The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-07-03
The CAD
BY ElIxabetn ~. oovrltson

traceable back to the days Of the May.
flower, but nevertheless II was fact
Preston was sneak. q cad. A man
With less egotism in his ma, cup would
have accepted the pointed remarks
and general GOODNESS OF his camp. |
mates and the girls at the hotel as |
evidence conclusive and emulated the |
Arab additionally spoken Of ~ adept |
at folding tents and effecting noiselesa |
departures. Not 80 with Preston; he |
stayed.
He had never been warm favorite
with the Crowd" and since the time
when, smarting from jealousy, envy
and all the other mean feelings In the
category, he had followed and spied
upon Marjory Dalton and Blanchard
In their love making and then babbled
a desert ION of the tenderest scene tc
the embarra ssment and confusion Of
the young lady, tolerance had given
way to aversion.
Preston, you contemplate cad,'
Blanchard had said after good-hights
had been spoken and the men were
back in camp. I've more than half Q
AAAAhu w HuhSh yOuI ucdus
why don't your? Preston had asked
mockingly, and his hand had closed in.
voluntarily upon his pocketknife, just
as in boyhood 1t had reached for
I stone when battle seemed imminent.
Blanchard had curbed his anger and
turned on his heel; but all of the fel
lows and most of the girls had agreed
in their indignation to call Preston
"The Cad"
Thinking he best showed his con
tempt for the censure Of the others by
. repetition of his despicable perform
ance, he was again engaged In spyins
upon the same couple from behind O
patch Of barberry. They were sitting
IN loveriike attitude upon high bank
that overhung treacherous bit Of the
lake, Devils pool, said to be bottom.
less for its depth had never been
sounded.
AS Preston watched, grinding his
teeth in rage and longing to wreak
upon the man q vengeance his very
cowardice prevented him from at
tempting, he saw something fash In
| thC SUNLIGHT. n CdullOuS ihNCSti6otiob
revealed long hunting knife clasped
In a powerful hand protruding from
the shrubbery little to his left. Be
side the knife was the evil, rage.dis
torted face of Gaspard. the half-breed
whom Blanchard had detected in thiev
; ing and unceremoniously kicked from
the camp.
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Preston. The halfbreed. probably
crazed by drink, was going to murder
, Blanchard. He was not takiAg into
account the fact that the opportunit!
/ was q poor one-that some dark nigh
when Blanchard was alone would bet
y ter insure his chances Of escape. HI
I knew only that his enemy was before
!. him and his rage urged him to kill
AS the half.breed crept forward Pres
ton realized the awful horror Of It all
Something of good within him, prob
ably fine strain handed down to hin
by his gentlemanly ancestors, revealed
to him the possibilities Of the situa
ton. OF 'heroism and valor he hither
to had known nothing. Now. impelle'
by this new feeling that tingled hi
nerves like tonic, his one though
was to serve his love-to save he
lover for her. The cost he did no
count. He sprang from his hidin
place and dashed toward the hall
breed, intercepting him and graspin
the hand that held the knife just as
was raised above Blanchard, who. bac
to, was unconscious of his danger
With snarl the half-breed closed wit
his assailant. Around they whirled Il
fierce battle for supremacy, thei
struggles bringing them close to tn
edge of the bank. Preston's strengt
had never been great and the SCI
soned muscles of the half.breed 500
wore him down. The hand that hel
the knife wrenched free, poised a mt
ment in the air, then flashed dowI
ward. Preston uttered scream c
agony, but did not relax his holt
There was a sound Of crumbling so
and the rattle OF stones; the turf b
meath the combatants sagged. the
gave way entirely and the pair plunge
downward to the waters OF Devil
pool.
Some of the crowd" attracted b
the noise, came running up. and wit
Marjory and blanchard peered from
safe place into the waters below. tn
half-breed, without any evidence
injury or fatigue, was swimming RAJ
idly toward the opposite shore. At tn
foot of the bank. where the ripple
we're widening, the water was tinge
to a deeper hue. The cad was seen n
more by man.
who is it," someone asked
awed tones.
Blanchard Strengthened himself wit
an effort.
1.-THE Ca" he began, then stoppe
flushing with shame. Harry Pre-
ton" he amended. his voice vibratin
with feeling, AS white man as ev'
lived"
Marjory held out her hands to hi
in silent appreciation Of the ealoe
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