The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-26
CHAPTER XVII.

AS the sun. after passing storm,
comes forth all the more gloriousIy, so
the Joy Of their new-found friendship
changed the world for Bud and Gra-
cia. The rainbow that glowed against
the retreating clouds held forth moro
than n promise of sunshine for them.
ana they conversed only OF pleasan.
things as they rode on up the trail.
The dangers that still lay between
them and the border seemed very re-
mote now. and neither gave them q
thought. There was no one in all the
vice world but Just these two, this
man and woman who had found them
selves
Twenty miles ahead lay the northern
pass. and from there 1t was ton more
TO Gadsden. but they spoke neither of
the pass nor of Gadsden nor OF who
would be awaiting them there. Their
talk was like that of children, incon-
sequential and happy. They told Of
TIE times when they had seen each
other. and what they had thought; Of
the days Of their childhood. before
they had met at Fortuna: of hopes
and fears and thwarted ambitions and
all the young dreams Of life.
Bud told OF his battle.scarred father
and their ranch in Arizona: of his
mother and horse-breaking brothers.
and his wanderings through the West:
Gracia of her mother with nothing OF
her father. and how she had flirted in
order to be sent to school where she
could gase upon the outstanding Amer
loans. Only Bud thought of the trail
ana scanned the horizon fer rebels,
bat he seemed more l.: seek her eyes
than to watch for enemies ana death.
They rode on until the sun sank low
and strange tracks struck their trail
from the east. Bud obs crved that tho
horses were shod. and. more tracks of
mounted men came in beyond. He
essned sharply towrYd the west and
followed rocky loslge to the hills,
without leaving rofprint to mark
the way of their RET rat.
Those hoof prir', brought Bud back
from the land cs dreams in which
he had been W. ,ering to a realiza-
ton OF the danr'rs that lurked about
than. But II, . way ahead was the
pass they mu. /: cross, and he sud-
denly realized that they could not
safely do 30 In the broad light OF
day. He mutt not take such chances
OF losing hi1 new found happiness.
BY the signs the land ahead was full
OF bandits and ladrones. men to whom
human life was nothing and a woman
no more sacred than brute. At the
pass all trails converged. from, the
north and from the south. Not by any
chance could man pass over 1t in the
daytime without meeting some one on
the way. and II the base revoltosos
once, set eyes ION Gracia It would tako
more than e hod to restrain them.
So. in q sheltered ravine they sought
cover until It WIS dark, and while
Gfacia slept, the heavy.headed Bud
watched the plain from the heights
above! :. sN :
As he watched he dreamed of: q
home In which this woman now Bleep.
ing beside him was the queen. I!A
dreamed e.of years to come with un.
bounded happiness throughout oil OF
them. Thoughts Of Phil and duty to
: his pardner were far away. Nothing
on the plain below served to distract
him from this dream Of happiness.
Az farf as he could see there was
nothing that savored Of danger for
the woman in his keeping. There
we're 10 sounds or signs OF either
federal or revolutionary troops, from
both OF which they were fleeing. and
from both Of which he must guard