The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-06
CHAPTER XIV.
.IohtI Flcht Llke uelIir

ElpUtl BfD0t Inv T'oH'
So began veiled hostilities between
these two. At first Miss Ordway GOV
cred her fury with \ smile and triet
every art of Cancellation. but Sileti
held far from her. Night and day sh'
kept the packet in her breast. though
for what end she did not know. She
knew only with her unfailing instinct
that 1t must never 20 east to the
cities, or INFINITE harm would befall
6Andry. Also. a. unfaiiingly. the same
instinct warned her not to show them
TO him. oven though their possession
might mean his safety. The primal
cunning of woman kept her from be-
littling or betraying her rival.
sandry WAS becoming more and
more anxious about the East Belt.
More and more he feared the contin-
Eency OF having to fall back upon q
woman for help at the last. and this
was particularly CALLING to his man
hood
II had become a personal question
with him. the getting" OF Hampden,
The timber at the north was running
better than they had expected and
Daily and Collins with the lumber.
Jacks from Sacramento and the 81
washes were doing splendidly Still
the magnificent belt was the billing
worth's future and It was in grave
jeopardy.
From time to time he ran across
Hampden along the shores of the
backwater, at Toledo. or on the ST.
letz road Here the Yellow Pines
owner often rode to meet Miss Ord
way who had lessened her efforts in
his direction since he had given her
all the material she needed for his
own undoing. He was more wild
about her than ever and added to
his enmity for Sandry the mighty
spur OF suspicious jealousy
SO July dragged out in blue heat
and August blazed down upon the
hills.
The eastern lawyer at Salem was
ready TO give up in despair Not one
tiniest point showed itself wherein
he could hang thread OF evidence,
and one day Sandry, sitting on the
east porch. shocked the heart into
Miss Ordway's throat.
II believe | will write to New York
for the great Farnsworth," he said:
its a mighty risk. for he'll bankrupt
me II he comes, though it's hardly |
likely he'll bother. They don't know
the chances for big work out here"
hard. while the blood left her face
in pale anger Siletg, on the step. |
played with Coosnah's ears and she. |
too, lost bit OF color
The next day Miss Ordway made
flying trip TO Salem, stopped over
she sought out the most we'll
thought-of legal firm in the city and
was closeted for three hours in It's
private Offices.
She was much too shrewd to trust
the great scheme in the hands OF a
Salem firm. But here she had bun
gled after all, for her newly allied
lawyer. fine-looking, open.faced in.
dividual, followed her to Salem on
the next train. bearing copies OF her
mysterionsly obtained proofs OF
Hampdens guilt, which we're as good
as warrants for his arrsignment and
hat OF the amorous young commits
sioner.
The ring" was wider than she
had any conception OF and reached
afar throughout the state.
She was not half over the Coast
Range on the one-horse railroad when
her lawyer laid the copied papers on
the commissioners private dosk.
IT'S come at last" he said tensely:
somebody's leaked
And in a lightning fash the COM
missioner knew what had become OF
his account book and the missing let
ters from Hampden.
He slumped in his chair, drumming
with senseless fingers on its arm.
He saw black bars across the win
dow with the waving trees beyond.
and knew himself for that weakest
among men. womar's tool
So, filled with excited determine
ton 10 beat Sandry with the Hamp-
den case and forestall his sending for
Farnsworth. which was the last thing
she wanted. Poppy Ordway again
rode up the valley. The mighty hills
were silent in the deadlock OF an
Oregon summer. No breath OF wind
found its way into the sheltered val.
leys and the pines we're still
The tidewater slough was gray
with the inland brine
"Glorious!" she said to herself. ltft.
ing her gaze to the hazy mountains
And I'll save It for him-even
against his will"
She was sure lhs had succeeded
IN her mission. md. happy in the
knowledge, was eager to be out of
the hired rig.
And Sandry As he assisted her out,
thought simply that she was the
most beautiful woman in the world,
for all the Joy Of triumph lent sparkle
to her lovely features, deepened the
slumbrous blue OF her eyes
No word had ever been spoken
about that night at the rollway and