Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-07-30

two, as they passed out?" she whis.
pered, hoarsely Il heard them
They are going to board the 8 81
train tomorrow morning. The dark
man turned and said to the other:
III ne Is not on that, wen 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 at
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, I'd
work for you Take me away from
this somewhere over the hills Don't
go to New York. They are cruel. those
men They are hunting you'll can
see 1t In their faces"
Craig shook his head sadly.
Little girl" he said, Il should like
to go with you along that valley and
over the hills and forget that had
ever lived In any other world. But
| cant do It. There's child there
now, on the ocean, nearer to New
York every day. my sisters own child
and no one to meet her. And-there
are the other things have sinned
and | must pay 49,. My Cod!
The room suddenly rang with Mar
ia shrek Through the open win
dow by which they were sitting an
arm wrapped In serape had suddenly
lowered over them. Craig, In starting
back, had Just escaped the downward
blow OF the knife, which had buried
itself in Marta's arm. She fell back
screaming.
It's Josef" she cried The brute!
The beast"
Craig swung to his feet, furious
Long Jim, cursing tiercely, drew his
gun. At that moment the door OF the
saloon was thrown open, Jose came
Keeling in, his serape over his shout.
der drunken grin on his face He
staggered towards them
Jose, you beast" the girl called
out, and fell back, fainting
There was the sound If a 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,
cookie" he muttered
They hustled out Apparently Jose
WAS unpopular. for everyone seemed
only anxious to have them clear away
IN get you into the camp quietly
Long Jim muttered You'll be safer
there for the night Then YOU can
make that s 30 Ia the morning
Lenora, with her bed dragged to
the opening Of the tent, greeted the
little party on their return, eagerly
Quest at once came and sat by her
side,
Where's Laura. he asked, and the
Inspector"
She smiled and pointed to the ris
ing ground behind them In the faint
moonlight two forms we're just visit
BILE.
Quest smiled.
French has got 1t bad" he de-
clared, almost as badly as have
Lenora"
She laughed at him. Her face was
a little drawn with pain but her eyes
were very soft
Il wonder II you have II very bad
ly," she murmured.
He held her hand for moment,
Il think you know" he said
'As they talked they heard the
coyotes barking In the distance. Pres
emily Laura and the inspector re-
turned
Nice sort OF a nurse | am" the
former grumbled. ITS all the fault
OF this man. He would keep me out
there talking rubbish I"
They sat round the opening before
Lenora's tent till the moon WAS high in
the heavens. Quest, who had been on
the outside of the circle for some little
time, suddenly rose to his feet and
crossed over to the cook wagon, Long
Jim who was sitting on the steps,
glanced up little surlily.
Who's inside there?' Quest asked
Long Jim removed his pipe from his
teeth.
That don't sound none too civil a
question for u guest, he remarked,
but II You want to know our new
Chinese cookie il there
Quest nodded
Sorry II ! seemed abrupt" he
apologized. you've been very good
to US and I'm sure We are uncommon
ly obliged to you. jim. The only rea-
son | asked the question was that |
saw face In the door there and II
gave me start. For a moment |
thought 1t was Craig back again"
He's gone to New York, or going
tomorrow morning Jim replied. u
don't think he's 80 powerful fond of
your company that he'd come round
here looking for It,"
Quest strolled of again and glanced
at his watch as he re1oined the little
group.
Well" he said, u think we'll turn
In. Seven o'clock tomorrow morning,
inspector Jim's sending one Of the