The evening world., 1914-03-06

law OF Nature. few to him and
clun. like bit Of steel to . mses
Murder case" explained symes foe
conversational purposes as he and
the banker stood ut tho front window
In the office Of tho Terriberry HOUSE
and watched a mad race between
Iutz. tho undertaken, and plume
which had blown of tho bearse.
"ycs,"
Pretty raw pieco Of work." con,
tinued Symes, while the banker
searched In his case for cigar. "Oid
sheepman shot dead In his tracks the
aame day he was married 10 n girl
young enough To- he his grapddauGh-
ter. Married him for his money an6
there's no doubt In anybody's Mid
but that she killed him for tho same
purpose. Sha may get away with 10,
though. for she'li be able to put NJ 3
hight WIN old Dubois's coin"
"Whoscy'' 1hs bankers hard
stopped on Its way TO scratch =
match on the window sill.
French Canadian; sign j himo0e
'Edouard Dubois Name famiiiar1~,.
The bankers face was a 'curiss4
study as his mind went galloptng
back through the ycars.
You say he was murdered--Sh0eC
Dead ms a door nail" Symeo w
pleased to have found a .opiU int4ts
csting to the stranger. Each shot
made a buIl's-eye, ono through the
forehead and the other In his heart.
She's good shot. this girl. her enc
accomplishment" nt
Tho banker agreed absent mindsdlys
and asked:
DO YOU know her--this Mrs. Du-
bois?" 80, '-4,7
In n way-as oAe person knows
another In n small t6wn"-he heoi-
tatcd delicatciy--"nots socially at all.
She was' never In society"
Tho banker looked at Symee DID,
wise through cloud Of HmokO odl
HIS lips twitchcd suspiclously at ~
corners. q. BE- 80 80
'T'd like 10 have a look at this man
DUBOIS. IL It's possibls," be ssid spd-
denly.
why. ycs." said symes not. eos
willingly. They're going to the, hail
now to hold tho services"
The banker followed the rm0rt1a
crowd up the steep stairs to the hall
ana seated himself on ono bf the
rqucaking folding chairs. The .ugiS
lodge room whose walls were deco
rated with the gatdy Insignia a the
order was iilicd TO Overlooking with
the citisctis OF Growhsart, whose "a.
=
other reason than respect. Al Last
ls,itz. In the tretnilous, minor, c9up1.
trimmed voice and drooptng attitude
which made tho listeners feel that
iindertnkers 1ikH poets arc born. NOT
made. urged those who cared d 9
no 70 step forward and pass around
to tho right. - ~ -,
Yes. u was no: thsrs was no ae~te
about that: the brutal, obsfina Is {SX
A.
Years. Twenty years! II was all Il
TINT since no had seen old ED
Dubois betting his gold dust ON an
' judtnn horse race--twenty years since
. young Dick kincaid had nouuderod
through the drifts In . mountain paso
70 see how the Canuck saved Hour
gold. Once moro he was on the trail.
scuffling rocks which rolled q mile
without a stop. Before him were the
purple blotches which the violetd
made and. no could Amell the bios.
SONS OF the thorn and service berry
bushes that looked like fra Srant hanks
OF snow. He, felt again tho dcpreS.
sion OF the silence In the valley BE-
low--the silence In which he heard.
instead Of barking dogs and lauE.-
ing children, the beating OF his own
heart. lilo had never forgotten the
sight that met his eyes, ana he RS
called u now with . vividness which
MADE MN shudder. and he heard with
startling clearncss tho childish voice
OF hnlf-naked. annotated yh0y sayine
without braggadocio or hysiarte:
I'm goin' to find him, m'sieu. 40
when I DO I'll get him, enire!~ -
ihat was the suspect! That slim.
young girl with her delicateiy cut.
+. features hardened to meet the 60
/. centrated aaxs OF a procession Of
IA IN rN al
glanced about him. abe hooked ~
only lady In the room.
Essie sat with the feeling tn -
nan formed about her heart, trSiKR -
bear unhinchin9ly the curioua -
sneertng looks OF those she had knev8
well enough to call by their 0rvt
names. II was torture for the IN.
sitive Kirl who saw In each cold eve
the thought that she had killed q nan
killed . human beine-for mons1i :.
"a feeling OF overwhelming plty
surgcd over Kincaid az he lookA8 ~
her, feeling so strong that .vhnu ~
raised her eyes and gaxed s0uarU3v
INTO MS no wondered II he had opokon
aloud. They were blue and beautiful
her eyes. s two mountain forrest
me- nots. like two bruised noverc- y
thought. that had bean hurt tc dE
He could remember having ssAn o0lv
one other pair like them.
An Impulse so strong, q reoolvS -
sudden and violent that Il cent tSn
blood In crimson wave above m
collar and. over his face seized Mini
and he whispered TO himself Any
moved toward the door, IL,
I'll see her through. by 0eorrei
III stand by her till there's skatinr A
the place that don't commonly
They were shod horses and thsy
were going some. Sec how deep the
corks sunk. Look at the lsnsth
OF the Jumps" The sheriff followed
the hopf tracks with his eye until thSS
turned Mt an angle and dropped into
the g,ilch.
"Pft!--like that-and they were
gone" said the Dago Duke, with an
expressive gesture. "Over there.
where was reposing under the scant
shade OF sagebrush. opened MY
eyes Just In time to see the top Of
their black hats disappear. Her
buggy was turning the hill"
(To Be Continued.)