Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-04-30
cHAPrER xXII-contlnued.

Wnicn was deep 10 tne bhoIe, 10 phoht
iy as a ghost. A dozen feet away
lost sight OF him entirely amid the
dim. dancing shadows. Then ! fol-
lowed with equal caution, my face
turned up to the sky. II was u dark
night. but with a few stars visible
peeping down through riffs OF cloud
The small river was not wide, nor the
current particularly swift, and had
not been carried far down stream
when the overhanging branches OF tho
opposite bank gave shelter. | drew my
self ashore, and sat there. shiverins In
my wet clothes. the night air chill. and
stared anxlously about. and across TO
the shore we had just left.
moved down the shore cautiously
keeping well below the concealinB
bank until | found Brady. He was
crouched In the shadow OF a great tree
root, his whole attention rlveted on
the opposite side.
There are no signs OF PURSUIT."
"Not that | a see. ! have watched
here some minutes. but there has been
no movement along the bank. We will
move on down stream"
II was hard walking amid the tangled
roots, and we made slow work OF 1t.
Brady, In advance, stumbled once or
twice, and, l noticed. held n hand
pressed against his side as though
from pain, breathing heavily. To our
left, but some distance away, a voice
called. and was answered by another
So, toillng on, we came TO a sharp
bend In the stream.
1T must be about opposite here,
Hayward" he said stopping. the girl
told you the boat would be. What IL
that Jumping shadow yonderl Your
eyes are younger than mine
ut Is a big tree bent down over the
river; no doubt the one she meant"
"You see no movement?
strained my eyes, searching the
dark shore inch by inch. but could per
ceive nothing; the lights OF the fret
were far away.
ut is still as death over there"
He shot q swift glance at me, as l
the words pleased him little. In thu
dim starshine his face appeared ghast
ly white.
perhaps the days OF miracles ar
not gone" he said doubtfully. "an'
Girty may have played fair. Anyhoe
there is nothing to be done now bu
test It. Come on. lad; we1l take I
water again"
The cheerful note IN his voice bo'
stered my W courage. We swan
straight this time, with steady stroke
our eyes scanning the bank W. wer
approaching. And the canoe was there
smuggled under the leaning tree. boz
20 bank. rendered shapeless by a COY
ering OF broken branches.
Concealed by the shade OF the grea
tree ! waded cautiously ashore an
crept out into n maze Of roots. Th
higher bank rose sheer before me. I
the right there was an opening, ms II
trail led down to the river. and r
vealed there against the upper SIX.
something moved. For al instant
could tell no more; then | recognize
a human ngaso stealing cautiously I
ward me through the gloom. II move
silently as a spirit. and my heart be
d~ercely as rose up and stared. ST
was close upon me before | was nur
Rene"
ooh" a little catch in the qul,
whisper; "then-then II ia you. how
how did you come here3"
/ drew her back into tho deep
shadow, and told her the brief story
swift words. cllnging to her hands.
held her close. ! could not DIST
buish her face. but she listened, h
soft breath on my cheek.
"Oh. ! am 20 glad-so glad, me
sieur. ! did not know until after ! ga
tho signal IL came down here to
sure-to, to say good-by, she falter'
"and-and saw Thorn waiting"
Then Il was treaehery? The pl
pose was to kill us? Gitty llod2"
Yes. monsieur, You-you will I
believe / know2 That | suspected su
"A thing?"
My handclasp frightened.
NO, dear. no; 30 on Where are
mem"
Most OF them. ten or twelve as M
as | could make out. are In a ravlne
the edge OF the camp. yonder close
the shore. There are three others
above here, hiding behind the bank
Il see; the attack was TO be made
those above as We crept along, ant
either OF us got away those III
devils we're 10 complete the Job"
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