The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-15

Ine girl was e19Iy. H0 could zee
that. Her gray eyes were flashing and
her lips were quivering. That she had
temper was bis thought But the
eyes were striking. He decided that
they were not gray. after all. or, at
least, not all gray. They were large
and wide apart and they locked At him
from under level brcWs. Her face
was cameolike, SO clear cut was It.
There were other striking things about
her-the cowboy Stetson hat, the heavy
braidB Of brown hair and the LONG bar
relied 50 Colts revolver that hung n its
holster on her hip.
pretty hospitality, must say was
her greeting. ''letting strangers sink or
swim in your front yard
I'll beg yeur pardon" ne STAN
mered, By a supreme EFFORT dragging
himself to his feet
His legs wabbled under him, ana
with a sufEocafins sensation he began
sinking to the floor. He was aware
Of feeble qualification as he saw
solicitude leap into her eyes; then
bIackness snote him, and at the mo-
ment Of shifting him his thcught was
that az last ana Tor tne mist unae In
his life he had tainted
The ringing Of the big bell aroused
him. He opened his eyes and found that
be was on the couch indoors. A glance
at the clock told him that it was 6.
and from the direction the suns rays
.atreamed int6 the room he knew that
= was morning. Al nrst ne puzzled
over something untowara ne was sure
bad Happened. Tnen. on the Wail' ne
cav ststsen hat hanging ana beneath
It . full cartridge belt ana : ioAg
barrelled 81 Cols's revolver.
The slender girth OF the Deft t0ld 100
feminins story, ana 40 remembered
the whalsboae o. the day DeACFe ana
the gray eyes that nashed Deneasn me
Ievel brows. She. = must nave Oeens
who had just rung the Dsn- Inc eAres
OF the planfat1cn Fuspeu upon nlEas ana
he sat up IN bed ciuteniag sc tnS Wan
Tor support 8 the mosquito screen
Iurched dizzily arcunu nm. He was
still sitting there holding on WltA
eyes closed. STRIVING 20 MASTER hiS
giddinesss when he heard her voice.
You'll lie right down again. sirs
she said.
It WIS sharply imperative. J veica
used to command. Al the same time
one hand pressed aim back toward the
pillow while the other caught him
from behind and eAsed him down.
You've been unconscious Tor TWEEN
ty-four hours now. she went On, and
have taken charge. WheA say
the word your ser up. ana not untl
/ then. Now. what medicine 40 you
take-quinine! Here are ten grams.
That's right. You'u make good pa
tent"
Ny dear madam he begAn.
You mustn't speak" she interrupt.
ed. that Is, In protest. Otherwise yen
can talk.
but the plantafion-
A dead man IS OF no use on a plan
tauon- Don't you want TO know about
me. My vanity - hurt Here am
|, Just through my nrst snipwreck,
ana mere are y0us not the least olt
curious, taiAinS ap0ut your miserable
plantation can't you see hat | ana
JUST pursuing 70 ssu SOMEBODY, any
DOuy' ABOUT my snSpwFecN
ns sA :. - ne nlss Tune N
$3.50. Anu Nc sAlilea. uoe 20 mucn -
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tortas vsth : fn.s AZ tha hs.a .sTsI,
end somehodv "a .tall INV sso~v "a u,o
does not have To be asked. Alaa.
want information. I managed ia ana
out what time to ring the bell to turn
the hands to. And that is about an.
I DONE understand the ridicnInvs
xnaach Of vaur neonla. vhnt ttyra A
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