Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-13

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7 don't know"
LET me help you He rose f1
his feet. reached Gown to her. teak
her hands In the strong grasp of hfs
OWE and raised her lightly to bar feet
In an effortiesx way which showed his
great strength. shs did not more
than put tie weight Of her body
slightly on her left foot when q sDasm
of pain shot through her. she swerrcd
and would have fallen had he nnt
caughtsher. He sat her gently on tho
rock.
My foot" she said pifeously. II
don't know what's the matter With t."
Her high boots we're tightly laced.
Of course, but he could see that her
left foot had been badly mauled or
x~prained; already the slender ankle
was swelling visibly. He examined 1t
swiftly = moment. It might be a
srrain. 1t might be the result of some
violent thrust against the rocks. some
whirlinx tree trunks might have
caught and crushed her foot, but
there was NO good in specializing IS
to causes. the present patent fact WAS
that she could not walk; all the rest
was at that moment unimportant.
This unfortunate accident made him
the more anxious to get her to 4
place OF shelter without delay. It
would be necessary to take OF her
boot and give the wounded member
proper treatment. For the present
the tight shoe actAd - q bandage,
which VA well.
When the man had withdrawn him
self from tbs world, he had inwardly
resolved that no human being should
ever invade hts domain or share his
solitude, and during his long sojourn
In tho wilderness his determination
had not weakened. Now his coming
desire was to ret this woman whom
fo~rtune-good or iui--had thrown
upon his hands to his house without
delay. There was nothing he could
do for her out there In the rain.
Every drop Of whiskey was gone, they
were Just two ~halfdrowned, sodden
bits Of humanity cast up on that
rocky shore, and one was a helpless
woman.
do you know where your camp
Isl" he asked At last.
He did not wish to take her to her
own camp. he had a strange instinct
Of possession In her. In some way he
felt he had obtained a right to deal
with her as he would. he had saved
her life twice, once by chance. the
other as the result OF deliberate and
heroic Ae~ndeavof. and yet his honor
and his manhood obliged him to offer
to take her to her people II he
could. Hence the question. the an
swer to which he waited SO eagerly.
"It's down the canon. am of
Mr.. Robert Maitland'H party.
The man nodded. he didn't know
Robert Maitland from Adam. and he
cared nothing about him.
.How far down? ?" he asked.
II don't know, how far is It from
here to where you-where-where--
Vs.
"About a MILE" he replied, quickly
fully understanding her reason for
faltering.
Then I think 1 must have come at
least five miles from the camp this
morning"
1T will be four miIes away. them
said the man.
THE girl nodded.
II couldn't carry yeu thst far" he
n~nurTnured half to himself: II question
II thers 10 any camp left there any
way. Whsra was 1t. down BY the VIA
tcr's edge!"
Eyes"
"Every vestige win have been
swept away by that. look at IT," he
pointed over 10 the lake.
what must we do?" she asked In
stantly. denen1ing upon his greater
strength. his larger experience. his
masculine force.
= shall have to take you to my
camp"
..Ts II fara'
"About : mills or q milo and . half
from hare"
II can't walk that far"
mo. II suppose not. You wouldn't
be willing to stay here while went
down and hunted for your camp7"
The girl clutched at him.
II couldn't be left here for q mo.
ment alone she said m sudden fever
OF alarm. IT never was afraid be-
fore, but now
"Ail right. he said, gently patting
her ga he would : child Wen 90
up to my camp and then I will try to
fnd pour people and
"But I tell you 7 can't walk"
"You don't have to walk said tho
man.
He did not make amy apology for
| hia next action. he just topped down
| and, disregarding her faint protests
and objections picked her up In bis
arms. She was by no mean a light
burden, and he did not run awsy with
her az the hcrees of do
| But he was q man far beyond the
average I'm strength. and with o stout
heart aud a res0luts coursKe that had
siways carried him successfully
through Whatever he attempted, and
he had need OF all his qualities. chysi
! cal and mentai. before ne finished
that awful Journey.
The woman struggled a little q
nrst. then finally resigned herself to
the situation; indeed. shs thought