The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-24


done. The posts snapped. and they
poured prec.p;ously into the yard. Al
the same moment the gun exploded
and u charge of buckshot ratified harm
lessly along the pavement at McClin
tock's feet
Then succeeded a sudden pause, deep
breltlilcss ana intense. and then the
crowd gave a cry a cry that was IN
! answer TO holr<e cheer that had
reached them from The square.
IN instant later the trampled front
yard was deserted by all save VIII.
Hams in tie doorway. He still held the
I smoking gan 70 his shoulder.
CHAPTER XNIII.
Y YHEN Roger Oakley appeared
/ VA Oh the platform at Buckhorn
| WV Junction Durks started VIC
/ lently. while Dan took q
I quick step forward ana placed Il warn.
/ ing hand on the Old convict's arm. He
feared what he might say. Then he
said to the operator: Hell do. Go see
if you can get Antioch. Try just once
more. If you succeed tell them the Ell.
gnes and hose will be there within an
hour or they need moi look for them
Do you understand?'
"All right, Mr.. Oakley" And Durks
moved up the platform with alacrity
He was relieved of one irksome re-
! sponsibility He had his own theories
as to who the stranger was but he told
himself ii was none of his business
-. -,
Dan turned to his father and said ear
nestly:
Look here, daddy. can't allow you
to do it, We are neither of us popu-
lar. It's bad enough for me to have
to GO
"Why can't you allow it. DannieY'
| And his son recognized the same cheer.
full tone with which he had always
met and ove!1uled his objections.
ut viii end in your arrest. and we
don't want that"
Its more than likely I'll be arrest
ed sooner or later. anyhow" he said
with sug scstion Of WEAKNESS. as if
this We're Il matter it was Il waste of
time to consider 'Ihc Lord has set
his face against me. It's his wish ]
should return. I've been stubborn and
headstrong ANA wouldn't see it, but
look there" Md he nodded toward
the red western sky Its sum.
mons | got 70 obey whether l want
to or not"
1T won't be safe. No telling what
they will do with YOU"
|
"That amt the question, Dannie
that amt 1T all the question It's
not what they'n do 10 me-" And he
softly patted the hand that rested on
! his arm.
Dan saw that his clothes hung loose
ly to his mighty frame They were
torn ana stained. re had the appear
ance Of man who lad endured hard
ship. priyation ana toll. Ills glance
was fugitive ana anxious. Where
have you been ali this while?" he ask
ed. Not hcre:"
NO; have seen living in the woods
trying u escape from the country. and
the fires wouldn't let me. Wherever |
went they We're there ahead of me
driving ne back"
"Why did you Kill him: How did il
happen" Dan added. ''Or is it all a
mistake: Did you do it,
The smile faded from the old con.
victs lips.
at was sort of accident. and il
was sort of carelcSsness. Dannie" he
! explained, with a touch of sullenness
Il hit Lim-not hard. mind you !
know ! shouldn't have done it, but he
was in the wrong, and he wouldn't
listen to reason. don't know when
l ever seen a man so set in his wick.
edness.
And now YOU want to go back. Dc
you know What il means il you are
arrested: Have you thought of that?"
Roger Oakley waved the query aside
as though it concerned him not at all.
Il want TO be with you," he said
wistfully. You may not get through
alive, and | want to be with you
You'll need me There's no one you
can trust as YOU can me, for l won't
fail you no matter what the danger is
And there's the girl. Dannie. Have
you thought OF herr"
Dan SET his lips My God, l cant
think of anything else
There was d moments silence.
"Here, said Dan, thrusting his
hands into his pockets. Il am going to
! give you what money | have. 1t ISM
much"
what Tor, 9annie!'
You are IRE to be seen and recog
nized ii you stay about here. Your de
scrlption has been tele-raphed all over
the state. For thai reason I'll take yor
with me part way. Then I'll slow up
and you can HIDE again. It's your only
chance. | am sorry can't do more fol
you. | wish ! could But perhaps We
can arrange 10 meet afterward."
His father smiled with the uncon
scious superiority of the man whC
firmly believes he is controlled by al
intelligence infinitely wise and beyont
all human conception. No amount o.
argument could have convinced hin
that Providence was not burning mil
lions of feet Of standing timber and al