The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-04

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deserted am~phlsheatefs left by some
vanished race to crumble, They had
talked OF many things. She had told
him OF the sleepy old South carollnlan
town where she was born, and the
plantation and the distant cousin who
eas like her mother, and the hospital
where she had been taught, and the
married sister who had died. Such 3
narrow. iahoFiouR. innocent existence
as she described How cheerfully,
too, she had shouldered her burdenni
They talked OF the south and Of the
Philippines; a little they talked OF
Archie and his sorrow and Of the
eternal problems that have troubled
the soul OF man since first death on
tered the world As they talked, the
~eolonel's suspicious faded into gro
teaque shadows. "Millicent Is ride
ulous,' qnoth he. Then he fell to won
derlng whether there had been q 70.
nance In Miss Smiths past life, Such
q handsome would look hlkh,"
he sighed. Only "a hours ago he had
called Miss Smith "n~ice.looking," with
careless criticism He was quite un
conscious Of his change OF view. That
night he felt lonely, Of a sudden; the
\ old wound In bis heart ached; his fu-
4 tnre looked as bleak as thu mountain
! walled plains through which he was
speeding. After q long time the train
stopped with a jar and rattle. endtng
Ia a sudden shock, He raised the cur.
tain to catch the fash Of the electric
lights az Glenwood Out OF the deep
dedle they elittered like diamonds IN a
pool Of water, Why should he think
Of Miss Smiths eyes, With a. lmpa.
tIent sigh, he pulled down the curtain
and turned over TO sleep.
His thoughts drified. foated, were
submerged IN 4 waverIng procession
Of pictures; he was back IN the Philip
pines: they had surprised the fort;
how could that be when he was ii
guard? But they were there lie sat
~ IN his berth. %InstinctiveIy he
slipped the revolver ont Of his bag aud
held It In nj hand, as be peeped
through the orevice of the curtains.
There was no motion. 20 sound Of
moving. but heads were emerging be.
tween the curtains IN every direction
and Archie wal standing, his hands
shaking above his tnmbled brown
head and pale face. A man In a soft
bat held two revolvcrs while another
man was pounding on the drawing
room door, gfuHiy commanding those
inside to- come out. mo. we shall uot
come out responded Aunt Ttebenen's
composed, we'll bred accents. her neat
enunclatlon not disturbed By a culver.
n you want to XIII an old woman,
yoa will have to break down the door"
Let them alone. Shay, It takes too
long let's finish here. first, called the
man with the revolver; they'll come
soon enough when We want them,
Here, young Teller, fish out Nobody'll
got hurt II you keep quiet; II you
don't youth get d dose like the mar IN
No. 9, two years ago. Hustle, young
fellerl"
The colonel was cycling every mo
lion, every shifting from one foo TO
the other. Let them Il get ny
Archie
The boy handed over his pocketbook.
Nov your watch commanded the
brigand; take It, shay"
Wont you please let ne keep taat
watchy" faltesed Afeht that was
papA's watch"
The childish name from the tall lad
made the robher laugh. And mammals
liftAe. pet wants 4 keep It, does ho7
Wen. he can't. Get a move on your
The colonel had the sensation Of an
electric shock as the second r0bbeF
grabbed al she fob in the boys belt,
Archie struck him with the edge Of
hts open hand 10 swiftly and 80 fierce
" under the law that be reached back
against his companion. The colunel'b
surprise dld not disturb the automatic
aim OF an old fighter OF The plasuai
HIS revolver barked; and he sprang
cut on che man he shot. Get back IN
the berths all OF you" he shouted;
give ne q chance 70 shootl"
The voice Of the porter whose
hands had been turning up the lights
not quite steadily, now pealed out
with campmeeting power, Oats III
give de colonel a chance TO do some
kiIinEl
Hofh bada!ls we're sprawiIng on ne