Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-12-08

he raised ntf. she let her IOQl
touch the ground. WINGED and toppled
toward him.
There's wood choppers cabin
Just ahead" she groaned. Could
could you carry me there?" blushing
For answer he picked her up in his
arms. She threw her arms about his
neck and chung to him, her hair
brushing his cheek. In sight OF the
hut she whispered:
Wait! Let me down a minute"
She stood leaning against him, her
full, ripe lips tessingly near. For a
moment as he looked into her faith
omless eyes. Bedight felt the weak
ness OF man for woman coming over
him. To combat il. he moved farther
away. supporting her at arms length.
1T would be well 10 leave me at the
cottage and go back for help. Look
inside. please. while / lean against
this BIRCH" she directed.
There's probably a burglar in the
voodboS or a man under the bed"
be said lsughingly, as he started
toward the cottage.
The mayor stood for a moment
upon the threshold and then entered.
As his form disappeared within, there
appeared around the corner OF the
cabin n mantle game warden OF
Lakeville. In a twinkling he had
slammed shut the door and thrown
a great bar across it from without.
There, darn ye; | told ye I'd git
NTH NOM
posity.
Bedight turned angrily as the door
closed and realized too late that the
warning given along the trail had not
safeguaTded him. He was prisoner.
Peering through the dirty window
pane. an aperture not large enough TO
permit the passing of mans body,
he saw Miss Farnsworth leave the
tree against which she had been lean
ing and walk leisursly toward the
hotel
With the realization that the girl
| had deliberately led him into the
hands OF the enemy, he grltted his
teeth and then, at the thought that
perhaps Jackie Vining had planned
this coup de main, Bedight felt 3
queer sinking OF certain hopes that
heretofore had buoyed up a heart
yearning to take high hurdles. No
q woman may keep q man in hot wa.
ter on general principles of love. but
! to throw him in Jail is treachery. and
! when a woman reaches that point she
is like the woman scorned-a perfect
| fury.
The room in which Bedight found
| himself was big and rough like some
Of the words the mayor said before
! his sense of the ludicrous returned
| Then, in full possession of the humOI
/ OF the situation. he sat down on the
| side of the bunk and grinned. A mar
| can grin when the joke is on him, but
1 he seldom becomes boisterous under
the circumstances unless he is in pub
| lie, where It Is always good taste tC
| prove his good fellowship by blatant
laughter.
That the game warden had gone foI
| help there was no doubt. Remember
ing the slap which Bedight had ad
/ ministered on the day OF their first
meeting. that worthy did not desire
| TO take further rhances.
/ But II Miss p!uing planned thu
trap, why did not TIE warden Drini
enough help with him 20 arrest me?'
This was the question the mayol
asked himself-and gave it Ip. Ii
had no way OF knowing that the war
| den had sent word TO the 81 eriff t
be on hand-but that functionary wat
at the moment marooned on an island
FIVE miles from the village with ample
food sent by a kind providence in The
light OF the moon, but with no boa
| by which he might navigate the inter
vening waters.
An hour passed, during which tim,
Bedight had satisfied himself tina
wood choppers cabins in general anC
this one in particular were built will
the express purpose Of being bette
jails than those possessed by the or
binary hamlet in the north country
He was securely confned-and b.
was in to stay until some enc chosl
to liberate him.
A voice from without suddenly CAV
him hope. It was a voice he knew
well-ths voice of Jackie Vining.
MIR. Bedight," queried the voice
ARE you there-inside the cabln?'
NO. Miss Conspirator," replied tn,
mayor. Eindictively. I'm up on tn
roof playing solitaire"
"WiIl you tell me which OF tn
girls was with you last night?" de
manded Miss Yining. IF SO. | vii
let you out"
"Oh, like It In here" replied tn
mayor, enthusiastically. ''It's a nice
QUIET place. no hooks TO bait. N
mound builders TO exeayste. no run
away horses to catch. no bslsam 4
pick, nothing TO do but relax an,
think Of the perfdy Of ones fellows
feminine gender"
I'm glad you Ike H." respon6et
the Judge" with a wholesome fisvo
In her voice, "and I'm sorry to advis
you that the warden and reinforce
ments are about due. Wouldn't II b
wiser to help me protect a thought
less girl and go free than to be cou
trary and go to jailf'
Il Ike the Jail at L.akeyille even bel
ter than this" responded the prisone