The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-05-15
cHkPTsR XIV.


Thoughtfully Ar ta!Sus returned
his attention to the lu.-Ia
IL the evidence OF his s,n did not
mislead him, he wIa Wt"5 ing their
FIRST difference Of uilh. l. II was not
m argument acute enc. It Ia deserve
the name OF quarrel bit Undoubtedly
the two were At odJa upon tone Ques.
ton Rose Insls,rrl Alan reluctant
The laat gave way IA the end.
shrugged. returned 10 the ear
I'm going back w the uail." he
announced, and hesitated oddly.
Feeling the need Of sine little ex.
eralse no doubt. par,uG suggested.
Rose thinks It's dangerous TO stop
here" Alan began TO explain Ignoring
tho Interruption
Miss Rose Is riyh,-,h siiss Ju'
dith'' Barcus interpolated
Judith nodded darkly
SO lm going 10 see II csn't buy
burros from the prOsp. ctor hack there.
Rose says he has nae do,tht know
how many a."
Three viii br enuuSh." Jn 'th inter-
posed Il mean. don't get on. .or me.
I'm stopping here
But" Alau stated 10 protest.
She gave him pause with weary
gesture
Please It's 10 rood LrrdiEg. Mr..
Law. I've made uY i.iy mind can be-
most helpful here by my fathers
side she asserted. and nodded at
TrIhe with "A significant smile that
maddened him He needs me--and
no harm eau come TO ne: I'm pretty
well able TO tai, care - myscif," t.
Al this tho nnoc,ut 'Ly stander
breath.d AN a. l,caii ih fsry6at little
PRAYER " thanh-1l,hg. whCse spirit
he doubted not Was shared by Alan.
For Il stuck In the memCfy OF Bar.
Gus that their friend the prospector
whose shack had sheltered Rose and
Barc.s after thrlr transit OF the desert
and prior to the man made avalanche
which had afforded this Temporary i'm.
munity from pursuiD lad u entioned
In the hearing Uf Rose The fact that
his string or burros MAS Limited to
three.
This. then, must have L,eu the nub
OF the lovers quarrel: Roses insist.
ance that Judith Dee LEFT behlnd, Aims
reluctance 10 consent 10 this lest he
convict himself OF the charge ut rank
lngratitnde. remembering the great
service his erstwhile antagonist had
done him
II only Judith might not mad rauss
to change her mind!
He set himself seduIouHly 10 divert
Judith with the magic OF his eoByersa
tlonal powers-an Offering Indifferent.
ly received. lie WAS stlll blithely
sossiplng when Judith hung away TO
her sisters side.
The ensuing quarrel seemed but the
more portentous In view VI the re.
stralnt imposed upon themselves by
both parties thereto
lmpended when the tinkle Of mule
bells sounded down the canyon road.
and at this he threw discretion to tha
winds and ran toward the two with
hands upheld In mock horror and u
manner OF humorous protest
Ladies', ladlesl" he pleaded. Il
beg OF YOU both. let dogs delight to
bark and bite"
He got no farther: Judith's ears
were as quick as his own; she. too.
had caught the sound OF bells behind
the base OF the hill And OF Il sudden.
without another word. she turned and
aung away into the heavy thickets OF
that masked all the can.
yOn. 10 either gide or the wagontrail
IN twinkling she had lost herself 10
view In their labyrinlhlne shadows
The remainder Of that business was
transacted rapidly enough. There
were no preparations to be made;
once Alan had ridden up with hB
three burros. nothing remained but to
mount and make on without delay.
Before morning they wers all rid.
Ing like so many hypnotized subjects,
fatigue bearing 30 heavily on all their
senses that none spoke or cared 10
speak.
Broad daylight surprised them In
this state. still stubbornly travelling;
and shortly afterward showed them
one place 30 perilous that II shocked
them temporarily awake,
This was simply a spot where the
trail came abruptly 20 an end on one
side OF a cleft In ths hills quite thirty
feet wide and several hundred In
depth. and was continued ON the lar
ther side. the chasm being spanntd by
a bridge Of the simplest character
no more than footway OF boards
bound together with ropes none too