Gunnison news-champion., 1912-06-28
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Gsse - tAs wss1D ~ ~ hps .
asAa came snsssersaG sasSN sreuaA
the sassers eornss. he eusaoss harsly
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bosl sAoSsnG piaiov ~ 0nmQosa, -
rectiy fscsnS uhsm. ysssinS easaVAi0.
0d tAea tsrHed the other cornne.
AnosAsr nseassst end tAsy aisstaeav
heard . voice
'Hustts sy thas noe, Msauei. en-
turn out; MS yosr watch. ~she W.
dam yer-'nsayss thstn briaS yet sss
lie"
The r0sosay applied 90 the sisoyss
must have bssa eAcacious. ss. "a ~
staDt latsr. anothsr AGuro slouchea
into vts~. TIE noS srrival rubbsno
his sySs wiuA oos hAna. the othes
clutchinG . short-barrelied sun. Prom
the high psaA u bic Aat n wss eve
cent this nee guard Sss Asxieaa.
Ne Sslhes v the eorRsr. glanced
alOaG The 0ast side yell t0Wsrd the
treat of tbs cabin. aaa thna, appareat
ly satisfied the coast Was cleor, start
ed toward the stream shuMinG alonn
within . foot Of where Keith lay naa
% ths Ground A Romsnt later the nsss
hsaFd han splasAiRs softly IN tAs ws
". eal keiA rolled over. his hys
- Dristas's sas
slip aOwR there. Ben," he whis
posea, ''snd quiet that fellow III lind
% hew nsay ere On ths west side
u ths job without cay noise"
- WsitsA Sstil ths scout had dis
appsarsd hhs . sashe, not ewes .
rustlinG lesf tsllinG Of his passage,
anl thea stlsatly srept forward him
self. yst WITH Isss caution. until ne
wss sbls 10 p0s sbsUt tAs corD<r Of
'.& oSOs9 0hniiy 0iotifX uom t80
blsshstsd forDs Of several men lying
close in aGsinst tAs eide wall The,
restel - nssrly taesthss H wss din
cult " ssparsAs then - that aark
ness. stors Oivtao ths Gnly Night. bul
he finally astogUtno1 tAs1r nunhsr q
hve. Ysvs; ~ nUuAsnn vouh1 make
STA. 80 thsrs Ssu11 sssslv - sasthss
suasd posssd - = - frsat-seveA
But there we're s1OAt horsss Ao~n
thsrs IN ths ssrsal Thea ths eighth
mah-Aawlsy. without aoubt-muse
be IN tke cabin. At the thougAA
Keith's testA clinched. and he had 70
struggle to eoatrol his passion. But
no; that weald never %; he must die
cover Arst snactly whers The girl Wa
located; after that they would attend
to the ours. Before creeping hack 10
the others. - naAs quick examine,
tion along the rear Of the cabin, but
could hnA no visible point of weak.
ness. He tried to recall from memory
the nature Of the loch ea that bach
door, but could remember nothing en.
cept n ordinary wooden latch. II
he could insert . knife into the crach
that Might very easily - aisloAgeA.
He drew his hunting knife for tAs ~
tempt. and, Arst glanciAG abOut. per
ceiveA . man creeping towarl hin. n
proved to be Bristoe.
"B1HsA ths 6rssssr ell right. cap,
and ! reckoa ks1l 30 eHtet for ~ hoss
or two. Looh whar - slasAel ne:
struch q pack . playin' hserAs. - l'A
a got my tickst" The fro0t q HE
blouse ives cut wide opsA. end Keith
thought he DeroelveA . stain ef blood.
"Pricked yes - 1t was. didn't her
Opened ths shin. Thought ths cuso
had given up. En- got careless. what's
round to the wsst."
keith's lips closed, HE hanl shut
ting hard on the knife.
~Five and another cut n frontS
that leaves the eighth nan inside.
Bring cur fellows up closer. end post
them where they can cover those feL
lows asleep. while I make n effort 1t
breaking in here"
Bristoe crawled bach Iihs q snail,
and confident The others would DO their
part. Keith thrust his knife blade deep
INTO the narrow crsch and began prob
.ne after the latch. In spite of all eau
ton this effort caused . slight noise.
and suddenly he started bach at the
sound of . woman's voice
What DO you want, I am armed.
and will hre through the door II yos
do not go away"
His heart lespine with exultatioA.
Keith put his lips close to the crack.
Hope" be exclaimed % loudly AZ
he dared This 10 Keith: open the
door
He could hear a little smothered cry
break from her lips. and then the
sound of . bar being hastily removed
An instant. and the door opened ST.
lently. just vide enough to permit her
slender hGure 10 clip through. she
grasped him With her hands. turning
afs face to the light Of the stars. anl