The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-06


and neck with the cool water from tn,
brook. How good 1t felt-like the hart
of God Himself! I saw hi she hat
hlled a bottle with 1t and guessing the
wish l had not strength to utter. she
held 1t to my lips and gave me a LONG
draught.
1t sent new life through me. The
PAIN OF swallowing vas as nothing tc
the delight 1t gave me. l lay still q
moment looking I'D at her. then I sat
erect unsteadily.
What Is TT" I asked hoarsely,
What has happened to me?'
Ihen you are not dead" she cried.
Then you are going to live! oh.
thank God!"
Dead" I repeated In amazement.
"No-nor like 10 bel"
Then my eyes fell upon an object
AT my feet and in a flash l remembered.
| sat for a moment looking down at
mat huddled shape. touched here and
rays OF the moon.
stand" L said at last. What killed
MN a bolt from heaven9 God
Y me from my vengeance then"
oAe did not answer. only huddled
nef Head into her arm and swayed
forward. shaker by a convulsive shud-
dering. s'o
leaned down and looked at the
nody. Was 1t blasted, shriveled as
IN q furnace? Had l really been
v by Gods Intervention? And
now else, I asked myself; what less
than a miracle could have saved ms?
y oooy was lying on its face, and
as stare down at It, I fancied | saw
something protruding from the back.
touched lit was the handle of a
knlte. | drew it forth, o without sons
eIoFt and recognized the knife as mine
-fasdeioup's-the knife I had used to
eut the bread-the knife I had left w.
ms In the hollow beside the bottles.
theh l understood.
"fou!' I cried. staring at the bowed
figure. "Youi" 0'e
She did not answer. Only sat and
shirered, her head In her arms.
d said asain- "Tt was you
She raised her head and looked at
I saw that - he
you" she gasped. "God~guided nv
hand-to the knife. and she held i
up looked at 1t with a kind Of
my lips. N' " 70
m dademoissl,e," I said hoarsely. II
Owed you betore-I reverence you
now But where is the otherf I
thought there were two Of them?"
mere were" she answered ..Tha
9lheF tried to stab you. but you struck
him and he fed"
i started Up II alarm.
must we flee, too. and in
bring others with him. Come" and 7
raised her to her feet.
asked. she
Strong enoush2 I am strong az
aerculesEwhy should I not be- since
JOY s1ves strength? Come"
men remembered her ragged
shoes What hope Of escape va
there when our digit must be at .
snaifs pace.
Come" I repeated, and held ort
arms. ou'
What do you mean7~ she de-
d looking at me dgrkly.
III we reach the road. hat !. -
ready settled. SO we need not wasis
Time arguing 1t over again"
indeed" she retorted. eRu+ th.+
under different circumstances
Ssssoes. we are not going toward the
IT. N No. I admitted; we are going
Yer well" she said. Then our
agreernent is at an end, and I refuse
reconsider. It is you who is vast
time" "0
I saw she was immoyabIe and
impulse seized me to snatch her M
respite her protests; to overpower harr
resistance. hef
Then my glance fell upon the bodr
In an instant 1 had dropped beside 4
was pulling the rude strong shoes
its feet. s
What are you doing?" she easnes
staring down at me.
Sit mere beside me-" I Commanded
ny heart beating triumphantIv: and
- she obeyed, still staring, I p,llad
III my own shoes slipped them
2ver hers. Worn in that way. thew
l.tea as wen as could be desired-they
.'oughness of the road until better Nc
;;ould be found. Then I stuffed The
lead man shoes with grass until tbav
tilted my own feet snugly.
Now" l said, I'VE are ready to =.
~" n / sprang to my feet and drew
Ter after me. We"
You are a most ingenious man. M.
Le T~avernay," h commented. IT am
'eady," and h followed me IN tha
Ill and through a thicket OF ndsre
rush which crowned its summit.
Not a momen too soon for as We
'aused to look back before STARTING
Ldvaneing up the valley towardI c 1ss
pot which we had left. Eyidentiu
mere was to be no chance Of faii,r
his time. ~
Come" I said, and caught her bana
The slope was free from underhr,sL
nd fairly smooth.
"A race!" she cried. her ava. 49,
and a moment later We arriuea
'reathless at the bottom.
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