The Washington times., 1915-06-06
THIRTEENTH INsTALLMENT.
Tongues Of Flame.
CHAPTER XVIII.
~ ROM the shadows Of the trees or
- the farther side OF the river
Craig, with strained eyes

- the Iartner blue ol thS iNoA'
Craig. with strained eyes,
watched Quests struggle. He
saw him reach Lenora, watched him
struggle to the bank with her, waited
until he had lifted her on to his, horse:
faced the one country in the world
where freedom was still possible !, iSr rSr
= sss; little pIds blaze Of light. Slowly, with his
arm through the bride Of his horse.
he %Da saa ID s Is
hestated. The light came through the
Gncurtained windows Of a saloon, three
long, yellow shafts illuminating the
ftunted shrubs and SANDY PLACES. es,, Sra,S anS
drew little nearer. From inside ne
could hear the humping of worn
piano. the twanging OF a guitar; the
ns Of of men tie tha Shr iauster Of
women The tired man and the lame
horse stole reluctantly little nearer
Craig listened once more YEARLY "
Sest The very thought of the place
sickened him. Even when he reached
the door. he hesitated. and instead OF
sntering stood back ,s amongst s the the
other sort Of sheiterl .
inside. the scene was ordinary
enough. There was long bar, against
which % Were MssesU ounsng na TIere
was a small space cleared for dancitg,
at the farther end Of which two ISr.
formers were making ,edI Welrd sra sre
nsjns with muss eewooys ysfe' not
fully considering the state OF the moor
and the frequent discords In the music;
One Of them tho prettiest-stopped
abruptly and pushed her partner away
You have drunk too much. josef"
tread on my, feet and you lean against
you another night. when you are sober.
60 away. please"
Her eayass ,.U sTeysa aotss for sown Tnoa
Ser e s With hee an evi glitter lit in his eyes He
was tall and thin. with black mus
tache and yellow, unpleasant looking
80 you will not dance any longer
with JOSEF he muttered. Very we'll.
you shall drink with him, then. We
will! sit together at one OF those nttis
tables Listen: you shall drink wipef;;hh rs; y
you. All that wish is to be left alone
the CIR! insisted, curtly. 60 and play
cards. II you want to. There is Pietro
over there, and Diego. Perhaps YOU
may win some i,olcN. They say That
drupkards have MI the luck.
Jose leered at Ter.
presently will play cards." he said.
Presently will win MI the'- money
and will buy jewelry for you Marta
stones that look live diamonds and will
sparkle in your neck and In your hair"
She turned disdaiufully away.
Il DC not want your jewelry. Jose'
she declared.
He caught her suddenly by the wrist.
Perhaps this is what you want he
cried. as he stopped down to kiss her.
she swung nor right rand round aud
struck him on the facs: He stnggeie I'd
haC fnr There
auah Win showed through the tan Of
his check. Then ho drew a little nearer
~ hrr. ard bsfo.D she could escape
bad PASSED his lont ~ ft%unH her
Dy the eide Of tho welt lns left hand
played with the knife at his belt,
Marta. little sweetheart" he snid.
boSHnE bioG Dont be afraid us pay Se vent ~ s on
as he drew the knife across his leather
breeches. "a little scratch across your
cheek. SO. 1t Is but the brand of your
master; love token from Jose. Steady.
now, little Maverick
The girl struggled violently, but Jose
was strong; such orawls were common
and those of the company who noticed
at all, merely laughed at the girls fu-
tile struggles. Jose's arm was already
raised with the knife In his hand. when
sudden blow brought a yell of pain
to his lips. The knife fell Gathering
to the floor. He sprong up. his eyes
door from behind and was standing
within a few feet of him, a man with
long, pale face, dark eyes, travel
stained. and with the air of fugitive:
from Jose's lips He stopped for tho
knife. Marta threw herself upon him.
Tho two cowboys who had been dancing
suddenly interviewed. The girl screamed.
1T was Jose's fault" she cried. Jose
was mad He would have killed me-"
Craig faced them all with sudden
"As I came in" he explained. that
girl. You don't allow that sort Of thing
do you, here?"
The two cowboys linked their arms
through Jose's and led him off toward
the door.
The strangers right. Jose" one of
them insisted You can't carve a girl
up In company"
The girl clutched at Craig's arm.
"Sit down here, please, she begged.
wait"
She disappeared for a moment and
came back with a glass full Of wine.
"hSh fAe tss fft down She on inTtsd hnS table
thank You for saving me-"
Craig emptied the glass eagerly. He
was beginning to be more than little
conscious of his fatigue.
II Just happened to be the first to
see him." he said. They aren't quite
wild enough to allow that here, are
they?"
''Quien sabe? The girls do not like
me! The men do not care" she de-
clared Jose took me by surprise,
though. or ! would have killed him.
But who are you. and where did you
come from?"
II have Just crossed the border" he
replied.
She nodded understandngly.
"Were they after your"
Yes with a warrant for my ar
rest!"
She matted his hand.
you are safe now" she whispered
I'VE care that much for a United
States warrant" and she snapped her
slim fingers You shall stay with us
for a time. We will take care of
you"
He sighed YEARLY.
If you do" he said. there VIII be