The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-16


: pursuit of the special! If only Their
!. had not been that light engine In pur
suit-as Barcus firmly believed it mus
, be-loaded to the guards with Trine'
INSCRIPTIONS hirelings!
!, No telling when they might catcl
up!
. The fear of this last catastrophe
|, worked together with his fears of Ju
dith to render that night a sleepless
one for Barcus. He spent it in chail
whence he could watch both the dool
to the compartment Judith had chosen
for her own formerly Marrophat's
quarters) and the endless ribbons o.
steel that swept beneath the tracks.
But nothing happened. He mapped
uneasily from time to time, waking
with start Of fright, but always tc
find nothing amiss. Ever Judith
stopped behind that closed door, and
ever the track behind was innocent of
the glare Of pursuing headlight.
Nor did anything untoward mark the
progress of the morning-unless, in
deed, Judith's protracted sessions
with her father behind the closed
door of the drawing room were to be
counted ominous
Ever since lunch-time the girl had
been closeted with her father; Barcus
| had been getting some well-earned and
sorely-needed rest In his quarters;
Alan standing his watch on the obser-
walton platform, in company with
Rose; and the train booming along
through an uncouth wilderness of arid
mountains, barren mesas, and sum
;mitten flats given over to the desolate
genius of sagebrush.
Whatever had been the tenor Of the
communication between father and
daughter, Judith eventually emerged
from the drawing room in an ominous
temper BaTcus, coming drOws1ly
away from his compartment at the
same time, was Jared wide awake by
sight of the foreboding countenance
shewore; and after moment of doubt
followed her back to the lounge at the
rear of the car.
He got there In time to see her at
rigid standstill, staring steadfastly at!
the two figures so close together on
the observation platform. But on
his appearance Judith shook herself
together, snatched up magazine, and
plunged wrathfully into an easy chair,
burying her nose between the pages Of
the publication with every Indication
of deep interest in its text.
Mr.. Barcus, however, had learned
the lesson of bitter experience to the
effect that the outward bearing Of
Miss Judith Urine was no sure index
to her inward humor-unless, that is,
it might be taken to indicate the d.
rect contrary of it's semblance;,
though even this was no reliable rule.
himself of this, he there
fore invented a morbid interest in an
other magazine-rOund the edge of
which he kept wary eye upon the
young woman
For all her evaporation, Judith con-
aimed herself longer than might have
)een expected. Her continued show |
If placidity, indeed, lulled Barcus into
/ dangerous feeling of security. Per-
,uaded that she meant to behave, he
gradually ceased to watch her as mar
'owly as at first, and lost himself In a,
norose reverie whose subject was the
permanent mourning into,
which he had plunged his face and
lands for the purposes Of his mas
Misunderstanding them shade OF
,bony upon which soap and water and
crubbing had no effect whatever And
Le had invented a most excruciat1ngl
Method of revenging himself upon the
ruggist who had taken advantage Of
is confidence and sold him the In
dye-when he was reused by
he sudden flight Of a magazine across
he car, missing his head by bare
wo inches, and the bang of chair
verturned by Judith as she jumped
p and flung herself furiously toward
le door.
Just what had happened on the OBJ
srvation platform Barcus didn't know,
ut he could readily believe that the
,vers had just INDUCED in some espe- {
ally provoking and long-drawn-out {
aresS.
He overhauled Judith none too soon. ]
another moment she would have B
i'd her sister by the throat-if her 4
lrpose had not been to throw Rose Il
)dily overheard, as Barcus Suspected v
apply, he was as quick on his feet
Judith on hers; and almost before
} had grasped the situation, he had
asped her-had seized her arms and
avn them forcibly behind her back, =.
the same time swinging her round =
i'd endeavoring to propel her back
rough the doorway.
1t was man-size job. For the ensu-
g five minutes he had his hands full
violently resentful and superbly on
le-bodied young woman. Only with
Q greatest diflculty did he succeed sa
wrestling her up the aisle and to ] tn