The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-18

to the coach aud Ind hers. and will
guard her here"
II would as soon trust her with q
wolf" rrowlcd Luke. Then he turned
to Esther and held bis arms out TO her.
"Yon say tho wonl. Esther he said.
"and will Elll this b'acsguari 10Y
your
But Esther shrnnk from the horcc.
passionate gypsy 81 hate you 90 ]
bate him' She said you VIII goi na
document, sou win gat nothing mad ;
do not fcar either 1r boih Of son
Arthur Stanley win repay you well
and fttingly for even daring to lay %
hand upon me-
wen tie you mp then. missy" said
Luke. struggling his shoulders III I
can't have the lady ! win take the
gold Matt ilnrdlne. your dead father.
II he was your father made his Tor
tunc out NJ the Stanley secret aud /
viii make niue As for Arthur Stan
ley, he can't holp you, We know
enough to disgrace him II we cxppst
him here In California and show he IS
not John Powell the millionaire. but
Arthur Stanley. wanted for murder 90
virginia.
Esther scorncd no answer The two
WORTHLESS. neither trusting the other
tied her securely and went together
back To The wrecked coach TO find her
suit caso and. ns they hoped. The Stan
ley document But at the coach, IN
their absence. Murmnduke smythe had
revived before the driver had secured
bis horses and. bruised aud dazed,
had recovered sufficiently to revive bis
comrade aud then seek Tor his passen.
gers, when the driver had llmpcd
down the hlll to the wrecked coach
aud inquired of the recovering Smythe
where the young woman passenger
was, smythc had replied. II do not
know where she Is gone. but Jolly
well know | am going myselfT And
gathering up the suit case he thought
was his. and taking his gun and the
mounted deer head. the trophy that he
priced beyond an his possessions, the
English lawyer tottered on into the
wlds In tho direction Of the Lady
Veronica mines. as he thought
when Luke and Blair arrived upon
the scene they told the driver his
young lady passenger was safe Mt the
blacksmith shop and they had come
for her belongings. None could BE-
found. however aud Luke aud Blair
returned rcyillng each other
Darkness was falling ut the time
the accident occurred II was dark In
the blacksmith shop. but Esther felt
the Drawer at the absence Of the two
men. She struggled and freed herself
from the ropes that had bound her
and beat upon the great heavy door
Of the shop crying for help
Quabba. mourning his young mis-
trcss and hewallng his fate that h.
had so strangely found and so strange
ly last the diamond from the sky
again. had set out on foot for the
mines TO nnd Arthur, but especially to
tlnd Esther, his young mistress II
was Just at nlghtfall that he reached
the forge. some three miles yet from
the mines. II was locked, gloomy and
deserted In the darkness. But from
within he heard voice he recognized.
the voice Of his young mistress ap'
pcallngly crying for help. A slcdge
stood by the door. Quabba seized "
and shattered down the door and soon
he was shedding tears Of Joy as he
claspcd the hands OF Esther
There was no time for explanation
now. A LOCK from Esther and the two
sped OF through the darkness. TO BE-
followed a few moments later by Blaii
and Luke returning to find their fali
prisoner had been freed and was gone
over the mountains, through iho dark
ness won't pursucrs and punmed, while
b. log near marsh Lawyer Mama.
duke smyihc gathered up some dry
trash nul llt hla Dire 90 camp for Che
night lie had lost hla way, but philo
sophlcally he accepted the situation
81 am % lucky hograr that ! thought
to bring O tin Of biscuit and flask OF
brandy In my uggagc," he remarked
half aloud And he opened the suit
case he had borne so Ear together with
his other imncdlmenin of gun aud deer
head MY word. the wrong poriman
tenut" he exclaimed ~ In the 1re light
he brought forth woman's dainty
nightrobe and boudolr cap "Wel. no
natter" he added rcslgncdly; they
viii protect me from the drafts IN this
jungle Now. II only had a night light
In case my Gre goes out am used to
having n night light, and II had that
and my portable bathtub | could stand
the wilderness. But II the late Lord
Cecil Stanley could only see mo now
he edded fervently rs he surveyed him
self In his strange night attire ny
Jove this Is roughing It with a vcngc
nnce"
The moon came up, aud rs II waiting
for It as a signal the harsh. discordani
chorus Of croaklng marsh frogs sound
ed on all sides
"lndlansl savage iroquoisf cried
the alarmed lawyer. sclzlns his gun