The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-14
CHAPTER Xxx.


Whatever the feeling Of the others,
Armstrong found himself unable to
sleep that night. 1t seemed. to him,
that fate was about. to play him; the,
meanest and most fantastic of tricks.
Many times before In his crowded life
he had loved other women, or SO he
characterized his feelings. but his pas.
sion for Louise Rosser Newbold had
been In a class by Itself until he had
met Enid Maitland. Between the two
there had been many women. but these
two werethe high points, therest was
;fowTand. -l>.3'7f x 81. ~
Once before, therefore, this Newbold
had cut In ahead Of him and had won
the woman he loved. Armstrong. had
cherished hard grudge against him
for long time. He had not been OF
those who had formed the rescue
party led by old Kirby and Maitland
which had buried the poor woman on
the great butte in the deep canon.
Before he got back to the camp the
whole affair. was over and Newbold
had departed. Luckily for him, Arm
strong had always Thought, for he
had been 80 mad with grief and rage
and jealousy that II he had come
across bin, helpless or not, he would
have killed him out Of hand. 81
Armstrong had soon enough forget.
ten Louise Rosser. but he had not
forgotten Newbold. All his ancient an.
mostly had famed into instant Nte
again, at the sight Of his name last
night. The inveteracy Of his hatred had
been In no way abated by the lapse
of time, 1t seemed.
Everybody in the mining camp had
supposed that Newbold had wandered
lof and persisted In the mountains, else
Armstrong might have pursued him
and hunted him down. The sight OF
his name on that, piece Of paper was
outward and visible evidence that he
still lived. 1t had almost the, shock
Of q resurrection, and a resurrection
to hatred rather than 10 love, II
Newbold had been alone In the world.
IL Armstrong had CHANGED upon, him in
the solitude, he would have hated him
Just as he did, but when he, thought
that bis ancient enemy was with the
woman he now, loved with "a growing
intensity beside which his former re.
sentiment seemed weak and feeble he,
hated him yet the more. $50, N. j.
He could not tell when the. notice,
which he had examined carefully, was
written; there was no date upon Il,
but he could come to only one conclu.
sion. Newbold must have found Enid.
Maitland alone In the noun tains very.
shortly afterl her departure, and, ahe
had her with him IN his cabin alone
for at least a month. Armstrons,
grltted his teeth at the, thought. He.
did not undervalue the personality Of
Newbold. He had never happened to
see him. bit ,he had heard enough;
about him Ito understand his Quail.
ties as az man. The tie that bound;
Armstrong 10 Enid Maitland was Z a
strong. one, but the tie by which she
held her to him. II indeed he held her
at all. was very tsndousE and ,teaaiIy
broken: .perhHps itswass brokS dit tal.
ready, and SO, he hated him still more
and more. 49,
Indeed, his animosity Was so great
and growing that. for. vthe, moment he
took no joy In the assurance Of the
girls safety; yet he was not altogether
an unfair man, and in calmer moments
he thanked God in bis own rongh way
that the woman beloved was alive and
Satisfactory progress in the cons
strnction OF the Basdad Railway has