The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-06-19


common and those of The company
. who noticed at al. merely laugllca al
! the girls futile siruggioa Jose,s arm
wss already raised With the knife In
his hand, when i sudden blow brought
d yelg NJ pain To his ilps The knife
feil clattering 10 the floor He sprang
up hts eyes red with fury A man
had entered the door from behind
and was standing within few feet
of him. a man with long, pale face,
dark eyes, traYel-stained, and with the
air of a fugitive A food Of incoherent
abuse strcarrd from Jose's lips He
stepped for the Knife, Marta threw
herself upon him. The two cowboys
whe had been dancing suddenly inter
vsned The girl screamed.
4 It WAS Jose,s faultls she cried,
Jose was mad He would have Killed
met
Craig faced them ali with sudden
courage
~As came in.p he explained.
that man had his knife raised 10 stab
the girl You don't allow that sort
Of thing. do you. hcresr
The two cowboys linked their arms
through Jose's and led him on toward
the door
'T'he strangers right. Jose" one Of
taem insisted You cant carve c girl
Gp IN company"
The giri slutched Al craig's arm
SIT down mere. please, she begged.
Wait.
she disappeared fer moment and
lame back With g glass full of WING,
shich she SCI down on tho table
Drink ttia, she invited And |
thank Ypu for saviTg me"
Crais emptied the glass eagerly
z iust happened 70 he the firgt to
soc him. he said They aren't quite !
Wild enough to allow that here are
they2"
QuleR sabe2 The girls do not ike
me! The rnn do net care, she der
clared Jose tuok me BY surprise,
though, or would nave killed him.
But who are you. and where did You
cone frurng'
4 have just crossed the border, be i
replied
She nodded understandingiy
Were they after yon n
sYesl with warrant for my ar.
restsA
Sac patted his hand
HYou are safe now. she whispered.
'We care that much for q United !
states warrant and she snapped her
slim fingers You shall stay with rs
or d time. We viii take car 81 you.
Iie sighed YEARLY
Back IN the camp, spirit Of deViiry
Iad entered into long jim and mis-
mates 4 taetiegs REMARK on the part
( one e the deputies had set alight
he smolderirg FIRE Of resentment
5hich the cow boys mad all the iime
sEt against Them. AT a word from
ong Jim they were taken by surprise
nd tied to the wagon ~
The deputies spIuttered with rage
nd fear. Shot rained about them ana
ie canvas Of the wagon was riddied. /
Suddenly they ali paused 10 listen.
ne sound Of horses slow football L
lis heard close at hand. Presently +
nest appeared out Of the shadows, |.
FRYING Lenora in his arms. Laura Il
iahed forward IL
''Lenoral" she cried. rs she hurtg' 4
Quest laid her tenderIy upon the Il
.ound II
we had spill at the bridge he II
,plained, quickly = don't know /!
aether Craig loosenea the supports. E
G got oyer all right. but il went down ! \
der Lenora. who vas following, and N
had to get her out Of the river. Il
here's the professor?" y
The professor came ambiing from Il
Q tent where he had been lying. He /.
5oped at once over Leaora's still un- L.
nscious form. IL
Dear mel he exclaimed. Dear L
= cope, comel~ I
He passed his hand over her side !,
d made q brief examination. It
-Four ribs broken he pronounced. II
VIII be a week, at any rate. before Il
} are able to move her. Nothing Il
,re serious. SO far as can see, MF II
lest, tait she'll need rest and all the /
Mort VIC can give her" +
Say. that's too badl" Long Jim de- |
red II you've got TO stay around L
! q time. though. you can have the Y
It's We boys can double up any e
.ere, or bunk on the ground. That's | II
ht. amt it?" be added, turning Il
,und 70 the cowboys
There was little grunt Of aequies-
nee. They carried Lenora to the 80
ecst Of the tents and made her as to
as possible.
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