Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13


n banner and trsiIcd the purple OF he
\ mantle. that wss paler In the tslsti
/ heads. took on strength In the ors
| opening asiers. and giowed and burucs
| In the ironwort.
compeillnrls beautiful was the Lin
berlost. but cruel wlthal. far back IL
there bleRshed the uncoffined bones OF
her victims. aud she had missed era
ding him. oh, 40 nsrrowiyl
Below the turtle log. a dripping silver
gray head. With shining eyes was eau,
tiously lifted. and freckles' hand std
around TO bis revolver. Higher aud
higher came the head; = long. heavy.
fur coated body rose, now half. now
three fourihs out Of the water
Freckles looked az his baking hand
and doubted. bur ne gathered his
forces. the shot rang out. and the otter
lny still He hurried down aud tried
10 M e. lie could scarcely muster
strengths 10 carry n to the bridge. The
consciousness that he really could not
90 farther with u made Freckes re
sllze the fact thar he was well up to
the limit OF human endurance He
could bear Il little. II any. longer
Every hour the face Of the angel way.
cred before him md behind Il tho
awful distorted image OF Black Jack.
- he swore 60 the punishment he
would mete eut TO her
Frrckies stopped when he came TO
the FIRST guard. and telling him OF his
luck. asked him 20 go for the otter and
carry Il M 10 the cabin. RS he was
snxiors 10 meet Mclean Freckies
passed the second guard without seeing
hira. and hurried up TO the boss. He
stood silent under the eyes OF Mclean.
The boss was dumfounded Mrs.
Duncan had led him 10 expect that he
would 0nd Freckles IN a bad way. but
this was almost deathIy. Tho fact
was apparent that the boy scarcely
knew what be was doing. Ills eyes
had a glazed. farsighted look In them.
that wrung the heart OF the man that
loved him Without d thought OF pre-
iimlnaries Mclean leaned In the sad
die and drew Freclsles ~ 70 him
MY poor lad" be said MY poor.
dear lad tell me. and we will Try TO
right iiF'
Freckles had twisted his Bngers In
Ncllie's name At the kind words his
face dropped on McLean's thigh and
ne shook With . nervous chilli Mclean
gathered him closer and waited
"Freckles. said Mclean at last.
will you tell me. or must set 10
work 10 the dark and try TO dnd the
troubleY'
"oh. wsnt to tell youl | must tell
gou. air. shuddered Freckles II can
not bo bearing II the day out alone
was coming 10 You when | rcmim.
,cred you would be here"
lie lifted his face and gazed or
across the swale with his Jaws set
hard minute. as n gathering his
'orce- Then he spoke
ITS the angel. SIR" be said
Insiinctiyely Meiean's grip on him
lghtened
4 tried hard the other day" said
Frecklas. "and | couldn't seem 70
make you see. It's only that there
asn't been an hour. waking OF sleep.
nr. since the day she parted the
ushes aud looked into me room. TINT
be face OF her hasn't been bsfore me
! all the tlnderness. beauty aud mis- ,
hlef % e. She talked 70 me friendly :
Ike She trusted me entirely 10 tage
CHR care % her she helped me win
iings abon, me hooks She trnited
e like WAS born a ginflemen. aud
iared With me like / was Of her 3
va blood She walked the streets or
II town with me before her friends !.
ith all the pride OF queen She =
rgot herself aud didn't mind the ;,
Ird Woman. aud ruu big risks TO help a.
9 out that FIRST day. sir This last M
me she walked into that gang OF ga
urderers. took theh leader and NJ
listed him TO the will Of her She at
tdone him aud raced the life almost IL
{ OF her trying TO save nae.
since | eau reminder whatever the Do
Ink was that happened TO me Ia the sh
ginning has been me curse, I've hii
en bitter. hard aud smarting under as
She came by aud found W,
ftt't oht fat Hoif VI Htt tHN SUE
= like other meu into me In spite OF de
ri
'reckles held uf his MANNED arm re-
Look ~ Il. sir, be said a thou. ~
"a times I've cursed Il. hanging sel
m helpless She took II on the on
eet. before an the people. just as II up
didn't see that Il was thing 70 dr'
e aud shyink from Again and
Ia I've had the feeling with her. mi
/ didn't entirely for1et Il. that she fr'
M see u was gone and | must pull un'
sleeve and be pointing Il out &C #,
Tier touch on Il WINS So sacred
!. AZ times since I've caught me~clf
klpe az the awful thing near like
'ns profit o. IL. sir II WAS born
n sou she couldn't be- treating me
re- ae bey equai. and she can't help
wing sou amt truly me father =
,ody can know the ugilness o. the +
,rasce ~ me better than do and (
me lnck Of birth home relatives =