The evening world., 1915-03-19

himeeM llko q cat out OF his corner
and stood over her. holding her fAst
Il vas the third time that day he
had thwartsd her. and the gtri could
have killed him. She turned On him
and spoke through her teeth. Let
me aions"-it wAs almost soundless
II know what you think Of me and
it's . liel Get bAes Y POO want 70
she dropped 10 her knsss before he
could answer. est the ssy olocsed
And suddenly she had no need to.
.Its only me-. said . veies hastily
Il was aot the wolf man. after all;
"Atherton." muttsrsd sophy with q
quick rovulsion; "Athertonl"
Rider grlnned a. she knelt silent
Atherton's voice rose sharply,
open the door. win your I want 70
settle with you"
Il dare say" said sophy slowly.
well, 70 TO the window" She moved
her hand Q little on the key. and
RIDERS frightened on II like q wise
"No," he growled. Tive shaved for
you and your gold. and SOS Hazard:
and all tho time you've been playing
! into that mans hands there. Oh.
.,,.ss -ssn't svrnrisoA vhsU
you - -. a., soc,aN"
ne ssusm .unsv n..sr w evsn starssS $50 xot
Sr,,nt ," Atherton triad ths
S s,,, -. 80. astsrnoon',
~ood
wstchins vo,, ~ucs.ed rd
DO better work here than up at thu
fre; and I have"
.,,,,n .s.s. -.
wss..ar -. hat "A <hs Aoor
.cs,sas'. ~. ms,tsr v,th vonf Eo,
usavcn'. sake don't keep me here al
ni@hti I tell YOU it's ali riEht, though
we've had rather q bad time Of Il
i'ye n shot through my shoulder, Ant
Ha.ard'S'-
YIs he kiilsdf" Sophy thought Oh,
eamed it. but her voice was quit,
/ even.
AZ don't know. We couldn't 6nt
him. Lat me in and I'll tell you"
Cant find himf"
mol The mon are looking 10
him."
sophy drew = sharp = !S. breath; r:,S :..,r hs'
sYss. and for Heavens sake what,
wrong with your Open the doorI"
sophy knott motionless. She va
! suddenly thankful for Riders distrus
Of her, for his moro presence: withou
him she would have opened the doc
10 Atherton, thinking him the wolf
man she had kept on trusting In spit
Of hersek: who. from al she ha
learned to-day. must be either. dee
or had deserted her. A mood OF pur
sAvawsry swept over her. but Ather
ton should never como In. And Quit
suddenly she spoke on y.
II Rider was not drunk ne Wa NO
, sober; for q moment his thick hsai
could not take In what she was sAy
, inR.
"If You're counting On me-" she an
nounced deliberately, "1'il never Il
YOU In here. rye known all day Whs
you wanted. and I only pretended
didn't. rye played with you-do 70,
hsarf played with you! You see i'v
known you q long time: 700 long b
wait hers alone for you, either! IT.
not only me you've rot TO fSi,t."
'aTho fopeman's drunk" said Ath
seemsd 10 move from the door.
gophy spranS 70 her feet an,
eiutchcd Rider "You can 6rht M
me aftsrvsrd." sho cried 6ercely
"vo,,'ys rot 10 drht for ma now
Quick, the doori"
For all answer Rider hung himsel
against II. He was Just In time. Some
thing that was too heavy for Ather
tons shoulder crashed against III
hinges. "0et a Eun." hs cried thickl,
over his shoulder.
In the dark sophy searched wildly
'T can't find thsm." she cried. IL
Obi" her fingers had closed ON one
A. she eroped for Riders hand th,
door came In on him like n battorinI
ram,
Rider ieaped clear Of Il. 0red. an,
|, misssd: but Atherton starrered In MI
spring At him. Something had hurt
led throurh the niRht behind him. an,
caught him on the bach OF the head
He Rulped for an insta Mt, but he fell.
Rider shot indiscrimi inateiy into IN
dark OF the men behind him. yells,
for cartridge. ana cursed AZ he cas
his empty pistol 10 Sophy and fourh
, dosredly with his ATS. BONE Of Ather
tons men we're down. but tho res
pressed him hard, The rirI heard he
own voice screaming 10 keep theu
, out "A sho allowed in cartrtdess: An
. turned like q fiash 10 shoot behin
Rider'a knses. delibera taiy into IN
face OF a man who had gtooped I
/ throw him.
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