Gunnison news-champion., 1914-01-16

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~ Gloss by this time to Ieeve - 1suo1
% to what they were. hanlta -
tiously kept hack out Il siOA2 =
the breaks Of the ridge. slthesOA -
kesa eyes, searching the Hppse ~
ley. discovered no siGn q puss9A
Tired ~ Dupont's horse un1eulAs11v
wss. he might not yet have sttai1so
the Indian eaeampRent. whisA, -
trutA, might - Ruch 1Asthef swav
than Hughes hAA supposed. TIE fact
tAat - spiFoh - snOhe vegs visible
pssslsl The Sergeant. for - that
lsssty cir they should naturally be
psFceived for . considerable Aistanse.
POssibly. however. the blu4s were
higher and more abrupt, farther up
stream. aaOraiRe better chances Of
ooncealment. Indeed II was quite
probable that the Indians would seek
the most sheltered spot available for
their winter camp, irrespective OF any
possible fear of attack. ReasOAably
atrocities of the past summer would
naturally tend to make them unusuAlly
cautious and watchfHi
Molly, muffled TO the eyes in her
thick blanket, permitted her pony to
follow the other without guidance, un-
III they both dipped down into the
hollow, safe from any possible OBJ
servatlon. In some mysterious way
the overpowering feeling of terror
which had controlled her for days past
had departed The mere presence of
Hamlin was an assurance of safety.
As she watched him. erect In saddle,
his blue overcoat tightly buttoned, his
revolver belt strapped outside, she no
longer felt any consciousness of the
surrounding desolation or the nearness
OF savage foes. Her heart beat fast
and her cheeks flushed in memory
of what had SO swiftly occurred be.
tween them. Without thought or
struggle, she gave herself unreserved-
iy to his guidance, serenely confident
In his power to succeed. He was a
man SO strong, so resourceful. SO fitted
to the environment, that her trust in
aim was unquestioned She needed
10 ask nothing; was content to follow
IN silence Even as she realized tbs
completeness Of her surrender, the
sergeant, relaxing none of his watch
'ulness, checked his pony so that they
could ride onward side by side
We viii follow the trail back" h.
explained, glancing aside at her face
1T is easier to follow than to strike
out Tor ourselves across the open"
Where does it lead?"
! To an old cow-camp on the Cimar
ron there is a trooper there waiting
q q! tel you the story?"
A wish you would"
And then am to have yours II
return-everything?"
Yes" she said and their eyes met
There is nothing to conceal-frou
you"
4 He told his tale simply, and in few
words; how he had missed, and sough-
after her in Dodge; how that search
ing had led directly to the discover,
of crime, and finally the revealmeu,
Of Major McDonald's body. He told
OF his efforts at organizing a party tc
follow the fugitives, inspired by a be
hef that she was a prisoner. OF tbs
rip through the blizzard. and of bo~
ne had succeeded in outstripping Du
2ont in the race.
The girl listened silently. able from
ner own experience to fill In the de
tails OF that relentless pursuit, which
could not be halted either by storm
Or bullets The strength, the deter
nination Of the man, appealed to he,
With new force. and tears welled int
her eyes.
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