News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-13

crouched Chinese, whom Osborne
recognized as the man he hal rescued
from the sailors.
1 'Mlssionaly," he said, with crery in.
dication of fear. Dad men down dere
in woods. Wait dere; kill you wild
knife; ve'y bad men"
The young men looked at each Other.
$50 much for meddling with other
peoples business" said Talmage BIT
terly.
"Was it because of what saidy o.
! borne asked.
"Dey don like dat. Dom like you see
DER place eideh Fink dey keep Teddy
too
Gilbert turned with a black look and
found Miss Van Allen just behind him.
She had heard every word.
Cant we ride through themT' she
said steadily.
eyes" he answered and held out his
cane toward Talmage with a signifi-
cant gesture.
The banker at once went back into
a thicket covered raviES and cut one
for himself. Silently then they leo
their horses down the steep, broken
track on the face of the precipice. JUST
before reaching the woods they re
mounted. The trail in the forest was
700 narrow to admit of more than sin
gle file, so Talmage led and Osborne
brought up the rear.
1t was not false alarm. In a mar
row. dark spot the vicious Mongolans
sprang out upon them, knives in hand
The spurs of the riders, however, we're
prompt. The knives fell behind tleil
mark and descended upon the 1901
beasts, who sprang forward With
snorts of pain, while the clubs of the
gentlemen fell upon the disconnected
assailants. In a moment the r(ers
were safely by and their fooled hes
left behind. Then soon piteous cies
arose in the rear.
"Ohw said Frances. whats thfT'
"It's the poor devil that befrienled
u.s." said Osborne. They're making
mince meat of him. l can't stand tat
Mr.. Talmage, see to Miss Van Allen"
The last words were called out FINN
up the path as the young man spulred
back on his course. Talmage hurried
the lady on. At the edge of the forest
she said I'm safe now, Mr.. Talmage.
Run back and help him. oh, who can
tell what those dreadful men may be
doing to him|
Il can't leave you" he returned.
Besides, it's only Pake brawl Os'
borne must be mad to mix in it."
Frances eyes flashed; then with a
look of distress she set off down the
valley at the best speed she could get
out of her horse, scanning the cane
fields as she went. Soon she and her
brother came galloping back. At his
command she remained outside the
woods, while Van Allen, handing Tal
mage one of the two cane knives he
carried, led his reluctant friend u1 tC
Osbornes aid.
They found him near the base OAthe
cliff, kneeling with pitiful look by 1.-THE
side of his poor Chinese friend ;fid
stanching his wounds. On the grol1
near by lay two sinister looking AS nat
les, either dead or unconscious, the vic
tins of the koa club. That was a bad
moment for Montague Talmage.
The next morning, with his arm
bound up, for he had not entirely es-
capped the knives of tn orientals, Os-
borne was sitting on the lanai, watch
ing the cloud shadows sweep across
the rudy precipices of the range.
Presently Miss Frances came out.
"How's poor John?" he said.
"a little better The doctor begins
to think he'll recover, though he says
no one but q Cinnamon could live with
all those cuts in him" Then seating
herself beside him she added smilingly,
"Do you feel like playing father con-
fessor this morning?"
why, that depends on how interest,
| ing the penitent is. If it's Miss Van
Allen, I'm ready"
at is Miss Van Allen. She confesses
she'd had an admiration for selfish
domination just because it's strong,
but she really and truly thinks she's
repentant now. Those dreadful men!
Do you know, those two prisoners OF
yours are men that We're turned of
this plantation, and, Mr.. Confessor
think l won't be wahine any longer
Iii cast in my lot with the mission
aries"
and with this missionary in par
ticular," he added. taking her hand
and looking at her with kindling eyes
Il didn't say anything of the kind
she retorted furiously, struggling tC
free herself.
mo, but do. Frances, eyes have 9
language as we'll as lips"
"They haven't either" Yet hers Ger
tainly spoke defiance just then.
Eyes, they have. Mine have beer
speaking love to you for two weeks
past, and you must have seen it."
"Oh! Well?" The girls eyes fell
"'Well,' it's time yours spoke II
too"
When she raised them he did no
quarrel with their message.
Lead a Regular Life.
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