The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-22
"LAHOMA"

crouching near the summer
house at Cledware's place. he
had overheard Red Kfmball boast
to bring Gledware the pearl AMI
onyx pin. Then had shot through
his mind the suspicion that Gled-
ware meant TO escape the one
condition ON which his life was
to be spared. With simple cum
ming he had left the pin where
the outlaw must find IL: his own
death would be taken for grant
ed-what them
What them This ride I'm the
boat. Gledware had made his
choice; he had chung to his pos
sessi0ns-and now Death. held the
oars.
When Red Feather brought
his mind back to the present,
Gledware was describing TO An
mabel a ranch in California which
be had bought. He would take
her far away: he would build a
house thus and thus--rooms 50 !;
terraces here; marble pillars.
The Indian was listening now.
Beautiful one." he heard
Gledware say, .all that is In the
future-but see what have
brought you for today. It's yours
dear-let me see 10 around your
neck with the sun full upon it
-"
Red Feather turned his head.
curiously.
Gledware held outstretched q
magnificent diamond necklace.
Annabel uttered a smothered cry
of delight as the iridescence fill
hand. And then she caught a
glimpse of Gledware's face and
her blood turned cold.
That face was frozen in hor-
ror. At the turning of the boat
mans head, he had instantly rec
ognized under the huge-brimme l
hat, the face of his enemy.
There was a moments tense
silence, filled with mystery for
her, with indescribable agony for
him. with simple waiting for the
Indian.
This is all I have" Gledware
shrieked, and flung the necklace
into the water.
The Indian rose slowly.
Red Feather did not utter a
| word. But with the stealthy
lightness and litheness of "A
panther, be stepped over the seat
and moved toward Gledware.
Hat and Disgusting coat were
cast aside. For a moment his
form, rfgil and erect, cleaned
like a statue of copper.
The next moment his form shot
forward. his arm gripped Gled-
ware about the neck, despite flu
rious resistance, and both men
fell into the water. ssr
The violent shock given to the
boat sent Annabel to her knees
Clutching the side she gazed with
Mortified eyes at the water in her
wake. The men had disappeared,
but in the glowing white path cut
across the lake by the sun, ap-
peared a dull red streak that
thinned away to faint purple and
dim pink.
Brick wilcox had watched
the scene as il turned to stone
1t had all happened so quickly.
But at the girls scream of terror
he dashed to the landing after
boat in which to row out to the
frightened woman. But another
was before him. Edgerton Comp
ton, for many days past a guest
i'm a nearby hotel, was as usual
lingering in the vicinity for a
sight of Annabel. He too had been
witness of the scene, heard the
frightened cry, and flinging him
self into a boat went to the res
cue of the half fainting girl in
the drifting skiff. from which the
oars were floating farther and
farther away.
She was still kneeling where
she had been thrown when Ed
gerton rowed up to her and gently
lifted her into his boat.
Annabel began trembling as
with the ague. "Edgerton;
He said IL was all a lie-about
his property and so IL was.
Everything Is lie except
this. :"
She chung to him