The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-28

measure no.
do. Even t.,
upon his ply lei "l....
lief, however, { ". !
fed upon him ~ though VI
Helen I'm the sam, lis. 40 =
while the horse. e L he L..
ter's violence. pi~..s IRA toward
the roofs of Nome, nov growing gay
IN the first dawn.
1t seemed years since Toy had sean
the sunlight, for this n,glt, burdcnoi
with suspense. hli LeSl cl,lc5sly long.
His body was faint beneath the strain.
and yet he rode Oh and III, tired, dog
gel. stony, his eyes set toward the sea.
his mind a storm of formless, whirling
thoughts, beneath which was an unde-
Waiting, implacable determination.
He knew now that he had sacrificed
all hope of the Midas, and likewise the
hope of Helen was gone; In fact, he
began TO realize dimly that from the
beginning he had never had the posi-
bility Of winning her, that she had
never been destined for him and that
his love for her had been sent as q
light by which he was to find himself.
He had failed everywhere; he had be-
come an outlaw; he had fought and
gone down, certain only of his recti-
tude and the mastery OF his unruly
spirit. Now the hour had come when
nc would perform his last mission, de-
irving therefrom that satisfaction
which the gods could not deny. He
would have his vengeance.
The scheme took form wnnouJ con-
scious effort on his part and embraced
two things-the death of the gambler
and n meeting with Mcnamara. OF
the former, he had no more doubt than
that the sun rising there would sink
in the west. SO well confirmed was
this belief that the details did not en-
gage his thought; but on the result Of
the other encounter he %speculated with
some interest. From the first McNa-
mara had been a riddle 10 him, and
mystery breeds curiosity. His blind,
instructive hatred of the man had as
sumed the proportions of a mania; but
as to what the outcome would be when
they met face to face. fate alone could
tell. Anyway, Mcnamara should never
have Helen-Roy believed his mission
covered hat point as well Ms her de-
liverance from the Bronco Kid. When
he had finished, he would pay the
price. If he had the luck to escape.
he would go back to his hills and his
solitude; if he did not, his future would
be in the hands of his enemies.
He entered the silent streets unob-
served. for the mists were heavy and
low. Smoke columns arose vertically
In the still air. The rain had ceased.
having beaten down the waves which
rumblcd against the beach, tilliug the
streets with their subdued thunder. \
ship anchored in the otiing. had run
In from the lee of Sledgc island will.
the first Iull, while midway ia the
shore Il tender was rising and falling.
It's oars flashing like the silrercd
reclers of II sea insect crawling upon
the surface of The ocean.
He rode down Front street needless
Of danger, Needless of the comment his
appearance might create. and, unseen.
entered his cnemy's stronghold. lie
passed Il gambling hall, through the
81 WllltH came II SlthIN Nfl'
low CLEAN. \ man came out I'M
steadily and stared at the horscman,
then passed ON.
Gicnisicr's plan was 10 g" s'ralgnt IL
the Northern and from there to track
down lis owner relcntlcSSly. but IN
order IN. reach the place his course led
him past the office of Durham u
Strive. This brought back to his mind
the man dying ont there ten miles nj
his back. Tho Scanlicst humanity de
mandcd that assistance he sent al
once. Yet Inc dared not give WORD
! openly. thus hc,raying his presence, fol
It was necessary that he maintain his
liberty during the next hour at all haz
ards. He suddenly thought of an OK
pcdicnt ana rcincd in his horse. which
stopped with wide spread legs ana dc
iectrd head while he dismounted anl
climbed the stairs to leave II note upon
the door. some one would see ih'
message shortly and recognize III
urgency.
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