The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-27

: II was then that Sandry was to b.
hold the iron In this creature OF sof
ness. OF faithfulness and OF servic,
With cry that chilled his blood i
Its savage wildness, the girl leape
across the silent form in the shabb
habit. tore Sandry's gun from his ham
and fired twice before he could seiz
her and wrest the weapon from her
Both shots went wild.
What would you do?" he criet
aghast
Siletz fought for the gun like
Wild thins. Then. as he held 1t high
above her reach, she fell on her knees
clasping his limbs. her face upturned
and TRANSPORTED with the lust for
blood
Kill them" she painted desper
! ately "kill them both Blood for
Preacher and she would ruin youl
Shoot them. Sandry. shoot them-or
give me the gum"
Shuddering, Sandry covered her
savage eyes with his hand. Their
reversion sickened him. But she
shook him loose. crying for death.
XIII them both, for they will ruin
you If they go free! She's get the
packet. XIII her and get the packet"
What's this?" he cried hoarsely.
Things she has written about you
a-letter to a man by the name OF
Musseldorni"
Slowly Sandry's face went white
beneath its CRIME as he raised his
eyes and looked at Poppy Ordway.
She returned his gaze.
Then True she said. that's
why | went east. cannot lose you,
Walter. There was danger from that
Wild creature there, though you did
not know il. and was determined to
make sure. Fair means or foul
must win. And there's 80 law for a
genius. | know and you know that
you are"
GUILTY." he said. throwing up his
head.
Then Sandry dropped his eyes to
Siletz and spoke as IL he obeyed
some compelling power, some urge to
Justify himself before her.
Il answer to the Right Law /
obeyed the ancient Right Law, little
Sletz, and | have no regrets"
Il knowl" cried Siletz, Il know"
the smoke was so dense that the
actors In this drama could scarcely
see each others faces. but they took
no note of II. The climbing roar had
shut them apart in a sound-made ST
lence and they did not know II. Only
Hampden edging sidewise. was alive
TO the possibilities of the moment
He saw the gun hanging in Sandrys
hand, forgotten. He saw Siletz de-
his face with her blazing
eyes of passion. He saw his moment |
md took it.
With one great bound he flung him
self high in the air, leaped the space
and came down with his
great weight upon the shoulders OF
he other man. clutching for back and
hroat. drawing the one to him ia a
Trip of iron, pushing the other away.
Sandry went down like reed. and
IS his knees buckled under him there
vas an ominous snap The bone of
lis right leg, newly healed and fragile.
ave way under the strain.
AS the two men fell, both guns. the
ne in Sandry's hand and the one In
is trousers band. tumbled loosely
part. Siletz, clinging still to San
rvs knees, was borne down with +,
hem. AS they rolled over she tore !.
erself from under them and with
wo sweeps of her outspread arms
altered the guns. Then she sprang
p, drawing back pace. her eyes like
re, and deliberately sought for a y
hance to kill Hampden.
But the men were a struggling mass d
turning. twisting, writing flesh. ;
ich so wound about the other that D
} shoot one meant the others death u
J well, Over and over they rolled.
lw almost on the silent form under
,e ferns, now pushing Poppy Ordway =
lex into the low spruces And all !.
e timo Siletz followed them with the 4
owing mu2zie OF the gun. her Sace a d
ask OF fury and the passion of the 81
'imal woman who battles for her Il
ate.
"sandry.9 she cried, lie aatl Lie a
:" W
From under Hampden's arm that X
as choking the breath from his
ngs the owner saw that slim fig- Vi
e of doom aud strove to cry out At M
st he got his voice for a moment q
"Siletz!' he rasped. don't shoot. RI
you, don't kill" But the N
rk of the gun drowned his words. v
lie was firing around them. (
With the first shot Hampden. re- ,l
the guns that he had v
He'd to get, felt his flesh rise on his
dy and he loosened his hold. shook n
Sandry and got to his feet. painting, Y
hitting mad, his eyes red and awful Il
With the courage of the raging bull Z
made straight for Siletz, who fired I
int blank at him. He took the ball )
his shoulder and spun half round
le girl pulled the trigger again, got 4
empty snap, threw the weapon
way and raised the other
"Siletz!" shrieked Sandry from the "\
ound, for my sake stop"