The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-24
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menaced In place like this. IL you
had not called TO me-
please don't speak OF that! II was
so terrible!"
But l must speak of It. Once he
fore the same attempt was made-that
night on the King Edward"
Yes; l have not forgotten
And today have reason TO believe
that the same man watched his chance.
for | have ridden here every day since
| came. and he must have kept track
OF me-"
But this is America, Mr.. Armitager'
That does not help me with you.
You have every reason to resent my
bringing you into such dangers. II is
objectionable. indefensible"'
She saw that he was greatly trou-
bled.
"Buttsou couldn't help my being In
the park today. l have often stopped
just there before. It's favorite place
for meditations. II you know the
man.
Il know the man."
Then the law viii certainly protect
you. as you know very well. He was
n dreadful looking person. The police
can undoubtedly find and lock him
up"
She was seeking to minimize the
matter, to pass II or as a common
place affair Of every day. They were
walking their horses. The groom fol
lowed stolidly behind.
Armitage was silent. a look OF great
perplexity on his face. When he spoke
he was quite calm.
Miss Claiborne. I must tell you that
this is an affair in which l can't ask
help In the usual channels. You Will
pardon me 10 seem to make a mys.
terry Of what should be ordinarily a
bit OF business between myself and
the police. But TO give publicity TO
these attempts TO lnjure me just now
would be a mistake could have
caught that man there In the wood
But | let him go for the reason-for
the reason that | want the men back
OF him TO show themselves before
act. But II 1t isn't preSumlng"-
He was quite himself again His
voice was steady and deep with the
ease and assurance that she liked In
him. She bad marked today in his
earnestness. more than at any other
time. a slight. an almost indistingulsh-
able trace Of another tongue in his
English.
How am I to know whether il
would be presumlngy" she asked.
But | was going TO say
when rudely Interrupted. She was
trying to make II easy for him to say
whatever he wished.
that these troubles Of mine are
really personal have committed no
crime and am not feeiag from jus
tice.'
She laughed and urged her horse
into gnllOp for last stretch OF road
near the park limits.
How uninteresting. We expect a
Montana ranchman to have a spectac-
ular past"
But not to carry 1t, ! hone. to Wash
ington. on the range | might become
lawless bandit In the interest OF pie
turesGueness. but here
Here In the world OF frock coated
statesmen nothing really interesting T.
10 he expected"
Sine walked her horse again. II oc-
CURED to her that he mieht wish an
assurance Of silence from her. What
she had seen would make capital BIZ
OF gossip. TO say nothing of being ma
terial for the newspapers. and her con
science US she reflected grew uneasy at
the thought OF shielding him. She
knew that her father and mother and,
even more strictly. her brother would
close their doors on n man whose enc
mics followed him over seas and lay In
walt for HIN In peaceful park. but
here she tested him. A man OF breed
ing would not ask protection Of a wo-
man on whom he had no claim. and Il
was certainly not for her to establish
an understanding with him In so
strange and grave a matter.
1T must be fun having a ranch with
cattle on thousand hills. Away,
wished my father would go in for "A
western place. but he can't travel So
far from home. Our ranch Is in yir
glnia.'
You have IA Virginia farm? That IL
very Interesting"
Yes; AT Storm Springs. It's really
beautiful down there" she said simply
II was on his tongue tc tell her that
he. too. owned a bit Of Virginia soil.
but he had just established himself as
a Montana ranchman. and il seemed
best not to multiply his places Of resi- |
dence. lie had. moreover. forgotten
the name OF the county In which his ,
preserve lay. He said. with truth:
Il know nothing OF Virginia or the
south. but have viewed the landscape
from Airing ION. and some day hope
to go adyenturing In the Virginia !
hills"
Then you should not overlook Ou |
valley. ! am sure there must ba ad |
ventures waiting for somebody down !
there. You can tell our place by the
spring lamb on the hillside There 3 !.
huge inn that offers the long distance
telephone and market reports and Lolf I,
links and very good horses. and lots II
people stop there as a matter Of course