Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-14


across the silent form in the shabby
habit, tore sandry's gun from his hand
and fired twice before he could seize
her and wrest the weapon from her.
Both shots went wild.
"What would you do?" he cried
aghast.
Siletz fought for the gun like =
wild thing. Then, ~ he held it high
above her reach. she fell on her knees,
clasping his limbs. her face upturned
and TRANSPORTED with the lust for
blood.
+. " EKs;,; inem:;: she painted desper-
ately. kill them both! Blood for
Preacher and she would ruin you!
Shoot them, Sandry, shoot them-or
give me the gum"
Shuddering, Sandry covered her
savage eyes with his hand. Their
reversion sickened him. But she
shook him loose, crying for death.
Kill them both, for they will ruin
you If they go free! She's got the
packet. XIII her and get the packet"
Whats this?" he cried hoarscly.
Things she has written about YOU
a--letter to a man by the name of
Musseldorn!"
Slowly Sandry's face went white
beneath its CRIME as he raised his
eyes and looked at Poppy Ordway.
She returned his gaze.
Then True she said, that's
why went east. cannot lose you.
Walter. There was danger from that
wild creature there. though you did
not know It, and was determined to
make sure. Fair means or FOUL
must win. And there's no law for
genius. know and you know that
you are"
GUILTY." he said. throwing up his
head.
Then Sandry dropped his eyes to
Siletz and spoke as If he obeyed
some compelling power, some urge to
justify himself before her.
Il answer to the Right Law
obeyed the ancient Right Law, little
Sletz, and have no regrets
II know" cried Siletz, II know"
the smoke was SO dense that the
actors in this drama could scarcely
see each others faces, but they took
no note Of it. The climbing roar had
shut them apart in a sound.made 81.
lence and they did not know it. Only
Hampden, edging sidewise. was alive
to the possibilities of the moment.
He saw the gun hsnging in Sandry's
hand, forgotten. He saw Siletz de
vouring his face with her blazing
eyes of passion. He saw his moment
and took it.
With one great bound he flung him.
self high in the air, leaped the space
between and came down with his
great weight upon the shoulders OF
the other man. cfutching for back and
throat, drawing the one to him in q
grip Of iron, pushing the other away.
Sandry went down like q reed, and
as his knees buckled under him there
was an ominous snap. The bone Of
his right leg. newly healed and fragile
gave way under the strain.
As the two men fell, both guns, the
ono in Sandry's hand and the one in
his trousers band, tumbled loosely
apart. Siletz, clinging still to San.
dry's knees. was: borne down with
them. AS they rolled over she tore
herself from under them and with
two sweeps Of her outspread arms
gathered the guns. Then she sprang
up. drawing back pace. her eyes like
fire, and deliberately sought for q
chance to kill Hampden.
But the men were q struggling mass
Of turning. twisting. writhing flesh
each 50 wound about the other that
to shoot one meant the others death
as well. Over and over they rolled
now almost on the silent form under
the ferns. now pushing Poppy Ordway
back into the low spruces. And all
the time Siletz followed them with the
moving muzzle of the gun. her face .
mask of fury and the passion of the
primal woman who battles for he1
mate.
'sandry," she cried. 'lie fiat! Lie
hat!"
From under Hampden's arm that
was choking the breath from his
lungs the owner saw that slim fig
ure of doom and strove to cry out Al
last he got his voice for a moment.
"siletz!" he rasped, don't shoot.
command you, don't kill" But the
bark Of the gun drowned his words
She was firing around them.
With the first shot Hampden, re
membering the guns that he had
failed to get, felt his flesh rise on his
body and he loosened his hold, shook
OF Sandry and got to his feet. painting.
fighting mad. his eyes red and awful
With the courage Of the raging bull
he made straight for Siletz, who fired
point blank at him. He took the ball
in his shoulder and spun half round
The sirl pulled the trigger again. got
an empty snap. threw the weapon
away and raised the other.
''siletz!" shrieked Sandry from the
ground, for my sake stop!"
It was command. cry Of owner
ship, and 1t went straight to that part
Of her nature which had obeyed fol
generations. She hesitated, holding
the man across the barrel.
Az for Hampden, he stood, waver
ing drunkenly, chuckling In his throat,
4 thing Of horror in his malevolence
'.Well," he rasped dryly. II guess its
Just as we'll. I'll leave you to yer
pleasant dreams. sail fer Panama
Hawsii-the Yukon. I'm done.
4 He turned on his heel, to stride
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