The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-19
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IL Bob Hampton stood in the'bfisht
lnshine on The stepsuf the hotel, his
aiIpprecIatiye gaze wandering up the
ION. dusty, iunorcppied street, and
tlnalIly rising to hesweet face tof the
Sisorng girl who occupied Fthe step
above. AZ their Seges met both smiled
q lfithey understood each other.
There Is, nothing quite equal to
feeling wen, little gill; fhe said, gen.
fam, patting her hand whereit rested
on the railing, "andI really believe ]
Z an IN as fne fettle noW, as iIteger have
been. DO you know, 4 believe I'm per.
fectly Ut 10 undertake that little de,
sctISs operation casually mentioned
10 goa q few ,daysiago. It's got to be
done. and che sooner 4 get at 1t the
easier IN feel Fact is, j put On q
large portion of the night thinking out
my plans
Il wish you would give 1T up an to-
gether; Bob" she said, anxiously. Il
SHAH be so duh and lonely here while
you are gone"
q reckon you win, for a fact, but
Mazda; Il isn't likely this little affair
WIN require very long. and things are
lots happier between us since my late
shooting scrape When fail comes ]
mean to take gou east and put you
in some good finishing school. Don't
care quite as much about it as you
did. do your
Eyes, / think 4 do, Bob" She Etrove
brayely to express enthusiasm. THE
trouble is, ] am so worried over your
going OF alone hunting after that
man"
He laughed. MS eyes searching her
face for the truth ''We11, little girl,
he won't exactly be the first I've had
can to go after. Besides. this is
particular case, and appeals TO me in
q sort Of personal way. Il you only
knew It, you're about as deeply con-
Scerned in the result as am, and as for
me, j can never rest easy again until
the Inatter Is over with
eIt,s that awful Murphy. isn't ft?"
Hes the one I'm starting after first
and one sight at his right hand will
decide whether he Is to be the last as
well!s
Il never supposed you would seek
revenge, like a savage" she remarked.
quietly. YOU never used to be that
way
Good Lord, Nadia, do you think I'm
aow, down enough to go out hunting
that poor cuss merely to get even with
HIN for trying to stick me. with q
+ knife? Why. there are 20 others who
have done as much, and we have been
the best Of friends afterwards. oh.
no, iassie, It means more than that,
and hanks back many long year.
told you saw mark on his hand l
would never forget-but ] saw that
mark first Is years ago. This is a
duty ] owe q friend, dead friend, to
run 10 earth this murderer. Do you
understand now? The fellow who did
that shooting up at Bethune Is years
AGO had the same sort Of a mark on
Els right hand as this one who killed
siayin: That's why I'm after him aud
when / catch up he'll either sQueal or
de-
But how do you know"
n never told you the whole story
and j. don't mean to now until come
back and can make everything per.
fectly clear. It wouldn't do you any
good the way things stand now, aud
would only make you uneasy. But II
you do any praying over It my girl,
pray good and hard that ! may dis
cover some means for making thattel-
low sdpeal.g
She made no response but 5000
gazing thoughttully past him.
HAVE yoa heard ANYTHING lately,
Fob. about he Seventh Q she asked
fnaily Sinee since u troop leit
hefef