The evening world., 1915-02-17

. moment to lose. VIII you-wtu
You consent TO marry. met"
She shrank back step. staring at
me with wide-opened eyes. breathing
heavily. t.t. 'a
Marry! marry your" she fa,tsrsd
wildly. why, what can you meant
IL do not understand" u
''Of course not-ths conception n
Wild. Impractical. perhaps. II must
seem so to you--yet listen. IL 10 the
one way left open to save you from
Anss Cowan. You can trust met
You do trust me. do you notf"
"Ye-s-but-
This II no time 70 question. They
are coming here now. those fellows
with Anse Cowan at their head. You
know what for. Whatever the real
have not hesitated at murder for
its attalnment--they will not spars
you. Tho question 10 not DO you
wish to marry me; but DO you trust
me more than you do Anse Cowanf
DO you hear them breaking down
those doors at the front OF the
house? There, by the sound, some
one Is already In the room next to
this. Listen! II will DO . form only
i am not conceitcd enough TO believe
you desire me for your husband.
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confidence in my honor, and I offer
you this opportunity to escape from
that brute. He cannot marry you
II YOU are already my wife,
'rHe-he could kill YOU"
yes, there are enough Of them;
but that might happen anyway. No
doubt It would. for othsr6iise 1
should fight to the end, do not
think being your husband will add
In the least to my danger-and It
VIII possibly, legally, protect you"
"Noreen. don't stop to arruc. or
doubt" urged. grasping her hand
In eagerness. I'VE haven't timc.
Listen to those voices in the halii
or course II will be leRai-Nichols is
an ordained minister, and no iicense
Is required. I shall never attempt
70 hold you. Noreen, and any court
will set you free the moment you tell
tho story. The one. the only thinS.
tor you to consider now. 10 escape
You do this toto save mer"
ITO keep you from falling hahn
lessly into the clutches Of q beat
trying the door! Answer-wiii you \"
"Yes-yes. Tom Wyatt"-
With one leap past her had
Nichols by the collar, the music of
my revolver. At his head. A heavy
foot crashed against the locked door
"a an ootS "out gave utterance
"Marrv ~. ., AT. -,,,
nand.d ..,s.riv com.
word: don't ws,, 20 mT sS now. not .
Noreen. take NV Ssnd" a.. z suesuon.
open up In there OF wen break
down the door," came ,hoaruoly from
: "A Nv wSy; svss n.x.. ,.;, MI. -. .;-..-
What - .read 81 thr..sI w.. isce'
but his Iips beran 10 stmr,hi. sr.,S ny.
ehs form rno,,~h on,,,H srouSn
distin r1iish vord HI. 10y
|. SrSy With tafror ssa "a. .toS - ~
Aside NJ ths' silsnt ~ir, ,Hnniw ". w,.. .0T.
j. realised that the hand hsid n m;ns
trembled. ana oncs vh.n shs IA y
speak The v two nvn Un-C. %nen m,,n sns nsc 20
almost a sob. "''''~ "oss
Never surely was thsre a strsnr.r
marrisss IN ai, ~. vnr,S M S
.mbsrs ~ 70 AZ -. 'ne ssS,o Woria. Tne cyine
sIea ~ os,n. 49, ~. 20 -onw ~
unsh.de vindov. r,vsns 80 N,ohnss
a rhastIv iook ana g,oS,ns ~ ~.
steel barrai ~ tha ravo,war haiS
poIsed at his hs.S u,s ,n,c" .s,,.-~S
and bvoks thn cIottad hiond rNnSs.sS
hideois cnA s,ds ~ hi. soc" vh,s~ ~
hands shook a n with nsisv All ~.
neakinr cowsrd in h.n, ,y:. 49,,
! fSst. Outsids 4 dos.n NV vo,c.. ~. | .,aH
an. risinr ~r,,~ .Scv~ ~. othes.
. shoutinr ordsrs Oncs ssr.,S sSo,
crashed throurh the unner nansi y,
tha 49, GA 49, ~, .ypv S. VI
Snv oonosi,s tn. S;-; .,.-t,nI
reeied sssinst ma ana ~: n,ssch",
.tonn.d Sa.nsrs g. h....S r~S"''
'"No firin~ vo,, soo,," rosr.a . a..,
voic. an1riiv .Ws don.. yart .~s
dead ones-haat dawn The dcor;.: "'
"!o mi" ordsr.S ~Swiw and
thrust the b,ack mn.si. hsrd s..;n.,
NiSho Nichols ,u, cheek ,s ,.. The o,, ss
ery-droppsd mechanically from hl
. And now I pronounce you man and
, wiie. ana wnom GOD hath Joined TO.
'os "os A'Ao" p"s ~ouuuoS