Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-30
SsAsTEs Ala.

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The sri responded sith Q quiet
laEzh 81 ihs most natural effect mag
inatie-uusii q ended in q SIGH. and
without the leas, warning she crsm
pied apon herself. and would have
fallen heavily, IN a dead faint. but for
AlAzs aaickRess
-,sood Lord Barcus exclaimed. .
Alan gently lowered the inert body Of
che SRI 10 the sands And to thiuk
! eidH understand she Was so nearly
ell in-chafiing her like that Id hks
20 kick myself"
Don't be inpatient. Alan advised
grimly. I'm busy just at present. but
Meantime, you might fetch
some water to revive her"
1t was an order by no means easy
20 MI. Bareus had only his cupped
hands for a vessel. and little water
Remained In them by the time he had
dashed from the shadows back to the
spot where Rose lay unconscious
while the few drops he did manage
- thtO hti fott oNoAit0 hOth
inG toward rousing her from the
trance-like slumbers of exhaustion into
which she passed from her fainting
In the end Alan gave UP the effort
she's all right" he reported. releas-
ing the wrist whose pulse he had been
timing. she tainted. right enough.
hut uhof fta~f
IT. God knowsl II would be kinder
20 lst her rest. at least until sss what
oOrt Of . reception that lighthoues 10
Inclined to oRer u.s."
You'll go, them" Barcus inquired.
ia just - lief, myself :"
no; let me-" Alan insisasl. TIE
oot 1ar-not more than . quarter Of .
nile. And she'll be safe enough here,
= your care, the little time In gone"
Barcus nodded. His face YES drawn
81 gray In the moon-glars. Thanh
0o1i" he breathsd brokealy, you're
oblol I'm not"
- ct iowa suddenly anl rssasl Ais
hol on his knees. Don't - lonssr
than you can help" ~ nuttesed
sAackly.
- hAl sone to the hoallanl Of
tAs lighthouse itself before tAs ground
bsoaa 70 shelve more Gsntly 70 the
bsaA: end was o. the point Of Cd
1BussinG himself to the Aark end silent
Ssttaos Of the lightkeeper when -
DanesA, struck by sight of what till
thea had been hidden from him.
The promontory. he found. formed
the eastern extremity Of . wide-armed
= shallow harbor where rode at moor
~ . considerable number Of small
erAft-pleasure vessels assorted about
equally with fishing boats. And barely
- eighth Of . mile on. long legged
Vhasves stood knee-deep IN the water,
oks tsntacles nuns out from the sleepy
httls fishing village that dotted the
rising Ground-a community Of Per.
hape two hundred dwellings.
Nor was this all-even as Alan hove
IN view of the village he heard a series
of staccato snorts. the harsh tolling OF
brazen bell, the rumble of q train
pulling out from a station. And then
be saw its iewelstring OF lights fash
athwart the landscape and vanish as
its noise died away diminuendo.
Where one train ran another must.
He need only now secure something
TO revive Rose, help her somehow up
the beach, and in another hour or two,
of certainty, they would be speed
ing northwards. up the cape. toward
Boston and the land Of law and order.
Such thoughts as these. at least,
made up the texture OF his hopes, the
outcome proved them somewhat too
presumptuous He logged down a
quiet village street and into the rail.
road station just as the agent was clos.
ing up for the night
A surly citizen. this agent. ill-pleased
to have his plans disordered by chance
flung strangers. He greeted Alan's
breathless query with a grunt of in
grained churlishness.
Nah" he averred. they amt no
more trains tin mornin. Can't y see
I'm shuttin' up?~
but surely there must be a tele-
graph station"
You bet your life they is-right
here in this depot. An I'm shuttin' it
up. too"
Has the operator gone for the
night?"
Hes going. In the oprator. No
business transacted after Office hours.
Cal raound at eight O'Clock to1nor.
row mOruin'. Vow II you'll Jest step
out Of that door, II say gd-night to
you"
But / must send telegram" Alan
protested 4 tel you. / must Its
. matter OF life and death"
Sure, young feiler. II always is
after business hours"
Won't you open up again
7 tel you. no--
In desperation Alan rammed a hand
into his trousers pocket VIII q dol
lar Influence your better ,udgnent7"
he suggested shrewdIy.
Let's see your dollar" the other re-