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

was " vi iiNIt w lhG ~ htNt1 lew
years or so, or as long rs her uncle
remained n judge. This man would
free her, He loved her; he offered her
everything. He was bigger than all
the rest combined. They were his play.
things, and they knew 1t. She was not
sure that she loved him, but his mag
netism was empowering and her ad-
miration intense. No other man she
had ever known compared with him,
except Glenister- Bah! The beast! He
had insultcd her at first: he wronged
her now.
Will you be my wife, IIelen?" the
man repeated softly.
Sic dropped her head, and he strobe
forward to take her in his arms then
stopped listening. Some one ran up on
the porch aud hammered loudly at the
door. Mcnamara scowlcd, walked into
the hall aud flung the portal open, dis
closing strive.
Hello, Mcnamara! Been looking all
over for you. There's the deuce to
pav.' Helen sighed with relief and
gathered M her cloak, while the hum
of their voices reached her indistinctly.
she was given plenty Of time to regain
her composure before they appeared.
When they did, the politician spoke
sourly:
must go at once"
you bet. 1t may be too late now.
Tho news anne an hour ago, but l
couldn't find YOU" said Strive. Your
horse ii sadIlcd at the Office. Better
not wait to change your clothes"
you say Voorhees, has gone with
twenty deputies, eh? That's good. You
stay here and find out all you can"
Il ~telephoncd out to the creek for
the boys to arm themselves md throw
out plckcts. If you hurry, you can get
there in time. It's only midnight now"
what is the trouble" Miss Chester
inquired a~nxiously.
There's n plot on to attack the mines
tonight" answered the lawyer. THE
other side IRE trying to seize them, and
there's apt to be Il fight"
You mustn't go out there" she cried,
aghast. There will be bloodshcd."
That's just why l must co." said
Mcnamara. "Ill come back in the
morning, though, and I'd like to see
YOU alone. Good night!' There was
a strange, new light in his eyes as he
left her. For one IMMERSED In woman's
ways lie played the game surprisingly
well, and rs he hurried toward his Of
fee lie smiled grimly into the darkness.
"She'.l answcr me tomorrow. Thank
you, Mr.. Gle1ister," he said to him
self.
Helen questioned Struvc at length,
but gained nothing more than that Sc
crct service men had been at work for
weeks and had today unenrthed the
fact that vigilanteS had been formed.
They had heard enough to make them
think the mines would be jumped again
tonight and so had given the alarm.
"Have you hired spics?' she asked
increduloualy.
Sure. We had to. The other people
shadowed lis, and it's come to a point
where it's life or death to one side or
bloodshed before we were through,
when lie first outlined the sclleme-I
mean when the trouble began"
She wrunE her hands. That's what
uncle feared before we left Seattle.
That's why l took the risks / did in
bringing you those papers. l thought
you got them In time to avoid all this"
Strive laughed a bit, eying her Gu
~riously.
bJlnoc Tvp11N AAI,r - -,x
this:' She continued.
mo; we don't let him know anything
more thar necessary. He's not q strong
man.
Yes, yes. He's not we'll" Again
the lawyer smiled. who is behind
this vigilante movement"
I'VE think it is Glenister and his
New Mexican bandit partner. AT least
they got the crowd together" She
was silent for a time.
Il suppose they really think they
w those mines"
"Tndoubtedly."
But they don't, do they" Somehow
this question had required to her in
sistently Of late. for things were con-
'N"i'Iis hdll'CiiiS III fIlo GU tlttlN
was more back of this great, fierce
struggle than she knew. 1t was impos-
sible that injustice had been done the
mine owners, and vet scattered tail,
reached her which was puzzling.
When she strove to follow it up. lcr
acQuaintances Adroitiy changed the
subject. She was bafled on every
side. The three local newspapers up
held the court. She read them care
fully and vas more at sea than ever.
There was n disturbing undercurrent
of alarm and unrest that caused her to
feel insecure. as though standing on
hollow ground.
Yes, this whole disturbance is caus.
ed by those two. Only for them we'd
he all right"
"Who is Miss Malotte;"
He answered promptly, The hand
soonest omn in the north and the
most dangerous"
I'm what Way? Who Is She?"
ats hard to say who or what she
IS. She's different from other women.
She came to Dawson in the early days
Just came-we didn't l.now how,
whence or why, and we ncver found
out. We woke up one morning, and
there she was. BY night we were al
jealous, and in a week we we're most
of rs driVelinp idiots II micbt have