The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-25
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WILL LEXINGTON COMFORT


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eWhat do yoa saya' the twin asked \
quick and low.
Delor answered cv rely, "You finish
him, an we won't be
Martin studied d IT. was plNin.
to me that Steve FIJI Y, on. ,.hcll was 4
be used thatnight. The bfoth sawit, t'r,s
aShow me the way,"s hc@if,.. alys,t. ].
The mouth Of tho cave IVES ii ~.h,ta
mile from, town. Veal sci OFT. Mn. se
Martin, don't play The feuet.trr
whispered, on the way. sc $ NJ
He'll illyou"
There was, something aeii 9ri',ntdess H.
the eyes vi.l.i riutcly in'ii \ fsul. J AZ
no more. ,@ sehd ses
"A big fire was burning attic mouth of tns
cave. Two men OF the running guard re-
ported that nothing had been beard Of The
prisoner, since the messenger had ridden
back to town. They stood with repeating
rifles Just out OF range from within a
rabbit couldn't have scprried out and liy5dl
Martin looked slowly about thcfrelit faces
pressed my hand and started toward the en-
trance, Really, il vas snow4for til frs.
time, that / realized how ford Ivan
Martin Flint. Didscy cursed softly ne
his breath. The crowd vas silent 'Af.sA
We heard Martins Gala totnL-lik. 'rAs~ls
bling; s.. ,S .isSA
@Haloo4oo, Stcrel .aI'-n cot.l'is.
It's mc--Marl.n!"
There was no answer. Marti,'; stes,;
tralcd into SILENCE, The sf:.cll 4 earth
came out Of the cave, but It was AZ r, ard,
pcntKle a long-shiit room hear he
Swapping Of roots in the fire; then A srddan
gust Of mems whispering behind, bu; 4
couldn't turn to see My eyes we're lostiil
the inner dark. Iislt the shirt sticking &,
MY sksn, the need for a drink: Hctc al .
the schonds, as they passed, suHl. f..c-deer
intomen,or5T. - -. 1t seemed an hcur,,sf.
Then voice frr., far within tired, l-carsc,
hopeless. 81
'.It's all over, r,ica!, Forr Sirs'7-s
saved nc--fron The dirty work.
Into the light he came, vall.inc icrs,is
like wooden figure pushed fron, ! m.
1t was the face Of Martin grown s'ti
seemed to me, haggard, horrible wiihsnf rs
ing Ny thought was that orly the bcatl )
of Mary Give had stcclcd him 70. &c u
Out into the freight, hcAcaule, 'HIumhi,rR
throasily the repetition--that all vas ogc'
Then was conscious OF woman bcs,dcl'
Mary Give heard a catch inlicrr lrt8a
and her scrcam:s lts lls
''That isn't Martin! That's Ste -
He's left his brothcrin there s
For second, the twm looked at G..
bruised beautiful face in the freight t,s
burst irto laughter. It was all plain with
that laugh -harda.s parrots erc-dsks
Of metal humping down steel stairs--tlic
laugh Of a man whose soul has fled AMI
whose body doesn't care -. The hideos#
shock Of a pistol-.iiS own-and Steve vas
down. ,., 4.. ssll VA. ~ .s., u,
We caught Up brand, from the fire, and
rushed into the cave. Fear RS savage N
every brain that murder had been done
within, but this was wrong At a iiuitk
turn cf TIE passage, fifty feet from the
raouth, Martin stood At bay, ,squ;ntiig atthc
flares. He Yves hah-lrcssed and had been
getting into the RAGS Steve had worn. The
word that he lived was shortcd back,
that knew the woman heard. In ali
bit spirit, This was the man whom the Mar
pcscrs had hunted. They inclined at i.rss
to be rough on account Of the trick. Mar
tin had heard tho shot, and the vosces had
told him what Steve had done,
4 Give got no favors to ask, he said dull,
"I never intended to Kill him. I couldn't
let hin starve! / meant Aim o axe i:ic
long chance of Running ior K n ny
clothss.' Ess
Didsey patted his shoulder. | wrunS tlte,
linn cold Eand al the man who rasaa-a.fh
me think SO fast was clad thai he liyet,
Big Ping Delor rebuked his. men, ts s.e
hasins authority. s9',
.'Osit ser grnmblin' /, iellerslg Re Cent
manded. "Erhis here's a family i,.atses.
All we've got to Know is that Marposie
dead lies yonder at the mouth cf TIE ga, e,',.
Kindness,bsoke down the strange fellow,
as hostility never could have dene. n
II didn't want to betray yon-all, ! lie said
unsteadiy, z but 1 couidn' t lead him cut to
be strung ,ip. Oh, Gawd, yen never earl,i
understand He-hc was like the other
half O me-
"7'hs dtrastdlf Mcriri'
The words startled, siIenccd all. The
tone was soft, thrilling. Mary Clive had
followed US in. The men sterItd back. SO
that the way was clear btl~cs.s Sr. and her
old love There seemed 70 "a S:u.e h.x
meaning III ia. r;.cs.,s I,,ss epasjn:s sei Iass !
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