The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-05-07

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M~ year since I trav
/ 81 sis way"
0 TRY It, any
~~ how" Dick ORDER
60. ed. 1T doesn't
look ID much
travelled az the
other one. Take It easy going up.
The grounds muddy and treachar
GUS"
He closed the door and settled back.
looking down at the face upturned to
his. She looked very young and child,
like asleep. He had never seen her
asleep before, and vaguely 1t troubled
him.
Florence stirred and opened her
eyes, az the machine dragged heav.
lily over the uneven ground. She look,
cd feverish.
Dear. darling old treasure girl"
murmured Dick, gathering her into his
arms by main force I'm awfully
sorry. but don't you see once we'd
started. We couldn't 60 back? You
would be the nrst one to rebel at fail.
urs now"
Lights ahead, st1." called De
Veaux. 1T b - hotel in 70 dis.
tance."
"Ddck, we mustn't They're sure to
catch us IL We stop over night !
don't mind sleeping this way, truly ]
don't"
Deck smothaFed hae protests In his
own. way until they drew up before
tho little mountain hotel. It was evi.
IDENTIFY open. He had been half afraid
they would find it boarded up for the
winter. He lifted Florence out In
her long fur cloak, and carried her
up to the veranda where it was dry.
Inside the long. quiet hall it was alb.
solutely silent except for the slow
ticking. Of q hall clock on the wall.
A log fire smoldered in the gray rock
fireplace. In an armchair before II
dozed the proprietor, his spectacles
pushed back on his forehead, and q
black and white kitten curled up on
his knee. But Dick never noticed
them. He looked at the two figures
seated at the long. narrow table In
the little adjoining dining room. They
were Rollingson Robb and old Colonel
Damer. De Voux had said there were
tire tracks In the roadway before the
old inn.
Florence had seen them at the
same instant, and they must surely
have heard the machine. she thought
standing back in the shadows near the
door. All her fatigue and WEAKNESS
seemed to drop OF like magic. She
had her hand on the door knob with
q wild impulse to get away without
being seen. but the colonel had discov
cred her. He said something to Robb
and came out into the hall.
ITS all right. Rathburn," he told
the startled proprietor. "These are
the people we looking for. Flor
RE. will you just step into the par
lor there, and close the door, like Z
good child?"
But Florence never stirred from the
side Of the tall, boyish figure In the
long coat. Instead. she slipped bel
hand in his. and waited.
49," said the colonel thoughtfully
you have made progress In disobe
dience." He turned to Dick. "Wl
have q warrant out for you. sir. Mr.
Robb here has been sworn in a. q dep
uty sheriff. and IL ready TO serve
IT..
I'm nineteen, dad" Florence hrok,
in. r
whats your object, colonel in al
thiss" asked Dick suddenly. you've
bean down On me eve since I came
home from South Amer1ca last spring
and told you I wanted to marry Flor
RE. II you'd been halfway decent t.
u we'd never have gone away.
can take bod ARE Of her."
Il believe Mr.. Robb has q prio1
claim" said the colonial dryty. "Ht
has had my full consent to marry my
daughter for two years."
I'm mighty sorEy. colonel, you fee
that way ahoat t. We never thought
OF this trip until T1o1sfe told me thai
you and Mr.. Robb here were making
preparations gradually for the wed
ding"
You're an u~nmixtsatod youn(
scamp" suffered Robh. digging dowr
in an inside pookst after the warrant
Colonel, will you telephone to thu
nearest town for thelr local sher
if?"
"Just . minzta. 0kd Dick. Il have
. paper here t1ae beats that one
Robb. Take a yunF gloves. grille
and show dad tAo moa new, shiny
ring" He spread tho white marriag,
certificate out On The old table.
by George. IL bays right" muir
INJURED the colonel, altar . minute,
inspection Of the papse. Robinson
your waxrants Onk ttS back broke
You can't arrest . man for RUNNING
sway with his WtoA"