Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-07-01

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side Of the border. You're safe as
long as you like to stay"
Craig nodded gratefully.
"A1l the same" he said, fear that I
must CO."
The professor coughed.
81 am sure, Craig" he declared,
"that you have decided wisely"
Craig looked gloomily away.
There is nothing else for me to
do" he said "The child must be met
and looked after. Besides, am sick
of it all. You may as well know the
truth"
why not now?" Quest suggested.
softly.
I'm New York." Craig replied. land
not before"
Quest and the professor exchanged
meaning glances.
VERY WELL" the former decided,
turning away; Gin week from today,
Craig, ! shall expect you to report at
the professors house,"
They left the room together. Long
Jim fingered by Craig's side.
''Those guys have been soaring you
some, 1 guess" he remarked. For.
get 'em, cookie. They can't touch you
here. OF course, if you go to New
York it's your own show
II know that" Craig replied, gloom.
fly. n
One of the girls passed her arm
through Long Jim's.
"Just one Dance" she whispered.
He hesitated, looking out Of the
window. Then he shrugged his shout
ders.
I'm tired of those guys" he re
marked - craig, with b grin. 'sGuess
| I'll stay here for bit"
Z Craig was left alone for a few min
utes. Suddenly Marta glided in and
sat by his side. Her eyes were flash
| ing with anger.
'You know what they said, those
two, as they passed out?" she; whis
pered, hoarsely. II heard them
They are going to board Vie $3.50
train tomorrow morning. The darb
man turned and said to the other
If he is not on that, we'll wait till we
find him.. Once we get him in New
York, he's our man."
| A little exclamation Of anger broke
from Craig's lips. The girl caught al
his arm.
Don't CO." she begged. Don't go
!, There are plenty of places near here
where you can hide, where we could
go together and live quite simply. "a
work for you. Take me away from
| this somewhere over the hills. DOM
20 to New York. They are cruel those
men. They are hunting you'll car
see 1t in their faces"
| Craig shook his head sadly.
Little girl he said, 81 should like
to 20 with you along that valley and
over the hills and forget that I had
ever lived in any other world. But
! can't do it. There's a child there
now, on the ocean, nearer to New
7 York every day, my sisters own child
i and no one to meet her. And-there
are the other things. have sinned
and 1 must pay. :. My God!" T
The room suddenly rang with Mar
/ ta's shrek. Through the open win
dow by which they were sitting, an
arm wrapped in a serape had suddenly
lowered over them. Craig, in starting
4 back, had just escaped the downward
blow of the knife, which had buried
4 itself in Marta's arm. She fell back
4 screaming.
! cts josef" she cried. "The brute!
The beast!"
/ Craig swung to his feet, furious
Long Jim, cursing fiercely, drew his
! gun. At that moment the door Of the
saloon was thrown open. Jose came
reeling in, his serape over his shout
der drunken grin on his face. He
staggered towards item.
~Jose, you beastt" the girl called
out, and fell back, fainting.
| There was the sound of revolver
shot and Jose reeled backwards and
fell with cry across the sanded floor
Jim thrust his smoking gun into this
belt and caught Craig by the arm.
| Say, we'd better get out of this
cooked" he muttered.
They hustled out. Apparently JOSS
was unpopular, for everyone seemed
only anxious to have them clear away
'Tn get you into the camp quietly.
Long Jim muttered. you'll be safel
| there for the night. Then you car
make that $3.50 in the morning. >
Lenora, with her bed dragged t
l the opening of the tent. greeted Thu