Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-03-21

4 CHAPTER Hills persistent wooing
thrills the girl, but she hestates, and
armstrong Foes east on business with
CHA TER 1IrAEnid hears the story
Of sp.ng engineer, Newbold whose
wife fen off a cliff and was so garinusly
hurt that he, was. compelled to shoot her
to prevent her being eaten by wolves
while he went for help.
CHAPTER Iv--Kirtby, tho old guide
who tells the story, gives Enid a package
Of letters which he says were found on
the dead woman's body. She reads the
letters and at Kirkbys request keeps
them.
CHAPTER v.-whlle Enid is bathing
In the river In felclod solitude. big
bear appears on the bank and IS about
to plunge into the water to attack the
girl when shot rims out and the ami
mai Is Killed by strange man.
CHAPTER yT-Enid Is caught in a
storm which wipes out her party's camp.
She is dashed upon the rocks and IN
1ured. The strange man who shot the
bear finds, her unconscious and carries
her to shelter.
CHAPTER vII.-Members Of the camp
Ing party realizing that Enid Is lost in
u
the missing girl.
CHAPTER vIII.-No trace Of her IS
found and word 10 telesr9phcd to her
father. James, Armstrong - asking the
father for Ends hand when the telegram
arrives expressing tho belief t17t the
girl is dead. Armstrong says he will find
her, and Maitland agrees TO their mar
riage ii he succeeds.
CHAPTER IX.-End regsins conscious-
ness In the hut OF tic man WHO had
rescued her from TIE bear, and be
dresses her foot which had been severely
injured.
CHAPTER x.-,rho girl spends a fairly
comfortable night. IN. her host in the
next room a restless one cs he lives over
days. that are gone. lie has some secret
in his life.
CHAPTER xT.--1forning finds Enid re-
freshcd aud ready for the substantial
breakfast the man has prepared for her
CHAPTER XII.-Hcr lascuer goes in
search OF Ends party blt returns at
nightfall alone and unsuccessful In his
absence she discovers books Which show
him to be man OF education.
CHAPTER XIII. Enid finds that she
must remain In the mountains until her
foot Is better and tho mounte'a trails
leave her alone for week while he goes
in search OF help She decides TO have
him remain with her
Il went down the canon myself
think saw evidence that some ono
had preceded me, too"
Did You overtakg<t hel52y
- Csftni1y at; M stsiei,j Is,
<apidly as l; they must have started
early in the morning and they had
several hours the advantage q me-"
But they must hive stopped some
where for the night ard"
YES" answered the man; "lf I had
only myself to consider, i should have
pressed on through the night and
overtaken them when they camped.'
"only yourself?"
you made me prorhise 20 return
here by nieLfoll. don't know wheth-
err / should have obeyed you or not l
kept on as long as dared and still
leave myself time to get back 10 ycu
by dark"
She had no idea OF the desperate
speed he had made to reach her While
1t was still daylight.
''If you hadn't come when you did,
l should have died." cried the girl i'm
petuously. "You did perfectly right.
/ don't think am q coward; ] hope
not. never was afraid before, but"
Don't apologize or explain to me,
It's not necessary; / understand ey'
erything you feel. 1t was only because
l had given you my word to be back
by sunset that left OF following their
trail. was afraid that you might
think me dead or that something had
happened and"
81 should, l did" admitted the girl
ut wasn't 80 bad during the day time,
but when the sun went down aud you
did not como began TO imagine ev-
erything. saw myself left alone here
in these mountains, helpless, wound
ed, without human being TO speak
to. could not bear IT,"
But ] have been here alone for
five years" ,said the man grimly.
THAT'S different. / don't know why
you have chosen solitude, but L"
you are woman" returned tho
other gently, "and you have suffered,
that accounts for everything"
THANK you" said Enid, gratefully.
"And am SO clad you came back to
me-"
Back to you" reiterated tho man,
and then he stopped. II he had a.
lowed his heart to speak he would
have said, Back TO You from The very
ends of the world. put ] want you to
believe that / honestly I'D not leave
the trail until the ultimate moment"
he added
az do believe IT," sho extended her
hand TO him. "You have been very
good to me, trust you absolutely"
And for the second time he took
that graceful, dainty, aristocratic
hand in his own larger stronger, firm
er grasp. His face flushed again; un-
der other circumstances and in other
days perhaps he might have kissed
that hand. AS It was he only held
IT for a moment and then gently re-
leased It.
."And you think they are searching
for met" she asked,
81 know 1t. am sure of what
myself would do for one ! love-I
loved, mean, and they"
And they will find me?"
The man shook his head
81 am afraid they viii be convinced
that you have gone down with tho
food. Didn't you have a cap Or"
eyes," said the woman, land a
sweater. The bear you shot covered
the sweater with blood. l could not