Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-05-25
CHAPTER xIIi--continued.

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'srake me away. Gale" cried Nan.
sLeave him here-take me home
Take me homer
She caught her cousins arm. "Stay
right where you are" shouted Nor
gan, pointing at De Spain, and follow
ing Nan as she pulled him along
"When come back, I'll give you what
you're looking for"
"Bring your friends" said De Spain
tauntingly. 'Tll accommodate four
more of you. Stopl" With one hand
still on his revolver, he pointed the
way. "Go down that trail first, Nor
gan. Stay where you are, girl, till he
gets down that hill. You won't pot
me over her shoulder for while yet.
Mover
Morgan took the path sullenly, De
Spain covering every step he took. Be
hind De Spain Nan stood waiting for
her cousin to get beyond earshot.
"What," she whispered hurriedly to
De Spain, Twill you dor"
Covering Morgan, who could whirl
on him at any turn In the descent, De
Spain could not look at her in answer
ing. "Looks pretty rocky, doesn't it2"
"He will start the whole gap as soon
as he gets to his horse"
He looked at the darkening sky.
~They won't be very active on the job
before morning."
Morgan was at a safe distance. De
Spain turned to Nan. Her eyes were
bent on him as If they would pierce
min through. "If l save your life"
still breathing fast, she hesitated for
words-"you won't trick me-ever-
will your
Steadily returning her appealing
gaze, De Spain answered with DELHI
Grafton: Don't ever give me chance
TO trick you, Nan"
what do you meanT" she demand
ed, fear and distrust burning in her
tone.
MY life," he said slowly. "isn't
worth It."
"YOu know" He could see her res
Olute underlip, pink with fresh young
blood, culver with intensity of feeling
as she faltered. you know what ev-
cry man says Of every girl-foolish,
trusting, easy to deceive-everythin
like that"
MAY God wither my tongue before
TYer 1t speaks to deceive you, Nan"
There's not d moment to lose," she
said swiftly. Listen: a trail around
this mountain leads out of the gap,
straight across the face OF Ell Capt.
tan"
Il can make It."
"a good climber can do it, have
done 1t. I'd even go with you, II /
could"
'WhyT"
She shook her head apgrily at what
ne dared show in his eyes. "Oh, keep
still-Iisten
Il know you'd go, Man," he declared
unperturbed. "But, believe me, never
would let you"
I can't go, because to do any good
must meet you with horse out
side"
de only looked silently at her, and
sne turned her eyes from his gaze.
See" she said, taking him eagerly to
the back of the ledge and pointing,
follow that trail. the one to the east
you can't get lost; you can reach Ell
captain before dark-it's very close.
creep carefully across Ell Captain on
mat narrow trail, and on the other
SIDE there is wide one clear down to
me road-oh, do be careful on Ell Capt.
tanl"
"Pll be careful"
must watch my chance to get
away from the corral with horse. If
Eail 1t wlll be because am locked
70 at home, and you must hide end
20 the best you can. now much they
"'u surmise of this, don't know"
10 now. this minute" he said, re-
Sualning his words. 'If you don't
'One' shall know why"
She turned without speaking, and,
fearless as q chamois, ran down the
socks' De Spain. losing not a moment,
aoooied RAPIDLY up along the granite
Sa'ifd passage that led the way to his
eaance for life.