The Washington herald., 1914-10-25

which Of his daughte judith he wages
Gently responsible accident which rendered Trne
double Judith Vows to eO%D.'; 9 his S. death ss but
Un0iSEiy wins her love Thersafter Judith Is by
animated By the old hatred. and ,eaouIy Of
s friend Bsreus take TsfuSs in the Painted His range
%. Sf iq pu"a nRs Of hsar ad them
in time to avert an attempt upon their lives In tor
horse Alan shoots the accompice and
THE MAN IN THE SHADOW.
Two hundred feet If one, Hopi Jim fell from the
LID Of the cliff Then suddenly the Thing that had
been Hopi Jim slade was checked in its headlong
descent by the outstanding trunk Of tree, over
which it remained, doubled up, limp, horrible
The miniature landslide that had been caused by
his fall went on, settling gradually as the slope
became less sheer. Only part of 1t, double hand
full Of pebbles gained the bottom Of the canyon
Its mufHed impact on the ground round his, feet
roused the man who had compassed the bandits
death from the pose he had unconsciously assumed
on the instant of firing
He stepped back and snatched up case contain
ing binoculars
Not before the glasses were adjusted to his Wis
ion did he find time to respond absenty to the
alarmed and insistent inquiries Of his two COM
panions man of his own age and girl Of some
years less who had been wakened from their sleep
by the report Of the rife.
Now the latter plucked his sleeve, momentarfly
DETECTING the glasses from the object which they
we're following sedulously as It moved along the
heights: a wildly running horse with woman
bound helpless upon its back, both sharply in SIP
houette against the burning blue
"Alanl" the girl demanded, what is It? Why
did you fire? Why Yon't you answer me? What
is it,"
Judith" Alan replied tersely, again picking up
with the glasses the runaway horse that fed so
madly along the perilous and narrow track of the
hill trail
The name was echoed from two throats as Alan
swung sharply and thrust the glasses into the
hands Of the girl.
Judith" he affirmed with look Of poignant
solicitude She's roped to the back Of that crazy
broncho-heIpless! See for yourself: false
step-suppose a stone turns beneath its hoof-
she'll be killed."
While the girl focused her glasses upon that
speck that few against the sky Alan turned to the
two horses hobbled by and seizing saddle
threw it over the back Of one.
At this the other strode to his side and drop
ping detaining hand upon his arm, asked:
What are you going to do?'
Alan shook the hand OF and went with his
selfappointed task
go after her. Tom Of course" he replied. What
else? That animal is crazy, tell you"
Even so" Tom Barcus argued you can't climb
that hillside on horseback-and If you could you'd
be too late to catch up much less prevent an ac->
cdent-"
i know II But suppose IL Qoesn I Idll
You know what's beyond these his-desert! And
the girl is helpless tell you, bound hand and foot
Think of her being carried that way-an day, per
haps-face up to this brutal sum"
You're raving" Barcus commented in hope
less turn. He looked to the girl "Rose-Miss
Trine-reason with this madman-"
Dropping the glasses, the girl came swiftly and
confidently to her lovers side, lifting her lips to
his.
GO, sweetheart" she told him. Save her II
you cam"
Then hoofbeats drumming on the hard-packed
earth Of the canyon trail struck a hundred echoes
from its rugged, rocky walls.
Mr.. Barcus showed Rose Trine face almost
ludicrous with its anguished smile that was in
tended to seem reassuring.
Lets look sharp and follow him as quick as may
be-" he urged. lightning viii never strike US so
long as we stick to Mr.. Law Of the charmed life
but don't mind telling you once out Of his COM
psny. I'm just naturally afraid Of the dark"
1.-THE TRAIL OF FLYING HooF-PRNTs.
In the still air Of that young day the chill Of
night fingered stubborn1y-and would until the
shadow Of the eastern rampant had crept slowly
down the canyons western wall, telescoped upon
itself and vanished, letting in the to make the
place pit Of torment and Of burning.
Refreshed from rest and exhilarated by this
grateful coolness, his horse responded willingly to
the first light touch Of Alan's spur. In twinkling
the overnight camp dropped from view behind the
rounded shoulder Of hillside, mesquitecloaked-
Then from its first spirited flight the horse set
tied down to steady going, heightened its stride,
and ran for leagues with the long, apparently ef-
fortress and treless lope Of the painsbred broncho
ventre-a-terre. .....
Alan's departure from camp had anticipated by
q round quarter-hour the appearance on the upper
trail Of friends Of the slain bandit to the number
Of four or fye who had both discovered and recov-
cred his body. called his death murder and pledged
themselves to its avengement-laying responsible
ity for the putative crime at the door Of the man
and woman 20 be seen in the canyon, Immediately
below the scene Of Hopi Jims fall
Between the moment when discovery of the men
on the ridge trail interrupted their simple and hur-
ried breakfast and that which found Rose and Bar
Gus mounted on the back Of their own horse and
making the best of their way down the canyon in
pursuit Of Alan but little time had lapsed.
And even with its double burden. their horse