Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-02-16
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With the quick words OF uellhnce tf''
two gMrcd Ill each other, De SPAR
was taken uhuek He had expected ne
moro than ii var Of words a few
screams NJ thr most. Nan's fac'
turned white, Int there waS no symp
tom even &c d whmper. He noticed
her quick breathing and felt. tnstinc'
tNcly Tie restrained gesture of her
H4ht hand IL il started back TO her
side. The move stcadIed him. zone
question: he sula hluntly ARE you
nrmedE"
SHE hated even 70 answer, and met
his searching gaze resentfully but
something III h~ tone aud manner
wruug q reply Z mn defend myself"
She exclaimed uasrily.
Ne spain raised hs right hand from
his Thigh q TIN pemmr q his saddle.
The slilht gesture wts eloquent OF his
surrender &c The + u force. II
emit - into ,ngmatch with
you about tlIS II you cnll your
Uncle thcrr W tloudShed unless
IN, 1r.,n -. ga I5rsn ra.bt here
I'M Nh, n, a,no,rs AnIosk
I'm i. MI NINA AZ a cut.
throat nth tf0,2 II you shoot me,
ms posse from Sleepy Cat is
MI l,w Il. " na osnens some
~ II n,n naunle an No Killed in n
r.l f,ht II y,n want 10 shoot mo
mn ym en- have the match nil to
yosi.#r II you DOM. let n 20 hy.
Nm # yptoll ynu ono word thn, isn't
trle ra,I I'M MIR IL thls spot any time
Nh lHse am in come AZ Your call and
answer for
III warl. au1 bls manner confound.
"a mr. darn n,m4nt Shn conld moi M
onrrnal,a.4n .au>N.r FIR she could not
decide whut II say Then. Of sud.
len Sic was robbed II her chance to
answer. From down the tran came a
mn llkr n shut. The elattcr Of hoofs
rang aut. arl men on horses dashed
from lie entrance II the gap toward
thTH. ~ spain could not make out
distinctly but A. knew Lefeyer's yell,
ana pointed. "Thrre they are," he
exclaimed hurricdly. There Is the
Whole pusse. Thr, are coming" A
Shot. followed closely Is second, rang
out from below Go he cried TO
Nm "Thereu be shooting here that
emit Stop lie slapped Sassoon's
pony ylciausly with his hand spurred
past her himself and vas away. White
With CONSERVATION and anger, she
steadled herself and looked after the
fleeing mir Thea VhrlIng In her sad.
alp She ran her pony back to the
rnnch.h5IISr 70 rlye the alarm.
Yelling nke half a dozen men. Lee
fever and scott MS De Spain and his
prisoner dashea toward them. sep
arate5 ~ the mir ms and snurrad
in behind n cover the flight md con.
front ann pnrsuprs None NJ the mo-
mont ,hrrufGn.l hut no words were
exchanged nam m, whole nnrty riding
fast. were WeH pasi El CAPTAIN and
out If thr ap. For some unex.
pressed rruson-So strong Is the inf,u.
once Of tradition md renntotion-no
one of ,hr thrpe coveted close on.
counter with ne Norrons within its
walls
Its the long heels for II now. boys"
cried lae spain Ills companions closed
up again.
save your horses" cautioned Scott,
between strides. Its good ways
home
Make for Calabasas," shouted Lee
fever
NO yelled Scott. "They would
stand US a siege Of Calabasas. While
the trali is open make for the rail.
road.'
A great globe Of dazzling gold burst
into the east above the distant hills.
But the glury Of the sunrise called
forth no admiration from the three
men hnrrgine q fourth urgently along
the Sleepy CIT trail. Between breaths
De Spala explained his awkward meet.
Ing with Nan and Of the strait he was
In whom .efegers strong lungs enabled
him to get away unScratched But for
gunmhn a narrow squeak is as good
as Wide ora and M oro ,o,n, al,
with the situation They had tho ad.
yantae,-thc 6uIy question WINS whetb.
er they could hold II And while thev
continued 10 ca~t anxlous chances he
hind, Scotts Indian ewes FIRST ner.
ceived signs on tho horizon that
marked their pursuit
mo mattprn declared I,efever
This is n little fast for n fat man. any
way" He was not ayerse either TO
the prospect Of lonr.ranpe exchange