The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-07

running down his neck. and looked
az az his enemy. the sphiar lie
[ waited a little longer. recovering
strength: ihon with ihrobbing head
Z ha painfully reanccnded the nose o.
( the watershed and AZ tho top lay
down 20 DRY himself IN the sun.
The afternoon had Drawn toward
close. when Carroa and tho half
breed parted company. tho buster
I 90 heckwith 90 wait until he had
! fresh Instructions. Carron towards
Raiders. "A he rode. he looked over
tho country. To say hs was de-
fsated. that ho had given up. did
not occur 70 him. lie bad gone too
FAR into tho thing to dream OF
failure now.
Approaching the hotel he grew
conscious OF his dilapidated appear
anee. Ho stopped at tho foot OF
Raiders I'm. where tho creek
crossed the main road. and washed
of the blood that was drying nm
comfortably upon his neck. but be
was Obliged 20 keep hla hRndkcr-
chief bound around the cut that
stun hicd little. and no was a
spectacle Of mud 70 tho waist
Ho looked forward TO meeting
those people and their questions
with an unconscious bracing OF ca.
paclty. There vaa nothing eStraor-
binary IN hunter having had
hair breadth escapes. but In a dry
season. and IN n country OF rock.
there arc few places where n man
might drop into a mudhole.
Carron felt he was going forth
against ANTAGONISTS. for. gentle as
they were. they seemed all 10 be
against him Nevertheless. he
turned into tho loop ~ the drive
with that mixed sense OF familiarity
and strangcnoss il~s ono feels.
after an absence. upon returning
home.
This impression Of homelikcness
was added 10 by tho sight OF an
e1pectant figure II was revealed
az that OF tho scholar. He was
moving rather restlcssly along the
porch OF tho old wing. now and
then stretching his head on his long
neck to look out between the vines.
Seeing Carron. he raised his hand
above his head. IN joyful salute.
and hurried 10 tho steps. as the
young man rode up. MY dear boy.
We have been wondering-w I'm
very glad 10 see youl The women
have been quite frightened"
ffTtrfghfap.H 80 farrnv4 n1hnaI
feeling mystlfled.
a door opened suddenly. one
opening direct out OF tho living.
room Blanche RAIDER stood there.
He had not known that the sight of
her would awaken such a feeling in
him. After two daysi He thought
he had forgotten her But TO see
her there, the symbol OF his diff
culties. fragile. yet triumphant
where he had failed. was TO arouse
the full tide of his anger against
her as it had against the Sphinx.
She disappeared thru the door
again. without word. leaving him
only the memory OF her gaze that
had seemed 20 entreat him TO tell
her that he was safe.
lie put A. the pony in the stable.
took OF the bandage from his head.
and walked bach, TO the house with
some vague idea OF going upstairs,
cleaning up, getting a bath. The
house was still He walked slowly
along TO the livingroom door.
opened &c. went In, with a quicken.
ing pulse
The walls were dusky. the furni.
ture dim; only at the window
light came; and here. close to It.
Blanche RAIDER was sitting. sewing.
She ala not move when he came
In, her hands did not cease their
regular motion Softly. so as not
to startle her into consciousness Of
his presence, he entered ana sat
down in a chair nrthest from her.
deepest IN shadow
From here he watched her and
the wonder grew. lilo was weary