The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-15

for Judith: Judith could no moro be
trusted faithfully to servo out her vow
to bring Alan Law to her fathers feet,
alive or dead. because-O cruel irony
of fate!-she herself had fallen in love
with that Same man whose death she
had pledged herself to compass. Only
when. as now, half mad with jealousy,
determined to see Alan dead rather
| than yield him to the woman he lover,
her sister, might judith be counted
upon to serve her father In his lust
for Yengcancc-tSS he would be served
and eyen 30 not without Marrophat at
her elbow to egg her on through her
resentment of Ills surveillance. Mother
could be trusted. indeed. to work alone
to the desired consummatlon; for Urine
lad secret reason to fear lest Mario
plat might, given opportunity, connive
ut Alans escape In: order that he might
harry Rose and SO throw Judith back
into his, NIarrophats, arms.
Poor, deludcd fool!
| Such was the private comment Of
Marrophat's master
For all that, twas the man, and not
his daughter. whom Trine designat cd
| TO lead the expedition, cunningly count
ing on Judiths chagrin to work upon
her passions and excite her to one last.
mad, blind attempt that should prove
successful
Smiling~h his secret smile, Urine an
nounced his decision at the last mo-
ment. while Hopi Jim waited with his
horses and an assistant-one Texas
for whose utter Innocence of scruplcs
Mr.. Slade unhesitatingly vouchcd.
Sullenly submissive, at least in out
ward seeming. Judith bowed to this
decision, marched-Out OF the car, and
suffered Marrophat to help her mount
her horse: service which she needed
not at all and only accepted because 1t
amused her somewhat. inrher vicious
huinor, to- watch rivalry wax warm
between her fathers man and IIopi
Jim. For Marrophat had almost ell
bowed the gunman out of the way, to
be first at Judith'a stirrup.
The incident provided food for
thought: Judith thought quickly and to
u purpose. seeing in this idiotic rivalry
Gas IL she would waste word on
either of them, but.tto make use Of
themO the means to further her end
Urine had schemed fatuously when
he sought to inflame her loyalty by
sighting her, demonstrating once more
how time and suffering had warped his
mind, how little he knew of this
| strange, wild creature, his daughter,
Judith, upon. whose tempering he had
expended such exacting pains, thinking
to fashion her+into a, tool to serve him
without ruth or wavcring., go.
Now, deliberately, as the little cava1-
cade rode through the moonlit desert
night, the girl manoeuvred her horse
to the side of Hopi Jim. and then
dropped back, permitting Marrophat to
lead the way with Texas
AS deliberately she set herself to
work upon the bandits susceptibility
to her charms; enchanting him with n
show of wondering admiration. listen
| ing all ears and signs to his brag-
gadocio: bewitching him by the ease
| with which she made nothing OF his
clumsy advances. with imperceptible
pressures of her foot against the flank
OF her wcll-trained mount, causing it
| to evade the others efforts to ride in
closer, within arms length of this
woman whom he coveted and who
seemed so we'll inclined to favor him.
Within an hour she had him ready
Ito do anything to win her smile.
But. with that accomplished. she was
still In doubt how best to use him