The Lamar register., 1917-07-18

They came us II lltg INN httl tNDhfu
back till they strunglcd. "SIssuon
took me over there. Toward night we
got in sight of the runchhouse We
saw "a man down at the corral. That's
jennings Sussoon says. / never laid
eyes on him before-I never laid eyes
on your father before, Both Of us
fired. Next day we heard YOUR father
was killed and Jennings had left the
country. SussoOn or J. one of us. killed
your father, De Spuin. If ii was l.
l did it never knowing who he was
never meaning TO touch him. / wus
after the man that killed my brother.
Sassuon didn't care which Ir was, never
did, then nor never. But hr held it
over me 10 make trouble sometime
'twlxt you and me. / was young fol-
low. | thought l wus revgugug my
brother. And If your father was
killed by patched bullet his blood Is
not on me. De Spain. and never WIS.
Sassoon always shot % patched bullet
l never shot one i'm my Ilfe And I'd
never told you this OF my own self
Nan said it was the whole truth from
me to you or her life. She's us much
mine as she is yours. nursed her
/ took care of her when there weren't
no other living soul to do n. She got
me and herself out into This. this.
morning I'd never been aht like
this II I'd had my way told her
fore we'd been out au muE wa'd never
see the end of f. SHE -nll she'd rather
die In It than you'd think She quit YOU.
l told her ia go on with her and DO
as she suld-thuts why we're here.
and that's the whole truth, so help me
God
"I amt afraid OF you. De Spain. I'll
give You whatever you IHuk- coming
to you with % rife ur 80 gun amy time
uuywhefe-you're % better muu thar ]
am or ever was. / know tlat-Iud that
ought to satisfy yuu. or IU stand
my trial, If you say $50, "ud tell the
truth"
The ice-ludeu wind a- De Spain
stood still, swept past the little group
with a sinister rour, iu-eus.hIe alike r1
its emotions and lis deadly peril.
Within the shelter Of his arm he felt
the yielding form Of thc iudumiunble
girl who, by the power of love mad
wrung from the outlaw his reluctant
story-the story Of the murder that
had stained with its red strands. the
relations Of each of their lives ru both
the others. lie felt against his heart
the faint trembling of har frall body.
So. when "A boy. he had held in his
hand a duttering bird and felt the
g IVsasf
against his strong, cruel fingers.
A sudden aversion TO more blood
shed, a sIckeuing Of vengeance, swept
over him as her heart muIrly bent for
mercy against his heart. She had
done moie than any man could do.
Now sht waited ON him. Both his
arms wrapped round her. In the breath
less embrace that drew her closer she
read her answer from him. She looked
up into his eyes and waited. There's
more than whuts between yuu and me,
Duke. facing us now" said DE spain
sternly, when he turned. We've got
TO get Nan out of this-cveu II we
don't get out ourselves. Where do you
figure we areg' he cried.
Il figure we're two miles north of
the lava beds, DE Spain shouted Nor
gan.
De Spain shook his head In dissent
Then where are weT" demanded the
older man rudely.
Il ought mot To say. against you.
But if I've got 90 guess / shy two
miles east Either way. we must try
for Sleepy Cat Is your tenn all
right?"
Team is an right. We tore wheel
near Off getting ont Of the lava The
wagons done for
De spain threw the fur coat at him
Put it on" he said. "Weu look al
the wheel"
They tried together to wrench DC
into shape. but worked without avail.
In the end they Hshed ir. put Nau pu
the Lady, and walked behind while the
team pushed into The piulgss wind.
Morgan wanted tn cut the wagon AWAY
and take To the horses, but de Spain
said, not till they found trail or the
stage road.
So much snow had fallen that In
spite of the blizzard, driving with an
unreleutiug fury. the drifts were deep
cning. packing. and making an effort
Increasingly difficult. il was weiIui=h
Impossible to head the horses into the
storm, and De Spain looked with ever