The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-04

| cd and the vfolets nodded under the turs seemed glad.
 .'fp vsfy glad they didut,r aid l the boy.
 a serpent were h the vicinity; iookiRRs | quickly around. Mazeli saw the frown- Ing face of Brsnsn, half hidden be, nind a boulder. He had overheard
 What was thaty' asked Brantley,
 -oh. nothing-prcbabIy a snake af-
 He .gathered up his fishing rod and hseAss shsR appIy Rs %.3aaM fil Gssas nson places. and he joyously casting his sportsman's anticipation. Finally.
 ss n sSfss hs slsnsay ooSsd as his watch and said:
 "l'ye had a jolly morning of it the same tims--if you you happen to ss I in the vicinfty--er--welI you must be, don't you know" ways am.--eithsr by the sum spring or | over by the old indian mound"
 "lhey say there's gold buried there.
 -rou don't say--well dig for It
 They Tstraesd thei, steps and head
 Hoy long hsss you been hereG"
 dust came last night--am spsnd- aE Rsniss sse1sen ss wbae Tsss r Soase asa. with the columns in front and the magnolia trees in the yard, l T know t." returned Mazeil,
 at her heart--Mazeii was In love
 h But dot, B,rantiey was not and that was l They had raachad tha little ca nj |, where the girl abided, and their paths
 Tn month you say--you will go
 Tn month or so--yes--I will go 2 The, girl pressed his hand and they
 She was very happy,
 It was her first experience with the aangerous game of love, and the first like the truth that sie was very, very happy. and after all that is what
 Every day thereafter, true to his appointed place and. every day they b%irds % mated @ vus ana aI sang i in t6e u tres ss : I month had passed.
 hass as Knew %0rens | sas sf the the last s., dsy s
 All morning they hshsd as usual
 essss %s no as fnn man Ps % fop Gr hs ae sr hs wouldn't smile and clap her hands at all when the cork went under. as she
 Finally at the hour of twelve they sat upon the moss and spread out the lunch, which Masell had prepared mite her oSr hT hsnds s1Sr fSr this bssins sa tp dinner and had brought 1t with 1 Sassn ate m slnSs! :s s,c.ning; ,s II . t we: q; which she. had heard from the old Brsa,ppslsy, being m man, howevsE ate which, though they iell flat, Rs seemed
 When 1t was over. Maseil sat tree, just above her black curis, were carved her initials and-his. Drawing a book from his pocket. af- read stories to her, and growing tired 1 the city, his mother. his father. his onsseh ms svenae saSns PaasRo Rs oa iss fae his wealth ana social position. to the recital of which. the little simple. for- but albeit, with a heavy heart and certain misgivings, and eyes that were hals filled with tears.
 Now don't do that--Mazeli---I am comli,ng back again. gcu know-" ,.,, know it--how can ever learn youi | grand way of living--your society," your fine manners--rich clothes--oh = why did ysa;H you ever yin the hsart of one 'Mssell~iisten. ehild-you are we will have a dear little home of rbs '~9 pissssx 1Hfss s in raSs sas 'aS sSd
 :oh. oh--wiil it be like that2" said
 SYssEjust as wild and free and nose into our affairs, chiId-and we'll be married and as happy as two tur- Sot ne Nii thought mus of f'sTs ever Keeping ~ his Gill he. could get away.
 tuTe ttaRsy tRsyy 'a aoteed Pot thes stsathy Ing here and there in the lengtheS- ns %n m tSe de satgsd sy of tSs sy race that knows how tq seek re- venge---with the deadly stilieto. Like a panther, eyer a.raI alert, eyer vs wa,tcnsnl; l the couple under the oak tree.
 Anon he paused, placing his hand to his ear as though listelling to the
  Finally, with leer of satisfaction, | Brenan gained the opposite side of the broad oak-trunk. and drew back his knife.
 Just at that instant. Maaell averted i her face. toward the sun that was hathed in d sea of blood.
 Aware of another presence, she | sprang to her feet, just as Branan, | like lightning's flash. sprang toward The gypsy girl like an enraged tig. ress. threw all the force of her lithe | body upon tho would-be assassin and l tore his hair and dug her little finger nails into the flesh of the big brute, | and screamed like the winG.
 now began to assert itself. threw the might .of, hls body upon the gypsy and banks of the raVine.
 A jagged rock cut a sudden gash m shs head of ths gyssSy Snd S.s Gs Tew srms. srs aeaSss snS rose % fo his feet. f'S enemy Staggering blindly up the embank- | ment, he went ovec and knelt down beside the still form of Little Mazell. He placed h:s hand upon her breast of her now but faintly huttered. like Bars.
 Her bosom and ever the messy | ground were dyed with red like the
 Brave little girl--she had received heart.
 "Maaell--MazeIl--s speak to me-" he wrung his hands in the agony of his weird cry of the whippoorwiil, from | the cottonwood trees and as tho tWi.