Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
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c&sApTER xxix.-continued.
By
FRANK II.
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1871.
~euuSheby Chssiss Scs,3oeeS sorsl
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&.asassa- Henry" pleaded Nan. seek
sa& sara1r from the furious blast
oNaxn tds arm. 'just for a moment,
AAasy-
Ssss .ow. l tel, you" cried De
Sessa
= coming. Henry, ~ the wal
xes sns ss sick-just to say i to you.
1s<f aaikR Al 1t here. now"
Ssss ssT cried De Spain roughly.
Sag ~"
Ens czf afraid Of you, De Spain I"
Ss4sIfsst the old mnu, his ncck b.. red to
anr tSsssSss ice. "i)on't think il, You're
u Nss.fslef snan than I aHl, better han I
'.ssse Ss1x-lont think 1 don't know
H.sE- Bmt- I'm not afraid of ser a
hssGs 4 saced. De Sl,ain: They'll tell
SGa1 chat when I'm dead. Al the
ssssssass. shat ever come tween YOU and
M tsaispe by Ia accident-couic before
"a ss-rs ssorsl, and comic through Dave
1AS it > tttfI IL btfi LIE ever
1ssslsx1 3sEa Come up into this country,
Y ussSs ii young fellow. Sasscon worked
sin- ary k:iti,er. The cattle and sheen
Ss'a- Nsrs On north of Medicine Bend.
kszs &fznsts. river S%heepiaen railed u
hSt-sa---ssspor father was with them. He
rAxyssr~sYsi us no harm. but my brother,
ssszaT Ns1r.gaa. was shot in that raid by
"a f,tesa. ae:t,ilc Of Jennings. ! started
siaS ~ gs.s the man that sltut him. Sas-
@sssssss TEefJ1ad hiln to the U1r VI, the old
fss Ssssasaa ranch. working tor your IA
es.ag-
Tca- 'ssssds fell fast and in a fury.
Missy IL as IL they had been choked
fsxsaz aa&2 they ~stran-!eA. "Sasscon
sssss sIsu sfges' there. Tow ard night we
snr- tn sssflt OF the ranchhouse. We
Ssass IL fEsAzs down at the corral. That's
.sr'ffnfaSSs,' Sassoon says. l never laid
e',,sess casa aim be~fore--I never laid eyes
I'M ,1sfssG" father before. Both of us
s1sst- Seyt day VIC heard your father
sxStsS s~;4sEs=s. and Jennings had left the
txsahatzy~ SasSo1n or |, one of us, killed
SIA&- fatsaer. de Spain. If 1t was I,
I sas IL 1ievrr knowing who he was,
us,eaesss tlzsA,ning Ia touch him. ! was
astT-r S.iss nan that killed my brother.
Sssssssass didn't care which 1t was. never
sSap sfasga nor never. But he held 1t
avg syss TO make trouble sometime
7tsxsx@ 1assi and me-. l was n young fell
sst.vs Z thought I vas revcnging my
%IcvezsGe- And if your father was
ss&sv.s asg . patched bullet, his blood Is
s4a& ~ rne, De Spain, and never was.
sasaaassHg aiways shot u patched bullet.
4 Jsrssse~ sAet one in my life. And I'd
a,ssres- s,,sfl YOU this of my own self.
Nssg ss&N 1t WIS the whole truth from
riNs, Ts s~Sl. or ner life. Shes MS much
ssat7sH aS sate il yours. l nursed her.
I gaus@- rare OF her when there weren't
BAY e,szsr- living soul to do it. She got
ssws a.f3 herself out into this. this,
slsss-Gixg- I'd never been caught like
sSls III I'D had my way. told her
'ssrEe~ vstI'3 been out an hour we'd never
aSss ysif end Of II. She said she'd rather
rtss.s fxi II than you'd think she quit you.
& tAss& Atr I'd go on with her and do
-.rr e@sss Gsn1d--thnt's why we're here,
4yssE flats the whole truth, so help me
ssa.s7
'T ASST afraid Of you, De Spain. I'll
s.t'w@ gam whatever you thinks coming
TN gxNE with d rife or n gun any time,
;ufyvJsesre-you're a better man than I
.ssu sr ever was, I know that-and that
etrtsee to satisfy you. Or. I'll stand
any eysaa. IL you say so, and tell the
gkr-AtsH~
Ttts= Seeiaden wind. as De Spain
s.,ssrsfs still. swept past the little group
= a!iaR ~ sinister roar, insensible alike to
ztx tsza,tions and its deadly peril.
Uris.ssa Tie shelter Of his arm he felt
: stns- sasftling form Of the indomitable
!. stsT w&ao. by the power Of love. had
wvussx from the outlaw his reluctant
sssmy--fs,e story Of the murder that
Z b1rf sfained with Its red strands the
! srfasas<ss Of each Of their lives to both
afsc atSsrrs. He felt against his heart
: tsss. fsf.f trembling Of her frail body.
: s4R4 .xAea q boy, be had held In his
ginrss a Gutterlng bird and felt the
: erhlsrsux beat Of Its frightened heart
G sss.s5sassf his strong. cruel fingers.
A. snG1den aversion to more blood.
,assnsG. n ~sickening Of vengeance, swept
44ox-sr 1in rs her heart mutely beat for
xsneDsy against his heart. She had
eatssa<s more than any man could DO.
.1xsasS ~ waited on him. Both his
r.aruuausrapped round her. In the breath'
;Htsss lzabxace that drew her closer she
ssss,4 aer answer from him. She looked
s,s, 5n1s his eyes and waited. "There's
xn~rs lhan what's between you and me,
FSDake. Gacing us now" said De Spain
ssxsxrusE, when he turned. "We've got
,-1s ask Man out Of this-even II we
,ssfsssr - out ourselves. Where do you
,ea3rs - are7" he cried.
e A1nre we're two miles north OF
en-. casa beds, De Spaln." shouted Nor.
.swR
Gae Apaia shook bis head In dissent.
ylrn uiasxe are WEI" demanded the
.Gasar saan rudely.
n aaght not to say, against you.
- r. I've .got - guess. ! say two
Dfsns east Eithsr way, we must try
saAsr eae<py Cat u your team oil
xRrrne1s
~nanstsa all right. We tore q wheel
&C. - esttiMS ont ~ the Laws. The
sb aose Ter"
>nbnlnfthrow the fur coat ct him.