Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30
~ ought to hsl1 you for ttaal"s

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holding out his hand, said: !: THANK
you. don't allow you can forgive
meT .S%taa5,.,zs s ss II y
81 don't know that l could" coldly
answered Dick, & 4 : 5sssEs,. , ~.
YOU'D better be going" :$ 4 4
| Again Dick started for the horse,
but a new thought came to him..
Pausing, he said. "she can't marry
again until HI. :gt >3 5}3s
.'tWell?''' asked Jack. His voice was
full Of sinister meaning, and he I'm
gered his gun as he spoke. N
Dick realized at once that Jacks
plan was to end his lifesin the desert
with a revolver shot. II Ii :5 WIN
"You mean to- He shuddered.
Jack drew his gum 'tsDo you want
me to do 1t here and now rs he cried. & 4
Staggering over to him, the weaken
ed man grappled with his old friend,
trying to disarm him. No, mo- You
shan't!" he shouted as Jack shook
him free M =sc,z I .js.:.
"Why not?"' demanded Jack: "Go!s
There's my: horse hes yours golS
When you get to$the head Of the can.
yon you'll hear and knowy-knoW3 that;
she is free and II have made atone
ment.' 81 1 7
Dick slowly moved toward the mouth
OF the canyon, still hesitating. Il
From the hillside rifle shot rang
out: The ball struck Dick In the leg.
He fell and lay mot onless. I5sss :si$
Pulling his revolver, Jack stopped
and ran under the overhanging ledge,
peering about to see where the shot
had come from. He raised this gun to
fire when volley Of rifle shots rang
through the canyon, the bullets kick
ling up little spurts Of dust about him
and chipping edges of the rocks. Jack
dropped on his knees and crept to his
rifle, clipping his revolver back into
his holster. &. 5s q
Crouching behind q rock, with his
rifle to his shoulder, be waited for the
attackers to- show themselves. rs I:
Experience On the plains taught
them that the fight would be q slow;
one unless the Agaches sought only to
divert attention Tor the time being to
coVex their flight southwark. After
the one shot which struck Dick and
tho yollsy directed at Jack not a rife
had been fired. Peering over the
lboWldea, jack could see nothing. 553.3
Dick had fallen near the spring. He
istruggisd back % console business to find
HIS lett Nag numb and useless. When
the ball struck him he felt only d
sharp pinch. His fainting was caused
by:a shock ito his weakened body, but
mot fsom fear or pain With the re-
turn TO bis senses came d horrible,
burning thirst and a horrible sinking
sensation Ia ths pit 81 his stomach. he
iay breathing heavily until he got &
grip On himsel4 Then he tore the
banshanna hand erchief from Ills neck
ard haA up the wound, winding the
ba1adage a. ttghttly as his strength per:
united 10 check the blood dow. s :5S
hat y ~ Q. asked Jack over hts
shoulder.
rnsiians The Apaches are out. I'm
hit gaspsd Dick. He crawled pain.
fully and slowly to Jacks side, drag
lying his leg after him. He pulled with
i him his rifle, which he picked up az he
ipassed from the spct where it had
fallen III his flrstt Wild rush for Ws,fsir..,
me soldiers ttoId ms as Fort Grant
about the Apaelsss beang ont, Jack
whispered boar thought they'd
cross The tsosdar into K
sseeanG a spassn o2 pain 0yer Dsnks