The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-05-10
ats the Lady That Promised Me $500
for Risknq Me Loife for Hes!"

for Risking Me Loife for Hes!"
burst into the back entrance and was
staggering up the smoke-filled stair
way.
He reached the laboratory door and
set his shoulder against II. Once
twice-at the third lunge the solid mass
splintered at the hinges and half
opened. A cloud of smoke shot through
with fiery streaks, rushed out. Through
1t Ravengar dimly made out the con-
scious form of Leontine.
He reached across the ruins of the
door, picked her up in his arms, and
staggered down the stairway again.
The flames, released by the fall of the
door, and blown inward by the draft
from the open window, seemed all
about him. They leaped at him like
living things, but he went on, shield
ing Leontine In his arms, and carrying
her as IL she were no heavier than
child.
AS the fire engines dashed up to
the front entrance and began playing
upon the flames, which threatened the
entire building, Ravengar made his
way out at the back, where the crowd
was smaller. He rushed with his
precious burden across the street and
| entered the yard of the German wom-
an whose son had found the pellets.
"Give me some waterw he said
breathlessly.
mir hIICflfnO
up, but Ravengar, not knowing him,
impatiently ordered him away.
"Sure, it's the lady that promised me
foive hundred dollars for risking me
loife for her." he said.
| The water was brought, and, per-
haps at the touch of this on her fore
| head. perhaps at Pat McGuire's voice,
Leontine opened her eyes and smiled.
| Then she stretched out her arms to
Ravengar. And he, overcome with hap
piness, dropped on his knees beside
her.
She remembered; and there was no
need of further explanations. Their
happiness was too intense. Each had
believed the other dead.
Dearest !" whispered Leontine into
his ear.
sebastian took the cloak and the
pellets" said Ravengar In low voice.
"And he has the journal, too" an
swered Leontine. "But what does that
matter when have your"
"You love meT asked Ravengar In
credulously.
eyes" she acknowledged. do you
remember long ago when you sought
my love, and / told you that 1t was
Jerrys, my dead lovers, Of years gone
by? Since then I have come to feel
that in some way can love you with
out profanlng that love / promised
Jerry to keep for him, dead or alive
forever. 1 have come to feel that II
is what Jerry himself would wish
could he but know-that 1 should love
you. 1t Is az IL some message ha6
come to me from him In his grave, OF
rather in his heaven, telling me thai
in returning your love do no wrong
She paused and looked at him earn
, estly, then laid her hand upon hii
arm.
'Ravengar," she said, "once, when
asked you your name, you told me tina
you were my shielding shadow. Nov
, tell me who you are, Ravengar, ant
| why you shield me So"
She hung breathlessly upon his an
: swer. Ravengar turned to her.
> 'Teontine," he said, 81 will tell yoV
: ut last who am. am"
! Suddenly he ceased speaking. HI
was looking toward a window Of I
: tenement bouse across the street. A
D the window he had seen Sebastian
staring at him, the invisible cloak con
3 ceallng all but the face. Sebastian
I had seen them.
!. Leontine, wntchlng him with won
4 der. was surprised when Rayenga
suddenly released her and dashed q
4 full speed across tho street.
Z (END OF THIRTEEtyTH ERISQpE.