The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-22

relationships. You IofIots 4o43plIaI
that your friends are strange to mel
You refer to the gentleman who ez-l
pected to meet you on the roadf'
ITO Major Brennan, yes
There was nothing about the tone 81
her reply that invited me to press the
inquiry further. One thing, however,
was reasonably certain. 1.-The man she
called Frank. could not be her father.
/ longed to ask II he was q brothoss
but the. restraint Of her whole manner
repealed the suggestion. /
Did l understand that you have.
nursed in the Federal hospitqls ~
Baltimoref' questioned. more to CON
tinue the conversation than from any,
deep interest. $40
Merely As volunteer. and whoA'
the regular nurses we're especially
busy. Major Brennan was stationed
there fol. some time whsn I mt
visited him. and felt It my duty -.
q loyal woman to aid the poor ~
lows"
| Ihremained silent striving vnfnly.
to frame some innocent queslion'
which should solve for mo ths p<cb-
lem Of who and what shsSwass 1uo'
denly she spoke softly: e
Captain Wayne, feel owe yg1
an apology for my unwarranted an1
unladylike conduct last night I An
very sure now that you aro zen.
tleman. ana will appreciate how b.
terly was tried. how deeply ! haso
ever since regretted IT."
It hurt her pride to say even III
much, as I could ten By her downoas1
eyes and heaving bosom, and I
FASTENED to relieve her embarrasD'
| ment.
you have nothing whatever to 81
forgiveness for" I said Eearnestlyi
Rather such . request should oomn
from me- only trust, Miss Brennan,
that you viii excuse my part In thfl
extremely unfortunate affair"
She sat looking down upon he1
plate. her fingers nervously orumbiinG
bit of corn bread.
You do not even known who am
she said slowly. Il am not Miss, bul
Mrs. Brennan"
felt a. II q dash Of GOLD watgl
had been suddenly thrown IN my fAoo'
j "Indeed?" l stammered,. soaroely
moving what said. You appear q
young a girl that never once though
Of you az being q married woman"
Il was married very early; indse4
before was seventeen NY H.
band"
What she was about to add cou1c
but conjecture, for quick change =
the expression Of her face startled M
i What is TT" questioned. half n
ing to my feet, and giancing over M
shoulder toward the wall where b.
eyes were riveted.
| Something resembling . hand
pushed aside the coat hanging yon
der" she explained In low trembling
tone, land thought ! saw a face"
| Believing 1t to be merely her over
wrought nerves which were at fault
Il sought to soothe her TT was prob
ably no more than shadow" I said
crossing to her side Of the table, b
enable her better to feel the influences
\ of my presence Let us be content
to sit here by the door. for we shoult
be taking too great risk Of discover
II we ventured into the open.
i had barely spoken these words ant
Y placed my fingers on her hand to lea<
her forward when the small doc
which opened into the shed va
thrown back noisily, and two grea'
shaggy dogs, the evident mates q
the dead brute at our feet. leaps
fiercely in. She shrank toward M
with sob OF terror; but even -
drew q revolver from my belt. maj
and q woman appeared almost stimuli
taneously in that same opening.
Down, Douglas! down. Roderiokl
Ha! There lies Red Murdoch. starl
and Shutdown, you brutes; you'll
be dead yourselves sometime"
The man strobe forward ~ n
spoke, clubbing the frenzied brute
with the stock Of the long rifle y
carried.
"sYelled on the view the openinl
pack" he quoted, as he distributes
his blows impartially to right and len
crock, glen. and cavern paid then
! back Them thar be- Scott's wordl
stranger, an reckon az how Of 81
Walter knew whut he wus writin
bout. Stop thet blame youlin, "a
Roderick, or I'll take tother end 4
this gun ter ye."
He redoubled his efforts for poaol
finally driving the. rebellious beast
back into one corner. whore they %
upon their launches and eyed us wiz
fully.
"'Two dogs Of black. Saint Hubert
breed, unmatched Tor courage, breati
and speed" he exclaimed, wiping IA
Precipitation from his face with n
back of one hand and staring at u
specially the breath"
He was fierce-looking little fellow
, scarcely more than half-grown DO
l in size, with round. red face full {
strange wrinkles. and head az odd
peak-shaped as ever looked upon.
I went up exactly like the apex OF
7 pear, while the upper portion we
: utterly bald. He formed most n
q ynarbahla contraat IN the tall raw