The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-13

in cooreaimeut and had fallen a. en
Your voices awOke De ! was MEM
her OF REYNOLDS battery. hsvin. IN
listed FROM illinois" Then told her
OF my wound and consequent plight.
She did not change ber posture. yet
as 1 paused could plainly hear hee
rapid breathing.
"But-but it was not the orderly you
attacked" she exclaimed 1T waa
Calvert Dunn
"Yes. 1t was Lieutenant Dunn. hut
assure you he was left unhurt. What
followed think you ALREADY know.
how ! was discovered by Joe and your
brother. how in the gloon they very
naturally mistOol me for Dunn. bow
they insisted upon my coming up to
the house. was compelled to yield
to their insistence. or else fight them.
! never thought nt that moment OF
Dnnn's special mission: II merely seem
ed as II the mistake in identity save
me an opportunity for escape. fou
realize how all the rest was forced
upon the There appeared no possible
way to avoid what happened"
] paused In vain: there WAS no sound.
no movement
II knew how you dreaded that mar.
Rage with Calvert Dunn"
And" she burst forth. did yon Inn
agine I would prefer one with you?"
Certainly not. but II saved you from
him and from what might have proved
q lifetime OF misery. You need never
see me again. and any court would i'm.
mediately grant you 4 divorce on the
ground Of fraud. ] even doubt II such
Q marriage would BE- held legal"
"But-but you do not understand"
ber words almost sobs. II have ridden
away with you. am here alone With
yon now"
MY purpose Is to leave you at Fair'
view II will require no more than
two hours from the time We left your
people before We arrive there. No
one need ever know the truth. except.
ing those anxious to protect your good
name You may trust me implicitly"
Trust you-you: Whit. after all
this? After your lies. your eavesdrop-
ping. your spying. your trickinG of me
ntO this wfuI situation? God forgive
rein"
I hesitated. the nerce flaming up Of
her anger 40 suddenly paruIyzing my
senses There was II swift uplifting
of her arm 10 u level with my head.
Il mean II. Y0u thn,ght me help
less and and in your Ia'wer. hut I am
not. You drOp that rein or III fire.
oh. Gun do It. you-yOu miserable
iaukee spy: I bate and d-spise you"
She drew back her horse. wheeling
the animal about, Sc, turning in the
saddle herself 10 as to Keep me In
view.
II do not know why do not kill
you!" she exclaimed. her voice Grow.
Ing bitter with anger ut >ls what I
should do You deserve 1t BY your
own confession. and the one shot
would relense me. Married to fan-
keel" every syllable Kissing from her
lips. THE very thought crazes me
and puts murder In my heart. am
going to Fairview aione-nlone! DO
you hear that? II you dare attempt
to follow me will shoot you in your
tracks as would q dog. you low
down Yankee cur!'
With a single swift leap forward
both horse and rider disappeared in
the gloom.
Surprised certainly was by this
unexpected ontburst. Scarcely realiz-
inR previously the indomitabIe spirit
Of the girl. before the sound OF her
mares dying boots had ceased to echo
along the bard road had given my
roam the rein and was spurring speed
lily after. We were between the lines
Of two hostile armies. in a debatabe
country. where bands Of irresponsible
guerrillas. deserters and fleeing con-
scripts roamed unchecked by authori
ty. where no woman alone in the
night could be considered safe for nm
instant.
1t seemed to me we must have fully
covered that quarter Of a mile back
to where she had indicated the branch
road rs leading down toward Fair
view. yet there was no turning or
pause in the swift pace. There was
III OpculuS UClWetu lue Walls OF tOChS
to my left. visible even In that dark
ness. and drew up the roam sharply.
swinging myself instantly to the
ground and feeling about hastily with
my feet for, the ruts Of u Travelled
roadway. There could be no other
road branching on ut this point. Yet
the girl was riding directly westward,
riding at full speed. her horses boots
sounding fainter each moment.
stood there an instant, puzzled. un.
certain. Then the truth came to ME
in dash. She suspected had over
heard more than I had confessed: that
l knew Of the projected movement OF
the gray army and that it was now my
purpose to warn the blue. That was
why she had called me spy" that was
why she was now riding straight OIL at
top speed. desperately. through the