Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-29
CHAPTER TX.
~over the Hills and Far Away"

rover the Hills and Far Away"
Recognition-or some other more
potent instantaneous force-brought
the woman to a sitting position. The
man drew back to give her freedom
of action, as she lifted herself on her
hands. 1t was moments before COM
plete consciousness of her situation
came to her. The surprise was yet
too great, she saw things dimly
through a whirl of driving rain, OF a
rushing mighty wind, Of seething
sea of water, but presently 1t was all
plain to her again. She had caught
no fair view Of the man who had shot
the bear as he splashed through the
creek and tramped across the rocks
and trees down the canon, at least
she had not seen him full face, but
she recognized him Immediately The
thought tinged with color for mo-
ment her pallid cheek.
Il fell into the torrent" she said
feebIy. putting Der hand to her. head
and striving by speech to put aside
that awful remembrance.
"You didn't fall In" was me an.
swer, at was a cloudburst. you were
caught in IT,"
Il didn't know"
"Of course not, how should your"
"And how came 1 here?"
81 was lucky enough to pull you
out"
did you jump into the food fol
me?"
The man nodded.
That's twice you have saved my
life this day. said the girl, forcing
herself, womanlike, to the topic that
she hated.
TITS nothing" deprecated the 9th
err"
ut may be nothing to you, but 1t II
q great deal to me-" was the answer
"And now what Is to be done?"
I'VE must get out Of her at once,
said the man. "You need shelter
food, a fire. Can you walk"
II don't know"
let me help you" He rose t
his feet, reached down to her, tool
her hands in the strong grasp Of hii
own and raised her lightly to her feet
in an effortless way which showed hii
great strength. She did not more
than put the weight Of her body
slightly on her left foot when a spasm
of pain shot through her, she sweryed
and would have fallen had he no'
caught her. He sat her gently on the
rock.
my foot" she said piteously. 81
don't know what's the matter with It.
Her high boots were tightly laced
Of course, but he could see that bel
left foot had been badly mauled Of
sprained; already the slender ankl,
was swelling visibly. He examined i
swiftly a moment. 1t might be 6
sprain, 1t might be the result Of some
violent thrust against the rocks, some
whirling tree trunks might hav,
caught and crushed her foot, buI
there was no good in specializing Al
to causes, the present patent fact wal
that she could not walk; all the resi-
was at that moment unimportant
This unfortunate accident made hin
the more anxious to get her to .
place Of shelter without delay. II
would be necessary to take off hel
boot and give the wounded member
proper treatment. For the present
the tight shoe acted as bandsge
which was well.
When the man had withdrawn him
self from the world, he, had inwardly
resolved that no human being should
ever invade his domain or share hii
solitude, and during his long sojourr
in the wilderness his determination
had not weakened. Now his coming
desire was to get this woman whom
fortune-good or illl-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, theJ
were just two half-drowned, solder
bits of humanity cast up on thai
rocky shore, and one was helpless
woman.
do you know where your camI
is?" he asked at last.
He did not wish to take her to hei
own camp, he had strange instinct
of possession in her. In some way he
felt he had obtained a right to deal
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