The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10


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III van love me ou VIII do
thing for me. Yo1 All so fomOrFopl.
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arr He heard the fremui0us CULVER
81 her voice VERY soon yOu viii for
ret that You haYeev er-sean-
From down the path there came the
sound OF low voices Excltedly the
girl ran 60 Rowland. thrustinS him
back with her hands:
sGoI Cor she cried tensely. dur.
~ back to THE cabin0 Lbck your door,
and don't come out again tonight! Oh
please. 1f you love me. please. go
The voices were approaching. HOW
land fancied that hagconld distinguish
dark. shadows between the Trimmed
walls OF the forest. He laughed softly.
s'I am not going IS run, little girl"
he whispered ..SeoFs He drew his
revolver so that It cleaned IN the light,
of the stars. aa
With frightened gasp the girl pull
ed him into the thick bushes beside the
path until they stood a. dozen PAGES
from where those who were coming
down the tran would pass There was
q silence az HoWEand slipped his weap-
on back into its holster. Then the
voices came again. very near. ana at
the sound OF them his companion
shrank close to him, her hands clutch
ing his arms. her white, frightened
face raised to him in plteous appeal
HIS blood leaped through him Ike dre.
He knew that the girl had recognized
the voices-that they who were about
to pass him were the mysterious enc
mics against whom she had warned
him. Perhaps one was the man who
had attacked him ON the Great North
trail. His muscles grew tense. The
girl could feel them straining under
her hands, could feel his body grow
rigid and alert His hand fell again
on bis revolver. He made a step past
her, his eyes flashing. his face as set
as iron. Almost sobbing. she pressed
herself against his breast holding him
back.
.'Don't-don't-don'tg' she whisper
ed.
They could hear the cracking of
brush under the feet Of those who
were approaching. Suddenly the
sounds ceased not twenty PAGES away.
From his arms the girls hands rose
slowly to his shoulders. to his face, ca
ressingly, pIeadingly, her beautiful
eyes glowing. half with terror, half
with prayer to him.
"Don't!' she Dreamed agntn. SO close
that her sweet breath fell warm on
his face. ''Don't-if you-If you care
for meP'
Gently he drew her close In his arms.
crushing her face to his breast. kiss.
ing her hair. her eyes. her mouth.
81 love you" he whispered again and
again.
The steps were resumed. the voices
died away. Then there came pres
sure against his breast. gentle re
sistance, and he opened his arms SO
that the girl drew back from him. Her
lips were smiling at him. and in that
smile there was gentle accusation. the
sweetness OF forgiveness. and he could
see that with these there had come
also flush into her cheeks and daz-
cling glow into her eyes
''They are gone,'' she said trembling
ly.
Eyes; they are gone
Ing face In silence. Then, '@They are
gone" he repeated. ''They were the
men who tried to kill me at Prince Al
bert. 1 have let them go-for you.
VIII you tell me your name?"
"Yes-that much-now. 1t is Me
Ieese."
"Meleeser'
The name fell from him sharply. In
an Instant there required to him all
that CroIsset had said. and there al
most came from his lips the half
breeds words. which had burned them
selves in his memory. Perhaps yoa
will understand when tell you this
warming Is sent to you by the little |
NIeIeese" What had Croisset meant2
She drew back from him slowly. the
color fading from her cheeks. and as
she saw the light in his eyes there
burst from her n short. stiGed cry.
''Now you understnnd-you under.
stand why you must go back into the
SOUTH" she almost sobbed. ''Oh. ] |
have sInned to tell you my name! |
But you viii go, won't your You will
go-for me-
"E'or you / would go to the end OF
the earthE' interrupted Rowland. his
pale face near to her. "But you must |
tell me why. I don't understand you. |
| don't know why those men tried to |
Kill me in Prince Albert don't know
why my life is in danger here. Crols
set told me that my warning bnck
there came from girl named Meleese.
[ didn't understand him, ! don't I'M
ierstand you. 1t is all mystery to
me. So far us know have never
had enemies never heard your name
until CroIsset spoke It What did he
neOn9 What do Won mean? Why do |