The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-04-04


the temperance Of the man him.
self.
Have you nnished?' he asked, un-
tremendously standing In the door
way as he spoke.
Yes. thanh you, and it was very
good indeed
Diminishing this politeness with q
wave Of his hand, but taking no other
notice. he spoke again.
IF you win tell me your name
Maitland. Enid Maitland"
Miss Maitland?
The girl nodded.
And whore you came from, I will
endeavor to find your party and see
what can be done to restore you to
them"
We were camped down that canon
at place where another brook, a
large one. flows into It. several miles,
I should think. below the place
where
She was going to say where you
found me-" but the thought Of the way
In which he had found her rushed
over her again; and this time, with
his glance directly upon her, although
1t was as cold and dispassionate and
Indifferent as mans look could well
be, the recollection of the meeting
to which she had been about to sllude
rushed over her with an accompany
ing wave Of color which heightened
her beauty as 1t covered her with
shame.
She could not realize that beneath
his mask Of Indifference so deliber-
ately worn. the man was as agitated
as she, not so much at the remem-
brance of anything that had trans
pired, but at the sight, the splendid
picture, of the woman as she stood
there In the little cabin then. It seem
ed to him as II she gathered up In
her own person all the radiance and
light and beauty, all the purity and
freshness and splendor of the morn
ing, to shine and dazzle In his face.
AS she hesitated In confusion, perhaps
comprehending its cause, he helped
out her lame and hating sentence.
81 know the canon WELL" he said
81 think I know the place to which
you refer. Is 1t just above where the
river makes an enormous bend upon
itself?"
Eyes, that is it. In that clearing
we have been camped for two weeks
My uncle must be crazy with anxiety
to know what has become OF me
and"
The man interposed.
81 will go there directly" he said
SIT is now half after ten. That place
Is about seven miles or more from
here across the range, fifteen or TWEEN
ty by the river. I shall be back by
nightfall The cabin is your own"
He turned away without anothe,
word.
wait" said the woman. II an
afraid to stay here"
She had been fearless enough before
In those mountains, but her recent ex
perience had somehow unsettled hel
nerves.
There il nothing on earth to hur1
you. think" returned the man
There isn't a human being, 80 far a
know, In these mountains"
Except my uncle's party?"
He nodded.
But there might be another-bear,
she added desperately, forcing herself
Not likely; and they wouldn't come
here IL there were any. That's the
first grizzly l have seen In years.
he went ON, unconcernedly, studiously
looking away from her. not to add t.
her confusion at the remembrance Of
that awful episode which would OBJ
trude itself on every occasion. 'Yot
can use rifle or gum"
She nodded. He stepped over t.
the wall and took down the Winches
ter which he handed her.
This one is ready for service, and
you will find revolver on the shelf
There is only one possible way Of &C
| cess to this cabin: that's down those
rock stairs. One man, one woman. &
child. even. with these weapons coult
hold 1t against an army"
Couldn't go with your"
ION that foot?"
Enid pressed her wounded foot upor
the ground. It was not SO painful
when resting, but she found she could
not walk step on 1t without grea'
suffering.
might carry you part Of the way,
said the man. Il carried you las
night, but 1t would be impossible. al
Of It.
Promise me that you will DO bac1
by nightfall. with Uncle Bob and"
II shall be back by nightfall, but
can't promise that win bring any
body with me-"
You meant"
You saw what the cloudburst near
" did for you," was the quick an
swer. "If they did not get out Of thai
pocket, there - nothing Lett o9 then
now"