West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-02-04

Neither hdd noticed Buck Mckee
him suddenly. aud hc replaced the pls-
tol in It's holster. 1T IL worse than
the murder of old Man Tcrrlll." hc
muttcrcd
DICK walked ON, entirely unconscious
OF how close hc had been to death,
with his friend MS his murderer
So interested had the two men been
I'm their conversation that neither bad
noticed Buck Mckee hiding behind the
hedge. listening 10 their talk ana Gov
cring Jack Payson when he was fol.
lowing Dick with his hand ON his re
Nolvcr. Mckee heard Payson's cIac-
ulotion and smiled grlmly.
Jacks absence had aroused jun Al
len, who hurried out on the porch.
stormIng. Say. Jack. what do YOU
mean by putin the brakes on this here
wcddln'W
"Jim-say, Jim, II want YOU to do
something FOR me" cried Jack as he
rushed toward his future father in
law, Trcatly excited.
"Surc." answered Allen hcortIIv
stand here at this door during the
ceremony and, no matter what hap
pens, don't let any one In"
But interrupted Allen.
Don't ask me TO explain" blurtcd
Jack. "EchO's happiness IS at stake"
THAT settles It. I've not let any one
spilc her happiness yet. an / won't in
the few minutes that are left while I'm
sill her main protector Nobody gets
in"
'Iicmcmbcr, no one. no matter who
IT IS emphasized Jack as he darted
into the house.
Jim Allen lighted his pipe "Now,
what's catin' himY no muttcred TO
himself; then, They're on" he cried,
looking through the window.
The Rev Samuel Price began to
dronc the marriage service.
1t IS the little things Of life that
count after all. Men will work them
selves into hystcrln over the buzzing
Of fly and yet plan battlcship I'm q
boiler shop. A city full Of people Will
at ono time become panic stricken over
the burning Of n rubbish heap ana mt
another camp out I'm the ruins Of nrc
swept homes treating their mlscrics MS
huge joke
Philosophers write lcarnedly 81 cause
end effect In chemistry certain com.
binations give certain results But no
man can say. 81 will do thus and 50:
this ana That win follow" All things
orc possible. for few things arc prob
able
Dick Lane had planned to shield
Echo by writing TO Jack Payson, let
L. !.
Fate would have it that she would not
know until too late Of his escape
l"ttcr sent directly To- her might have
prevented much unhappincss and many
hcartachcs. not til months later. when
happiness had returned did Jack real
lzc that his one great mistake was
made by rot telling Echo of Dicks
rescue
Both Dick and Echo might have had
n change Of heart when they met
again Echo was young Dick had
wandered far Both bad lost touch
with common interests Jack Payson
had entered her life MS a factor. He
was eager and impctuous Dick was
settled and world worn boy hardship
nud much physical suffering. Now
Jack was 900 thc altar rackcd with men
lal torture. while Dick waited in the
garden Tor his traitorous friend The
innocent cause of Che tragedy was
swcr''y and calmly replying 10 the
questions " tho marriage ritual. while
jack was looking. MS Allen said TO
himself. "Garncd squcamish."
according TO these words. 80 IS the
will of God TINT nothing shall sever
tine marriage bond" were the words
That fcI upon Aliens cars as he stoop-
cd io look ln the window at the wed
ding party
"Tho Sky pilots takiu q long time
to mako iho hitch Darucd n 7
couIdu't hitch mp n twenty mule team
in the time that he's takin' 10 get them
two tO the pole" said Allen. speaking
10 himself
DICK had grown impatient at jacks
absence and wandered back from the
garden 10 the front OF the house. Spy
ing Allen, he greeted him with, Hello.
Uuclc Jim"
That's my name answered Allen
suspiciously. but I alnt uncle to every
stranger that comes along"
'I'm mo- stranger laughed Dick
"Yuu know mo-"
"Do IT replied Allen ueouvIuccd
WHO are y0uT
"Thc poor orphan you took from am
asylum and made man OF Dick
Lane"
"Dick Lane" repeated the astDnlsbcd
r8uchman Come back from Che dc1dr
"No. Im NOT dead yet" answered
Dick. holding out his hand. which Al.
len gingcriy grospcd as if be expected
60 find &c thin air. "T wasn't killed.
have been in the hospital Tor a long
time 7 wrote Jack Tie knows"
"My Godw Allen cried Jack
knsws-gou wrote to him-he knows"