The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-11

CRY VI WOiUuu IN PAIN.
Duane stepped into the open door,
inside the room. Kate Bland lay
half across a table where she had been
flung, and she was trying to get to
her feet. BANDS back was turned.
lie had opened the door into Jenuhe's
room and had, one foot across the
threshold. Duane caught the girls
low, shuddering cry. Then he called
out loud and clear.
With cat-like swiftness Bland wheel
ed, then froze on the threshold. His
sight quick as his action, caught
Duane's menaclng, unmistakable posi-
ton.
BANDS big frame filed the door.
He was in bad place to reach for
his gun. But he would not have time
for step. Duane read in his eyes the
desperate calculation Of chances. For
tieeting instant Bland shifted his
glance to his wife. Then his whole
body seemed to vibrate with the swing
Of his arm.
Duane shot him. He fell forward,
his gun exploding as 1t hit into the
floor, and dropped loose from stretch
ing fingers. Duane stood over him.
stopped to turn him on his back.
Bland looked up with clouded gaze,
then gasped his last.
duane, you've killed him" cried
Kate Bland, huskily. II knew you'd
have to-"
she staggered against the wall, her
eyes dlating, her strong hands clench-
ing. her face slowly whitening. She
appeared shocked. half stunned, but
showed no grief.
"Jennie!" called Duane. sharply.
"Come out. Hurry"
She came out with uneven steps,
seeing only him. and she stumbled over
BANDS body. Duane caught her arm,
swung her behind him. He feared the
woman when she realized how she had
been duped. His action was protec-
tive, and his movement toward the
door equally as significant.
"Duane." cried Mrs. Bland.
1t was no time to talk. Duane edged
on, keeping Jennie behind him. At
that moment there was a pounding OF
iron-shod hoofs out in the Jane. Kate
Bland bounded to the door. When she
turned back her nmazcment was
changing to realization.
"Where re you taking Jen?' she
cried, her voice like mans.
sect out of my way" replied Duane.
His look perhaps, without speech, was
enough for her. In an instant she was
transformed into fury.
"You hound! All the time you were
fooling me You made love to me !
You'll never leave here alive. Give me
that grill Let me-get at her! She'll
never win any more men in this camp"
"Help! help! help!" she shrleked, in
a voice that must have penetrated to
the remotest cabin in the valley.
Suddenly she snatched rifle of the
wall and backed away. her strong
hands fumbling at the lever. And she
jerkcd 1t down, throwing shell into
the chamber and cooking the weapon,
Duane lcaped upon her. He struck up
the rifle as 1t went OF, the powder
burning his face.
"Jennie, run out Get on horse !"
he said.
Jennie flashed out or the door.
With an iron grasp Duane held to
the rlhe-barrel. He had grasped 1t
with his left hand, and he gave such
a pull that he swung the crazed wo-
man off the floor. But he could not
loose her grip. She was as strong as
he.
"Katel Let go!"
He tried to intimidate her. She did
not see his gun thrust in her face, or
reason had given way to such an
extent to passion that she did not care.
She cursed. Her husband had used
the same scs, and from her lips
they seemed strange. unsexed. more
deadly. Like ii tigress she fought him
her face no longer resembled wo'
mans.
He heard cry from outslde-a
mans cry, hoarse and alarming.
1t made him think of. loss Of time
This demon Of woman might YET
block his plan.
"Let gow lie whispered, and felt
his lips stiff. In the grimness OF that
instant he relaxed his hold on the
| rifie-barrel.
With sudden, redoubled, Irresistible
strength she wrenched the rifle down
and discharged 1t. Duane felt blow
"a shock--a burning agony tearing
through his beast. Then In frenzy
he jerked so powerfully upon the rifle
that he threw the woman against the
wall. She fell and seemed stunned.
| Duane leaped back, whirled. flew
out of the door on the porch. Tit
sharp cracking Of q gun halted MIN
He saw Jennie holding. to the bride
Of his bay horse. Euchre was astrid'
the other, and he had Colt leveled
and he was firing down the lane. Ther
came a single shot, heavier, ant
Euchre's ceased. He fell from tn
horse.
A swift glance back showed to Duan'
| q man coming down the lane. Ches
Allowayi His gun was smoking. ID
broke into run. Then In an instan
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