Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-13
got away and had time % think. OF
course they didn't!

US SA0AAICVs OSSOuS0 yVu AAS~>sV - "A>es
stout. dark, red faced man that drives
q bay and gray. He was right back
Of you. Mr.. Mclean. when came up
to you yesterday. He went deathly
white and shook on his feet when he
saw those men would likely be caught.
Some one of them was something to
him, and you can just spot him for
one Of the men at the bottom of your
troubles and urging those other young
er fellows on to steal from you.
suppose he'd promised to divide. You
settle with him, and that business will
stop"
She turned to Freckles. "And you
be the happiest man alive. because
you nave kept your trust Go look
where I tell you and you'll find the
logs. can Just see about where they
are. When they 60 up that steep lit.
tie hill into the next woods after the
corntield why they could unloose the
chains and the logs would roll OF the
wagons themselves. Now. you 50 see;
and, Mr.. Mclean. you do feel that
Freckles has been brave and faithful?
You won't love him any the less even
IL you don't find the logs
The angels nerve gave way and she
burst into tears. Freckles couldn't
bear it. He fairly ran from the room
with the tears streaming from his
own eyes. But Mclean took the an.
gel out Of the Bird Woman's arms and
kissed her brave little face.
As they drove back to the swamp
Mclean so earnestly seconded all that
the angel had said that he soon had
the boy feeling much better.
"Freckles, your angel has a spice of
the devil in her. but she's superb.
You needn't spend any time question
ing or bewailing anything she does.
Just worship blindly. my boy. BY
heaven, she's sense. courage and beau
ty for half dozen girls!" said Nc
Lean.
Its altogether right you are. SIR"
affirmed Freckles heartily. After q
little he added. There's no question
but the series is over now"
Don't think It," answered Mclean.
1.-THE Bird Woman is working for sue
cess. and success along any line is not
won by being scared out She will
be back on the usual day. and ten to
one the angel will be with her. They
are made Of pretty stern stuff. and
they don't scare worth a cent. You
may do your usual walking. but those
four guards are there to stay. They
are under your orders absolutely.
have listened to your pride too long.
You are too precious to me to run any
more risks"
II am sorry to have anything spoil
the SERIES" said Freckles. land I'd love
them to be coming, the angel especial.
but it can't be. You'll have to tell them
so. You see, Jack would have been
ready to stake his life she meant what
she said and did to him. When the
teams pulled out. Wessner seized me,
and he and Jack went to quarreling
over whether they should finish me
then or take me on to the next tree
they were for Telling. Wessner wanted
to get at me right then. and Jack said
he shouldn't be touching me till the
last tree was out and all the rest Of
them gone. They tied me up again
To keep me courage up twits Wess-
ner about having to tie me and need
ing another man to help handle me.
told him what I'd do to him II was
free, and he grabs up me own club
and lays open me head with 1t. When
the blood came streaming. 1t set Jack
raving. and he cursed Wessner for a
coward and softly. Then Wessner
turned on Jack and gives it to him
for letting the angel make a fool OF
him. Tells him she was just playing
with him, and beyond all manner OF
doubt she'd gone for you, and there
was nothing to do on account OF bis
cursed foolishness but finish me, get
out. and let tho rest Of the timber go.
for likely you was on the way right
then. And it drove Jack plumb crazy.
II don't think he was for having a
doubt of the angel before. but then
he just raved. He grabbed out his
gun and turned on Wessner. Sprang!
It went out Of his fist. and the order
comes. Hands up! Wessner reached
for kingdom come like he was expect
ing to grab hold and pull himself up.
Jack puts up what he has left. Then
he leans over to me and tells me what
he'll do to me II he ever gets out OF
there alive. Then. Just like a snake
Missing. he splits out what he'll do to
her. l amt done with him vet, and
I've brought this awful thing on her."
"And I haven't begun with him yet.
said Mclean, setting his teeth. I've
been away too slow and too easy, be
lieving there'd be no greater harm than
the loss Of a tree. I've sent for q couple
Of nrst class detectives. We will put
them on his track. and .fout him out
aud rid the country of him."
They entered the swamp. taking the
route followed BY the Bird Woman
and the angel. They really did ind
the logs. almost where the angel had
predicted they would be. Mclean
went on to the south camp ana had
m interview with Grower that COM
pletely Convinced him that the angel
was correct there also. But he had
no proof. 90 all hs could do was to
discharge the man, though bis guilt
was 30 apparent that be himself Of
fered to Withdraw the wager.
Then Mclean sent for q pack Of
bloodhounds and put them on the trail
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