Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-25

fallen under false banner. and his
life would not have reached the next
sunset. Perhaps it was forfeit now
he could not tell. The Vigilantes
would probably look upon his part as
traitorous; and, at the very least, he
had cut himself off from their sup
port, the only support the Northland
offered MIN. Henceforth he was a
renegade. hated alike by both factions
He Durposely avoided sight Of Still.
man and turned his back when the
Judge extended his hand with expres.
sions of gratitude His work was done
and he wished to leave this house
Helen followed him down to the door
and as he opened it, laid her hand
upon mis- sleeve.
words are feeble things. and
can never make amends for all you've
done for u.s.
For us!" cried Roy. with a break
in his voice. do you think sacrificed
my homer, betrayed my friends. killed
my last hope. cstracized myself, for
.us?' This Is the last time I'll trouble
you. Perhaps the last time I'll see
YOU No matter what else you've done,
however, you've taught me a lesson
and thank you for it, have found
myself at last. I'm not an Eskimo any
longer--I'm mani"
"You've always been that" she said.
II don't understand as much about
this affair as want to, and it seems
to me that no one will explain it. I'm
very stupid, guess; but won't yon
come back tomorrow and tell it to
me?"'
NO. he said. roughly. You're not
Of my people. Mcnamara and his are
no friends of mine, and I'm no friend
Of theirs" He was half down the steps
before she said, softly:
"Good night, and God bless you
friend"
She returned to the judge, who was
In a pittable state, and for long
time she labored to soothe him as
though he were child. She undertook
to question him about the things
which lay uppermost in her mind and
which this night had half revealed, but
he became fretful and irritated at the
mention Of mines and mining. She
sat beside his bed till he dozed off,
puzzling to discover what lay behind
the hints she had heard, till her brain
and body matched in absolute weari-
ness. The reflex Of the days excite
ment Slapped her strength till she
could barely creep to her own couch,
where she rolled and sighed-too tired
to sleep at once. She awoke finally,
complete oblivion took her. A sentence
I. 4 81, ,4
though she had spoken 1t aloud
1.-THE handsomest woman in the
north =. but Glenister ran away"
CHAPTER XVI.
In Which the Truth Begins to Bare
Itself
It was nearly noon of the next day
when Helen awoke to find that McNa-
mara ran ridden in from the creek
and stopped for breakfast with the
Judge. He had asked for her, but OH
hearing the tale Of the nights adyen.
ture would not allow her to be disturb.
ed. Later, he and the Judge had gone
away together.
Although her judgment approved the
step she had contemplated the night
before. still the girl now felt strange
reluctance to meet Mcnamara 1t is
true that she knew no i'll of him. ex
cept that implied in the accusations oil
certain embittered men; and she was
aware that every strong and aggres.
sive character makes enemies in direct
proportion to the qualities which lend
him greatness. Nevertheless, she was
aware of an inner conflict that she had
not forseen. This man who so conf.
IDENTIFY believed she would marry him
did not dominate her consciousness.
She had ridden much of late. taking
long, solitary gallops beside the SHIN
mering sea that she loved SO WELL or
up the winding valleys into the foot
hills where echoed the roar of swift
waters or glinted the flash, Of shovel
blades. This morning her horse was
lame, SO she determined to walk. In
her early rambles she had looked tim
idly askance at the rough men she met
till she discovered their genuine re
spect and courtesy. The most unkemp,
among them were often college-bred
although for that matter, the roughes,
OF the miners showed abundant con
sideration for woman She was glat
to allow the men to talk with her with
the fine freedom inspired by the new
country and It's wide spaces. The wild
erness breeds chivalry all it's own
i Thus there seemed to be no danger
abroad, though they had told the CIR
OF mad dogs which roamed the city. ex
planning that the hot weather affects
| powerfully the Intoxicated, shagg,
"malamoots." This is the land of The
dog, and whereas In winter his lot i.
to labor and SILVER and starve, in sum
mer he loafs, fights, grows fat, ant
runs mad with the heat.
4 Continued in Next Issue)
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