Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-06


Nor inbred. Was Rose altogether
destitute % plausible excuse Yer thss
feeling n Was undeniAbie that b.
taceu Alan and Judith bond ~ asm
pashs had Known out Of the trials ana
haFdshlrs they had OF hate suffered
- common Il wns nndeniahle.--hes
even IN his most PRIVATE thoughts
Alan tensed Il nercel, ladlth On
tho ether hand, not only Acknowledged
% freeb TO herself but secreiN De
rived strangely sweet aud poignant
pleasure tron thc kncN ledge that sha
icHgt 30 maaN and hopelessly.
That her love vas hogeless che
Anew bat too well Even thoash Alan
mixht bot be- astoxeiher Indifferent a.
her after al that had passed hotN cen
them his loyalty a. Rose was un.
shakahic And not for worlds woald
Roses rival hayn had Il otherwise
Shn could not have lowed hlm a. abe
dld Had he not been 80 unmoxatl,
iruc A. Is was slncc she canla ne,
hope her hove mish, b. returned. she
; vas eoHfcst 90 love end 20 promise
herself that Il opportunity ever at.
tered she would NOT prove unreadv 10
sActlnve herself Cor her hove
Aud 90 fimvs she caught herself
I praying that such cpportuuit, would
~ accorded her. ans quickly. and
that the sacrifice % should demand
Nould be- complete
Nos prssefs arc sometimes an.
swercd when the boon cfayud Be- eood
Tor ihs soul
Slowly and painfully these four
ioiled aions an Obscure Trail that foi
lowed the windings ~ tho little river
uuul bgsnch struck into ihe main
stream ana ep discovered 20 them vrl
another irail lcadlps into the west
ward canyon
Then sRain slowly ara gainfuis
they uloddea uu following bilnds an
Other tfall biased BY Fat,s az hlina a.
they
AaeNe them on The road they had
abandoned the crimson racer doubled
hsrk in iho pnint where q had passed
Judith and llArsus. Us ueeupauis 10
tctndrd explored aud came present
"a upon The tfail 81 tbc mgitNre
uloodhoends could not have ret.
tied down upOn scent wiih more
fopd will and caFrfpsFs than NJ Mar.
rophai aua Bis faithful aide
The tua Was hlEh aud blazing above
me gan,un vhon The pursuit. came
within rife shot ~ tho ohasc
A tpiiefal shot ronscd the quar-
ici irpm pause 81 lrthafRio diamay
dee 10 tardy appreciation 81 the fact
that they had penetrated wiliessly al
inosi TO ihs end 81 a blind alley
a hasly council Of war armed Alan
with Iudlihs revolver and ported him
behind bow ider eommandlnr the Oh.
pfoashos To the chnfm The weapon
powerful "a. had range Sufficient
20 numb the impeiuosi,S OF the a.
sassiun aud keep them under cover
aud oat of sight of the desperate ~
rays the furltiyea seta making 1,
coui3aHs an escape
For la the shed hohiad an hhandonct
los cabin souvenir. no douh, ot some
fofEotiea prosp.cior ilarcus aad an
carthod q length 81 stout hempen rope
Wiih the aid % rusty shovel be-
had hacked ,hls into two oogal lengths
one of these Lengths be pforocded Va
make last around hin oau wallet. thcn
around NoneH The other be- ieft 20
b. similarly employed by Alan aud
Judith For a WAS agreed That they
must cliuh. and while the clin offered
no problem 10 daunt nauuisin climb
~ of any protonHlons. "A was conaid
cred best thar the iuFiiises should bs
hltrho6 up Ia pairs against ANY pos
slilliy OF SID The pairing bad
been determined hy the fact that
liarcur Roasted some slight opefieaco
in mountaineering. while Koss was
plalnli The moei exhausted Of tho two
aomcu. the least able 20 bslp herself
Ia an emergency
lie bad worked hls cautious say.
with the nin Ia tow, "a n point mid.
way W the face Of the clin. following
long diagonal that provided the cas-
lest climbing. vhrn Alan stole back
10 judith and reported that on the
evidence of observation and belief. he
aas convinced that the pursuit had
turned back perhaps for want u am.
muniii0n perhaps 70 execute some
ioss hazardous attempt upog thD ligea
Of The fuFlisss
without delay. then. he made tho
free END 81 The rope iasi around bic
own waist. aud. following TIE way l,ar.
cue had chosen, began the ssesBi
Ts0thlrds Of tbs climb had been
accomplished. and ltose aud Hareus
had arrived IN safety at the top. be
/ fore the temptation 20 look down
proved Irresistible.
! Immediately beneath biz heels the
face Of the elm Nas deeply holloned
out. leaving a dfop 81 30 feet u a
shelving ledge Of shale AZ nieep a. q
roof whose eaysa perhaps another
hity feei below lgited out over an
other fall Of \ hundred feet,
Alan shuddcfcd and swallowed hard
before Fefuming fhe ascent
Another 70 feet brought him 70
a lcdRe quite ala fact vide. offering 4
broad and eaay bath 10 the summit