The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-12-04
CHAPTER xxx.
The Chase.

Hamlin never forgot those two days
and nights of waiting. while the storm
reared without and the clouds OF
drifting snow made any dream Of ad
vance impossible. Trained as he was
to patience, the delay left marks In
his face, and his nerves throbbed with
pain. His mind was with her con
stantly, even in moments Of uneasy
sleep. picturing her condition unshel'
tered from the storm and protected
only by lie Fevre and his two Indian
allies. II he could only reach them
only strike blow for her release, II
would be such a relief. The uncer.
stricted play to the imagination, and,
incidentally awakening a love for the
girl SO overwhelming as almost to
Brighten him. He had fought this feel
ing heretofore, deliberately, satisfied
that such ambition was hopeless. He
would not attempt to lower her to his
level, nor give her the unhappiness OF
knowing that he dared misconstrue
her frank friendliness into aught more
tender. But these misfortunes had
changed the entire outlook. Now he
flung all pretense aside, eager to place
his life on the altar to save her
Even a dim fame of hope began blaz
ing In his heart-hope that he might
yet wiring from lie Fevre a comics.
sion that would clear his name. He
knew his man at last-knew him, and
would track him now with all the pitt.
less ingenuity Of savage. Once he
could stand erect, absolved of dis
grace, a man again among men, he
would ignore the uniform of the ranks,
and 60 to her with all the pride of his
race. Ay! and down in his heart he
knew that she would welcome his com.
ing; that her eyes would not look at
the uniform, but down into the depths
of his own.
He thought Of It all as he paced the
floor, or stared into the fire, while out
side the wind ragged and howled, piline
the snow against the cabin front, and
whirling in mad bursts up the valley
| It would be death to face the fury OF
1t on those open plains. There was
nothing left him but to swear, ant
pace back and forth. Twice he ant
Hughes fought their way to the cor
raj. found the horses sheltered in &
little cove, and brought them foot
and water. The struggle to accom-
plish this was sufficient proof of thu
impossibility of going farther. Ok
hausted and breathless they staggered
back into the quietness Of the cabin
feeling as though they had been BEATS
by clubs. Once, desperate to attemp
something, Hamlln suggested search
ing for the bodies of WATSON an,
Wade but Hughes shook his head
staring at the other as though hal
believing him demented. The Sci
geant strobe to the door and locke
out into the smother OF snow; the
came back without word Of protest
Carroll improved steadily, complain
ing OF pain where the frost had nippe
exposed flesh, yet able to sit up, an
eat heartily. There remained
numbness in his feet and legs, how
ever, which prevented his standin
alone, and both the others realize
that he would have to be left benin
when the storm abated Hughes woul
20 without doubt; on this point tn
7 Sergeant was determined. He did ne
: altogether like or trust the man; b
: could not blot from memory the GOV
, ardly shot which killed WATSON. nc
. entirely rid himself of fear that h
himself, had failed an old comrade,
not revenging his death; yet or
:. thing was clear-the mans hatred Il
lie Fevre made him valuable. Treac
s erous as he might be by nature. no
his whole soul was bent on reveng
J" Moreover he knew the lay OF the Ian
d the trail the fugitives would folio
h and to some extent Black Kettle
a, camp. Little by little Hamlin DIRE
from him every detail of lie Fevre
D life In the cattle country, becomir
ia more and more convinced that DO
Al men were thieves, their herds large
8, stolen through connlvance with
lie dams. Undoubtedly lie Feyre W