Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-29

ner lie twice, once Dg chance, INC
other as the result OF deliberate and
heroic endeavor, and yet his honor
and his manhood obliged him to offer
to take her to her own people If he
could. Hence the question, the an
swer to which he waited so eagerly.
TITS down the canon. am ono Of
Mr. Robert Maitlands party"
The man nodded, he didn't know
Robert Maitland from Adam, and he
cared nothing about him.
How far DOWN." he asked.
81 don't know, how far Is It from
here to where you-where-where-
We"
about mile," he replied, quickly
fully understanding her reason for
faltering.
Then I think I must have come at
least FIVE miles from the camp this
morning"
1T will be four miles away, then,"
said the man.
The girl nodded.
II couldn't carry you that far" he
murmured half to himself; 81 question
II there is any camp left there any
way. Where was 1t, down by the wa.
ter's> edge?"
yes"
Every vestige will have been
swept away by that, look at It," he
pointed over to the lake.
What must we do?" she asked In.
stantly, depending upon his greater
strength, his larger experience, his
masculine force.
II shall have to take you to my
camp"
"Is It far?"
about a mile or q mile and hall
From here"
81 can't walk that far"
"No, / suppose not. You wouldn't
be willing to stay here while went
down and hunted for your camp"
The girl clutched at him.
II couldn't be left here for mo
ment alone" she said In sudden fever
OF alarm. 81 never was afraid be.
fore, but now"
"All right" he said, gently pattins
her as he would a child. "Well &C
up to my camp and then will try ia
find your people and"
"But tell you l can't walk"
"You don't have to walk" said the
man.
He did not make any apology fol
his next action, he just stopped down
and, disfegarding her faint pro- ests
and objections, picked her. up In his
arms. She was by no means light
burden, and he did not run away with
her as the heroes of romances do
But he was man far beyond the
average in strength. and with a stout
heart and resolute courage that had
always carried him successfully
through whatever he attempted, and
he had need of all his qualities, physi
cal and mental, before he finished
that awful journey.
The woman struggled little OIL
first, then finally resigned herself tc
the situation; indeed. she thought
swiftly. there was nothing else to do
she had no choice, she could not have
been left alone there in the rocks IL
that rain, she could not walk. He
was doing the only thing possible. The
compilation Of the inevitable was upon
them both.
They went slewly, the nAn otter
stopped for rest, at which times b
SAd sss ttli srcss IN
4 PROSTATE tree, or some rounded bou
der, until he was ready to resume hi
task. He did not bother her with Q,
PLANTATION, discussion or other convel
sation, for which she was most thani
full. Once or twice during the slo,
progress she tried to walk, but tn
slightest pressure on her wounde
foot nearly caused her to faint. H
made no complaint about his burde
and she found It, after all, pleasant I
be upheld by such powerful arms
she was 80 sick, SO tired, so worn ou
and there was such assurance Q
strength and safety in his firm hold q
her.
By and by, In the last stage Of thel
journey. her head dropped on hi
shoulder and she actually fell into q