The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-11

TO make the walt easier by assuring
her that the bar had hiked, and there
want nothin' down there to hurt
her"
But why don't you come at once"
the voice insisted.
Got TO kill few fellers out here
In front first" Sandy apologized. "Ef
IL want for that, I'd come now
The voice was silent for a moment,
as the woman evidently tried to think
over situation that made II neces-
sary for man to kill few fellers'
before coming to her aid.
Hey, you!" came masculine voice
from out In front.
yep" responded Sandy.
"Woman back thar?"
yep"
Must be Missus Burrows. S'pose
we call It quits till we talk to her"
Sandy's gun went back into his hol.
ster with aufIled snip. SO this voice
was Mrs. Burrows the wife OF a.
Burrows, the man who was trying to
rob Sandy of all he had I'm the world!
1t made no difference, she was won.
an and In distress. The fight could
wait lie would accept the truce;
but II should be merely a truce, and
no more. They couldn't have his
claim.
ITS a 60" he called to the enemy,
and then, trusting TO the chivalry of
the frontier paid no more attention
to them and devoted. himself to the
rescue Of the feminine voice.
Down in cleft, between two great
trees that had given up their lives and
had sought rest on the ground, en-.
meshed in blackberry bushes, with
torn garments and disheveled hair, he
found her. She was sobbing as he
came lie reassured her and had led
her from the thicket out into the open
before his late adyersaries came upon
them.
They grouped themselves silently
around. Sandy glared at them uncOm.
promislngly Two of them had rudely
bandaged arms, and one had the hag.
gard look of man who has lost much
blood. Dimly the woman realized that
"Oh, you are hurt" she said as she
looked at the men. Then, turning to
Sandy, she continued You see these
men work for me. / bought a claim
from a locator down in Seattle, and
hired these men to come and build my
Cabin--and now-and now two Of
them are hurt"
She turned toward them as Sandy
sternly motIoned to them to keep ST..
ence They saw from his attitude that
something inexplicable had happened
and acquiesced. They stood awkward.
ly, while she looked from one to the
other In vague questioning.
You see, / fell, and my rifle went
off-and-and, well, | got scratched
Jest a leetle mite" said the man with
the shattered elbow, and Sandy loved
him for the lie.
Yes, Jest an accident" glibly
chimed In the foreman
They looked from one to the other,
| and the foreman brought relief by
| suggesting that II was time to make
camp. One man began the opening Of
their packs, while the wounded were
cared for. Sandy took grim satisfac-
tion from the thought that the shot
that caught the elbow had been a good
one But there was the woman.
$50 you are A. Burrows'?" he said
yes. You see, my full name is
Anna, but | have been writing 1t with
he initial so long, since my husband
died, that 1t comes natural now" And
her laughter smote upon him as q
blow.
Here was his enemy-a woman.
And it was her men whom he had
fought, and it was her claim-notice
that threatened him, and she widow,
who had paid money to professional
locators to put her upon his ground.
Yes--his ground! Ground that he had
paid for with money and labored eff.
fort, and by following the maze of the