Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-13

He would tax back that promise.
Before she revealed anything to him
he would warn her that he was de-
termined to discover those who had
twice sought to kill him.
1t was nearly midnight when he
looked at his watch again. Was It
possible that Meleese would not come?
He could not bring himself to believe
that h knew Of his Imprisonment in
the coyote-of this second attempt on
his life. And yet-if she did
He rose from the log and began pac-
ing quickly back and forth in the
gloom, his thoughts racing through his
brain with increasing apprehension.
Those who had imprisoned him had
learned of his escape an hour ago.
Many things might have happened in
that time. Perhaps they were fleeing
from the camp. Frightened by their
failure and fearing the punishment
which would be theirs If discovered. it
was not improbable that even now
they were many miles from the We
kusko, hurrying deeper into the I'M
known wilderness to the north. And
Meleese would be with themi
Suddenly he heard a step, a light,
running step, and with a recognizing
cry he sprang out into the starlight to
meet the slim, painting, white-faced
figure that ran to him from between
the thick walls of forest trees.
"Meleese!" he exclaimed softly.
He held out his arms and the girl ran
straight into them. thrusting her hands
against his breast, throwing back her
head so that she looked up into his
face with great, staring, horror-hlled
eyes.
"Now-now-" she sobbed, now Will
you go?"
Her hands left his breast and crept
to his shoulders; slowly they slipped
over them, and as Rowland pressed
her closer, his lips silent, she gave ar
agonized cry and dropped her head
against his shoulder. her whole body
torn in a CONFUSION of grief and ter
ror hat startled him.
You will go?" she sobbed again and
again. You will go-you will GO
He ran his fingers through her soft
hair, crushing his face close to hers.
mo, I am not going, dear" he re-
piled in a low, firm voice. Not after
what happened tonight"
She drew away from him as quickly
as If he had struck her. freeing herself
even from the touch of his hands.
II heard-what happened-an hour
ago" she said, her voice choking her.
II overheard-them-talking." She
struggled hard to control herself. you
must leave the camp-tonight."
In the gloom she saw Howland's
teeth cleaning. There was no fear in
his smile; he laughed gently down into
her eyes as he took her face between
his hands again.
II want to take back the promise
that 1 gave you last night. Meleese.
I want to give you a chance to var
any whom 0 may wish to warn. ]
shall not return into the South. From
this hour begins the hunt for the cow
ardly devils who have tried to murder
me. Before dawn every man on the
Wekusko will be in the search. and if
we find them there shall be no mercy.
VIII you help me, or"
She struck his hands from her face,
springing back before he had finished.
He saw a sudden change of expression;
her lips grew tense and firm; from the
death whiteness of her face there faded
slowly away the look of soft pleading,
the quivering lines of fear. There was
O ~strangeness in her voice when she
spoke-something Of the hard deter