The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-16

the floor
Mrs. Darncll sat up alortly ana
quickly perused the slow. eve script
written on the old fashioned blue lined
paper " a country hotel!
nenr Cousin Jean-slnce you last heard
from mo ! have found Gallon am leav-
Ing to-day Tor Silent Valley. Hls Master
Kcy" mine " only ten miles from there
Won't be bee surprised 20 see mo7 I will
let YOU kgow later how our schome comes
out.
ooodby FOR now. Keep muml "a over.
HARRY
when Gallon thought he had killed
Wllkerson he became infected with the
lneradicohlo disease W dread. In his
conversation with John porr he had
given first expression 20 his feelings
The young mining engineer on account
" his youth did not fully understand
that men do not speak OF such things
until age luosener of tongues Ms we'll
~ Of the chords Of llfe-suddenly op.
presses them-makes them feel help
less, brings them 10 q realization 81
what the ultimate fact of death means
Tie had barely caught the appeal IN
the old mans voice when he had com.
pretended Buth's peril
The old man. with shaking limbs,
had watched the rescue. When he
saw Tint his daughter was safe he
also perceived the solution of HIS prob
tenn Hero was q quick mind needed
10 protect Ruth's property. SomeN hero
in that hin was the richest Of Califor.
-. III a.. ....F. Ia. .mNN g.. IHr.
self. "Johu porr can find the master
key.
Feeling himself too weak e meet the
girl who was now Clinging Imply 10
her rescuer and also discerning IN his
own slowing pulse that his time was
short. he won't down the hill, crossed
| the culch without q word 90 the %
dering miners aud entered the hunga
low.
\ moment later John Dorr entered
with>Ruth On his arms. The old man
merely looked M. Always look after
| her. John he said slowly. and 70 Wi
kerson comes back
Dorr looked 10 the old man with pity
in his eyes - isu't hurt he said.
, gently putting her down on the couch
! Then he Strengthened No "Ill always
look after her he promised
Gallon stared over at the white face
or his daughter as she lay unconscious
or the couch. "IIumph"- thus ev-
| pressing 90 himself his owu compre-
hension Of the fact that there was
/ coming such a period I'm HIS own NE.
He went out without a look backward
when he] returned the room was empty.
lie .sercd tho books on the table and
fell Into a state ~ profound thought
He did not hear the door open behind
him.
Ruth. freshly clad and wholly recov.
cred from her experience. wondered at
her fathers attitude. She stepped
softly toward him. lie did not turn.
She went nearer. she laid her soft
hands on his shoulder and then. as II
the fingers ~ lie ious q were touch.
ing the very nerves OF his being.
Thomas Gallon slowly twisted his head
10y a supreme effort u Will - see the
sight which OF all things I'm the world
DO did not want % see-the face Of his
enemy
by the magic OF the strange phantas
magoria which represents oug mentaI
processes II we look at them carefully
he did see the face Of Harry Wilkerson
"A-a-ah"' he hrcathed. His eyes
closed, compelled 90 by his troubled
conscience, hut be was recalled by a
loved and familiar voice; it was Ruth
bending over him. saying, Father
father. what is the matterf'
The Old man suddenly looked up. still
fearful that ho was to see that feared
aud hated face. Ruth he said. and
II struck him thnt on her face WAS O
look almost of terror
lie must Teassurc her. Dicad ant
fear and terror do not belong ia IN,