Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-21

SUDl! CTlcu INC hlu. 1Ou re
wrong. I'm not that kind of n sport"
His voice broke suddenly, its vchem-
ence shaking his slim body. ooh, Cher
~, ! love you the way Il man ought
TO love n woman. It's one of the two
good things left in me, and l want to
take you away from here where we
can both hide from the past, where
we can start new, IA you say"
you would marry mey" she asked.
ON an hour and give my hearts
blood for the privilege, but I can't
stop this thing, not even if your own
dear life hung upon ii. | must Kill
that man"
She approached him and laid her
arms about his neck, every line of her
body pleading. but he refused stead
tasty, while the sweat stood out upon
bis brow.
She begged: "Theyre all against
him, Kid. He's fighting hopeless
fight. He laid all he had ut that girls
feet, and I'll do the same for you"
The man growled savagely. "He got
his reward. He took all she had
Don't be a fool. ] guess | know
You're II faro dealer, but you haven't
any right to talk like that about II good
woman, even to n bad one like me-"
Into his dark eyes slowly crept a
hungry look, and she felt him begin to
tremblc the least bit He undertook to
speak, paused. wet his lips, then care
fully chose these words:
"Do you mean that he did not-that
she is "a good girl?'
absolutely"
He sat down weakly and passed n
shaking hand over his face, which had
begun TO twitch and jerk again as it
had on that night when his vengeance
was thwarted.
II may as we'll tell you that | know
she's more than that. She's honest and
high principled. l don't know why I'm
saying this, but It was Oh my mind
and was half distracted when you
came. She's in danger tonight, though
at this minute. / don't dare to think
Of what may have happened, for she's
rlsked everything to make reparatIon
TO Roy and his friends"
"What?"
"She's gone to the Sign of the Sled
alone with Strive"
"Struve" shouted the gambler, leap
ing to his feet. Alone with Strive on
night like this?' He shook her
flercely, crying; What for? Tell me
quick"
She recounted the reasons for Helen's
adventure, while the mans face be.
came terrible.
ooh, Kid, l am TO blame for letting
her 60. Why did do it, I'm afraid
afraid"
The Sign Of the Sled belongs to
Struve, and the fellow who runs it is a
rogue The Bronco looked at the
clock, his eyes bloodshot and dull Ike
those of goadcd, NY maddened bull.
Its 8 o'clock now-ten miles-two
hours. Too late"'
What ais you?" she questioned,
bafed by his strange dcmeanor. You
called me the one woman just now, and
yet
He swung toward her heavily.
"Shes my sister"
"Your-sister? Oh, I'm glad. I'm
g!ad-but don't stand there like a
wooden man, for you've work to do.
Wake up. Can't you hear? She's in
porll"' Her words whipped him out of
his stupor 50 that he drew himself
somewhat under control. Get into
your coat. Hurry. Hurry. My pony
will take you there" She suatched
his garment from the chair and held it
for him while the life ran back into his
veins Together they dashed out into
the storm as she and Roy had done,
and as he flung the saddle on the buck
skin. she said
81 understand il all now. You heard
the talk about her ana Glen!ster; but
its wrong. | Led and schemed and
intrigued against her, but it's over now.
l guess there's little streak of good
IN me somewhere after all"
lie spoke TO her from the saddle.
you're my kind of people" She smiled
wanly back at him under the lantern
light.
That's left handed. Kid don't
want to be your kind. l want to be
his kind-or your sisters kind"
Upon leaving the rendezvous Glen
lister and his two friends skunk through
the night, avoiding the life and lights
OF the town. while the wind surgcd out
of the voids to eaward driving its
wet burden through their tapping slick
ers, pelting their faces rs though en-
ragged at its failure to wash away the
purposes written there, Their course
brought them to a cabin at the west
ern outskirts Of the city, where they
paused long enough to adjust some
thing beneath the brims of their hats.
Past them ran the iron rails of the
narrow gagged road which led out
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