Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-14

Duith SAept utAhAt9 nc WAb tHlM&luk
Of Marie. and his heart was full Of
passionate resentment.
He wns the FIRST up, and went to
groom the horses As he came back
to tho shack he heard Mitchells voice
and the girls behind the open door.
Mitchell had HIS arm round her waist
and was drawing her toward him
Crum was nowhere IN sight.
Then Dunn knew what he meant to
do. He crept back very softly to the
stable and loaded hls rife. He took
II 10 his arms, carrying II IS a mother
might her first born. and approached
the door again.
Mitchell held the girl IN hts arms
now, and she was struggling as he
tried to kiss her. Dunn, aiming DELHI
erately. was conscious OF the open
door at the back OF tho shack, and q
cluInp OF dwarf hr about hundred
yards distant. Then he concentrated
his attention upon Mitchell. Carefully
he drew bead on him 80 as TO avoid
hitting the girl.
Bangi
Mitchell 1eaped late ~ =sr, -flnnf
out his arms. and pitched head fore
most. Dunn stepped into the shack
There was no need TO look more thar
once at the dead face. or the blood
oCxing from the heart.
Marie ran TO Dunn. sobbIng wildly
~You did right, the beastr' she cried
'coTne with me-" said Dunn.
They raced 10 the stables. and in 4
moment he had freed the horses
saddled them. and placed her on tbs
sergeantss. Ia another moment the,
were galloplng across the barrens. Al
tile time Dunn was conscious OF won
dering where old Dufour and Crum
were. But moment later they heart
shouts behind them. They galiopet
frantlcally forward. anywhere. 20 ionl
az they could win free.
Crum was man OF resolution, ant
Dunn knew that he would take M IN.
chase and never leave II. He feekoneC
on the fact that crum's horse was IN,
slowest Of the three. The freshly fall
ing snow would hide their tracks d
they could win the country across tn
river bed. where series Of huTnHlocki
SNelled into the Big Lake mountains.
Far behind him Dunn heard q shout
he turned ard looked back ~ he rode
crum was standing at the door OF III
stable waving bis arms 20 hfn.
A few minutes latsr Dunn. lookinl
batb. saw CFnu1 mounted ana "a pnf
enAh a alsen ems nHAeS agsa asa
horse. They rods maiiy Tor the ali
toward the river.
1--WE must be careful said Marie
~ they began the descent. 'The rock
are dangerous"
Even as she spoke her horse srippes
on projecting bowider. stumbled. ans
lung her face downward upon th'
hard bed OF the frozen stream. Dnni
leaped from his horse and kneeled be
side her. She had been stunned by tn,
fall she opened her eyes and locke,
about her hatf.conScious.
The horse scrambled TO It's feet, raj
up the bank, and raced back towar,
the stable, followed By Dumas horse
And Dunn. kneelIng at Mares side
knew that chance had settled his par
hcnlar problem. And Ia the distanc,
Crunn came on lnexorably.
Dunn shrugged his shoulders as on,
who has played his last card. He car
ried the girl up TO the top OF the banI
and waited for crum, who came gal
Looping up on his blown horse. II,
flung himself TO his feet. painting, INK,
| his steed.
What's the matter with you, 10 pln,
this crazy trick after killing hlmfs h,
shouted.
Dunn smiled. 4 guess you're right
Crum,r he said. take the elrl 81
your saddles I'll walk. You can trus
me-"
Cram, staring at him In apparsn
perplexity. lifted Marie to the saSisil,
before him. She had fallen into /
swoon again. Then he rode slowl,
back toward the cabin. with Dunn
walking little distance ia front d
him,
de turned his horse away when neal
the stable. and went toward the llttl,
patch OF stunted trees that had strucl
upon Dunn's attention at the momanl
when he raised his rifle. Dunn saw
the motIonless body OF a man lysns
hidden. among them. II was BlacI
Doe.
How DID you get him. Dnnn7e asked
Crun, disinounting and turning IN,
body over. eSeel He had Just fred
You were III the nick Of time
The dead mans GingarS were
clEtched about the trigger; the rifls
had been discharged; over HIS hear
was bullet wound.
Dunn, unable 70 speak, accompanied
Crum back to the shack. Mitchell lay
where he had fallen, and old Dufoul
was mutterlIg IN the corner, as If hs
did not understand.
HE got poor Mitchell a second be
fore You fred" said Cfum. aoyer the
heart. too. Seel'
Dunn looked In horror now mixed
with agitation. He saw that track Of
the bullet through the breast and on
under the rib. The missile lay upon
the floor beside the inert man. II was
d battered AS, such as the Indians use
Dunn's.bullet had been q 808 And Il
had been Black Doe whom he had
killed. not Mitchell.
NJ, d. Van Houten recently walked
from, 90 Anoalna "a 1htnnsn A.. n.,ve