The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-11-16
paans's menaeing, uamstakable posi-

: blends big frame hIied the doc
4 lie was IN bad place 20 reach n
? bis gun iiut he would not have tim
) Tor . step pnane read 10 his eyes IA
? desperate calculation ~ chances. 20
( a feetlng Instant Bland shifted hi
) glance 70 his vile Then his Who'll
body seemed 10 Yibrnte with the swim
OF bis arm.
Duane shot him, lie ZEN forward
hls gun exploding as II hlt INTO tn,
fioor and dropped loose from stretch
ing fingers Duane stood over him
stopped 10 turn him 90 his back
Bland looked 40 with clouded gnze
then raspcd his last
Duane you've Killed himr cried
Kate Bland, huslily Il knew you'd
have to-
z She staggered ngniast The wall her
eyes diiating, her strong hnnds clonch-
ing her face slowly whitening. She
appeared shocked. half stunned. but
showed no grief
7IeunleH called Duane. shnrply.
Come out Hurry
She came out WITH uneven steps.
seeing only him. and she stumbled over
BANDS body Duane caught her arm.
swung her behind him. Tie feared the
woman when she realized how she had
been dupod Ills action was protec.
i've. and his movement toward the
door equaily as significant
"puaneiT cried Mrs. Bland.
II was no time % talk. Duane cdgeq
on keeping Jennie behind him. A
that moment there was a pounding o.
lron=shed h00fN out IN the lane. Kntr
Bland bounded 10 the door When sh+
turned back her umnzemrnt ws,
changing 10 realization.
where Re sou taking Ien2" sha
cried her voice NE a mans
"uet out Of my way, replied Duane
HIS look perhaps without speech. wa.
enough Tor her 10 an Instant she wa,
transformed Into fury
You hound al the time you were
.ooilug mel You made love 20 me
fou'ii never leave bsre alive. Give mo
hat girl Let the get az her She'll (
lever win auy more taen IA this camp"
Help help hclpt' she sbrleked. ia
voice that must have penetrated 10
De rcmotest cabin IN the valley
suddenly she snatehcd a rifle OF he
sail aud backed away. her su,sng
auds fuinbllng % the lever. And he
crkod lt down throwing she'll lrgo
be chamber aud cooking the wcapO,
'unne lcnped upon her. lie struck NJ
he rife as 4 went on, the powder
urning his face.
Jennie. run OUT Get on horSer'
q said. u
Jennie flashed out OF the door.
with an iron grasp Duane held 10 {
be rife barrel. He had grnsped u 7
.lth hts left hand, and he gave such I
pull that hc swung the crnzed wo- d
ian on the noor But he could not D
'ase her grip. She was as strong as '
Kate Let go % h
lie tried 10 intimidatr her. She ala S
q see his gun thrust IN her face. or p
ason had given way 10 such an
tent 70 passion that she did not care. s,
b. cursed Her husband had used =,
q same curses, aud from her lips 81
ey seemed strange. uuscxed, more n
udiy like tlgrcss she fought him u,
= face no longer resembled We al
ms vs.
He heard n Try from outsldc-a
in's cry, hoarse and alarming. -
I made him think OF loss u time. 81
Us demon o. woman might yet IN
'cg his plun. m
Lot go" be whispered aud felt III
lips stiT. In the grIiuless Of that ~,
tant ~ relaxed his hold on the tn
ebarrei tu
Nth sudden, redOublcd. lrreslstlbtc
rugth she wrenched the rifle down he
] discharged a. Duane felt blow so
shocka burning agony tearing III,
ough hts breast. Then 10 a frenzy N,
Jcrked so powerfully upon the ride thl
{ he threw the woman uruinst the M,
~ She gcli and seemed stunned. SCI
Duane lcoped back. whlrlrd acw arr
% the doeF ON the porch The
rp cracking or a gan halted him lot
slw Jennie holding 10 the bride mr
his bag horse Eurhrc was a.trIde am
other and he had a Colt leyrlgd fal
be was firing down the lane. Then vi
pc single shot. heavier. md Int
hires ceased lie fyll from thv sou
So hin
swift glance back showed 10 Duane list
lan coming down the lane. Chess IS
lwHy His gun WINS smoking. He doc
Be into "a run Then ia pn Instant
sal" Duane and tried to check his siTi
g as hr swung up his uru, hut see
slight pause was fatal Duane spu
{, aud Allowuy was falling when his eng
Sent on His bullet whlstled
10 20 Duane aud rhudded into the "
.h how
pHne bounded down Ca the horses. dIH
aic was trying 10 hold the pluuglng "
Euchre lay fat on his back, / al
Z. a buIletholc IN his shirt, his hea
set hard, ana his hands twisted | "a
M gun ana Birdie, a
Jennie you've nerve an right" In
8 Duane, MS be dragged down the Of
" she was holding up with you OF
There Never mind--Ioug 81
-ups Hang on somehOV 2" her,
e caught his birdie out of Euchre's =
ching grin and leaned gEtYIJa rho 49,.