The Delta independent., 1915-08-27


foot of rock from which he has fallen,
Sally Miller finds George Lescott, land
acape painter, unconscious. and after re.
vtving him, goes for assistance.
CHAPTER II-samson South and Sally
taking Lescott to Samson's home, are mel
by Spicer South head of the family. who
tells them that Jesse Purvy has beer. shot
crime. Samson denies it.
CHAPTER III-The shooting of Jesse
Purvy breaks the truce in the Holman
South feud.
rack Spicer for telling Sally that jim
HOLMAN is on the trail with bloodhounds
hunting the man who shot Purvy.
CHAPTER v-The bloodhounds lose the
trail at spicer South's door. Lescott dis
covers artistic ability in Samson. While
eketching with Lescott the mountain
Tamarack discovers Samson to a jeerine
crowd of mountaineers; Samson thrashes
buster" who shot Purvy.
CHAPTER vI-Lescott tries to per-
suade Samson to go to New York with
him and develop his talent. Sally. loyal
but heartbroken, furthers Lescott's efforts
The dance at VILE McCager's threatens
trouble to Samson and Lescott.
CHAPTER What the dance Samson
tells the South clan he is going to leave
the mountains. Leseett goes home to
farewell and follows.
CHAPTER vIII-fn New York Samson
studies art and learns much of city ways
Drenne Lescott persuades Wilfred Hor-
ton her dilettante lover, to do a mans
work in the world.
CHAPTER IX-Prompted by her love-
Sally teaches herself TO write. Horton
throws himself into the business world
and becomes wen hated by predatory
resort Samson meets William Farbish
sporty social parasite, and Horizons enc
my.
CHAPTER X-Farbish sees Samson and
Drennie dining together unchaperoned at
the Wigwam roadhouse. He conspires
with others to make Horton jealous and
succeeds.
CHAPTER XI-Farbish brings Norton
and Samson together at the Kenmore
clubs shooting lodge, and forces an open
and so rid the political and financial thugs
of the crusader. Samson exposes the plot
and thrashes the conspirators
CHAPTER xII-samson is advised by
BIS Te6eis teachers to tpGn portrait painting
portrait Sally goes to school. Samson
goes to Paris to study. Drenpie finds in
his studio pictured evidence of his loyalty
to Sally.
CHAPTER XIII-Tamarack kills Jim
Asberry. is surrendered to the militia and
shot from ambush by Holman. The
feud is on. again and the law helpless in
son.
CHAPTER XIV-Samson goes home
catches Aaron Hollis in the act of MUIR
dering Jesse Purvy and kills him. He
goes to Salle. Captain Callomb hears of
the killings
But again he crushed her in his
arms and his voice rose triumphantly:
sally, l have no promises to take
back, and you have made none that
I'm ever going to let you take back
aot while life laste,"
Her laugh was the delicious music
bf happiness
Il don't want to take them back"
sne SAID. Then. suuoenIy, sne auoeu
importantly: Il wear shoes and stock
ings now. and I've been to school lit
tie. I'm awfully-awfully ignorant,
Samson. but I've started, and reckon
you can teach me-"
His voice choked Then, her hands
strayed up. and clasped themselves
about his head
"Oh, Samson" she cried, as though
someone had struck her. you've cut
yore ha'r."
ut will grow again." he laughed
But he wished that he had not had to
make that excuse. Then, being hon
est, he told her all about Adrienne Les
cott-even about how, after he be
lieved that he had been oItcast by his
uncle and herself, he had had his mo
ments of doubt. Now that it was all sc
clear, now that there could never be
doubt he wanted the woman who hao
been SO true friend to know the girl
whom he loved. He loved them both
but was in love with only one. He
wanted to present to Sally the friend
who had made him, and to the frieno
who had made him the Sally of whom
he was proud. He wanted to tel
Adrienne that now he could answer
her question-that each of them meant
to the other exactly the same thing;
they were friends of the rarer sort
who had for little time been in dan
ger of mistaking their comradeship fol
passion.
As they talked, sitting on the stile
Sally held the rife across her knees
Except for their own voices and the
soft chorus of night sounds, the hills
were wrapped in silence-a silence as
soft as velvet. Suddenly, in pause
there came to the girls ears the crack
ing OF twig in the woods. With the
old, instructive training of the noun
tains she leaped noiselessy down, and
for an instant stood listening with
intent ears. Then, in low. tense
whisper, as she thrust the gun into
the mans hands, she cautioned:
cit out of sight Maybe they've
done found out ye've come back
maybe they're trailin' yer