Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-29
Continued From Yesterday,

With a quick movement Rowland
sprang away from the girl and leveled
his revolver to where the face had
been. Over the shining barrel he saw
only the haunting emptiness of the
storm. Scarcely had the face dtsap-
peared when there came the loud shout
of a man, the hoarse calling of a name.
and then Of another. and after that the
quick. furious opening Of the outer
door.
Rowland whirled, his Weapon point
ing t, the only entrance. The girl was
ahead of him, and with a warning cry
he swung the muzzle of his gun up
ward. In a moment she had pushed
the bolt that locked the room from the
inside, n had leaped back to him,
her face white. her breath breaking in
fear. She spoke no word. but with a
moan of terror caught him by the
arm and pulled him past the light n
beyond the thick curtain that had hid
den her when he had entered the room
a few minutes before. They were in a
second room. palely lighted by a mass
of Goals cleaning through the open
door of a box stove, and with a second
window looking out into the thick
night. Fiercely she dragged him to this
window, her fingers biting deep into
the flesh of his arm.
you must go through this! she
cried chokingly. "Quick, o, my God,
won't you hurry? Won't you go?"
Rowland had stopped. From the
blackness of the corridor there came
the peat of heavy fists on the door and
the rage of a laundering voice demand
f.r .l-,sffonaa Ernnn ont in the night
it vas answered by the sharp bark
ing of a dog and The shout of a second
voice.
why should l go?" he asked. Il
old you a few moments g that l
had come prepared to fight, Meleese. l
shall stay-and fght,"
"Please-please go!" she obbed
striving to pull him nearer to the win
dow. You can get away in the storm.
The snow will cover your trail. If you
stay they will kill you-kill you
It prefer to fight and be killed rather
than to run away without you," he in
terrupted. IF you win 60
She crushed herself against his
breast.
Il can't go-now-this way she
urged. But I Will come to you. L
promise that-I will come to YOU" For
an instant her hands clasped his face.
will you golf 1 promise you that?
You swear that you will follow me
that you will come down to the
Wekusko? My God. are you telling me
the truth, Meleese?"
yes. yes. ] will come to you-if you
go now" She broke from him and he
heard her fumblin : at the window. Il
will come-I viii come-but not to
Wekusko. They will follow you there.
Go back to Prince Alberto the hotel
where / looked at you through the win
dow. ] will come there-sometime-as
soon as / CAN
A blast of cold air swept into his
face. He had thrust his revolver into
its holster and nov again for an in
stant he held Meleese close in his arms.
You will be my Wife," he whis-
pered.
He felt her throbbing against him.
Suddenly her arms frightened around
his neck.
Yes, if you want me then-if you
want me after you know what l am.
Now. ~go-please, please co.
He pulled himself through the vim
COW. hanging for a last moment to the
ledge.
IF you fail to c~ome-within a month
I shall return" he said.
Her hands were at his face again.
Once more. as on the trail at lie Pas,