Gunnison news-champion., 1913-09-05
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Once ~ paused. blinded by ths
saeS. Huns W bis srm. and srea.
imagining he ss~ The dim shape Of Q
oss on the rsase summit. There was
- return shot. nc visible movement
esosless. mad vita rage, be sprang
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euRtous sttocA. Ne - ~ iDa0ss
onnb With cold ~ sAaoosssao svoa
weakness. - esctts0sst - 0Dnt
- hot btus1 DslsAnO shsS~OA hls
vu1ns; had bsssGht - to his keart
- AghsiaG iastiaA Dvssy desire
OOsl hin fervasl, slaoOrinG sDr -
SunGe. bUt the ssOussA ssass q .
01ainsnan hss1 hin noti0alsss. 49,
- about. lisseuiaG f0r sny ssSnl. ~
~ him, eows thsss In the hollow.
OuDs hu11isl he hOrsss Of his 0st-
o. sesfssay listinGuishsbls fron
vAsre he stool. N he should vssturs
1a0ther a, hs night never be sbls
- and . vsy beck again. Evsa in the
Osay light a dawn he could sss moth
NJ distinctiy . aosea yards distant.
Aal Wsssoa AaA the sonpess. TAis
ves the thought which brought him
tsompinG hack through the 1rtfts-
Wasson! Wsas vas dead, Carv0ll
D1eele better. but ~ seest ni0At have
bssn only slightly vesaAed. Ne Val-
- ~. - 1svnvaS1. his 1oes sttn
Os1ppiao - ssaa- nseoss Dsealia
tssnsl - svss. - sav - jnoOsl
WuunA - hns0 ossth hal bssa ~
stas1onssus. - 09assl aown ct tbs
weDes 1oee. slrssAy powdersl With
sReW; tAea Olarsl about into the
musAy distances, revolver PeaAy for
scttsa, every nerve throbbinG 0ol!
/ N - ever met the murderer! Thea
swim peaction came, and he buried his
eyes - the neck of the nearest horse.
snd hts body shooh with halfsup
pressed sobs. The whole horror Of it
srippeA him in that instant. broke his
iroa viii. and left him weak as . child.
Bet the mood did not last Little
by little he gained control. stood up
again In the snow, and began to
think- He WAS . man, and must do
. mans work With an oath he forced
himself to act; reloaded his revolver.
thrust II back into the holster at his
hip, and, with one parting glance at
poor Sam, plowed across through the
drifts to Carroll. He realized now his
complish. Wade and Wasson were
gone; no human effort could aid them.
but Carroll lived and might be saved.
And it was for him alone now to serve
Molly. The sudden comprehension OF
all this stung like the lash of a whip.
transformed him again into fighter,
a soldier Of the sort who refuses to
acknowledge defeat. His eyes dark
ened. his lips pressed together in a
straight line.
Carroll lay helpless, inert, his head
hanging down against the neck of his
horse. The Sergeant jerked him erect,
roughly beating him into conscious
ness; nor did he desist until the fel-
lows eyes opened in a dull stare.
IN pound the life out of you unless
you brace up, George" he muttered.
Il hats right-get mad if YOU want to-
II will do you no good. Wait until
get that quirt; that will set your blood
moving. No, Wake upl Die, moth
ingi See here. man, there's the river
just ahead"
He picked up his glove, undid the
reins from WassOn's stiffened fingers
and urged the horses forward. Carroll
lurched drunkenly in the saddle, yet
rsrsined sufficient life to cling to Tho
pommel. and thus the outfit plunged
hlindly forward into the storm. leav-
ing the dead men where they lay
There was nothing else to do; Ham