The Huttig news., 1912-10-12
almost at a dUg-troL.

QAiE ~ Bdt dlHtl hdu EBfiG a
quarter of a mile or more he called
back III a whisper, Quietly now
We had come 10 a path which led
US through a short thick growth Of TN
derbmsh. As nei2etcs j., as Indians
following a trail we ftlt our way along.
the silence broken now AID fHen BY
the sound Of a bcugh bent b4eiz. OF a
rustiHs Ie8f. saon the path BROUGHT
us out ON seine rising ground N3t Gaty
yards ahead CT US appeared the de-
serted cottage
That's It, whispered Dod5s
SSH" answered DAVIS. welt
here!"
We stopped there just at the edee
of the uuderbrush, peoring into tie
darkness. straiIiAg our eyes 70 s. e
and our ears 10 near. Prem the one
Wig y in the side Of tbe one-stafy
log hat dim light shone, proving Tat
the place was either occupied or Lad
been very recently As We beeaIe
more and more accustomed 70 he
darkness | could see that there W4re
apparently two paths, the one on
which We we're standing and anetHer
leading off at apout right ansle
As We looked and listened / heafa a
sharp crack, like the brcahins of a
twig that had been stepped OH.
The sound. SO far as could luce.
came from the other path, appafe ly
hundred feel away from tie eotgase.
| turned toHafd Davis and saw taat
he, too, had heard if lie was staed-
ing with his whole body tease. his
head bent forward a li,tle as If rely
to spring at any liz ant Almost az
consciously mx had went into ny
pocket and brought ont M revolver [
felt that a.fairs We're rapidly approach
Ing a crisis
As We listened another sound csaze
to ctr ears At first indsafinct It
quickly teok the rhythm Of featst rs
hHrEiHg along tie path a man W. X
ing rapidly / decided The hurrv=ng
footsteps eame nearer and neare1 IA
Wis now VAS erogehioe like rfraer
about tn mafe hu1drsd-yard dish
Il VAS eHlY a minu OF ST hsa .
aud yet tEa Eject on ny nerves
iudeeerhahle vented 70 =efea=a
lie a hFsferteal girl wanted II Fea.
forward or hack. Il made 10 dir
euee, wanted to do something. al4F-
thing anything but stand here and
wait in the darkness
All Of Sudden the form e IN
hurr7iHg a1aug tie other r5th E#ss7se
visible. lie seemed to he eiaIf#=as;
something. Davis took two Il IT,
noiseiess stens forward and stopped
abrupt Il. From the shadows f6A
nowhere It seemed the figure Of an
other nm appeared directly IN lie
/ path Of the oheomer.
Hold on herei" it said. or some
thing Ike that
With curse the first man df9pesd
whatever he VAS carrying aud start
ed to run. The second man star. /
after him With not more than -
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suddenly wheeled revolver fast i
and the pursuer with muttered c'.f .
/ fell hcadleng in tie path. The hum
man turned ard. wi h headlong spee 5,
+ plunged down the pa h.
A the revolver shot naTis Il. /
leaped forward. ard, needles 70 s.
Dcdds and | We're not far bird II
Fast as the fugitive was vani hing ~
Wis was even faster With The uea.a-
rent Of a trained runner he. the wy
iRsPee or, quickly eutdistanced Dds
ard myself and was close on the heels
of his man.
As l ran breathless bekind t'm,
hoping to arrive i'll time to h. lp In
in his capture. ! saw the nan ahead
halt and turn. Instinctirely ! know he
vas about to shoot again ard raising
The revolver had h4en carving al
the while. vi hout even trying to am,
I fred in his direction just as I saw
the fash IF N his revolver.
There IVES hardly a second between
the tHo reports and then
A woman shrizked.
I turned sick with horror There
/ could be no mist9king f.
II was the voice Of Louise Parrish.
With overwhelming dismaY Il eame
TO ne that I had shot the woman |
loved Too stunned TO move stood
I there Ny whole body seemed turned
to stone. Ny arms hung helRlesa at
my sides. Ny legs refused to moe.
NV mouth vas feyerdry and ny
tongue lay lfeless Yet my vision. |
recall. seemed clear and strong. pene-
trating the darkness as if it had been
broad dey. seemed to see as If the
sight beleneed to some one else, some
one outside myself saw the insYee-
tor and constable both apparently I'M,
hurt ny the shots. dash on in pursuit.
saw mans figure rise up from the
path seemed 10 hear him call out:
Louise, Louise. where are you? Are
you hurt ?"
There was no answer. Almost had
persuaded myself that the strain on
my nerves. the horror of the night
and the shock OF the shooting had giv-
en- mo halneination, that tho wop-
ans shrek | had heard was but
phantaam of feyered brain. when
the figure had seen rise from the
path, dashed into the thicket repeat
ing its agonzed cry of Louise. Louise.
where are you2"
At tho sound 1ifa Cap,o 1gair II n