The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1917-10-11

cts the Lady That Promised Me $500
for Risking Me Loife for Herl'
burst into the back entrance and was
staggering up the smoke-fned stair
way.
He reached the laboratory door ana
set his shoulder against it. Once
twiee-at the third lunge the solid rnass
splintered at the hinges and half
opened. 4 cloud of smoke shot thronsh
with fiery streaks, rushed out. ThroasI
it RaFengar dimly made out the ece-
scious form eff Leontiae.
He reached across the ruins OF tn
door, picked her up IN his arms, and
staggered down the stairway ag1iu.
The flames. released by the fall Of tAe
door. and blown inward by the DRAFT
from the open window. seemed AZ
about him. They leaped at him Haee
living things. but he went on, shie8a-
ing Leondne in his arms, and carrying
her as if she were no heavier thaa &
child.
As the fire engines dashed us -
Liz Hunt EE4lA dHaGE ana BE=d&1 DtU Y8h8-
upon the flames which threatened tb-r
entire building, Ravengar made Ass
way out at the back, where the ereUd
was smaller. He rushed with BIS
precious burden across the street ASH
entered the yard of the German vos-
an whose son had found the pelIeR
"Give me some waterl" he said
breathlessly.
Mr.. Patrick Mcguire came busting
up, but Ravengar not knowing han.
impatiently ordered him away.
Sure, it's the lady that promised Ne
foive hundred dollars for risking ne
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 voiee
Leontne opened her eyes and smiled.
Then she stretched cut her arms b.
Ravengar. And he, overcome with hap
piness, dropped on his knees besaSe
her.
She remembered and there was a.
need Of further explanations. Their
happiness was too intense. Each kzd
believed the other dead.
Dearest whispered Leontine base
his ear.
Sebastian took the cloak and Gse
pellets" said Ravengar in low voice
and he has the journal, too az
swered Leontine. but what does that
matter when 7 have your
You love me?7 asked Ravengar an
credulously.
YES" she acknowledged. DO yu~
remember long ago when you sought
my love and I told you that 1t was
Jerry's, my dead lovers, of years gone
by? Since then I have come TO fec
that in some way can love you with
out profaning that love I promised
Jerry to keep for him. dead or alive,
forever, 1 have come to feel that II
is what Jerry himself would wisA,
could he but know-that I should hove
you. It is as if some message had
come to me from him in his grave, or
rather in his heaven, telling me that
in returning your love do no wrong
She paused and looked at him earn
estly, then laid her hand upon hss
arm.
"Ravengar." she said. "once, when [
asked you your name, you told me that
YOU We're my shielding shadow. Now
tell me bho you are, Ravengar, and
why you shield me so.n
She hung breathlessly upon his IN
swer. Ravengar turned to her.
'Ieontine," he said, 81 viii tell ~
ut last who I am. I am
Suddenly he ceased speaking. HI
was looking toward window of a
tenement house across the street. At
the window he had seen Sebastias,
staring at him, the invisible cloak con
cealing all but the face. Sebastias
had seen them.
Leontine, watching him with we4-
der, was surprised when Rayengar
suddenly released her and dashed at
full speed across the street.
(END OF THIRTEENTH EPISOpn.)