The evening world., 1915-03-19
IM I[Ny 1lHM ISva Q IK a6l0s CO
MARIE

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There vas - nssV ogssing SQGI1
ths deor; ie ~, ~ dat mas1se; -
ail over IN . 0aaA. Atbessou - 49,
was len Of bis men Woro 0l1ADoo4l-
lng % cUvOe In ~ river walker, -
Kelly firing into thsn - thsy fAa.
II Vas ell 0vos,l go ~ ~ ~
safe; but sopAy thought ct nseehov
thing. Hazard was 6ead.
Evsn II Athsrton hsa nee sAe1te1
= n..s: sAs su." knew ~. = xas srss; Hs e. 49,
u Hazard had ma bssa lead, an1 !
was her fault. she bed always
thought there would b szeitsmsos
In . aght, q ssnss u sxultattoa whea
you won. . toy h ths b1ooA-anl -
stead Of that there wAe Only Q ~
crouching alone IN . DARK heuse evF
the gold that did not weigh 10 ~
with Hazards little 0nGsr. u ~
she who had killed hin b hoe1lnt
her tongue. - much - any eaa's 49,
let Some one called her twice. 80
abe did not hear. rhere w. oaiy e.e
voice she wanted, ana che ssu1d wale
"sophy," said some eas a,nsse
ansrily. ARE you-ouick. are ~
And this time sAs did hsas. -
something that We warm aD1 a1ovo
stumbled against her, till the No.
cloth Of an old coat vas agalnse ~
cheek ~ q man almost fe,l over hee.
Al the touch Of him Dophy tus1ea
like . child In the dark. "Paul," -
said In kind Of Agoay. an1 yse = :
his name belonGod 70 her. stOh. RAn0
You-Athsrton said they'd Killed youf~
And somshow she was IN his 49,
lifted on her feet against hin. -
told me they couldn't and you."
We. nelthss they csslA" 80
AA:ard aimply. "aad lusAU tneg
couldn't: hadn't . single cosext1DA
got here in time. though, 70 hnesk
Athcrton ally With an e1Dty gun. Z
didn't know whs< you-ok. sophV, I
or Athsrton's. rye thouGht "a 1ay
II was Athsrton'A You oeemoA, -
so"--- stAmmsring incohsrsotly. "a
least you shut your door on pee -
him--and hs tod me you were selat
sophy chung to him In tAs smpsy
once. ~ was-onco." sAo saiA. ~
had 10 keep on pretending I wss -
Ing to. and ia no chance 70 tpil ~
%. But ! wound have died nSs& =
H:1:s: Y.s'. ny e Hsssrs EUn: 3, ~, -. A. -
he held tight 10 Der arm e Is ieeSs1
out the shattered window. TAsy ~
gone tor to.night but there w. =
saying whsa they would oo0o 6oGH
again. 1T }ust SHOVE you," - ~
.s'%ia1Y;s ..s.i1 s..s- = ''v'f 'A''ss' A'A'''
Il ala: bit { eeulda's len 20. I,
was too clever for N. rvo moUD
all day hS had nsa hiliat q 8 -
above the mine and that be meant 0
rush you. Only I thought he'd WAlnI
AZ ..iS 4 I thought s'a sss~ ~; sec
"you knswr' rsksa au \ a 3
dashed Hazard . littis: ~ osVAy
i snsv seu.sa,ns, - ,sss ~
he meant y 90. DiInSt Nilee TN -
anything about mof
n. Sseaa: "a have kil,ed hin d
hs'd AniShsd." He moved freS -
and called out the window. "AFs ySs
all right, Ksllyf" ~
-Aw.. Kelly came up sAsspisAly.
they not vild: they'd ought = havs
cleaned ~ out easy. they'd Q fn1r
chanoA guess only Wi1gsd eae q
'em. though; for ! ssen Rider with No
middle Of them. u was Olsen savsd
whsn / heard that sSunS kciiSsSn'
you was dead bet u didurt vork the
way he meant Il TO on me: juse -
hrst 20 orr
"oh. tAsy got ne" said Aasas6
calmly. but didnt stay rot M
made yco think thsrs vas asytAiae
4 sssss II w.s Amsrssa ssassad
past the mine without yeu. yslltn6
you'd fell OF the eliR and was killo1.
goldi guessed didn't taha ~ seo0k
In either Of them things but I kin1 9
wasted time SHINING round aftor you
before I startsd down hsrs a1ssr Inn,
1t Eas Olsen wss ~ tina"
sOh, him ana Ridsr- xaalye3
voice dropped There vas soao q
'em killed: they took EN- ont OF her
way. I gusssi Young West ~ oof
only one. and he never had any judgs
ment. anyway; Amt ws goans a8tof
Hasard Looked q ths gsn ssals
turned suocinotly, rems0h0glAg ~
coffee and bacon be haA go AtAsI.
ton conveying 10 0ophy. sfhsy oon5
do much moro tonight: the mAn0f1
too hot TO play With. even for Athr'
ton. It's not the mine we've Oot h
watch. either. but the hAsia sdgl
south Of It." With . vfvtd yo0a0.
brancs OF Athertou's ro0ask -
mics In . howl. "Athertea1 81 {
kind Of . chateau up there bshind .
BY the bye. Kelly. I ssw yoaP gaeGl
wolf inside OF it--All TIE outsldo q
him: ready for soms one 70 Dranol
round In like thsy ala bsfose."
WHAT" cried Sophy. DO ~
mean he was lying near msf"
Hazard laughed. 'Who. AthGesu'
Very probably!"
. Rider knows" said tAs s4H unsx
pectediy, A. the foreman sloucAod III
she glanced at him.
~ DON'T" he rsturuel Aully: =
don't understand one thing ahou
, anything. II had ! wouldn't havu
played drunk and stayed here =
you played" sxp,odsd HaaAsl
when ! wanted every nAn ha1is
II thousht you'd waat sas hars
worst. III was wrong you Co -
!. her" he nodded at eophy. 'Tm -
saving ] was dad sober whsa I aeal
|, It."
"ssphy caught at HAsard's srn
HE wss rtGht. II rd done What d
thought." she said. II didn't; ! ~