The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-09-24

to make inquiries regarding the route {,
over the range, seriously advised her
not to make the journey alone.
You should not attempt it, unpro-
t%ected." she warned Eleanor. Tho
country is wild and infested with VI
cious half-breeds and even outlaws"
but Eleanor was fearless and willful.
She equipped herself in stanch walk
ing trim, and noontide saw her pass
Ing down a lonely mountain gully and
recognizing marks in the landscape
described to her which indicated that
she was nearing Crofutt pass. Sud
denly, turning past n dense thicket,
she recoiled with a start as a tawny-
skinned woman darted directly in
front of her.
The stranger. a half-breed squaw,
was slovenly, Northumberland and vi
cious looking. Her eyes glowed as
she made out the small netted hand.
bag suspended from the belt that
Eleanor wore. She thrust out her
hand, seized it and tore 1t loose. FL
eanor put out a OBTAINING hand, for
the bag contained some money and
valuable jewelry.
The squaw produced a keen-bladed
knife and showed her teeth. Then
she quickly uncoiled a stort lariat
from her waist. Eleanor read her pur-
pose, to bind her hand and foot
and leave her helpless while she fed
safely with her spoils.
Eleanor sought to defend herself.
She stopped suddenly, seized a heavy
stick lying in the path. swung it
around and swept her despoiler on
her feet. With an angry snarl the
squaw regained her feet, but Eleanor
fed pr%ecipitately. She fancied she
heard a masculine voice shouting out
after her. but she feared an accom-.
plice of the squaw and terror lent
!, h%eetness to her actions.
I Eleanor deviated from the gully.
seeking shelter in rushing up a side
i. path. AT the top she paused breath
less. A view of the spot where she
had been robbed was now shut out
, from her view. Eleanor made out a
cabin, its door open. She rushed
through the aperture and sank to a
chair in a rudely furnished room,
nearly at the point OF fainting.
Her eyes opened wide as, wander
s ing about the room, they fell upon a
picture on a stand. 1t was her own.
Near to it was a tiny vase and in
e this, as If replaced fresh every morn.
t ing was a mountain daisy, her favorite
flower.
" She recalled having her picture
taken the year before in this very
d district by a travelling photographer
d Was this n printed from the sam
negative? Lost in anger, half-guess
d ing the truth. she started up as a stall
y wart form crossed the threshold. i
l. was that scamp" Warren Brill!
l. He greeted her with manifest re
t. preston and respect. She wondered
II Fate was in all this, as he told o
witnessing the robbery, of recovering
the booty from the squaw.
~ found this on the ground" h
!. explained, and he handed Eleano
with the handbag the letter she hal
. received from her father the da,
previous. There was a queer twinkl
in his eye. She flushed deeply.
, 1T is just a year lacking three day
since your father loaned me the none
:, to purchase the old mine, Mis-
' Wynne," he said. 1T turned out
, heartless swindle, but my defeat urge
me up to new efforts to make amend
= to my generous hacker. l struck
new rich prospect. See" and he e,
hibited receipts from the branch min
: for over fifty thousand dollars.
Brill saw her safely back to towr
q He saw her, too, every day after tina
during her stay. Then, the last eve
ming but one, he told his love.
Dear papa" spoke Eleanor, hon'
returned a week later, after the
greetings were over, you asked N
to find that scamp Warren Brill, fc
:. you"
\ Yes, Eleanor"
well l have brought him with m
to explain all about his terrible d
~ plicity!"
And Eleanor wen into the hallwa
and beckoned to Warren Brill, an
led into the presence of her amaze
IA sire her future husband.