The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-06-27
CHAPTER NJ.
THE TABLES TURNED.


"HE girl came between us. her
face uplIfted, her eyes shin
ing.
Lieutenant King Is my
prisoner. not yours she cried lndig
nantly He gave me his parole. aud |
returned TO him his reviewers. He
will keep his word 10 me"
She held out her hands. and. scarce
ly realizing what | did. impeled to
action by the expression Of her face.
! unclasped the belt and extended it
10 her
Miss Denslow is right" said
quietly. Il am her prisoner on pa.
role, and | keep my pledge TO her"
Great as the sacrifice was. the quick
Fash OF her eyes repaid me fully. ana
looked beyond her shoulder into
Colonel Donald's stern set face.
II am helpless TO resist. for you are
armed aud | am not said firmly.
''but | appeal to you as soldier TO
deal fairly with me. | pledge you my
word not to attempt an escape. but |
wish the privilege of searching the
house for evidence 10 clear me OF this
charge OF murder. You are nm homer
able man. Give me an opportunity to
prove that am one also"
He scarcely hesitated.
And II you fail you will accom-
psny me TO the Confederate lines with |
out resistancer
Yes. Whether | succeed or fail, | I
am prisoner OF war. understand ,
that clearly. But / am not a muir
derer"
IL Is hard TO say what influence
worked with me. but the stern lines
of Donald's face relaxed. his hand
falling TO his side
Lieutenant King" he acknowledged
quietly. ut seems impossible for me
not TO believe you. | have always
felt | was "a judge OF men. and | am
going to trust you now. Perhaps Il
Is for your sake. and perhaps II Is he.
cause | feel Jean wishes me to-
Il do wish it, she interposed softly
II am Informed" began finally.
that this house contains hidden
room and "A secret passage leading
The colonel's glance dropped to the
face of the girl
You little traitress!"
Don't say that" the depths of the
gray blue eyes dark With ndgna-
don 81 told him that because trust
ID him and believed he ought TO know
what | suspected
but who told your
Calvert Dunn. But that was all he
that such things existed"
Even that was enough TO ruin their
isefulness when repeated to a Yankee.
Miss Denslow gave me no Informal
Ion OF value" FASTENED TO explain
The mere knowledge that such
lace exists means nothing so long as \
am unable to trace II. have asked |
Ter nothing but ! do ask you-is there /
uch hidden entry. such a secret |
Dom, and may search themy'
The man and the soldier seemed >
warning in his mind before he could
eply. bur the man won
Yes. they exist built with the
ouse. for protection against feudlsts.
nd with no thought OF war But they
an be OF no service to you. as | came
hat way entering the house and met
o one How could any one who is :
n enemy 70 the occupants Of this <
ouse have discovered the pasSage:" .
4 bat ! do not know. but some one
eriainly has been here tonight Who
yer II was. be came by way Of none :,
Z the ordinary entrances. You must
cknowiedge that II ! am not the
silly man. and swear ia the pres
'see Of God ] am not. then the assas
tn f1lst have come By the way q the or
ecrer passage. He nay have found "
bT accident. bat T. has serred MS re
urT,Ose. and 2 sesr1b II il night give
$ his trail ] pad with yO1 for this y
lSsp-funjry 70 indicate myself" IN
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