Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-06


did DOT give herself 10 ne Constable
observed. when they were IN the saddle
again HIS mind was deepening the bitter
groove now Wen Qur all this behind
rs presently Breen- Were mates
guess
This is our last ride Together Peter
There are many reasons One is--he
law is On my TRAIL VII ron
please inform ne what v0u are laughing
atg"
Constable carefully rela-ed the C-usoe
episode
Breen Eronned- Don't ron see- Pe-s-
YOU are winding yourself up tighter and
lighter In my crimes
Somehow. ] cant gel wrought n ore-
trifles tonight The detective MATER dis
posed Of, what are the other reasons Why
you and must direrse after ms niEh-s-
Breen was silent q momeu- 4 was
pretty hard-hit tins morning be said
finally The rough weather broke down
my idea about NOT going 10 The shop
again il seems incredible. bun S01onia
has never had a loVer-bef0-e- found
her-if you'll forgive ne-in need Of ne
You see. ] had just come from the reek-
ing stone Of sacrifice where you lay. and
] relit a pair Of creole promised
to 60 to sea no more"
Suppose I had missed Crus0es' Con
stable asked bitterly Suppose I had
been a poor liar"
There are many Crusoes. Peter They
won't all fail You can't keep this one
off always. 1t amounts 10 just tins for
me-that I have found my little isle in
the midst Of the sea. like that other pro
moter who all but conquered Europe"
But why could you not both 60 aboard
with me;' the other persisted
Il have told you that after this ride
I cease 10 vampirize the career Of Con
stable. If Crusoe finds the Rue de RiVOli.
very well. If not, for the present. very
well again. None of his ilk shall find
you and me together. Two OF three times.
back across the forbidden tundras of
years. ] have met men who stack up
something as you do in my thoughts to-
night. ] never hurt any Of those fellows
as ] have hurt you. I'D too fond Of you
10 hit you any harder Lets talk about
something else"
Constable had received @ singular APP
peal. lie knew that if there were any
future for him. he would think Of Breen' 3
last words coordinate in memory with
the Quaking rim of the crater II did not
occur TO him 40 answer al once. They
were passing through M0rne Rouge. 50
0Vercr0wded now that people were sleep
ing IN the streets. On the dark down
trail again. words did not come 20 him,
and when the party re-entered the bank
of falling ash and the sulphur stencil. II
was not good 10 open ones mouth in
speech.
The guides Were paid al the edge of
the city. Saint Pierre was dark and har-
rowingly STILL The h00f-beats of The tno
mules which the Americans retained were
mulied ID the ash. as if they We're pound
ing along the sandy beach Often tle
rousing fet0r of death reached che nostrils
of The riders. above the drying. cutting
yap0r of The volcano. and fheir beasts
SHE'D aud snorted al tle untoHard humps
on the highway lt was as f Far and
pestllence bad sialked through Saint
Pierre tAat day. and a winter storm bad
tried 10 cover tAe dreaded aitermatn. A
door opened af last before fAem and
fhere Was cry from Soronla. fere
Raheaut hurried ouf and led abe mniea ~
shelter
Constable sank INTO pas o|d seaf of fle
round Table under iAe NiuaoN az HaifN
el Hrcen and fNe aoman iiif liena Nae
hugo and lean In tle lHnp leAi NIs
white clothing stained nom tle saddle
his halr and uNflarN0 H'Nl ilnn atI. NIs
DING. fyfs banning |nN fHrH ANstHll Nnl9
fnasniuffs INf NnnaN hNf NJ N|f NiiNH
~ inel stood together hNai iNNl ta'a.
Constable dld nN allQN p|a m|na Az lNN.
nan nliN lui lNe FIQl3 AZ AW IelHH
plfsau0a nhlch fN0N0 NJ iNf ftm pi ~.
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