Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-04-18

The Cd man had been quietly smok-
ing while the others talked. He
smiled at them in way which aroused |
their curiosity and made them feel
that he had news for them.
while you was putin the finishin'
touches on this we're camp, l come
acrost heap O. stuns that somehow
the wind had swept bare, there was
big rift in front Of it which KEEP us
from seem it afore; it was built up
in the open were there was no trees,
an in our lumberin' operations we
wasn't lookin that away. / came
acrost it by any chance an"
"Well, for Gods sake, old man."
cried Armstrong, impatiently, what
did you find, anything?"
"This," answered Kirkby, carefully
producing folded scrap of paper from
his leather vest.
Armstrong fell on it ravenously, and
as Maitland bent to him, they both
read these words by the freight.
miss Enid Maitland, whose foot is
so badly crushed as to prevent her
travelling, Is safe in cabin at the head
Of this canon. I put this notice here
to reassure any one who may be seek
ing her as to her welfare. Follow the
stream up to its source.
"WM. BERKELY NEWBOLD."
"Thank God!" exclaimed Robert
Maitland.
"You called me fool, Kirkby," said
Armstrong, his eyes cleaning. what
do you think of it now?"
ITS the fools, find" said Kirkby
sapiently, that generly gifts there.
Providence seems to be a-watchin'
over EN-"
"You said you CHANGED on this pa
per, Jack" continued Maitland. ut
looks like the deliberate intention of
Almighty God"
81 reckon So" answered the other,
simply. you see He's got to look
after all the fools on earth to keep 'em
from dom too much damage to their
selves an to others in this yere crook.
| ed trail OF a WcrlC.
Let US start now urged Arm
strong.
"'Tain't possible" said the old man
taking another puff at his pipe, anG
only gllstening of the eye betrayed
the joy that lie felt; otherwise his
phlegmatic calm was unbroken, his de
meanor just as undisturbed as it al
ways was. WED jest throw away oui
lives a-wanderin' round these yert
mountains in the dark. We've got Il
have light, an clear weather. Eff i
should be snowin' in the mornin' wei
, have to wait until 1t cleared"
= 81 won't wait minute" said Arm
strong. "At daybreak, weather or n,
7 weather, l start"
J, Whats yourhurry, Jim?' continue,
8 Klrkby, calmly. "The gals safe: on
IL day more or less amt goin' to max
J. no difference"
{. "She's with another man," answere,
Q Armstrong quickly.
O "Do you know this Newbold?" ask
< ed Maitland, looking at the note agar
i mo, not personally, but have hear
of him."
L II know him." answered Kirkb
r quickly. IAN you've seed him too, Bob
g he's the Teller that shot his wife, tha
q married Louise RosseE."
y THAT man"
v UTna varv canaan
"You say you never saw him, )iin
- asked Maitland, -. -, s,,E.as,s
% 81 rel1tl1 never net NM, sal
n Armstrong, flushing suddenly; "but
y knew him wife,"
Eyes, you did that" drawled ii
10 old mountaineer.
,e What do you mean?" flushed Arr
strong.
20 II mean that you knowed her, that
ALL" answered the old man with an
ID nocent air that was almost childik
a. When the others woke up in Il
Y; morning Armstrong; sleeping bag WI
empty. Kirkby crawled out Of his ov
Of warm nest, opened the door and pee
Of ed out into the storm.
WELL" he said, 81 guess the dan
:" fool has beat God this time. It doi