The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-10-08
TREY OF HEARTS.

aerroRih that masked the trail.
nnnd his iiy set the state OF Maine
rre-and swinging on his heel
brought up nose 20 a aapllng. trans
r.sd hy rectangle OF white paste.
BOARD fixed 10 its trunk. a trey OF
hearts, Of Shich each pip had been
neatly punotured by a 22-caliber bull.
rl
De carried II back 10 camp. mean.
rr io consult the guide. but on sac.
HI Thought. held his tongue II was
r likely that the Indian had over.
a,d an object 20 conspicuous on
..s trail.
sl Alan waited for him TO speak
meantime determined TO watch
cob more narrowly. though no other
Ucious circumstance had marked
Hr several days of their association.
The first half o. the night was. as
.o day devoted TO relentless prog.
. outward: thirty minutes OF
lt iorglns. i've minutes for rest
I repeat
SEQ more question M 20 the need for
M.n urgent haste: overhead the north
muttered without ccasing. Thin
of moke drifted through the for.
hurrlng the ground. like seme
I acrld mist; and ever the cur.
..I heavens glarcd. liyid with re-.
d fires.
midnight Alan had come 20 the
l. OF endurance; fcsh. bone aud
could NO longer stand the strain.
M.H Jacob declared that Spirit
@ aas now only six hours distant
af aa concerned Alan he might
a.d 600 Hls blanket once un.
. Alan dropped upon II like one
af
. un vas high when he awak
@ Ind sat 40. rubbing heavy eyes
.HiaE aching limbs. wonderinE
..t Fa3 come over tho Indian 10 lei
"aep 20 late
..a uidcn DO was assailed by sics.
fears that needed only the brief
.. rrsstlgntion 10 confirm. Jacob
. H.ronded with every valuable
H their equipment
E as HE motive far 10 seek.
.Ht, he ere had made ire.
ralna And ever and anon
ina would bring down the roar
~ holocaust. dulied by distance
unlike the growing Of Wild
'oodlug on their Kill
r delayed Ions enough only 10
..s few mouihfnls 81 nav food.
- water from spring. and Get
DOS 'rol on the trail 20 Spirit
f.
hours he Numbered blindly ON.
t= 'a be trall mainly BY instinc,
.rrih. painting. Easpins. half
r h' Haggefed into q little na,
clearing and plunged forward
sn bewildcFed that he could
..s sald whether he was tripped
.an Cor even a. he stumbled a
'nir landed on hls back and
tim savagely 20 earth.
Than a minute he vas over.
s wrists hiichcd together. NJ.
Halrd with heavy cord
H hH vision cleared he found
.a 'lIn q yard. regarding him
.. Coco ~ immohile 40 though Il
rasi 10 the bronze II resem.
70 one eide. a woman In
HlntluE costume stood eye
g're ~ narrowly AZ the In.
. unlike him With a oounte-
seemed aglow with ferce
over hls downfall.
0ai look. be could have be-
he face tina, had brought
aa 20 this mortal pass Fea-
aluto even 20 the hue %
hair. she coanterfel,ed
.u ho loved: only those eyes.
'h their look ~ inhumAn
denied that the two were
i, yainly 10 speak. Thu
led IN his parched throat
Whispering among dead
n
,.'Hg tho indian roughly aside.
comm kuelt In his place by
Aa. head
.ho said. and smiling cruelty,
'.r hoad--"no. I am not your
' am her sister Judith. her
'. Zoo the same hour. daughter
500 guess whose laughter
h.s'' She flashed card
.r her hunting shirt and held
I'd. owes You know II. eh7
uf hearts-the symbol %
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