The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-30
the CAD
BY Elizabeth W. cerrlteop

.,oa..,, ~ HVhoIdule ancestors
sraceaDle back to the days of the MAJ
'iower' nut nevertheless It was a fac,
Preston was sneak. a cad A No.,
win less egotism In his makeuD u,o,,l1
nave accepted the pointed rero,,..
ana general GOODNESS of HE -,
mates and the girls at the hotel Nc
evidence conclusive and emulated five
Arap additionally spoken of as adont
at toidlng tents and effecti>g noiselcss
departures, Not so with Preston ba
stayed. He
lie had never been a warm favorito
with the crowd" and since tha fine
"hen' smarting from jealousy onvv
and all the other mean feelings in tbe
category he had followed and eriod
upon Marjory Dalton and Rlarcbord
IN their love making and then babbIed
description of the tenderest scene IN
the embarrassment and confusion -.
the young lady, tolerance had given
way to aversion.
Preston you contemplate cad,
blanchard had said after good.nights
had oeen spoken and the men were
back in camp, I've more than half a
mind to punch your head"
Why don't your" Preston had asked
mocklngly, and his hand had closed in.
voluntarily upon his pocketknife, lust
as in boyhood it had reached for a
stone when battle seemed imminent
Blanchard had curbed his anger and
turned on his heel; but all of the fell
lows and most of the girls had agreed
In their indignation to can Preston
THE Cad"
thinking he best showed his con
tempt for the censure of the others by
a repetition of his despicable perform
ance. he was again engaged in spying
upon the same couple from behind q
patch of barberry They were Sitting
IN lover-like attitude upon high bank
that overhung treacherous bit of the
lake, Devils pool, said to be bottom
less for its depth had never beer
sounded
AS Preston watched, grinding his
teeth in rage and longing to wreak
upon the man a vengeance his yer,
cowardice prevented him from at
tempting, he saw something flash il
the sunlight. A cautious investigation
revealed long hunting knife claspec
in a powerful hand protruding from
the shrubbery little to his left Be
side the knife was the evil, rage-dis
torted face of Gaspard the half-breed
whom Blanchard had detected in thiev
ing and unceremoniously kicked from
the camp.
The thing was plainly evident to
Preston. The half-breed, probably
crazed by drink, was going to murder
Blanchard. He was not taking into
account the fact that the opportunity
was a poor one--that some dark night
ter insure his chances OF escape. HI
knew only that his enemy was before
him and his rage urged him to kill.
AS the half breed crept forward Pres
ton realized the awful horror of it all
Something of good within him, prob
ably fine strain handed down to hin
by his gentlemanly ancestors, revealed
to him the possibilities of the situa
ton. OF heroism and valor he hither
TO had known nothing. Now, impellet
by this new feeling that tingled his
nerves like a tonic, his one thought
was to serve his love-to save hel
! lover for her. The cost he did mo-
count. He sprang from his hiding
Mace and dashed toward the half
breed, intercepting him and graspint
the hand that held the knife just as i
was raised above Blanchard, who, bach
| to, was unconscious of his danger
With snarl the half-breed closed witt
| his assailant Around they Whlrled II
fierce battle for supremacy, theil
struggles bringing them close to thu
edge of the bank Preston's strength
had never been great and the sea
soned muscles of the half-breed sool
wore him down. The hand that hell
the knife wrenched free, poised mo
ment in the air, then flashed down
ward. Preston uttered scream o
agony, but did not relax his hoiu
There was sound of crumbling sol
and the rattle of stones; the turf De
meath the combatants sagged. thei
gave way entirely and the pair plunged
downward to the waters OF Devii'
pool.
Some of the crowd attracted D;
the noise, came running up, and VIII
Mariorv and blanchard peered from
safe place into the waters below IN
balf.breed, without any evidence =
injury or fatigue, was swimming RAJ
idIv toward the opposite shore Al VI
foot of the bank where the ripple
were widening, the water was tihse
to a deeper hue The cad was seen u
more by man :.
who is it," someone asked !
awed tones ,,,-o,f u,it
Blanchard Strengthened himself VII
an effort, 100,
ocThe Ca" he began then s'oppe'
Gushing with shame. Harry rre'
,a,, " no amended, his voice Vlpra''n