Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-13
CHAPTER XII.-(Continued.)

ginnings They were on the eminence of
the Morne dOrange. Pelee was a bale
fui changing jewel In the black north
Breen heard the woman's breathing. He
had no pity for her. He had spoken with
exceeding genteness, but it was forced.
In the same voice he continued, since she
did not speak:
You could not walk to Fort de France.
and there is neither boiat nor carriage
tonight. l thought you were going to
let him be happy again"
Did he send you to me?'
He does not know that / am here.
Miss Stansbury," Breen replied. LAS we
rode In from the mountain, | begged him
to come to you tonight, but he said that
II there were any hope of his saving your
life, you would have shown him some sign
this morning, instead"
She felt herself called to her own de-
Tense Gould he not see that the news
papers brought shock to me2" she ques-
toned pitifully.
The shock was just as great, and the
matter contained In the newspapers just
as new, to him." he said. DO you sup
pose he would have introduced me to you
II be had understood all about me? / am
all to blame, not our good Peter Because
brought all this trouble upon him,
came tonight to undo the tragedy Of your
being away from him, and yet so close
90 the volcano"
to-day7"
do you think ! would let him kill
himself?"
"Oh, no!-but you said-you spoke
about riding back with him from the
crater" she returned hastily. The mans
unyielding position wrought upon her
strangely, sometimes startled, sometimes
steadied, her.
heard that he had gone up the
mountain, and followed. i found him
at the summit in a faint, lying at the
very rim of disaster"
"1ou-saVed him from deathf"
very essential proceeding, since !
sent him there"
"Oh, what do you meant"
IL WAS my presence that prevented
you both from being out at sea tonight.
IL was a very little thing 10
bring him back from the crater. Mis-
slansDury, but big accomplishment TO
make him glad that ] brought him back"
did he intend 10 kin himself by going
there do you mean that l-l-f"
breen felt that she deserved Yividly 10 |
AppfeAend her failures of performance
NO Miss stansbury, but De was dazed
WIN punishment That a doubt could er.
ist in your mind, regarding bis integrity. /
pulled him out Of his orbit so 10 speak"
hut u was all so intricate and mys.
fefious,' she pleaded. ~ didn't mean 10
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