The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-11


! = Miss Gpssie Robertson had ridden
out from the summer camp under the
shadows Of the Spanish peaks, Cobra
10, to do some sketchlng. A party OF
New York and Boston people were do.
Ing the camping out act In great shape.
Il Miss Gussie was.the daughter Of Colo
mel Robertson. who was one of the
party. and she was an artist OF no
mean ability. There was but one draw
back to her; complete happiness. Young
Harry Caswell Of Boston had Imagined
for year past that Ne was very much
In love with her She didn't have any
sueb feeling FOR hIm. She doubted ri
she ever would have. but she had Join
1 ed tue campers to have time 10 think II
oyer and had arrived. 10 find him very
InrcI8 In evidence.
Il II was 10 o'clock when Bliss GussIe
fastened her pony to wild plum tree
at the head OF a gulch two miles from
camp aud made her way down II AMI
alongside q brawllng creek until the
wall on her right rose up full hun.
dred feet In massive ruggedDess. Then
she found n comfortable sent on a rock
and began no sketch the grim wall and
tile half dozen trees whose roots had
I.fdmd'a fpoth1iiI' thereon. 1t was a
auiet.t,sDlcnip sPlace even with. the
,braNlingeof the creek In. her cars. and
the girl worke.I for an, hour. forgetful
almost Of where she. was. Then there
came a sudden and startling Interrupt.
zion. =
While Miss Gtssie was hltching her
hro~Shoito the plum tree aud descend.
ing tile gorge q man about thirty years
old; neither. good, nor had looking, but
possessed OF a fighting Jaw, was rout.
60, out Of his camp on the mountain
tran aboye her ten miles away. Five
men, all mounted. Came upon him as
be was saddllhg up and called upon
1'hln' TO surrender. He yelled back In
defiance. and, taking cover, he stood
them. on, for half an hour. wounding
two aud being. himself grazed by
bullet Then, as the survivors began
to work around to his rear. the man
mounted his broncho and Hea down
the trail at fun speed. The three I'm.
4 wotrfnted men pursued him, firing
whenever the curving trail brought
him into sight The girl in the gorge
heard the shooting and shouting, but
could not locate the sounds. In her
alarm she rose to her feet aud was
looking up and down, seeking to make
out the situation. when man aud
horse came over the top OF the cliff
above her and crashed Into tree At.
~ feet down. Thence they DETECTED
into the top Of second tree, thirty
feet lower. and az she gaze1 with wide
open eyes the two bodies brought up
In the creek almost at her feet She
heard the shouts OF men aud the clat
ter OF horses hoofs above. but both
soon passed ont Of hearing
The girl sprang from the rock and
bent over the bodies In the creek. The
horse was dead. but tie rider lived
In moment she had dragged him out
OF the creek. and as he came to he
stared ut her IN stupid surprise. Sit
ting up after moment. he dreamily
asked:
did come over the clif tiereg"
'You did," was the answer. "and
your horse lies dead In tie creek.
Those trees broke your fall"
Much obliged to the trees Did the
sherif's party keep ON down the trail?"
so the sheriff was after you?" she
queried as she stepped back pace.
Yes, but give me cbincc to tell
my side OF the story. bad q claim
up on the mountain, and hound OF a
man Jumped 1t. l tried to shoot him
out That's the game ia these parts.
and there's nothing criminal about 1t
Don't be afraid OF me. You belong to
some camping out party, suppose?'
Yes. and viii ride back aud get
help for you"
Don't do 1t. II you'll help me a bit
can get along here all right. Help
me over against the wall. Thanks.
I Now, then. I'll want a blanket aud
some food, and shall depend on you.
You have the soul OF an artist and
therefore plenty Of romance. We will
stop at romance. II VIII be an incident
for you TO think OF. and It will save me
making long explanations to tue sher
ID. Shall II be as l say or will you
leave me TO make dinner Tor the FIRST
bear that comes aiong7 Don't take too
much trouble. and keep thinking what
romantic incident 1t Is. No love. no
matrlmony-just romance!'
There was something in the reckless
nature OF the man that appealed to
Miss Gussle. She doubted that he had
told her the truth about himself. but
be was temporarily helpless. and she
sympathlzed with him. She gave him
her MONDAY lunch and rode away to
camp. returning with a blanket and
further provisions. She suggested the
camp again, but the man made light Of
his shaking up and declared he was
doing very well. Give him three or
four days and he would be ready to go
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