Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
CHATTER XVII.
The Shot In the HIS.

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II At camp they met . party. headed
by the foreman, Just starting out il
search of them. Their absence had
been discovered only when Daily, com.
ing In from the north. where his work
had been laid out, Had asked for san.
dry. sis
At sight OF him the three women.
standing together at the foot-log gave
evidence. each In her way. OF those
emotions which the suspicion OF his
fste had stirred.
On Mas face was an unbounded
pride that he had come through,
man Of parts, abundantly able to caro-
for himself among : harder crew. On
Miss Ordwsy,s there lay vast relief,
while Siletx played with the collar OF
her blue shirt with trembling fingers
and moistened her dry lips.
sandry turned and looked up at the
darkened east With Z profound Joy. He
swept his eyes north to where the red
heaven Jared and staggered to his
ONCE.
Three hours, ma" he croaked in q
voice Of warning, "only three hours
sleep for al Of u. II you give MS
longer III never forgive you"
Il wss true. as Collins said. that
they had only begun to fight.
Through the hours, days. nights that
followed the saving Of the East Belt
they took no note Of time. Up along
the blackened, devastated valley the
soldiers moved their camp. Ma Daily
shut the cook.shack and suborned
wagon to haul her big range up and
deposit It alongside the camp stoves
Of Company H, where she dispensed
coffee to her men and all others With
impartial seal. Miss Ordway, her skirts
tucked up from the contamination OF
the burned earth which rose in hot,
black puns ct every moving foot was
compelled to help II she would hold that
espionage over Siletz from which she
hoped to realize her ambition. A bit
ter hatred sharpened her blue eyes
upon the girl. and she ached to seize
her and tear out Of her blouse that
packet Of proofs. She was angered
at herself that all her cleverness had
failed to recover them before this.
So the hours passed with smoke and
heat and . sun like . copper shield.
Men came and went In relays, sleeping
upon the ground for short shifts. rig
idly apportioned and observed. The
flood Of flame. runner after an arrant
wind, had piled IT. forces in leaping
pillows IN among thsnortheFn hills. It
sesmed assthtnE Of sirresistible might;
but tdSst0s1worn menAhung tStts flank
with.a dosged persistence. emboldened
and encouraged BY the success on the
east ridge.
sandry, limping painfully. and bag
gard - . ghost, stuck with the van
guard despits Mas commands and
Daily's warnings. At each fresh sight
Of his face the girl Silets was wrung
with anguish. Il seemed % II he could
bear no more and yet tho spirit in him
1rove him on.
Ones she ventured . timid protest.
What II the timber worth II you
def" she asked plaintively. and SAN
dry. stil somewhat Of boy. parried
the yearning question.
who would care?" he laughed
wryly. would you. Little squaw?''
The girl did not answer. but as she
turned away the ready mist sprang to
her eyes and he reached . contrite
hand TO her shoulder.
forgive mel ! know you would"
Il seemed to Siletz az the horror
swept north and the men were lost
Tor hours in the dim fastaesses. that
somesAing wss about to happen.
She felt = precedence Of disaster
which C1lsush shared, and they two
stood sps Tor long spaces OF time.
silent, listening, the muscles Of each
drawn taut. From time to time the
great monusl would squat upon his
haunchss, liz his heavy muzzle toward