The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-12-25

The Sheriff and His Deputies Made a
Diligent Search for Wiliston.
bone nor rag nor memory, to give
mute witness that this way he passed,
that way he rested bit, here he took
horse, there he slept, with this man he
had converse, that man saw his still
be? 1t seemed so.
After a gallant and dauntless search,
which lasted through the best days OF
September, Langford was forced TIC
let cold reason have it's sway He had
thought, honestly, that the ruffians
would not dare commit murder, know
ing that they were being pursued; but
now he was forced to the opinion that
they had dared the worst, after all
For, though it would be hard to hide
all trace of dead man. Infinitely
greater would be the difficulty in GOV
ering the trail of living one-one
who must eat and drink, who had
mouth to be silenced and strength tc
be restrained. 1t came gradually to
him, the belief that Williston was
dead; but it came surely With il
came the jeer of the specter that
would not let him forget that he
should have foreseen what would
surely happen. With it came also a
great tenderness for Mary, and a re
doubled vigilance to keep his unruly
tongue from hurting out things that
would hurt her who was looking tic
him, in the serene confidence in his
good friendship, for brotherly counsel
and comfort
In the first dark days of his new be.
lief, he spoke to Gordon, and the
young lawyer had written a second
letter to the gal reporter" In re-
| spouse, she came at once to Kemah
and from thence to the White home.
stead in the boss's own private
| This time the boss did the driving
himself, bringing CONSERVATION to the
heart of one Jim Munson, cow-punch.
| er, who viewed the advent of her and
her "mouse-colored hair" with serious
| trepidation and alarm What he had
| dreaded had come to pass. Twas but
step now to the Three Bars. A fus.
| sy woman would be the means OF
again losing man his Eden. 1t was
| monstrous. He sulked, aggrieyedly.
| Systematically.
Louise slipped into the sad life at
the Whites easily, sweetly, adaptably.
Mary rallied under her gentle minis,
| trations. There was-would ever be
"a haunting pathos in the dark eyes,
but she arose from her bed, grateful
for any kindness shown her, strong
| in her determination not be trouble
to any one by giving way to weak and
unavailing tears.
Mary, because of her Astounding
health, healed of her wound rapidly.
Langford took advantage of the girls
absorption in each others company
to ride often and at length on quests
of his own creation. With October.
Louise must join Judge Dale for the
autumn term of court. He haunted
the bills. He was not looking now
for living man; he was seeking a
cleverly concealed grave. He fouted
the opinion-held by many-that the
body had been thrown init the Mis-.
siuri and would wash ashore some
later day many and many a mile be-
low. He held firmly to his fixed idea
that lmpenetrable mystery clouding
4 the ultimate close of Williston's earth
ly career was the sought aim of his
murderers, and they would risk no
rivers giving up it's dead to their I'M
doing.
1t had been ascertained beyond rea-
sonable dooubt that Williston could
not have LEFT the country in any of the
unual modes. His description was at
all the stations along the line, togeth-
er with the theory that he would be
leaving under compulsion.
Meanwhile, Gordon had buckled
down for the big fight. He was sadly
handicapped, with the whole prop of
his testimony struck from under him
by Williston's disappearance. How
ever, those who knew him best-the
number was not large-loolled for
things to happen in those days. They,
the few, the courageous minority,
through all the ups and downs-with
the balance in favor of the downs
most OF the time-of the hardest
fought battle of his life, the end of
which left him gray at the temples,
maintained deep and abiding faith
In this quiet, unassuming young man,
who had squared his shoulders TO this
/ new paralyzing blow and refused to be
Knocked out, who walked with them
and talked with them, but kept his
own counsel, abided his time and in
the meantime worked.
ITO be continued)
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