The Ordway new era., 1917-02-02
CHAPTER XvI-continued.

The girl from Philadelphia had for
some days been watching the road
which led in tortuous twists from Peril
to the gap. She herself hardly realized
how expectantly she had watched it
She was thinking OF the man she
had sent away and wondering what
their meeting would be like. And the
girl OF the hill sitting near by would
look on. her fingers gripping them
selves tightly together and an ache in
her own heart Deep in Dawu's nature.
which had been coming Of late into
sweetIy fragrant bloom, crept the ran
from down below" whom she had
never seen, but whose letter could
make Juanita forget present things
and drift away into a world Of other
days and other scenes-a world in
which Dawn herself had no part
Juanita was wondering if. after all
she had not misjudged Roger Malcolm
She wanted to think she had. because
her heart was hungry for love. She
had written to him, sternly torbidd.ng
his coming. and If he obeyed that man
date he would. Of course, prove himself
weak and lacking in initiative So she
was waiting with a huttering heart
But on the day that he came she
was not watching He had pushed
on at q rate of speed which mountain
patience would not have countenanced
and had arrived in two hours less than
the journey should logically have re-
euired. The heaying sides OF his tired
horse told almost as much OF the Gag
eruess that had driven him as did the
frank worship Of his face.
At the front fence he hitched his
mount and walked noiselessly up to
the larger house. Two feminine fig
ures sat sewing in the hall as ne silent
ly opened the unlatched door and let
himsei: in. One of them was q figure
he knew even with its back tuTned-a
figure which, because of something
dfstinctiyely subtle and wondrous,
could belong 10 no one else. The other
was a mountain girl OF undeniable
beauty. but, TO him, Of 10 interest
II was Dawn who saw him first and
with glance that brought q resentful
fash to her eyes she rose silently and
slipped out through side door Then.
as Juanitz came to her feet with a
little gasp and held out both hands.
the mans heart began to hammer wild
ly. and he knew that the fingers he
held we're trembling.
He would have taken her at once in
his arms. but she held him of and
shook her head
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buked him in a voice that lacked con
riction
And / hagrantly disobeyed you." he
answered AS mean henceforth to
disobey you Once lost you because
! played weak game. You want
conqueror. and | have always been a
suppIiant- Now have changed my
method"
Obi" said Juanita family. For just
an instant she felt leap at her heart.
Perhaps, after all, he had grown TO
her standard. That was how she must
be won, if ever won. and she wanted
to be won
She saw him draw out of his pocket
a small box which she had once given
back TO him and take from it a ring she
had once worn. but again she shook
her head.
Not yet. dear" she said very softly.
You haven't proved yourself a con-
queror yet, you know. You've Just
called yourself one"
Then her heart misgave her. for.
after gazing into her eyes with a hurt
look. the man masked his disappoint-
ment behind q smile of Difference and
replied: Very well. l can wait. but
that's hov II must be in the end"
IN the end. Juanita knew that. after
m. be had not changed.
He vas stiIl the man OF brave in
9eEts and words-stfn the man Who
feooA hesifant at the moment for .
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