The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-20
CHAPTER TX jContinued).

ing cold. In fact, Duane's teet
We're chattering. To find u shelte
| In that barren waste seemed futil
task. Quite unexpectedly, howeve,
they happened upon a deserted adoh
cabin situated little off the road No
only did it prove to have a dry inter
| Tor, but also there was firewood
| Water was available in poc.s every
| where; however. there was no grass TO
| the horses.
good fire and hot food and drinl
changed the aspect of their condition
| as far as comfort went. And Jennie
| lay down to sleep. For Duane how
| ever, there must be vigilance This
| cabin was no hiding place The rair
| fell harder all the time, and the wind
| changed 10 the north. ITS q norJher
| all right muttered Duane. Two OF
three days And he felt that his eN-
traordinory luck had not held out
still one point favored him, and it was
that travellers were not likely TO come
along during the storm.
Jennie slept while Duane watched.
The saving of this girl meant more 10
him than any task he had ever as
sumea First ii had been partly from
& human feeling 10 succor an unfortu-
nate woman, and partly motive TO
establish clearly to himself that he was
no outlaw Lately, however, had come
different sense. a strange one, with
something personal and warm and pro-
tective in II.
As he looked down upon her. slight.
Slender girl with beGrasgled dress and
disheveled hair her face. pale and
quiet, little stern in sleep. and her
long, dark iashes lying on her cheek,
ne seemed to see her fragility, her pref
Gness. her femininity as never before
But for him she might at that very
moment have been broken, ruined
girl lying back in that cabin of the
BANDS The fact gave him feeling
OF his Importance in this shifting of
her destiny. She was unframed. still
young; she would forget and be happy;
she would live to be good wife and
mother. Somehow the thought swelled
his heart He act, death dealing as it
had been. was q noble one and helped
him to hold on TO his drifting hopes.
hardly once since Jennie had entered
into his thought had those ghosts re-
turned to torment him.
Tomorrow she would be gone among
good, kind people with q possibility of
Iiuding her relatives He thanked God
for that; nevertheless, he felt uans.
She slept more than half the G8v
Duane kept guard. always alert.
whether he was sitting, standing. or
WAKING. The rain lsattered steadily
on the roof and sometimes came in,
horses were outside in shed that as-
1oFoed poor Shelter. and they stamped
resaessly- Duane kept them saddles:
and britiled
About the middle of the afternoon
Jennie aTosse- They cooked meal
ana aEferward SAT beside the little fire
SIZE had never been. in his observation
CT her. anything but tragic figure. an
lnhappy gira- the tarShest removed
from serenity and poise- That char
scasFisuc capacity for agitation struck
hIn as stronger in her this dag. Ee
attributed II. however. to the long
STRAIN the suspense nearing an end
, ~ sometimes when her eyes were on
hifn she did not yeem 30 be thinking
OF ner freedom, OF her future.
LiaAs time tomorrow you'u De in
Shel0ysiile.. he said
mere VIII yoa be?-' she asked.
quickly.
Me?' On. I'll be making tracks for
some lonesome place" he replied.
The girl shuddered
I've been brought up i'm TEXAS
remember what hard lot the men of
NY family had But poor as thew
were. they had roof over their heads
hearth with a fire. a warm bed
somebody TO love them. And YOU
Duane-oh. my God. What must YOUR
NE peg You must ride and hide and
, m.sn e.ernaliy No decent food, no
paaoW, no friendly word, no clean
clothes. no wcman's hand. Horses.
guns, trails. rocks, i,oies-shes+ rn,rsr
pc the important things In your life
on must go on riding, hiding. killing
Until You meet
she ended with sob and dropped,
ner mead on her knees. Duane was
amazed. deeply touched.
My girl, thank you for that. Thought
Oi aE.S, Gg said. with a 81, ~
voice. You don't knoW haw rn,,ess
that means to me-.
she raised her face. and ii was tear
stained. eloquent. beautiful.
ye heard tell--sfie best Of men 60
g the bad cut there You won't.
a,rosiaise me you Won't 7 never-knew
an nafa--iike you live NAV
never see each other agasr-after to-
DAY I'll never forget yo7i. ri uray
Iors you. and iii meyer give M, trying
lD--tO DO something. Don't 6sarsesIr
Y : never tse sase, II was nag ssnDe tfsgt
Kept me alive Gut there ali glafssT -
peaoIe you earns Was 0aiy q Esossr
car you. STAY away from s,sera- Be q
lone wolf Plight for gesar gfg. gsEna.
oai Jour ezsse- and mss.y f,s-- some
THEN she los. ner voice rsaarss
c.iasspad ner hanG ard WITH sseairp. ! !
~ ssssEs pReslfiA&Gg 10 e@g5. ssslfysr her
words In har dsaspaas. Mss MIgsp sssss ssssd
SPOKEN ESH1Ss ssassssseG ossa. the only
c0Exke s'-S S SsaS
DANES ssgaaanees spssss@,asaefly
bEGaen ny sssSss0xs, hal no sssss,assr rss-
sssse RED stsssse ESaam he rsfssaeperesa ssss
Day morse, tsse asss gessrl.. rssrass fssgf
Drgs-eD bis sase&s ard xassss III. TSs
esstt WEI esgssD kAaG saesAssass,s sfas ss,ersss
q his scDfs. His tracks w1ra r,1;sfrs I'm hi
I re mud There wesS esbgrsarss n
ssaf slssbse ia saxsss. Among which the
~ sss rs sgfas hsava $sraysd. III fgYrned
ssSs s2G syess, ges$ss ne had NOT ds5rss ~.
sssssss 40 sasSt wast Ets sea.y4 .Jegnie
! Y ssssS& s1 Et,E cabin 40 near fIie roaa
sav sss gat ser mr on mis- h0fst and bade
80 NJ EotsssW The rain fsAd ceased Tor
sss* Lime be5ysE, EtsGsfgh evidently tY,e
sNsSsfg Ns9 not yet over The tracks led
WA ~ waAh 70 a wide fiat where mes
SSsapass Urickly pear. and thorn bust,
sNsw ~ thtckiy that Jennie could not
~ INTO n Duane was thoroughly
sssss sed He must have her hprse.
100 lssss Nas ny1ng. II would soon be
H could not expect her Is 4
eesxs quickly through that brake
sN A2gk Therefore. he decided 10 risk
her a the edge Of the thicket
eFsN ~ III alOn0
n ~ ~ vent e = sound startjed him.