Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07

"JuSt dress ond come with mo"
and that they have sworn to wine out
McNamara's gang. Come slong."
THANK you for your good inten-
tons" she said. "but we have done
nothing to run away from. We will
get ready TO meet these towards. You
had better go or they will find you
here
She moved up the stairs and. taking
the Judge by the arm, led him with
her. or sudden she had assumed
control Of the situation unfaltcringly.
and both men felt the impossibility of
thwarting her Pausing at the top,
she turned and looked down.
I'VE are grateful for your efforts
Just the same. Good night
"Oh, I'm not going" said the young
man. "If you stick, TIL DO the same"
He made the rounds of the first floor
n place of defense il was hopeless, and
he saw that he would have to make his
stand upstairs. When sufficient time
had elapsed, he called up to Helen:
MAY | Gomez
dyes" she replied. SO he assembled,
20 find 'Stillman in the hall, half
/ clothed and covering, while by the
! light from the front chamber he saw
! her finishing her toilet.
Won't you come with me? It's our
last chance" She only shook her
head. "Well, then, put out the light.
I'll stand at that front window, and
when my eyes get used to the darkness
I'll be able to see them before they
reach the gate
She did as directed, taking iler place
beside him at the opening, while the
Judge crept in and sat upon the bed,
his heavy breathing the only sound in
the room. The two young people stood
so close 20 each other that the sweet
scent Of her person awoke in him an
almost irresistible longing. He forgot
her treachery again, forgot that she
was another's, forgot all save that he
loved her truly and purely, with love
which was like an agony to him. Her
shoulder brushed his arm; he heard the
soft rustling of her garment at hei
breast as she breathcd. Some one
passed in the street and she laid a
hand upon him fearfully. 1t was very
cold, very tiny and very soft, but be
made no move TO take it. The mo
ments dragged along. still. tense inter
nina bic. Occasionally she leaned to
ward him, and he stopped TO catch hel
whispered words. At such times hel
breath beat warm against his cheek
and he closed his teeth stubbornly
Out in the night wolf dog saddened
the air, then came the sound Of Others
wrangllng and snarling in q nearby
corral This is chckless land ant
no cock crow breaks the midnight
peace. The suspense enhanced the
judges perturbation till his chatterlnl
teeth sounded like castanets. Now and
then he groaned.
The watchers had lost track Of time
when their strained eyes detected DARK
blots Undertaking out OF the shadows
There they come" whispered Glen
lister, forcsns her back from the aper
ture; but she would not be denied, ant
returned TO his side.
As the foremost figure reached thu
loudly, but in tones that sliced through
the silence, sharp, clean and wlthou
warning.
Halt, Don't come inside the fence
There was an inStant's confusion; then
before the men beneath had time t
answer or take action he continued
t This is Roy Glenlster talking, l tolC
30
/ warn you again. We're ready TO
you
The leader spoke. You're a traitor
Glenister."
, He WINGED Perhaps I am. YOU
betrayed me first. though: and, traffic
, or not, you can't come into this house.
There was a murmur at this, an(
some one said:
Miss Chester is safe. All we wan
is the judge, We won't hang him
, not If he'll wear this suit we brough
along. He needn't be afraid. Tar |
, good for the skin"
"Oh, my God" groaned the limb o
+, the law.
q Suddenly man came running dow
the planked pavement and into tn
. group.
"McNamara's gone and SOS the MAJ
. shal and the rest" he painted. Their
v WAS a moments silence. and then tn
/. leader growled to his men, Scatter on
o and rush the house, boys" He raise
4 his voice to the man in the window
'"Thls Is your work. you damned turn
. | oootv JiS follOwers melted away I
e right and left, vaulted the fence an
g lodged into the shelter of the walls
o The click, click of Glenister's Winche'
@ ter sounded through the room. Will
tha sweat stood out on him. He woI