The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-17


and struggled 20 her feet.
Fred FRED" she cried. Where Is
/ Freds-
{ Beneath her accusing eyes 1 faItered-
/ 81 couldn't bring you BOTH / STAN
/ mereC- Il aid me best L could
( The best you could You abandoned
/ him. on i begged YOU TO leave me
: and save Fred / lmplOred you And
4 you. gre II hUlky bUuy that you are,
1 y on refused 10 usten-y0U carried me
/ away by brute force. You brute You
I lrUte-''
! Heaven knows what 1 tra5 expected
/ but 1t Nas not this I had not COmpre-
! Eended-scarcely had / heard-her alb
{ JuraJous IN the forest Certainly 1 had
: not needed them, and as certainly
( had forgotten them That she should
/ speak 10 me IN this way because 4 had
/ CHOSEN TO save her rather than her
/ brother was 70 me incompreheusibie
/ Too hurt 20 answer, I bowed my head
! in silence, catching sight Of the amaZ-
ed face of Curly as 1 did 80.
J II vas only for moment, Tor the
{ next The bishop had climbed painfully
TO MS feet and laid his hand on the
arm Of the angry girl
/ -Marian- Marian he besOught- stop,
dear stop He did not know He did
Marian hesitated. ..But I begged him.
( she repeated. her eyes full % angry
tears Il SeSsed him.
/ Yes dear But he did not know He
could not know OF course ne saved the
I woman Fred viii come 10 no harm
/ Alone AloIe among all those mem
OH Jncie- Uncle
| The bishop raised his hand. Fired Is
I safer than you would be- he said
/ graNely- Mr. Scout did right You
should thank him, Marian. lie has done
/ more Tor you Than you know The ola
mans eyes rested on me like benedic-
/ sion
! But AIarIau-s anger was not apDeased-
/ III thank him when he brings Fred
| back 10 me- she declared stuDDoruly-
/ I said grimly-
But Curly grabbed me by the arm and
dragged me back
] Not much you don't ne cried See
/ here. miss, I don't know much about
/ SAILS. an I don't never expect to-. But
II do know that the iOOtenant here's done
all anybody could do. If he WASH c made
I out of steel and raWhidc and WASH @
I about the strongest man going he 20 had
been down and out long ago Cant you
SEQ how near ne IS 20 beiu' all lu- An
you a-sc0idiu' him like this. You ought
+ 90 bee spanked, that's what lou ought
d tried TO shake of the weak-s=s that
. Was overpowcriuE me
Curly. Curly / protested.
D but the uia-usuau went on AS for
] your Pred guess he's all right, an.
~ he amt, he'll just have T. be all
Z wrong .l1cres about forty men back
z in THAI rf sTe camp an they've ala heel
3 ed Nop-ldE but a blamed lF,--l would
go back there nov unless he wanted tG
b. commit suicide an that's all there Is
about it,
[ Marian opened her mouth To- speak
b. What she would have said 7 do mo-;
. know fer Sir Henry broke ia
= Miss --atour." he began
Marian .uTugd on him.
We'll she demanded
III 20 aFreT-eT-Fred. and brine
him back to YOU. no matter what this
b { cowboy says He raised his hat and
turned away NEhatcver Sir Henry s.
9 faults he Uugucsriouably had the
E / manner Of IN aristocrat
s AN expression Of acute alarm
s3ranE 10 Marian's eyes and she
-No. No. She cried. .-ou must
not 80 J SeiH not send you 90 your
d Ny heart sank lower than before. u
that were possible She had not hest
% / -lred 90 let me face the same peril
3 Bat Sir Henry persisted You do
x not send me. my dear young lady
he answered decidedly I'm deuced
. fond of Fred, don't YOU know We
f.. we're quite chqgmEmy AZ the Springs
Again he turned away. and .aeaIu
d Marian STOPPED him But.-shg
Protested wildly But -
The bishop checked her
Let mia 20 Marian DE- ordered
: gently let him go. dear. God knows
Nariaa's hand dropped horeIes=Iy
b 60 her side. and she stood slaTiu-
s. after Sir Henry as he tTam0ed jaUut-
ID. .---f ID a.lr- t'Ealts until -H-a
s. disappeared around turn in the
r. road Tn she turned with q s5uI
r SO painful SO Heart-bTca EiuE. thar
p d. argued the very aHotbeosis o-
% suffering.
Re- Ter eses fell on me. and the start
she gave. showed that she had quite
= forgotten me. Then she came swiftly
TO my side.
- beg your pardon. Ar Scott" she
b said gently ct was wronE- did
- not realize what 7 was saying Fred
% Is very Gear to me. II was brave
and noble Of YOU 20 risk your life
y and your fortune 10 follow US down
here and / thank you from the bot
D. tom Of my heart
.a She stretched out her hand and
cIaspcd IT,
Thank YOU" 7 murmured- Thanh
: swayed on ms feet. The trees spun
j round me in Wild fantastic dance
MaTan'S face grew blurred. her wor.f
o. seemed 90 come from an immense dis
-- lance
Suddenly -pcn my duh sense came ia.
, impact Of screaming voices the fCTe~
y seemed 10 VOmiI black impS- 7 hear,
- Curly yen and saw his revolver SuoTs
y flame DespairiuCIv. realized ana
.0 enemies were upon us, and desperate
I 7 str0vc To rally my faculties 10 NEE
them
- Il as in vain \ Sounu Of rushIDs
> vvats rs filed my ears ElaCkueSs TO~
, about me, and I knew no more.