The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-07-25

ready 20 think this was the work Of
, your wife. hut there ought 10 be some
way TO settle IL. Would Jean Dens
low know herr"
Yes"
Then come with me TO Jean Dens
low You are surely not AFRAID TO
meet her and she will tell the truth"
"But you say Their house is under
guard
True; Int the soldiers don't know
you Miss Deuslow IL here alone: both
Donald and Calvert Dunn are absent.
pledge you my word no harm shall
befail you II you will 20 with me AT
once. II this strnnge wonlan is your
wife Jean DcuSlow will know II. II
not. then we must all unite 10 hnd out
/ who she II. 3"
could read the struggle in his face
"lll 20 10 her with yer. leftenant
| I'll 60 but never thought I'd ever 20
| ter one o. tibet breed On no mission o.
peace an blame me IL ! would 10 nary
one but her alters reckoned she WAS
squar. an I amt got no tight with
her"
could not wonder at his trepidation
for he was IN the home of hereditary
foes. with only my word as assurance
OF safety heard the soft pressure
OF feet on the stairs. and then the |
swish Of dress In the hall
"YOu." she burst forth before I could |
speak. Lieutenant King. what Is this /
man doing here?''
I caught the extended hand. drew
her within HE room and closed the
door. She seemed 20 yield 70 me with
out effort NJ resistance. hut stared into
Daniels face with inexpressible hor-
rOr
Miss nenslow. watt" | urged eager
~. wait and listen To my EXPLAIN
zion. Daniels is not here 20 do injury.
No doubt you have been taught TO con.
slider him as deadly enemy, cruel and
yindictiye. but he is only man who
has been driven to acts OF violence by I
the conditions of birth. He possesses
all the feelings natural To humanity .
and Is here now in peace. VIII you
listen to me? VIII you hear the storyT'
yes" slowly, almost reluctantly. II
viii listen. but-but make him stand
where he is
He shall not move until | am done
Miss Jean. and can explain all In
few words. You had scarcely left me
alone when this door was pushed open
and I saw reflected in the mirror there :
the awful face of that woman who
seems to haunt this house. / sprang ,
toward her. but tripped and fell. so
that when | reached the hall she had
vanished searched every room on 4
the door valnly Although my own es-
cape depended on my getting away at
once. / did not dare leave you com
parutiveiy alone here with that crea
ture at large found O'Bricn on
guard below and set forth myself to
explore the tunnel once more. Half
way through | met Daniels. II doesn't
make any difference what happened
between us down there, nor how he
came 10 be there. but | told him about
this woman-that you, as wen as L
had seen her, and he wanted to ask
yOu something. viii you answer bimT'
She looked at the man. wetting her
lips. her eyes opened wide in Devil
derment
yes" she said. 81 will answer"
Daniels spoke with difficulty.
wal. miss" he said. forcing his
words out. II reckon yer don't think
none too much o me. an 'spect /
hey done some pretty blame mean
things. but they weren't a darn bit
meGuer than what's been done ter me.
When | went or ter ther war | he'd
cabin up ON Lost Crick. whar
thought Il was safe. an ! left a wife
IN three Kids thar awaltin' my comin' 4
pack. Las night | got chance ter 49,
'ide tibet way, an | found some hell 4,
rounds he'd burnt Their cabin. an either
murdered Their woman an Their kids, 4
n else drove EN- inter Their hills. | 4
'ouldn't git no trace o. them high er
ow. an | naturally laid II up agin your
,eOple. Now. miss. maybe I'm tough.
tut I'm man enough ter care a heap
er my wife an Their kids jiSt ther
anne, an started out ter find what
led become o. them. Thet's what
etched me we're. an come fightin'
mad. ! reckon yer know what we u
ms are in Their mountings. an how
ard we hate Wal. | never hated no
5orse than | do now" IT
"Mr Daniels she broke in, 81 have
cen taught to fear you. but l am not
fraid now" and she looked quickly
rom his face into mine You seem
, think that we-that Jem Donald
as burnt your cabin. driven your fam-
Y out but il is not SO, know II ia
OF so, IL am just as sorry as any
ne TO hear this indeed | am, for |
ave met your wife, She-she was
ind 10 me once. years ago"
The man choEed, much OF the stern, Z
ass gone from his hnygard face.
YES. she told me bout tibet. an IL
as because you'd know her tibet |
m yere ter question yer. Their leften-
lt says you saw Their woman who
IS been murderin in this house. IL
n did, ! want yer ter tell me Their
uth-was Il Marta 2" A
Yes. IL saw the facet she an. n
yprnl ehutiipr{pu Thu, very NOM