The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-11
BY @AMDALL PARRISH
COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY A. C MecLuRc CO.

"Please. gentlemen. do not quarrel.
Mt least not here. not now. See.
stand between you"
Lieutenant King is very slow in de-
livering his weapons" said Donald
quietly. HE has perhaps forgotten !
am the victor here"
The words were plainly threat. but
II was the look in her eyes that decid-
ed me.
"You overpowered me with your
strength" returned coldly. "but the
only one l have surrendered to in this
house is Miss Denslow. l give her my
weapons. not you"
"Oh. as you please" his lips still
smiling. "Jean. dear. disarm the fel-
low and let us get at other work"
Jean. dear!" Tho words stung. they
were so coolly uttered, SO redoIent Of
endearment. yet as she held out her
hands l placed my revolvers in them.
noting the flush upon her clear cheek.
the sudden dropping Of lashes over her
eyes. ! felt that I understood 1t all
now. my heart heavy from the discov-
ery-her dislike Of Calvert Dunn arose
from her love for Jem Donald. l had
been fool. dreaming the bright.
tinted dreams of fool. But would
keep that secret to myself; neither
he nor she should ever know.
"And now that am disarmed.
Colonel Donald. what do you propose
doing with met"
AS you are Miss Denslow's pris-
oner. rather than mine." he answered
carelessly, II propose doing nothing
more serious than to see you do not
escape She, l believe. has placed you
upon parole within the limits Of this
house. Is this true. Jean!"
She lifted her eyes to his face as II
to read his real purpose behind the
kindly banter of his voice; then. smil-
ing. glanced at me.
Yes. paroled. on the word Of an
officer and gentleman"
Good! l accept the same. believing
Lieutenant King will Justify my faith
I, Now let us work together and search
| the house. beginning with the library"
| We passed into the dimly lighted
room together. but l permitted the
! two to advance. thinking it best not
| to arouse the vitriolic tongue of the
judge and hence keeping well back
within the shadows. His was a
strange posture in which to sleep so
long, his head lying sideways upon
his arm. with face partially upturned
toward the light. Suddenly Jean ut
tered Il startled cry. so full of alarm
ns to cause me to leap forward. l
saw Donald lift the head of the old
/ man. then drop it and stare about in
dazed bewilderment. The man was
dead-dead, with knife wound in the
| throat.
We realized the truth. all of us at
the same moment, yet were unable to
comprehend its full significance. star
ing first at the dead man and then
into one anothers faces in a bewil-
dcrmcnt beyond expression. To me it
came like fresh accusation. a new
link in the chain binding me. Dead!
Killed in the same manner and by the
same hand that had stricken down M
! varre!
/ saw the girl drop upon her knees
buryinc her face upon the nearest
chair: then Donald. with lips firm set
and white face. lifted the emaciated
form terdcrly. crossed the room with
1t in his arms and placed it outstretcn-
ed upon the sofa, For moment Of
silence he stood there motionIess. gaZ-
ing down upon the CHASTITY counte
nance his shoulders bent his giant
form casting a shaneless shadow upon
the wall. Then he turned and looked
me sternly. searchingly in the eyes.
"What have you to say to this?" lie
questioned bluntly. pointing with one
hand back at the body. IF you have
been on guard, sir, how could this
have happened?"
1.-The deed must have been done be-
fore | was released. When first look
ed in here Judge Dunn rested in the
same position in which you found
hir-'