Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-26

woris on hts lips.
Well be went on. controlling him
SELF by tremendous effort and trying
q spcak lightly. ~rn be OF. Thank
heaven you'n he safe herr"
There was a struggle in Ruth's breast
too Yet the memory % her promise
O. Favcrsham stillci her
In that long and terrible moment size
reaiired ths; John Dorr was all In all
q her. Yet she was bound 20 another
who had risked his life on the strength
of her prOuiiSe 10 marry him. and she
could not speak what was in her heart
she tried 20 look John h-aveiy In the
ewes. AMI the tears would come 10
spite o. her
She bowed her head and 50 he left
her. with bitterness IN hts soul. but
the 1rm resolve 70 carry out hts se.,
appointed task no matter what the out.
come
Faversham was as Cood as his wori
and the old native agreed once moreto
RISK the hills and guard this stranger
who. he was convinced had lost his
mind
But his duty was plain and Sir Don
aids injunctions not 20 he triaed with
That evening the two % them set forth
following In the track Of Wnkersor
and his party.
That John should have departed
without further farewell hurt Ruth
sOFely
IL seemed TO mark a definite break
in their frank relations. and she felt
that when he returned with the plans
she would have % receive him on ar
entirely new fcoting-the footing Of 3
business man with his employer.
And while the hurt was fresh she
turned 10 Sir Donald gratefully. He
had acted, most de1cstely IN all their
experiences together. He had proved
his devotion by coming with them t.
India and during the horrible night
mare when their hotel had been the
center of assault by fanaticzl natives
He had accepted her promise without
undue eIactions. He had seemed to b.
waiting TIL he and she could speak
moCe definitely.
Fsversham was by no means duh.
and he played the part OF kind friend
during the first days of Johns ab-
sence
He knew that Dorr was in love with
Ruth. and be strongly suspected that
her feeling for him had once bordered
on love.
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he was devoted. cheerful. always at
her call. but never insistent on bis
privileges.
The American consul liked him from
the first and told his wife that Ruth
would De fool IL she preferred hare
Drained idiot 10 a solid gentleman with
no nOnsense about him and assured 20
sitiOn in society.
Mrs Reynolds. having been rebufed
when she sought Ruth's coufdences.
merely stated Il as her opinion that
all girls were slke, q dogma the con
sui was too wise Is argue,
But he gave Sir Donald the freedoui
OF the consulate and saw 10 IL that be
had every chance 20 visit with Ruth
Now. the h2ronet was not only 10
dnliari. but be had been bred in a
school that forbade him 10 hnger too
long before claiming Ruth openly as
bis fancee.
At exactly the right moment be of.
fered her a gorgeous ring and pressed
his suit ariently. He said nothing oi
the promise he had exactei. and Ruth
FOR very shame's sake accepted the
ring and the ensuing congratulations OF
Mr. Reynolds. his wife and their
friends.
Deep in her heart she felt herself
a traitor 10 John Dorr, alone on bis
perilous erraud. gone into the hills
without even a stray word 81 his safe
" coming hack
IL was not long before Dorr. through
his servants ready tongue. learned Of
the flight OF the priests with the idol,
their subsequent defeat by Wukersoa
and that mans escape. together with
Drake. There was but one thing % do
follow Wnkerson-
The native guide received the news
Of their change Of objective with un
disguised contentmeut
Sir Douald's commands alone had
forcei him 70 disohey his own in
stincts. But in a matter that lay Who'll
Z ly between white men be saw nothing
alarming @ his own safety or personal
dignity.
However. he warned John over AMI
over again that the sacrilege had
rouse-i certain fanaucal tribes o.
pitch where they would ask few ques-
tons q wandering Europeans. but seek
instant Vengeance
Johns prayer was that Wnkers0n
and Drake might escape TIL he himself
could overtake them
Otherwise the idol would undOubteI-
y vanish once more into limbo
WukersOn himself was having a diff
fcult time Of IL The men with him
were almost openly rebellious. and at