and
viii send il 10 her"
J no. Stree" Hunter replied. slapping
| his hand on the table. you don't get
me down in writing. Now what's the
matter with you taking that money over
20 the girl? She will XIII me if 80 near
her"
"She ought to"
Maybe CoDfouud it, Colt. if you
won't go III have to send Simms. and he
never could hold his tongue What's the
use OF spreading that girls story all
/ over the Territory She's not a bac
girl
III go" Colt said.
By the way. l hear you've Tot tins