The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-06-05

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close hat gap ut: ~ too dangerous
with us on guard and oaly oes sile Of
tAs ooaeA exposed. fAat fellow vas
trying ~ out whils ego. and tAsy'vs
kept suist svss stnes ! let drive q
hin. They know tAs hnits q ~
safety sons. and viii ksep tAsee uat1l
inst before daylight That p vAsa
they'll try to creep - spoa ~ Hsvs
you got the timer!
She opened her vatsA, eoaaaag ~
the hands with hsr Aassrs. voaassins
vaguely at her own caln1esa Ths
cool resourcefulneas Of Hanl1n w
like . tonic.
TIT 10 . httIs aftse oss o'esoek.. :.
sAs nd slowly. "altAoash I am not
saFs ny watch u exactly right"
Near enough: there are signs q
daylight st sosr-tAres hours Iset;
that ought TO b sufBcisat. bat With no
darkness to spare. VIII you 10 With
met Will you do exactly a. sayf"
She drew . swift breath, holding
her hand to her side.
oh. yes" her voice catching. what
what else can I Do? I cannot stay
here with those dead meal"
Bot ! want you to 70 becaues-
weA bscauss you trust me-" he urged,
. new trace Of tenderness in his low
cred voice. "Becaass you know I
would give my life to defend you"
He was not sure. but he thought
nss' facs was suddenly uplifted, her
eyes seeking to see him In the dark.
ness.
Il do" she answered sravely. you
must believe do; but have never
been In such peril before, In such .
situation of horror, and am all un.
nerved. There doesn't seem to bs any.
thing left mo but-to trust you"
That 70 good; all I can ask. know
you are all right. but I want you 10
keep your nerve. We are gofng to take
. big chance: we've got to do ia
single misplay. . slip Of the foot an
incautious breath may cost our hves."
Are you going to try to get awayi
To elude the Indiansf'
"Yes, and there 10 but one noasih,,.
ity OF success-to creep the length Of
the gully there. and 20 reach the river.
Here 10 Gonzales belt. Don't be
afraid Of 1t: it IL not dead me, who
are going to hurt Us. Swing the str.p
over your shoulder this way. and slip
the revolver into the holster. That's
right: we'll carry ~ little as We can.
and leave our hands free" He hesi.
tated, staring about in the darkness.
swiftly deciding what to take. "Do
you happen to know If either of the
passengers carried any grub?"
Grub"
Plains term for food" tmnat,ant,v
rations; something for lunch en-
route"
"Oh, yes. Mr.. Moylan did; said he
never took chances on having to 90
hungry. 1t was in fat leather
pouch"
"Haversack have it. That viii
be enough to carry. with the canteen.
Now there is only one thing more he.
fore we leave. We must impress
those fellows with the notion that we
are wide-awake. and on guard yet See
any movement out there?"
II am not sus," she answered
doubtfully. There is black smudee
beyond that dead pony; lean forward
here and you can see what l mean
on the ground. IL imagined 1t moved
Just then" She pointed into the dark.
ness. ut is the merest shadow. hut
seemed to wiggle along, and then
stop; it's still now"
Hamlin focused his keen eyes on
the spot indicated. shading them with
one hand.
Slide back further on the seat" he
whispered softly. "and let me in next
the window"
There was a moments silence. the
only sound the wind. The girl srfpped
the back of the seat nervously with
both hands. holding her breath: the
Sergeant, the outline of his face sill.
houetted against the sky, stared mo.
tionless into the night without, sud.
denly. not making sound, he lifted
tho rifle to his shoulder.