Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31

DuCK SHt WIS CiCEnl III inc SnTlnH
breakup. | wasn't there. but It seems
this Glenistcr got her ashore somehow
when nobody else would tackle the Job.
They were carried five miles down
stream in the ice pack before he sue
ceeded."
"What happened then? p
"She fell in love with him, Of course"
"And he worslliped her as madly ms
all the rest Of you, I suppose" she said
s%cornfully.
"That's the peculiar part. She hyp-
Noticed him at first, but he ran away,
and I didn't hear of him again till I
came to Nome. She followed him Anal.
ly and last week evened up her score.
She paid him back for saving her"
II haven't heard about It,"
He detailed the story Of the gam
bling episode at the Northern saloon
and concluded: "T'd like to have seer
that turn, for they say the excitement
was terrific. She was keeping cases
and Mt the finish slammed her case
keeper shut and declared the bet of
because she had made q mistake. OF
course they couldn't dispute her, and
she stuck to 1t. One of the %bystanders
told me she lied. though"
$50. in addition to his other vices,
Mr.. Glenister Is q reckless gambler, Is
he?" said Helen with heat. II am
proud to be indebted to such n charac-
ter. Truly this country breeds wonder
full species"
"Thcrc's where you're wrong" Strive
..zyI ,yTz, .u,,.. -Nz >,, A.
bet before"
ooh. I'm tired of these contradic-
tlons.' she cried angrily. Saloons,
gambling halls, scandals, adventur-
esses. Ugh! l hate it! I hate it!
why did I ever come here?"
Those things are n part Of every
new country. They were about all we
had till this year. But it is m
like you that we fellows need, Miss
Helen. You can help us a lot" She
did not like the way he was looking at
her and remembered that her uncle
was upstairs and asleep.
Il must ask o to excuse me now,
for lis late ana I nm very tired"
The clock showed half past II, so.
after letting him out, she eytinguished
the light and dragged herself YEARLY
up 10 her room. She removed her
outer garments and threw over her
bare shoulders q ncgllgce Of many
founces and ~bewilderinS, clinging
looseneSs. AS she tock down her heavy
braids the story of Cherry Malotte re-
turned TO her tOrmcntingly. So Glen
lister had saved her life also at the
risk Of his own. What n very gallant
cavalier he was, to be sure. He should
boar a coat of arms-G dragon, an
armed knight and a fainting maiden.
Il succor ladies in distreSs-handsome
ones should he the motto on his
shield. The handsomest woman in
the north" Strive had said. She
raised her eyes to the glass and made
a mouth at The pctulant, tired re1ec-
ton there. She pictured Glenister
le&ping from foe to foe with the hun
cry river surging and swapping at his
feet. while the cheers of the crowd on
shore gave heart to the girl crouchlng
out there. She could see him snatch
her up and fight his way back to
safety over the plunCing ice cakes with
ttutl NidSEtiS 1T MS IlcciS' Nudt Il
strong embrace he had! At this she
blushed and realized with a shock that
while she was incoming that very man
might &c fighting band to hand in the
darkness Of a mountain gorge with the
man she was going to marry.
A omc later some one mounted
the front steps below and knocked
sharply. Truly this was a night of
alarms. Would people never cease
coming: She was worn out, but at
the thought of the tragedy abroad and
the sick old man sleeping near by she
lit q candle and slipped downstairs to
avoid disturbing him. Doubtless it
was some message from Mcnamara,
she thought, as she unclaimed the
door.
As she opened 1t she fell back amaz-
cd while it swung wide and the can
die fame flckcred and sputtered in the
night air. Roy Glenistcr stood there,
grim and determined, his soft, white
Stctson pulled low, his trousers tucked
into tan half boots. In his hand a
Winchester rife, Beneath his cordu-
roy coat she saw n loose cartridge belt,
yellow with shells, and the nickeled
fash Of a revolver. Without invita-
ton he STROBE across the threshold,
closing the door behind him.
Miss Chester, you and the judge
must dress quickly and come with
me-"
Il don't understand"
"The v~igilantes are on their way
here to hang him. Come with me to
my house, where | can protect YOU"
she laid a trembling hand on her
bosom, md the color died out of her
face, then at a slight noise above they
both looked up to see Judge Stillman
leaning far over the banister. He had
wrapped himself In n dressing gown
and now gripped the rail conyulsively,
while his features were blanched to
the color OF putty md his eyes were
wide with terror, though puffed and
swollen from sleep. Ills lips moved III
q vain eadcavor to speak.
ITO BE C~ONTINUEDS