Middletown transcript., 1911-09-09

Two pistol shots rang out IN
quick succession, and Clifton
wilbur, drawing his own gum
sprang to his feet. Hewaited .
moment, listening for other shots,
but none came, SO raising his gun
he fred two shots in answer to
sienal-.the woodsman's call
for help.
The shots were replied to again,
and getting a sense Of the direc'
ton. Wilbur plunged into the
thick growth that surrounded
his new camp. The shots seemed
to come from the direction OF
his old camp, and as he forced his
way through the tangle Of shrubs
and vines he wondered who had
sent the call. A few guests still
remained atthe big hotel down
by the springs, but it was unlike.
" they would be out at this time
in the evening.
For more than q mile he made
his way in a straight line, then
he paused and fred twice. This
time he was answered by only
one shot, and he smiled to him
self.
Only a fve.shot gun, and no
extra cartridges. 1t must be one
Of the people from the hotel; q
woman I'll bet. No man would
pack a gun with only the cart
ridges inithe chambers. Sounds
pretty close.
He altered his direction slight
", and plunged on again. This
time it was only a few minutes
before he emerged upon a clear.
ing, at the far end of which he
decerned o little huddled figure.
It is woman, he exclaimed to
himself, as he hurried forward.
At this moment the clouds that
had covered the moon broke, and
through a rift, the cold light
streamed to touch with silver the
rapidly redding leaves and make
more dense the velvety shadows.
AS the woman struggled to her
feet, Wilbur gave a cry of sur
prise. For the moment he ina
gined that he had seen vision,
but the next instant a musical
voice had uttered his name.
What are you doing here? de-
manded Wilbur as he knelt beside
the girl, who had sunk back with
a little moan when her weight
had come upon her feet I thought
that you had gone back east by
this time.
We were going straight through
explained the girl, but | coaxed
Runtie to stop over at the springs
for a day. We got in this after
noon, and the moment we had
dinner I came up here. I wanted
to see the old camp.
have moved it, explained the
man. After you left | could not
bear to stay here, SO ! built 9
shack about a mile further up. |
tore this one down.
| was afraid that you had gone
away, she murmured. When l
came I came up the old trail, and
found no trace of the cabin, ! sat
down and cried I was certain
that you had gone away and that
! should not see you again.
you want to ? he asked gen.
tly. You are right, Addie, in
saying that you never could be a
poor mans wife. It would have
been well to have forgotten me.
I am sorry that you did not go
away when you found that the
camp had been razed.
Are you ? she asked directly.
I'm not. I'm glad that ] sprain.
ed my ankle. ] was turning to
go when my foot twisted under
me. I remembered you told me
when l was in trouble in the
mountains to fire two shots from
my revolver and that anyone
who heard it would know that it
was a call for help. I have the
little revolver you gave me. It
brought you to me.
To no good end, retorted the
man, bitterly. Why seek to re.
open the old wound? ? You we're
quite decided when you left,
that our dream Of love was but
a dream, and that there could
be no realization. Now you have
come back to make me fight all
over again. Was it fair, dear,
just because you wanted to see
me again before you went back
east +?
It was far, she answered stead
lily, because ] did not come
through idle curiosity, Cliff.
came to tell you that it was all a
Tnietolro L did mt think that /