The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-20
CHAPTER ,x.--con,inusd.

Her hand touched the match box
at last A light tiared out.
shut the door quick. dad" she said.
lighting the lamp ON the table The
skeeters'li eat ns alive
wiiliston stepped to the door. Just
moment be stood there In the door.
way. the High, streaming out into the
night. tall, thuuKhtfal. no @eakling In
spite Of many failures and many mis-
takes. A fair mark he made. outlined
against the brightly lighted room. II
was quiet. Not even coyote shriiled.
And while he stood there looking up
81 the calm stars. 4 sudden sharp re,
port rang ont and the sacred peace of
God. written In the serenity OF Ktiil
summer nights. was desecfated. Hiss.
ing End ominoas. the bullet sang past
WiIiiston's head. refilonsiy near. aud
lodged In the opposite wall. At that
moment the light was blown out. A
great presence ID mind had come 20
Mary In the time OF imminent dan.
ger.
Good. nay arafs- cried williston. In
low tnaes. Quick as fash the door
was slammed shut and bolted iust az
saernd shot fell foul Of IL.
-oh. my tasher," cried Mary, grop,
inx her way 20 his side,
-Hush. my aear' They missed mo
clean nnnt ioss your nerve. Mary.
They wSS't sind II 90 easy after all"
There bad been NO third ahot. A
profound silence followed the second
report. There was no sound Of horse
or man. Whence. ghen. the shotss
Ono man. maybe creeping up like
some foul beast 81 prey 10 strike In
the dark. Was be siiii lurking near,
ahidink another opportunityY
u tock bat a moment Tor wiinstnn
tc have the rifles cooked and ready.
Mary took her own from him with q
hAnd thai tfenbled ever 70 slightly.
What viii yoa do. isiharr'' she
asked. h0sdsnx her rire lovingly aud
thanking God In a swift. Uniformed
Thought tos every faitieenake or other
naxipns creature whose life she hast
Put out while DOING her saaa1 wofk of
ristsns the range @ork which had Civ.
en- hsr net ONLY mans courage. but
uaan's akiil rs ~eil
Take the hack wi0Anw. giFi,@ he
answered sssefly. eIil take the fruas
stand ~ the aide. Ger usess Ia the
starlight and shoos every shadow you
ses. especially II n maves kssp track
Of ye@r shoss. aoa1 waste an effort
and dont lst anything cseep up on
yon Thsy massnt set near anoagh
20 IRE The house
Ills voice saa sharp aad incisise
The drafItax habit had sailsa fsons him
and hs was his 0~n master AGAIN.
frvssai heavy mlnmsse dYasrns,
ssag Without movement. without
scaad frun without. The tieklnr Of
tie riocA pressed os ssSsinea ears like
xhAsaay keiisoilinx Th.ls eve. he.
came accustomed 10 the DARKNESS. ana
b. che aim starlight they wvs. able ts
distinguish ths outssaes os the cattle
shs~sa sssh ssppsy. hiAek. NolAlan
moved uat there
= tetak sesy'rs frixhs~aea oH. sasa
Mars ~ lass. breashsag nsasv freely
They uefe pse6asly last one -
thesd nos haar lsfl lie aaeS h.
naaaea faa. 0F he woaid has AVE ny.s,
aEzaa. no Feu ghink Il ~aa Jesse
Sesse wssid nes base mlsasa. 30
sais. gYanis.
AZ thar e2omsai 4 new ss4asA brssee
TIE sgsslheas. tas ~hinny ~ : nos ss,.
keaaiesNssa1ass Lad aelssdaeAea VIA
~ nse sAaapw u Tbs cattle .bes..
s@nssshlaK naesea oat there at saes.
Daddy called Mary. in . chaksi
Whisper. @c0nse hsre--thsy are siean
81 the shee4
Ssilsssoh stepped 70 the back ~ia.
aos aaiekiy.
Change plAcea.- 10 said bsisny.
DADDY
-fes.s
Keep ~ roar nerye.~ she hreashsd
between gress hear pempn.
snrsiys DO pea tie same. lstsi.
nonrzde. ard shos, 10 siil.s
There wAs ; ssssse no,s IA his las
~ofas Fur himself II id not uaasle
= maeb. bet Msry--he psnnad =,
fe'se faith In any skDuxht o.f posslbl
fhlsnlropa intent on the part of ~
fssoers % ezsznpt hls dauxhssr fso,
@e grim fate thss xwaised him. n
- e Deal viii desperate mar