The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-26
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-. CONTINUED From lesterdayD
shouId.y and turned back quickly.
nsusented ~ any moment the twig
" which she ciunk might give way
AMI sbe would slide into that fright
sppealinsty. besesehinyiy at har hus-
band. shrunk tight, horror -strieken
against tho wali---at the last OF the
Sc"tty-.'tho cream Of the blue-biood
were 70 come. /, would no, be from
the only oxtant scion OF that time
hYnorsd family. she kept her eyes
glued ever on his face. paraiysed
s a sss II: .s sna isSuf Turn to- more sas
tion WAS affecting her reason she
felt she could not hold out much
"fs s,. nSs h. os s'. much sAi aos ss
than even the strength Of her liths
young ooSy wsrrantcd--felt herself
mon,entarily growing weaker and
snf ss s~s r' sen:i rsias
iAe. ~ her hand became numb.
HT plight howsvsr. was not a.:
SectinG her reason. NJ she thought
snDrs.sie s a ;hs .~ shsna. n was s"a actual
and due to tho fact that hts ear had
caught the sound OF approaching
fpotsteps along the hard. narrow
UAvU fNse LobtSttpb WrvEe
and ~ distinet. until man APP
This =. Paul Reed.
al g saw only Scott, dread
fully I, 90 nervous looking. then.
fe!lowln.. otis gaze down the elm
eide. he vent ICY roid with terror for
q momeai Had Nc boon better bred,
had I'll" same blue blood which 80
.,r rsd ss9s' hs Swea IN
81 definitely. and Anita have
plum Gcd into the bottomiess canyon.
But he was vulgar. emotional I'm
euieive: rnd his poor brain. a pro-
mixture. 'k in the situation com
pfehensiyciy, and hsd only realized
the one course open q moment before
his unpoised body had started 10
crawl carefully down To where Anita
resd on with n last desperate grip.
He crswled warily. his 1.-THE. stro.ig
body alternately supple and taut as
tie formation OF the clinside varied.
about TO close her eyes and entirely
relax her ioosening grip.
In a moment his strong grin was
Around her. and he began slowly.
hack TO the path. A few times his
fpot siipped. and then he had n quick
eSckeninR vision OF himself AMI 70
harden HURTING through the air into
eternity: but always managed 90
pfess close to the earth. gained n
nv foothoid, and struggled desper-
ately upward SCOTS panic. mean
time. had abated considerably. md
man ana his burden came. and when
they were almost to the edge of the
trail, halfway over II In fact. ~
bent and relieved Paul OF Anita's
wetght. Paul managing 10 drag him
SER exhausted To the road.
The nrm ground again benca,h
AIMS feet. she recovered nuickiy.
though stiii shaking. nervousiy.
.ws.r w sns, .ns nr ,o.. to :rep sc
said simply. And n strange meet
isg r. boot. didn't know you were
W this way. Ann
-, 80 , ,,s WIS she. and 50 niied
cowGrdioe. that she scarcely trusted
hsvseif WI ssseAk. This incident had
ysrvsd to- show her IN nash the
rslntivc worth, the. contrast hctwcc-
Nkegnst that tho nan whose blue
htond was tinGed with cchre WAS the
90 70. whom 81. was irrevocahly
hoend for l!fs an. felt with acu'.
done Paul. merely on the strength NJ
hio lack OF breeding" and hcr
heavt WAS heavy with tho acnse of
her mistaken Judgment. and rs cast
xne turned simply. and sa'i.
"Thark you. PAUL" She could saw
M more, So. taking Srotts rrowered
rvm. she walked slowly away. leav-
prehensive. In tho Middle Of the trail
VIII.
John Hum WAS tired ~ waiting
Hun ves the tobscconist, creditor ~
Atfr"d Scott WHOM. Scott, n fcw days
previously had silenced IN his dc-
rrawd- for payment nv telling hin,
that he would shortly be betrothch
~ Anita Losan. whom his various