Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-05-13
CHAPTER xxvII.-(Continued.)

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the courage to cross the lawns 10 Deer
Trace. No word had passed between
him and Ardea since the September III
tArnoon when he had overtaken her -
the church door-counting as holhA"s
the effort she had make to SPEAK ~
him on the night of vengeance
She was sitting at the piano III enS
otherwise deserted mushroom "NeN
he entered; and she broke cnoiu III
the middle TO give him both OF her
hands, and to say, with eyes sniiliis'
as IL the rescue we're thing Oh yes
terday: -,
20 Toni 1 knew you had II III you
1t was fine" .,u,,
Hold on" he said, bit unsteauiiy'
-There must be no more mlsuhue,
standings What happened th"l hisus
three weeks ago, had to happen, AM
1--WE, minutes before it happened Wa
wondering If l could aim straight
enough in the light from the slag-pot
to hit him. And l fully meant TO 90
1t"
Il was afraid" she faltered i
knew. YOU know-Japheth had told me,
INN justice to you. That was why
ran across the lawn and called to you.
Looking it all over. l don't see that
there is much to choose between me
and the men I've been hunting down
They went after the things they need
ed, without much conjunction TOT olh-
er people; and so did l. On the night
of the-on the night when you called
to me and l wouldn't answer, was
going down to rub 1t in; to tell them
they were in the hole and that hau
put them there l met a man at the
gate who told me what Japheth told
you. 1t made a demon Of me, Ardea.
took the mans gun and followed
Vincent around the yard. 1 meant 10
kill him."
1.-The provocation was very great
she said, evenly. why didn't you do
1t, TomY'
Now you've cornered me: 1 don't
know why / didn't. l had only to walk
away and let him alone when the time
came. The Stag spilling would have
settled him. But l couldn't do It,"
"Of course you couldn't" she agreed
eonvincingly. God wouldn't let you
He let's other men commit murder;
one day. or such matter"
mot one of those who have named
His name. Tomas you have"
"Now that it's all over, the taste o
II is like sawdust in the mouth: II
admit that much. I'm free; free amona
the dead. like the slain that lie in the
grave as David put It when he had
sounded all the depths Is that being
sorry"
mo- don't know" she confessed.
you think / ought to go back tC
FIRST principles: get down on my knees
and agonize over It? Sometimes
wish could be boy long enough tC
DO just that thing. Ardea. But can't
The mill won't grind with the water
that has passed"
but the stream isn't dry" she as
serted, taking up his figure. "Wha
will you do now? That is the ques
ton: the only one that is ever wortl
asking"
They took to the woods, the waste
places the deserts-those men OF oil,
who didn't understand. Some of then
went blind and crazy and died there
and some OF them had their eyes open
ed and came back to make the world
little better for their having liven IL
It. I'm minded to try It,"
You are going away?"
YES; out to the beyond In Northern
Arizona. There Is a new iron field GU
there to be prospected. and Mr. Clark
son wants me to go and report on II
And that brings us back to business
May l talk business-cold money bust
ness-to you for a minute or two?"
IF you like" she permitted. "Onl
think the other kind of talk is NOR
profitable"
"A curious thing has come to pass
quite a miraculous thing, in fact. CHA
wassee will pay the better part OF It
debts and-and redeem its stock; o
some OF 1t. at least" He rose an
stood beside her. isn't II a thousan
pities that Colonel Duxbury couldn
have held on to his shares just a litsl
i0uKer7"
Yes; he is an old man and a broke
one, now" There was a sob in he
voice, or he thought there was. But
was only the great heart OF compass
sion that missed no object OF pity
True: but the next best thing is [
have the young woman who marie
into the family bring 1t back with he
don't you think7 Here Is a check 10
what Mr.. .Farley's stock would hav
sold for before the troubles began. It
made payable to you because-well, 10
obvious reasons: as I have said. he los
out"
You are still the headlong, impulsiv
boy, aren't your" she said. not alto
gether spprovingly. You are payin
this out OF your own money"
well. what II ann"
IF you are. 1t is either a just rest
tuition, or II Is not In either case
can not be your Eo-between."
Now look here he argued; 'you'y
got to be sensible about this There
be four OF you. and at least two incom
yetents; and you've got to have none
30 live on made Colonel Duxbur
kase It, and
Not another word II you ptsaso
esr't do your errand In this, ana
wouldn't IL 1 could"
You think I ought to be generoJ
and give It to him. anyway. do your
7 don't presume to say" was u
cool rejoinder. When you have con
fully to your right mind. you WIN kno
what to do, and how TO go about II"
He crumpled the check. thrusting
into his pocket. and made two tur1