Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-17

Mad With Terror. She Pulled the
Trigger.
gretful of having permitted herself to
drift into this position, yet rot IN the
least knowing how to extricate herssh.
Hawley took everything for granted.
her very silence convincing him OF her
acqulesoence. With throbbing pulse.
Hope felt the small revolver hidden
within her dress, undoing a button 80
that, in emergency. she might grasp 1t
more quickly. Hawley felt the move
ment, the trembling of her arm.
You arc afraid, Just the same" he
said, pressing her to him lover-like.
Darkness always gets on a woman's
nerves"
Yes. that and loneliness resent
ing his familiarity. DO we need to
go any farther? Surely. We are alone
here"
only few steps; the ravine ia
yonder, and we can sit down on tho
rocks. | want TO smoke, and We will
be entirely out OF sight there
He helped her down the rather
sharp decllyity until both were thor
oughly concealed below the prairie
level. Feeling about with his hands
he found the surface OF smooth rock.
and seated her upon 1t. Then q match
hared. casting an instant's giean
across his face az he lighted his cigar.
Blacker than ever the night shut down
about them. and he groped for u scat
beside her She could perceive just
one star peering through rift oG
cloud, and In her nostrils was the
pungent odor OF tobacco With a little
shiver OF disgust she drew slightly
away from him, dreading what WAS to
come One thing alone she felt was
In her fsyor-However familiar Haw-
ley attempted to be, he was eviden
not yet sufficiently sure of Miss Mao
laire to become entirely offensive. she
might not have frowned at his love
making, but apparently he had not
yet progressed sufficiently far In her
good graces to venture to extremes.
Hope pressed her lips together, de-
termined TO resist any further ap-
proach OF the man. However, his
earliest words were relief.
81 reckon Christie he said slowly.
between puffs on his cigar, the Lighted
end OF which family illuminsd his
face, you've got the idea | have
brought you out here to make love.
Lord knows I'd like to well enough.
but Just now there's more important
matters on hand. Fact Is, my girl,
were up against a little back-set, and
have got to make a shift in our plans
"a mighty quick SHIFT, too" he added,
almost savagely.
Il don't think understand"
No. OF course. you don't. You i'm
aEine all we've got to do in a matter
OF this kind is to step into the near I
est court. and draw the money. One
trouble Is, our evidence Isn't complete
we've got to find that woman who
brought you up"
"Ohl" said Hope, not knowing
what else TO say.
YES" he went on. apparently sat,
isiied with her exclamation. "Ofl
course. | know she's dead. or at least,
you say no. but we haven't got enough
proof without ber-not the way old
Waite promises TO fight your claim
and so we've got to hunt for q substi-
tute. DO you happen to know any old
woman about the right age who would
make affidavit for you? She probably
wouldn't have TO go on the stand At
all Waite viii cave In as soon as he
knows we've got the evidence"
He waited for an answer. but she
hardly knew what to say. Then she re-
membered that Keith insisted that
Miss Maclaire had no conception that
there was any fraud in her claim.
mo. | know no one. But what do
you mean2 thought everything was
straight That there was no question
about my right 10 inherit7"
Well there isn't. Christie" pulling
iercely on his cigar. But the courts
are particular; they have got to have
the whole thing in black and white.
thought all along could settle the %,
tire matter with Waite outside. but
the old fool won't listen to reason.
saw him twice today"
''Twlce" surprise wrung the word
from her
Yes. thought had got him on O
a false scent and out of the way, The
first time, but he turned up again itlre
q bad penny. what's worse. he's svt
IDENTIFY stumbled on to bit Of Legal
information which makes II safer Tor
us to disappear unul We can get the
links of our chain forged. He's taksa
the case into court already. and the
shsriff is here tryin' 10 And me 20 q
to serve the papers. I've got 70 skaA