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

owner of the Last Chance and his daugh-
. ter staying herr. ano that she's a beauty,
with all those millions"
Something in the other mans face
stopped Hunter. He could not afford to
dispIease Colt now.
Il wonder" he said TO himself. 'if that
Irish boy has fallen in love EWuhrdhe
heiress! That would be funny. Hu1ter,
my boy" he went on, as he galloped
away toward his camp, after he had
slipped through the sentries, you might
| be looking about for place to hang up
your own hat"
As he stepped out OF the little cottage
above the dump. where the forman of
the Last Chance lived, Colt came face 10
face with Miss Stanberry. her father and
the chaplain. who had found them In the
village about The mine and chung to
them.
Mr.. Colt has probably been visiting
his friends" Barnes giggled- "Christy
has pretty daughter. That is the trout
! bic with having such men in the army.
/ They marry in their own class. and
mortify the ladies'"
| The next day. when Colt went up 20
| the hotel, he was told that Miss Stan
! berry was engaged and asked 10 be ex-
cused- In the afternoon Hunter and
Simms came in from the field. Presently
/ all the straggIers from the post wan
dered back. and there was life and
gayety. and plenty OF talk concerning
Hunter and Miss Stanberry. Every
veranda echoed with versions Of It.
| One night Colt sat in the shadow OF
I his window until Hunter came by. Then
! he stepped out into the moonlight aud
stopped him. True to his brutal frank
ness, he went straight 70 the point.
Are you going to ask Miss stan
| berry to marry you2" he asked
/ Hunter hesitated-
I want 10 tell YOU that II you are
If YOU do not stop paying your atten-
lions to her-I will so 10 her father and
tell Sim what a scoundreI you are"
You Internal little cad" Hunter said
/ passionateIy.
"- may be a cad. suppose you call
/ it hat when man tries to save a wo-
nan from something worse than death
/ II I saw her in any other danger. Il
would be my duty TO 90 to her father
and save her from IT. Il is only the
worthIessuess Of another man that 1t IS
caddish TO tell
Hunter seemed to be turning SOM
thing over in his mind. Perhaps it was
the possible consequences OF q quarrel
with Colt here and now.
How are you going to prove what
you threaten?'' he said finally Vine
gave the girl the money Who sent her
East Yes. I am going to marry Miss
Stanberry-"
There was no time Go- more words
| There came a rush as Of concerted
/ sound through the post. the rapid fail OF
! feet on the hard baked earth, and the
floating call Of bugle- With the trained
instinct that goes ahead OF reason, both
men wheeled and ran to learn the news
! A ranchman's family had been found
dead at the very gates Of the Teserya-
tion. killed by Indians.
Let me go after them, Colt pleaded
to the colonel
ct viii. You and Hunter shall take
out thirty men. Try 20 catch them by
! daybreak."
Trotting side by side. speechless, their
hearts all the blacker because duty had
put her hand between them the two men
rode ont upon the mooniit plain. All
night, all the next day they Travelled
on broad trail, and on Saturday night
! camped where a little circle of rocks
! threw itself uD and ont of the fairness
| A stream Of water. like thread, trick
led down here. Sunday morning was