The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-20
By
lanes Oliver Curwood

.od Nathaniel fought his way
~ ,hc thin crowd Of startled spec
~, :" tbe whipping post before the
- his ofrensc in interrupung
fsl 0rstIce dewned upon him. ne
tFs w., w., that lie had responded 10
-al oas,noeal OF the girl who mad
|rstf a1r,rrangcly Into his lifc. He
50 Tho spirit that had moved
~ .. that had fred his blood
ncuV" "s,rrngth OF a giant III his
n ny NE nerves tinglcd with an un-
apd NJ maj he had leaped all bar
E'ss w. cooler moments would have
|sfn Nm NJ and which tiHed in his
skso p only the memory of the
rIan Ihat had sought his own
5p lev,ioI moments OF its suffer-
Y u,J Ind turned to him and
NJ e. among all those mon. He
no'tb bsr voice. he had felt the
fsla of her hair AS he severed
|Fep thongs. he had caught the
fias., eycs and the movement or
M bc dashed himself into the
- az he sped swiftly up the
Anu AnorsIdered himself amply re-.
n. all that ne llhp i''.' ',S 1890
,iI,,ad ~ as II by the fire OF sharp
% Y, was still in a tension of hght-
p,.msnl. Yet no sooner had he
pmself clear of the mob than his
iSdSment leaped into the ascend
y danger had been lurking for
", II Tas doubly threatening now
sss sufficiently possessed OF the
s,li ,n,rli OF self-preservation to cN-
=. fsnsed with which he was en-
lssve pursuit behind, A single
,rsr his shoulder assured him
j msu whom he had saved from
,hsrs wrath was close at his
A E,s first impulse was TO direct
=, Inward Obsdiah's cabin: his
:" follow the path that led to his
4, thIs hour some of his men
.,rely be awaiting him in a small
"a once aboard the T?phoon he
.,.;,nuc his campaign against the
Y, Wing with better chances of
I than as a lone fugitive on the
/ Besides. he knew what Casey
5h al sundown.
i. lon OF the slope he stopped and
I'm tne other to come up to him
col a ship of there" he called,
= inland, "Take a short cut for
IA, at tho head OF the island.
\, boat waiting for us"
snms up painting. He was breath
sd thai for a moment he found
-.rsibIe 10 speak, but in his eyes
'r,s a look that told his unbound
aglude. They were clear, fearless
rsiib the blue CLINT OF steel in
.sd as he held out his hands 10 Ma
4 lhey were luminous with the joy
tsiYernnce,
bst YOU. Captain Plum"
|.pole his companiop's name with
.cgspce Of one who had known II
|,ry time. ''If they loose the dogs
|sEl he no time for the ship he
4 slth suggestive bunch of his
isudeVs. Follow me,'
! Vas no alarm in his voice and
|nl caught the flashing CLEAN OF
|teth as Neil smiled grimly back
running In the lead. From the
. ges the master OF the Typhoon
ID up his companion as a fighter.
tEs-darine. confident and yet sig
danger-assured him that he
|1hl. and he followed close behind
a question. A dozen rods UP the
|ftl turned into a dense thicket OF
|rd underbrush and for ten min
||ry plunged through the pathless
Now and then Nathaniel saw
|Aze red stripes of the whipper's
Ia the bare shoulders OF the man
/lsd 10 these every step seemed to
IS wounds made by the thorns. AS
pre- cut upon an old roadway the
stripped Off his. coat and Neil
hlnself into il as they ran.
J b The first minutes of their fight
~ vas thrilled by another thought
Pa OF the PERIL behind them.
ad he saycd2 Who was this
ei young fellow for whom the
70 openly sacrificed herself at
s7ng post, about whom she had
Der arms and covered with the
y OF her glorious hair? with
4 sl having served her there was
chilling doubt as these ques-
smed themselves in his mind.
" vague suggestions, the scene
frs's room. the night visits of the
es councillors cabin-and last Of
Incident at the jail flashed
~ now with another meaning,
rniilcance that slowly cooled the
sn IN his veins. He was sure
Sas near the solution of the
os events in which he had be-
e'olyed. and yet this knowledge
NTH II something OF apprehen-
tfs.hlng which made him antici-