Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-12

itsnt o. ny firm. II an old man. kirdly 4
and lovabie. he and his wife are
chil6less. They1i take you. Why. It's I
as easy as talkinE"
She leaned back against the draw |
Ing Of his hands. she was afraid that
IN his eagerness he was going 60 take |
her iE his arms She wondered Why. /
Of a sudden. she had become 60 weak.
Slowly she withdrew her hands from
his
IN cable the moueet We reach
port" ne said. as n reaching port IN
der the existing conditions was a
thing quite possible win you 20 TO
them1 Why. they VIII give you sv-
cry care IN the world And they vii
love you as as yoa ought 20
be lovedi"
Ryanne turned away his head
Fortune was too deeply absorbed by
her misery 20 note how near George
had come 20 committing himself.
Thank you. Mr.. Jones: thank you.
I am going 90 the tent. am tired.
And I am not 30 brave az you think
I am"
'But viii youf"
L shall tell you when we reach
port" And with that She fed % the
tent.
Ryanne folded his arms and stared
AZ the sand. George sat down and
airiessly hunted for The stub OF the
cigar he had dropped: q kind Of reflex
action
The two men were al alone. The
. 81 ~ No.
had now ceased 90 bother about a
guard.
Il can't see where she gets thss
ridiculovs sense Of honesty" said Ry-
anne sloomlly.
George leaned over and laid his
hand upon Ryanne's knee. "shs gets
20 The same way DO. Ryanne-fron
I here" touching HE heart: "an6 she
Is right"
Il believe I've missed everything
worth while. Pe~civaL TIL met you
/ Z always had a rneakinE idea that
/ money made man evil. The boot
I seems 90 BE- upon The other foot"
"Ey1nne. you spoke about becoming
honest. once you get out Of this. Did
\ you mean h2'
Il did. and SIN do"
1T may b. that can give you a
nft. You worked IN your fathers
bank You know something about ag-
ures. own two large frult-farns
IN California. What do you say TO
hundred and lfty a month 20 start
with. and begin lie over again."
Ryanne got up and restlessly paced
Nonchalance had been beaten out Of
him. the mercurial humor which had
once been so pleasant 20 excite
which had once given him a foothold
In such moments. was gone He had
understand? A white womani" Ceorg,
ciutched the man BY the foot desper
ately. "a white womanl"
The man kicked Georges hand away
and slashed az his camel. Flanagan
, and you, Williams. get your guns II
shape. This doesn't look good 20 me
twenty miles from the main gamelieh
told you Il was odd. that nre. Live
~. nowl"
George ran after them. staggering
Twice he fell headlOng. But h'
laughed as be goS up; and "a WASH
exactly human laughter. either. Whei
he reached camp DE saw Mahome,
, and the three strangers. the latte
, with their rifles held menaclngly. Fol-
! tune stood before the dap OF her tent
bewildered at the turn IN their affair,
, Behind the leader OF the newcomer
was Ryanna. and he was talking RAJ
Idly.
I Well" the leader demanded OF ~.
I homed. what have you got TO "a
0 tor YOURSELF"
. "Nothing."
: Take carei II wouldn't come har
20 put a bullet into your ugly hid
You can't abauct white women thes
i days. you beggari Well. What haV
4 you 90 say"
3 Mahomed folded his arms: bis e
preston was calm and unafraid. -
down IN his heart the fires OF hs
were raging. II only he had broug
q his rife from the tent: oven a knit.
= and one mad moment II he died for (
And he had been gentle TO the cir
p ne had withheld the lash from Il
men; he had not put into action
single plan arranged for their mise
and humiliationi Truly his blood hi
\ turned 70 water. and he was wortl
OF death. The white man. always al
ever the white man won IN the en-
To have come this far. and then 20
cheated out OF his revenge by chanc
kismetl There was but one thing I.
= for him 70 do. and he did Il. He spo
' hurriediy to his head-boy, The b
without hesitation obeyed him.
ran 20 the rseingeamel applied
kick. dung on the saddlsbags. stun