The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08

them selves tQGetuer as she Wniei icfetl
, Il love son. lore you! l0y'
I you. with such an agony Of l3ngin.
r In her voice that her soft accents ver'
sharply distinglis hable above the tuT
. moiL The growing wildness scenes
a part Of the woman's passion, whicl
whipped and harried her Ike a willow
. In a blast
Things are fearfully jumbled." be
. said finally. and this IS bad tim
TO talk about them. l wish they might
be different. No other girl would dC
what you have offered tonight"
"Then why do you think OF that
woman:" she broke IN fiercely. shes
bad and false. She betrayed you once;
she's in the play now; you've told me
so yourself. Why don't you be "A man
and forget herr"
Il can't" he said simply. You're
wrong, though. when you think she's
bad found tonight that she's good
and brave and honest. The part she
played was played innocently, I'm sure
of that, in spite of the fact that she'll
marry Mcnamara 1t was she who
heard them plotting and risked her
reputation to warn me-"
Cherry's face whitened, while the
shadowy eagerness that had rested
there died utterly "She came into
that dive alone? She did that?" He
nodded, at which she stood thinking
for some time, then continued: You're
honest with me, Roy, and I'll be the
same with you. I'm tired of deceit,
tired of everything. l tried to make
you think she was bad, but in my own
heart l knew differently all the time.
She came here today and humbled her
self to get the truth humbled herself
to me, and sent her away. She sus-
pected, but she didn't know, and when
she asked for information 1 insulted
her. That's the kind of a creature 1
am. l sent her back to Strive, who
offered to tell her the whole story"
what does that renegade wantT
Cant you guessY"
why, I'd rather The young man |
ground his teeth, but Cherry fastened |
You needn't worry; she won't see
him again. She loathes the ground he
walks on"
"And yet he's no worse than that
other scoundrel. Come. girl we have
work to do; we must act, and act
quickly" He gave her his message to
DeXtry, then she went to her room and
slipped into a riding habit When she
came out he asked: where is your
You'll be drenched in no
time"
II can't ride with it. I'll be thrown,
anyway, and l don't want to be all
bound up Water won't hurt me-"
She thrust her tiny revolver into heI
dress, but he took it and upon examina-
ton shook his head.
eff you need a gun you'll need
good one" He removed the belt from /
his own waist and buckled his Colts I
about her. N
"But you" she objected.
"T'll get another in ten minutes" Y
Then as they were leaving, he said: \
'One other request, Cherry. I'll be .
n hiding for a time, and l must get
word to Miss Chester to keep watch c
If her uncle, for the big fight is on /
1t last and the boys will hang him sure Q
f they catch him. / owe her this last 7
VIII you send it to herr" y
"I'll do 1t for your sake, not for her. I
10, no; don't mean that. I'll do the b
light thing all round Leave 1t here v
nd I'll see that she gets it tomorrow
And, Roy be careful of yourself" "
Ter eyes were starry and in their h
epths lurked neither selfshness nor n
ealousy now, only that mysteriou@ a
Tory of a woman who makes sacrifice b
Together they scurried back to the t.
table, and yet, in that short distance. Il
be would have been swept from her q
eet had he not seized her. They blew in a
trough the barn door, streaming and cl
baked by the binding sheets that tt
rove scythelilze ahead of the wind vi
lie struck a light, and the pony
hinnied at recognition Of his mis- ly
ess. She stroked the little fellows ! M
uzzle while Glenister cinched on her sh
lddle. Then when she was at last so
ounted, she leaned forward: til
"Will you kiss me once, Roy, for ga
e last timer" til
lie TOOK ner ram wet lace DeCNCc+ In,
S hands and kissed her upon the lip be
he would have saluted little ma An
5 he did so, unseen by both of then hi,
face was pressed for an insta' lilo
.ainst the pane of glass in the stah.e 90,
all. ~,
You're a brave girl and may G { of
ess YOU" he said. eXtinguishing g.. we
int He flung the door wide -. ba
e rode out into the storm. LoCk.aa his
e portal, he plunged back toward tie ist,
use TO write his hurried note, for mi
ere was much to do and scant time no,
r its accomplishment, despite the no
lping hand of the hurricane He WI
ard the voice Of Boring as 1t thun- vol
rcd on the golden sands, and knew :.
1t the first great storm Of the fall ri,
d come. Henceforth he saw that "W
J violence Of men would rival the "
ing elements, for the deeds of this gar
slt would stir their passions as Of