La Junta tribune., 1917-11-22

it, ehuckied the !eades. -laii ahead
WIN drive Al yoGr pleasure. s~nOr
ina =
Asdxe WIS ccrEp~sisd TO mount ths
n1xpn s-at- THE ovsIcsd~ In ths
lad. the lesdes took up the lines.
-you must nex be iefr behind 10 star,
aA alsrm.~ he rs1rxrked smoothly. III
ssa.zins with d chief n 20 your pr
mznent desentioa-"
Nadxe turned her face away from
the speaker. She refused TO exchange
words with lizn- lie allowed the Lines
70 trail and the horse went slowly. al
.hoagh fhe ho-se,ser had sqa-TeSi up
and were quite a distance ahead.
Ther. was spell o< silence. Nadss
crowded 10 the e1trer2e end o, the
seat as her polite but inssstenf czpto'
resumed HIS oes-rTztid-Is-
The exiserc4e-s Of warfare arr
cruel. s<norita.- = he continur-i ~frh sY.e-
csous blandn@ss- For instance, Chief
Aysrro has little Conscience. Listen.
you are beaafifrl---o much - fha; /
loyal 81 I have been, vfIi FORGET my
Commander and my cosntry II pen VIII
issc0rre my bride You viii not SPEAK;
] appear conte-sp,ible 20 youi Not so,
! An oaiy in earnest can save you I:
I can save the precious ssfs- One
WORT from you and I cRn turn from
the roed know sn osiiring priest
! will BE- true and iorinx Think II
over
Msdxe's heart sank. she kne= that
his reference 20 his bandI; chief bore
tinSe Of truth She ,hudder-d
Then Suddenly she shrsnk back. II
had grown dusk. bu, the moon WIS
Jus; rising. II cast a s1dsen shadow
across the frou; o, the r-hIei. Then
a hand shot frora 3 hor~~tnzn who
had srfdenly spp-sre-d. II s.-ir-d the
leader. He vhiriei from the seat
through the air. enS-
splash
He had landed ten fee, down into
the waters Of the broad. rolling river.
The hor~-rnHn lszp-d frorr his sse-d
and ran TO the bad OF the horse
ahszd. backed the wagon. reversed II
and s;,rsnx to its sat
-whlrer-oh. /; eznno, be- cried
Nsdxe. and cluax to his arm ss he
spurtet up the horse. bis own well
trsln-d- sctinz a. pilot.
A sho; rang ort r. proceeded from
the revolver Of the ba.ied leader. and
be vss shouting vigorously. as II
hoping 20 sftrzcf the attention OF the
czvxlcnte. now og; o. sight.
-Don't faint spoke Walter. 80.
the whip lash Hp the ho-se. Insr,
may be pursuit The mischief
Half = mile covered AZ = furious
rate q sr--ed. wheel struck a bouI-
der. ciutrered 20 fragments and the We
hicie saErsd 10 one side. Walter
sprang 70 the ground and caught
MsdSe In his arIns He was outlining
run 10 the cover o, the hear woods
when a group of half a dozea men
zane dashing 90 ho-sebsek from The
direction Of the cabin Walter ran
up 10 their leader. The new party
hurried onward: BE- returned TO his
hanree.
Your father and . pcsse.- he IL
pislned- There VAS the echo Of fire.
Arms down III. road. Reuben willis
and his companion. returned with the
Mexican leader and tvo others a.
cnptives- The others had escaped
-And. Oh, I was 80 sorry 10 see
your precious safe In their hands,
sI-pke NAise. wh.a the captured raid
ers were headed 90 their way 10 the
nsar~s, taIL and sh- and her fxfhef
and Walter had resehef home. Rerb-
en Willis laughed
1T vas Needless Jewel he aid
Its former oonfents are safe In the
hank vault at HOas,on--
And that handsome but wicked
feiiow wanted me 10 run away with
him. pou'ed Msdg-.
w. will cheer the ennrl Of his teo-
year sentence In the penltrn;iary by
sendlns him one os our wedding an
nouneemenis.- proposed the happy
Walter kIlariopsly.