The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-01-14
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gladly hare lain down and slept II he
/ had dared But be felt the peril OF bis
position too sensihly to give way to his
| feelings. He watched vixilantly for an
boar, bat nothing could be seen OF Jack
Thai hour seemed 20 hsm to creep with
snail iike pace.
| Il eanT stand this watching till morn
ing be said 60 himself. Il viii find
SONS ous-af-the-way place. and try to
sleep a little
| Searching about be found such q place
"a be desired He lay down. and was
sooa fast asleep. SO pursuer and par
sued bad yielded to the spell Of ths ssms
enchantress. aud half d mile distant from
| each other were enjoying welcome re-
pose.
| Some hours passed away The sun
rose. and it's rays lighted up the dim re-
cessss of the forest When Walter cpen-
ed kis eyes hs could not ar drst renem-
Der where he Was. He lifted bis head
| from his corpetbag. which he had used
as q pillow, and looked around him In
surprise: but recollection quickly came to
his aid
Il muss have been sleeping several
n1uT&s 0@ SAID 70 n44fAS1iAf Ao& A. rs
now morning. / woader II the man who
was after me has gone hern@f"
He decided that this was probable. and
resolved 20 make an attempt TO reach the
edge Of the forest lie wanted TO get
into the region of civilization again, IL
for no other reason, because be felt hun
cry and was likely to remain NO ss long
Or h@ continued In the forest he now
felt fresh and strong. and prepared to
start on his journey. BUT be bad scarce
Iy taken u dozen steps when female
figure stepped out from covert. and
be found himself face to face with Meg
Not knowing but that her husband
might be close behind, he started back In
alarm and hesitation She observed this
and said. ~Yoa needn't be afraid. boy
don't want TO harm you"
~Is your husband with your asked
Walter. on his guard
mo, be isn't He started out after
you before midnight. and hasn't been back
since. That made me uneasy. and came
out to look for him
II have seen him." said Walter.
Where and whenT' asked the woman,
eagerly
IL was strange that such a coarse brute
should have inspired any woman with
love. but Meg did certainly lore her hus-
sand. in spite of his frequent bad treat
ment-
did be see you7"
mo, was hidden"
How long did he stay2"
Only few minutes. to get rested, !
n,.r,r.~~~ Thar hs ,x~nk ssrx -
In what direction?'
THAT way.
"I'm glad he did not harm you- he
was 80 angry when he started rhsf / was
afraid OF what would happen II be met
you. You mnst keep out of his way"
That is what / mean to do IL l can"
said Walter. '-Can you tell me the short
est way out of the woods p
Go In that direction said the wou-
an, pointing. '.and half mile will bring
you ont"
TT ls rather hard TO follow straight
path 10 the woods II you win act as my
guide. viii give you a dollar"
ATf my husband should find out that I
helped you to escape, be would be very
angry"
..Why need he know7 You needn't tell
him you met me"
The woman hesitated Finally love Of |
money prevailed
s.I'n do it," she said. abruptly ~Fol-
low me-"
She took the lead. and Walter follow
ed closely In her steps Remembering the
night before, he was not wholly assured |
of her good faith. and resolved to keep |
his eyes open, and make his escape In /
if he should see any signs Of l
treaehery. Possibly Meg might intend to
lead him into q trap. and deliver him up
to her husband He was naturally trust
full, but his adventures In the cabin 4
taught him q lesson Of distrust