The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04

He was watching in silent inirtht the magrs VINO wss
pulling the Young iron roD'ns nest whs tse pAte"<
BIRDS hew near, screaming ia agony VT
When he saw the girl he rose and took her il tas
arms with gentle laugh She drew away fton1 hakn,
gazing on his face with look OF horror, Not tbr
second did she contemplate the deed Leyob fIsd
freed her to perform but the thought OF it'czad nos
be dispelled and the knife lay IN her bosom y1 -
She told her lover OF the fate prepared nor r1fInfby
her husband aud with frantic haste she tried pull
him from the gully bidding him lose no time in hyins
and taking her with him The maf strokcd .lwr hair
and held her trembling hands until she cfer then
he told her his plan They ~oald escape, ot eosst "
course foolish child .Leyob would not oyeftakx tf<m
No horse could 70 fastef than bis "Blsckhirdg saad
they would travel to the land of The big waters 70 t
land where the snow was NOT plenty She mast nxn-
in some way TO procure that bsg Of gtets 81 kets
Rves When the girl had handed them over 70 him
he had hidden them under the floor OF the cabi4 nor
knowing thar Leyob would so suddenly grow suspicious
and he without those gold pieces had no none, s1all
and in these days one could not ny far even te besr
of horses without money The gin must 60 bsck and
tell Leyob that She could not find her chance % per
form her deed that day. thar the man was too WHY
and she was afraid that he suspected something III
The girl haggard wild-eyed, with fearing ficntztiflg.
cngng steps descended the mountain All about her
the land CLEANED yellow, for the golden rod had bios
somed She seemed piece OF moonlight with her
ashy face and dark eyes sstray in glowing gorld
When Leyob saw her coming he trembled until RIs
teeth chartered bur he restrained his impulse 10 go and
meet her. and waited in the doorway, his eyes booking
eagerly over her hands and dress for SIGNS OF that
which would proclaim her task accomplished
When she saw him standing there, her courage faiied
her She turned and started TO run Leyor soon caught
her and the savage IN hs nature entirely uppernoss
ne dragged her home by the hair and beat heE'
For three daysthese same occurrences epeatsdsfhef'
selves Leyob watched her so closely ihstsshe mad
little chance TO hunt Tor the nuggets ana her lover
would not 90 without thefl sending her back again at
again. cs -tr.'ss. sEN
One night leyob entirely exhausted, slept ana me
girl saw her chance Quietly but WIN fsver'sh fs.te
she raised one by one he ooAids oil e moor anu huleu
for the money Over the earth underneath she went
again and again; then she sank back "Ih easpns
breath
had moneys IS gone, she whispered Sht was IN
an agony Of fright Ior iear Leyoo had found II, ~
iaet her terror was so gFea lhat she no longer mad any
sense Of purpose IN leI actions And as ne nlsn'
progressed she grew AFRAID 9a shs might use lhe ku-
on her lover that the terrible eyes Of Leyoo Wn
compel IL
ne next morning she dragged Hefselt "em tts
cApii door peioIe we aay hAd lalry SONG ~ s"f
"sh1efed ahIessy thiouEh le tlees lo"alu ule m no2
tam sHe h9'lu s1lApse iApP'ns anu allu sN'Ns.nE
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