The Lamar register., 1916-12-27

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70 bis sail01s cheeks. Yet bis gazH ID
not finch before her l0ok u cIs1aIn
He asked another q-astlol: Have
they taken the azrncyTr
NO. We saw This bgnch ~ he
bank. Reggie cut loose a. them 5efore
Pere could stop him"
" PEREZ Ah-y0ur father. The
other man fired At them first. you ayr
Can you blame hint Hs was along
when the agent vas shot d0sru. last
week. You may have heard u the
murder"
Yes. sun II was wrong for him 70
invite an attack with a woman In his
party"
"Oh. I'm only a quarterbreed. you
know" replied the girl with ironicaI
iightness. "BezIdes, Reggie thought
the party was trying 10 head us OF
Don't worry. Charlie Redbear crawIed
up the road half an hour ago. The
chances are We can hold out until he
fetches the police" A rifle shot pune
tuated the remark.
The rider looked over the coulee
bank across at the jngged crest Of the
butte. IF they slip over there" he
said. "this position will become unten-
able. The butte Is the key to the stu
alton"
lie looked at the girl, between con
cern and swiftly growing admiration Of
her remarkable beauty Her eyes we're
like blue-black diamonds. An almost
imperceptible film Of old-gold enriched
the cream and rose Of her cheeks Her
jet-black hair was Of French fneness.
The curve Of her rather large mouth
was perfect
But the red lips We're again parting
in "a dlsdulnful smile. She replied with
out seeking 10 conceal her scorn: IF
you're afraid they'll take the butte.
you might get away by boiling down
the cOulee. Wen do what we can TO
draw their FIRE"
You will1" he said. THANK you for
your suggestion l believe IN follow
It, Kindly step aside"
She stood motionless. her eyes gilt.
tering with cold contempt Of his COW
ardice. Unchecked by the look. he
leaned forward in the saddle. The
mare leaped awny like a startled deer
Once clear Of the gulley she sweryed
sharply and raced away down the cou-
lee. The flight was so unexpected. "a
daring and 50 swift that the fugitive
had been borne good fifty yards down
along the foot Of the near slope before
the Indians opened fire on him.
The girl had crept forward and
crouched in the entrance Of the gulley