The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-31

The ~ married lin on her oNn
hook. o. course nobody maxim slor,
hui Somehow she dLdnt ftni none
TOO happy, although elerhnid, who
paa . perfect gent. treated her Mhitu
( as Tar ds We kibEed.r
the nd man stopped again and q,
sunied his pipe.
Kirby you tell the story said
Maitland.
Not me..s said .fSifkby. q have
seen men ihot aforesfcr talins words
out d other mems mouths an 1 Amt
never done that yit.s i''t NJ
sYou always vera one of the most
silent men l ever saw laughed
George. why, that DAY Pete yere got
shot accidental an had his whole
breast tore out wen We was lumber.
ing over ON BLACK mountain. all you
said was. Wash him on, put some
axle grease on him an lie him up.,t,'
That's So" answered. Pete. an
there must have been somethini pow.
erful soothin' in that axle grease, for
here ! am safe an soundlto this day.
TT takes an old man." assented
Kirby, Ito know when, to keep. Ills
mouth shet. learned It at the mug.
zie OF a gun" : Silp
u never knew before" laughed
Maitland, how still man you can
be. Well, to resume the story. having
nothing to do Invent out With the
posse the sheriff gathered up"
Him not thinkin' there had been
any foul play" calculated the old man.
mo. certainly not" ssitg
y"Well. what happened, Uncle Bobr'
inquired Enid. 4,
"Just you wait" said young BOB,
who had heard the story. This II
an awful good story. Cousin Enid
81 can't wait much longer" returned
the girl. please go on" 5
Two days after We left the camp,
We came across an awful figure.
ragged, blood stained. wasted to. n
skeleton. starved ~ i;sa
II have seed men in extreme cases
afore,' interposed Kirkby, "but never
none like him" ~. S,5'g
Nor l." continued Maitland.
WAS It Newbold?" asked Enid.
yes" ~
TApd what had happened to himr'
tHe and his wife had been prospect.
Ing in. these very mountains; she had
fallen over q cliff and broken herself
so terribly that Newbold had to shoot
her.
-What!" exclaimed Bradshaw. "You
don't mean that he actually killed
herr"
That's what he DONE" answered
old Kirkby.
Poor man." murmured Enid.
But why?" asked Philips ~
5''They were five days away from a
settlement, there wasn't a human be-
ing within hundred and fifty miles
Of them, not even an Indian, contin.
ued Maitland. "she was SO frightfully
broken and mangled that he couldn't
carry her away"
sBut why couldn't he leave her, and
go for help?" asked Bradshaw. s,,l
The wolves, the hears, or. the yul.
tufes would have got her. These
woods and mountains were full 81
them then and there are some OF them
left now ! guess" n lagt'
The two little girls ctept closer to
their big cousin. each casting anxious
/ Glances beyondtt the fire light.
n f"oh, You're all right little gals
said ~ Kirkpy reassuringly, they
wouldn't come nigh us while this fire
sis burnin' an they We been pretty
well hunted out guess; sides there's
men yere who'd Ike nothin' better.n
drawinea ibead on a big bar" rs
And so.' continued Maitland, when
sshe begged him to shoot her. to put
her out Of her misery, heidi SO and
then he started back to the settlement
TO tell his story and stumbled on us
looking after him" %
n What happened them" 10" ns
d, Il went back to the camp" said
Maitland. I'VE loaded Newbold on q
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