The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-05-23

way with you. ! am here alone with
yu now
MY purpose f. to leave you at Fair
view II will require no more than
rwo hours from the time we left your
people before We arrive there. No
one need ever know the truth. except
Ing those anxious 10 protect your good
name You may trust me implicitly"
Trust yOu-yOu. What. after all
This? After your lies. yonr eavesdrop-
ping. your spying. your tricking Of me
Into this awful situation? God forgive
me! Married to Yankee. Release my
rein"
1 besitared. the fierce flaming up of
her anger so suddenly paralyzing my
senses There was swift uplifting
Of her arm 10 level with my bead
Il mean IT, You thought me help
less and-and IN Your power. bur l am
DOT You drop that rein or I'll hre.
Oh. I can do IL. you-you miserable
Yankee spy! hate and despise you
She drew back her horse. wheeling
the animal bout. yet turning in The
saddle herself so as to keep me In
view.
Il do not know why ! do not kin
yonr' she exclaimed. her voice grow
ing bitter with anger 1T is what /
should do You deserve Il By your
own confession. and the one shot
would release me. Married to Yam
see" every syllable kissing from her
lips. The very thought crazes me
and puts murder in my heart | am
going TO Fairview alOne-aione, Do
you hear that? If you dare attempt
TO follow me | Will shoot you in your
tracks az | would a dog. you low
down Yankee cur
With single swift leap forward
both horse ana rider disappeared In
the gloom
Surprised ] certainly was by this
unexpected outburst- Scarcely realiz-
ing previously the indomitable spirit
of the girl. before the sound of her
mares flying boots had ceased to echo
along the hard road | had given my
roam the rein and was squirting speed
lily after. We were between the lines
of two hostile armies. IN a debafable
country. where bands of irresponsible
guerrillas. deserters and fleeing con-
scripts ruamed unchecked by authori-
ty. where no woman alone in the
night could be considered safe for an
instant.
1t seemed to me we must have fully
covered that quarter of a mile back
TO where she had indicated the branch
road as leading down toward Fair
view. yet there was no turning or
pause in the swift pace. There was
an opening between the walls of rocks
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 Travelled
roadway. There could ne no other
road branching of nj this point. Yer
the girl was riding directly westward.
riding at full speed. her horses boots
sounding fainter each moment
/ stood there an instant. puzzled. IN
certain Then the truth came To me
IN GaSl- Slle StiS lFtt'itAl ltiu ttNVE-
heard more than l had confessed: thar
| knew of the projected movement Of
the gray army and that il was now my
purpose ~ warn the blue. That was
why she had called me- spy" that was /
,5hy she WAS now riding straight on ar !
rop speed. desperately. through the
night. herring message of warning 1
TO Johnston With single hound I
was hack in the saddle bent forward
over the roan'S neck and driving in the I
spur ! must 0vertake her. and
could do il ! was astr;de of far the 4
better horse. stronger. longer limbed. I
and I must ride a. rpckleSSly as she I
slowly. steadily. remorselessly. began I
drawing in on the chase could see T
nothing. bur nv ears gave evidence. /
That she also realized what was occur /
ring behind became sufficiently clear /
a moment later Out of that shrOId- I
ing blackneSs in my front winked two 4
red spits of fire. and / heard a bullet 4
whistle shrilIy as il tipped past my 4