The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-10
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De Spain walked carefully but directly
aro,Dt TIE bO1se 70 the ezs, Elde. The
sky vss cly1ey and TIE czrkreEs al
r-9a, complete. He made lis way Is
csoes as be could 70 MANS ufnSOE. and
r.iss6 The so:i. efOOz1ng uOte of the
cess-- owl
After q while be was able 20 tis'in-
r-.sh the Outli.e of her easement. and.
Win much patience and some little
skil remaining from the boyhoOd days.
be key; ~ the faint call. Down st the
Big b1rn The chained wztchdOg tore
himself vlth q fury u barking q, the
intruder. but mountain lions were com
mon 80 the gap. and the Noisy sentinel
gained no credit for his alsrIn. In
deed. when the dog slackened his
tsrceness. De Spain threw q stone over
his way 70 encourage a fresh Ouiburpt.
But neither the guardian nor the In
truder zHs able 10 arouse anyone
within the house.
UDceterred by his failure. De Spain
held his ground as long as be dared.
When csybreak threatened. be With
drew. The following night be was Ia
the gap earlier and with renewed de-
termination. He tossed q pebble into
Mans open window and reDewed his
soft call Soon light flckeref for an
instant within the room and died out
IN the darkness following this. De
Spain thought he discerned a egure
outlined at the easement. Some min
utes later a door opened and closed.
He repeated the CRY Of the owl, and
could hear a fOOtstep: the next mo
nent be whispered her name ss she
stood before him.
'what f. II you wanii- she asked.
10 calmly that II upset him. why DO
you come hereT
Where be stood he was afraid Of the
sound Of her voice. and afraid OF his
own. TO see you he said, collecting
himself "COme over TO the pine tree. F"
Under It's heavy branches. where the
darkness was most intense. be told her
why he had cOme--beca1se he could
not see her anywhere outside.
There r. nothing 70 see ne about .
she responded, still calm. 4 helped
you because you were wounded.
was glad 20 see you get away withOu;
fghtiDg-I hate blOOdshed."
"But put yourself ia ny place :
little. wont your After what you did
for me, Isn't 10 natural ! should want
10 be sure you are well and not 10 any
trouble On my HceOuntT7
1T may be natural, but It isn't nee
sssary. am 10 10 trouble. No one
iae knows even know you"
Excuse ne for coming. then ]
couldn't rest. Nan. without knowing
something. was here last night"
Il know you were"
He started. You made no sign"
why should II / suspected II was
you. When you came again tonight
knew ! should have 70 speak 70 you
OF least. 10 ask you npi 20 come again
"But you win be in and out Of town
sometimes. won't you, NauT
IF ! am, II will not be 10 talk with
you"
The words were spoken deliberately
De Spain was silent Tor a moment,
"Not even 10 speak 20 mei he asked
you must know the position I nm
In" she answered. "And what q po-
sitlOn you place me In II am seen "a
speak TO you. This Is my home. You
are the enemy OF my people"
Not because ] want 20 be-"
"And you can't expect them not 70
resent any acquaintance on my part
with you
He paused before continuing. 'Do
you count Gale Morgan as one Of your
9eOpleT be asked evenly.
Il suppose ! must"
Don't you think you ought TO count
AL Of your friends, your well-wishers
those who would defend you with theli
DIVES, among your peOpleT She mnde
30 answer. Aren't they the kind Of
people" he persisted, you need when
sOu nre In trOubleT
"You needn't remind me should be
grateful 20 you"
"San !" he exclaimed.
For am" she continued, unmoved
Euf--"
Its shame to accuse me in that
vsy."