The evening world., 1914-02-21

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The rice. however. was
poor. 20 I returned 10 ths house. and
after lunch L took. q book and sat
with II In the vsranda. where I.was
Joined in due course by Linda and
Mr.. Petersham. ..t.T 't ~
ats cool. hsrs;. the only cool spot
IN the place to.day.r remarked Pet.
orSham. =, retr' ~"
''Yes. and dont the sprucss smell
sweet?" said Linda. Joe cut them
to give me shade" -
She pointed 70 q row of tall cap
llnGs propped against the rail Of the
verapda, 20 as TO form . close scream.
g.Jos always thinks Of things for
people," she added. ...,. ......
sPstersham, glanced from, mo to
Linda. III your headache u, bad. you
had better lie dswn In he house" hs
safd. - .'' '''-'''. 81. f't'
".It 10 ever % much better. but I'll
fetch sowp smsiling salts" .mt.
was about 70 offer to bring them
for her when ! caught her fathers
~ behind her bach. aad remaipsd
whsrs I was ~ soon - she had
gone In. Pstersham stepped up to me
and whispered: ,'' ~ ''
ITO give her shade:" he repeated.
] looked round and nodded.
There 10 always shade here" he
went on. The sun can't get In through
the pines on this side: the wood Is
thiSkSst here '. y,
"Tkat'a true. i asresd. "iooiting At
the close grown jumpers that stood In
front OF US. Joe stacked these sap
iipgs sgainst the rail- Tor soms other
IN course! He know that Linda
.,su,s you'd 4. very likely sit here and he WIS
A AFRAID on vhate- said Linda sud.
denly from SshiSa w. SS 1SS %. .a s0Sad Soa
help and you are both here: you could
protect me-"
"Nos against rine-bullet." said
Petersham. For my sake, 60 In.
AS he said the words from far away
came the sound OF q shot. Distance
robbed It OF that acrlmony with which
the modern riiio speaks, and It struck
Q dull, even . drowsy note upon the
air OF that lansuid afternoon Of lass
spring.
As II In answer came the sullen far:
then, after an interval . fourth.
"Shootink!" cried LINDA again. very
white, her blue eySs wide With terror.
"And it's from the direction OF SenliS
I knew twas ana said what I
tried 70 .think. /, 80 ..ts:
"it.s probably Joe shooting. at o
Joe would not need to frs nvs
times" she answered ans. go ;sSsspax =, !
Ben! Ben Puttick!" reared Peter
'' Ba. lo,n, as was hii voice. LINDA.
Here | ami" We heard vutnskt
voice from inside the i\use. and ahs
1--WE heard I'VE shots 'front.' sepli:
Lake" I said. we p,ust seArt1 'at
once. You and ], Mr.. fetsrshasn wdll
stny with Miss Linda" 80, ~
Pvttick looked me In the eyes.
, "Ars you. tired Of your MO" b
"we s.S: no time to o'thlqs et sa.!!
!, "rhere was fve Shots" Puttick sal,
. deliberately. ~ heard 'em myself
That mspns Jos's dead. 1T waa hin
, they they shot ,SS. At 1--WE 80 ven 500" b
, .We Can't leave hin. Come along
, We must 20 10 his help" g. '''-
, Think a bit sfore You hurry. J
! we're shot they'll CONS on hAre." III
y "Oh, yoi Coward" ty4ed Linda
Putti6k' turned a dun red: "Pm n
: onward, Miss Linda, but I'm no foo
I'm a woodsmnn. Iknow."
''The"e 10 a good deal Of sense J.
what Ben says" pnt in., IT thin
his best place IL here with you: h
/, shall stay to help you In case 0f neet
/ I'll go and find Joe. After oil, it's a
. Likely M not that hN @aR f!rl,Ny q
, perhaps some one else was hrtns' q
o bear"
with the words 7 Jumped down tn
. !veranda steps and ran out along tn
i t,'a'l from the clca,ing 7 hchrh Pc
;. Hor STAY u, lirica: cvCry minute n,1t
I tered " Joe had really Geen nttaclo'
ran for the first few hundre
= not keen up the pace I knew tn
general direction of Senlis Lake an
made towards II, Fortun1tAiy thes
was a fairly clear trail, upon which
. aaw here ana there the print &
q moccasina. which, took TO- he Joe
!, riRht. ..
shall not easily rorxet my rac
u ngalnAt time. for, to teif the truth.
ti was sick with fear ana thA anticilit
M tlon ,..,,, 2, evil: Around y. spread u
nmons ths psnciS tSs bolS6 u Witt
y rose strsight into tae .appSe s's' nal