The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-03
MIRAGE


through the agency Of his daughter
judith, he wages against Alan Law,
H0n OF the man, NOW dead. WHO WAS
1nnoeentiy responsible for the accident
which rendered. Trine n helpless
cripple. Alan loves md is loved by
Hose, Judith's twin and double. Judith
VOWS 20 compass his death, but under
dramatic circumstances Alan saves iiar
life and 80, unwiliingIy wins her love.
Thereafter Judith IL by turns animal.
ed by the new love, the old hatred, and
jealousy of her sister. In escaiping her
persecution, Alan and Rose and their
friend BIreus take refuge In the Paint.
ed Hiils--a range of arid mountains
and bordering the Altoona deserts.
judith, while pursuing, suffers
change Of heart and warns them i'm
time TO avert an attempt upon their
uses.. In return for this she IL seiz.
eG by an outlaw aceDmpIics and bOnnd
helpless TO- the back OF horse. Aim
shooss the ace0mplice and the horse
runs away, following perilious
trail.
1.-THE MAN IN THE SHADOW.
Two hundred feet, IL one, Hopl Jim
fell from the lip of the cliff. Then
Buddhhly the Thing that had been
Hopi Jim Slaic was checked In its
8 headlong descent by the outstanding
trunk OF tree, over which It remain
cd, double up. limp. horrible. :.
Tne miniature landslide that had
hcen caused by his fall went on, set
Ting gradually as the slope became
less sheer. Only part of 1t, double
handful OF pebbles, gained the bottom
o fthe canyon. I
80 Tn fnnffiad i,,,,.a,t ~, tt,o .x.a,..,
round hisc feet roucsd tho mnn who
had compassed the bandits death from
the pose lie had unconsciously assum-
cd on the instant OF firing.
He stepped back and sna cd up q
case containing binoculars
Not before the glasses wero ad-
Justed to his vision did he find timo
to respond absently to the alarmed
and inaistent ihquiring OF his two COM
= panions, q man OF his own age and
! girl or some years less, who had been
4 Weakened from their sleep by the re-
port OF tho rifle.
Now tho latter plucked his sleeve,
momentarily DETECTING the gissses
from the object which they were fol-
= lowing so sedulously as It moved along
tho heights; q wildly running horse
with q woman bound helpless upon It's
back. both sharply In silhouette against
the burning blue.
Alan!n the girl demanded, what
4 is Il? Why did you Are? Why won't
You answer me? What Is itP'
-" I.isssitss,. !" sii. fep,'ns :esseIy, again
picking ny with the gasscs the run
away horse that fled so Eatlly along
Z hill trail.
Tfoss,a ,,,,, .-~.l
throats as Alan swung sharply and
3 thrnst the glasses into the hands OF the
z girl.
Judith" he affirmed with n looy,
of poignant solicitude. "She's roped
Z 10 tho back of that crazy broncho-
Il eiplesSt See for yourself; ono false
( 81 suppose q stone turns beneath
Its hoof-she'll be kiIledtp
Nnife tho Eirl focused her glasses
-. s.s :;;s!: :..ss;. .ss;.s ss,s against tho
: nky Alan turned 10 tho two horses
: hobbleo near by and seizlng n saddle
threw It over the back OF one.
Mt this the other man strodc to his
side and dropping n OBTAINING hand
upon his arm, asked. 3 IS NsN
What arc you going I'd sio.p
Alan shook the hanu on and went
ON with his self-appointed task.
Go after hor. Tom. OF course. - no
replied. What elae? That animal
I Is crazy, toll YOU
sEycn so. = Tom Barcus argued.
.yon cant climb that hillside ON horse
back--and IL yoG could. you'd bc too
late TO catch up, much less prevent an
e know Il. But suppose 1t docsn;t
: Aal You know what's bc,,tl
S yt'lid t y these ils--deserti And the
{ giKi is helpless, tell yon. bound hand |
md foot Think OF her being carried
that way all day, perhars--face up Ia |
this brutal SUM-"
You're rayng," Barols commented
- q hopeless turn. He looked to the
girl. Rose Miss Trine- reason with
this madp's - fi
Drcppf he glRssea, the girl swift
y alld rnntidently 10 her ioyep.s side.
lifting her lips 10 his. "a ~
Go, sweetheart. she told him,
8 Save her IL you can!s' IS Il
Then hoofbeats drumminr M fhal
barr d-paeked earth OF the canyon trai5 /
stfaclf q hundred echoes from, It's rnr- |
sed, rocky walls.
AEr. Bareua showed Rose Tfine q /
tafs almost lntticrous with Its anguish
hHsHsing.
ilet'g look sharp ana follow :IniI
~ qAsek as may be- 2 he urxed. "IsishtI
ming viii never strike us 20 ibng as
we stick TO Mr. law OF tho charmed
tise- but tion't mind telling yon. once /
put OF his company, I'm inst naturai.
( b fFaid OF stae siarls.,';
THE TRAIL OF FIiYi,s9 Ifoop.
y PftISTj
In The stiii air III that y,nng day