Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-08


very quietly but with the swiftness
and the dexterity of a sword thrust
by master hand, mighty arm.
Armstrong stared at her in open
mouthed establishment.
What do you know about Louise
Rosser or Newbold?" he asked at
last.
All that I want to know"
"And did that damned hound tell
your"
IF you mean Mr.. Newbold, he new
er mentioned your name, he does not
know you exist"
Where is he now?" Numbered tie
man.
Have no fear" answered the wo-
man calmly, she has gone to the set
Elements to tell them I am safe and
to seek help to get me out Of the
mountains"
'Fear!" exclaimed Armstrong,
proudly, Il fear nothing on earth. For
years, ever since I heard his name in
fact, I have longed to meet him. I
want to know who told you about that
woman-Kirkby?
''He never mentioned your name in
connection with her"
''But you must have heard it some
where" cried the man thoroughly be-
wildered. ''The birds of the air didn't
tell it to you, did they?"
''She told me herself" answered
Enid Maitland.
'She told you? Why, she's been
dead in her grave five years, shot to
death by that murderous dog of hus-
band of hers"
ga word with you, Mr.. Armstrong"
said the woman with great spirit.
"You can't talk that way about Mr..
Newbold; he saved my life twice
over, from a bear and then in the
c1oudburst which caught me in the
canon"
THAT evens up little" said Arm
strong. Perhaps for your sake will
spare him."
''You!" laughed the woman con-
temptuously. Spare him? Be advised,
look to yourself, if he ever finds out
what know, don't believe any power
on earth could save you"
"Oh," said Armstrong carelessly
enough, although he was consumed
with hate and jealousy and raging
against her clearly evident disdain.
81 can take care of myself, / guess.
Anyway I only want to talk about
you, not about him or her. Your faith
err
SIS he weIl?"
well enough, but heart-broken,
crushed. I happened to be in his house
in Philadelphia when the telegram
came from your uncle that you were
lost and probably dead l had just
asked him for your hand" he added,
smiling grimly at the recollection.
you had no right to do that"
II know that"
1T was not, it is not, his to give"
'Still when I won you 1 thought it.
would be pleasant all around if he
knew and approved"
"And did he?"
mot then, he literally drove me out
OF the house, but afterwards he said
if I could find you I could have you;
and, by Heaven, have found you and
I will have you whether you like it or
not"
Never" cried the woman decisive
".
The situation had got on Arm
strong's nerves, and he must perforce
show himself in his true colors. His
only resources were his strength, not
of mind but of body. He made anoth-
er most damaging mistake at this
juncture.
I'VE are alone here, and I am mas
ter, remember" he said meaningly.
Come, let's make up. Give me kiss
for my pains and
Il have been alone here for a month
with another man, answered Enid
Maitland who was strangely unafraid
in spite Of this threat. "a gentleman,
he has never so much as offered to
touch my hand without my permis-
sion; the contrast is quite to your dis
advantage"
Are you jealous of Louise Rosser?"
asked Armstrong suddenly seeing that
he was losing ground and casting
about desperately to account for it,
and to recover what was escaping him.
why, that was nothing, a mere boy
and girl affair."" he ran on with a spe-
cious good humor as if it were all a
trife. "The woman was, 1 hate to
say it, just crazy in love with me, but
l really never cared anything espe-
cially for her; it was just a harmless
sort Of Irritation anyway. She after
ward married this man Newbold and
that's all there was about it,
The truth would not serve him and
in his desperation and desire he stalk
ed everything on this astounding lie.
The woman he loved looked at him
with her face as rigid as a mask.
You won't hold that against me,