Gilpin observer., 1916-06-29
CHAPTER XIV.
"Fight! Fight Like HelI!>

Eight! Fight Like HelI!'-
So began yelled hostilities between
these two. At first Miss Ordway COW
cred her fury with a smile and tried
every art of conciliation, but Siletz
held far from her. Night and day she
kept the packet in her breast though
for what end she did not know She
knew only with her unfailing instinct
that it must never go east to the
cities, or infinite harm would. befall
Sandry. Also. as unfailingly, the same
instinct warned her not to show them
to him. even 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-
gency Of having to fall back upon a
woman for help at the last, and this
was particularly calling to his man.
hood
1t had become a personal question
The timber at the north was running
better than they had expected. and
Daily and Collins with the lumber
Jacks from Sacramento and the ST.
washes were doing splendidly. Still
the magnificent belt was the Dilling-
worth's future and It was In grave
jeopardy
From time to time he ran across
Hampden along the shores of the
hoo T@I
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 Salsm was
ready to give up in despair. Not one
tiniest point showed itself ~hereon
he could hang thread of Evidence;
and one day Sandry, sitting on the
east porch. shocked the heart into
Miss Ordway's throat.
Il 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"
And the woman shut her teeth
hard, while the blood left her face
in pale anger. Siletz. on the step,
played with Coosnah's ears and she.
too, lost a bit of color.
The next day Miss Ordway made a
flying trip to Salem, stopped over a
train. and went on to Portland. There
she sought out the most we'll.
thought-of legal firm in the city and
was closeted for three hours in its
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. a fne-looking, open.faced in.
dividual, followed her to Salem on
the next train. bearing copies of her
mysterionsly obtained proofs OF
Hampden's guilt, which were as good
as warrants for his arraignment and
that 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 commissioner private desk.
IT'S come at last" he said tensely;
sscmebody's leaked"
And in q lightning fash the com.
missasasr knew what had become Of