The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-05-12
Nan ST
Music
Mountain
BY
FRANK H. SPEARMAN
Author Of -wHsPERINo SMITH"


take me away, Gale" cried Nan
Leave him here-take me home
Take me homer
She caught her cousins arm. "Stay
right where you are" shouted Nor
gan, pointing at De Spain, and follow
ing Nan as she pulled him along.
"When come back, I'll give you what
you're looking for"
Bring your friends" said De Spain
tauntingly. "Tll accommodate four
more of you. Stop" With one hand
still on his revolver, he pointed the
way. go down that trail first, Nor
gan. Stay where you are, girl, till he
gets down that hill. You won't pot
me over her shoulder for while yet.
Mover
Morgan took the path sullenly, De
Spain covering every step he took. Be
hind De Spain Nan stood waiting for
her cousin to get beyond earshot.
What" she whispered burriedly to
De Spain, twill you do?"
Covering Morgan, who could whirl
On him at any turn in the descent, De
Spain could not look ut her in answer
ing. "Looks pretty rocky, doesn't it?''
HE will start the whole gap as soon
rs he gets to his horse"
He looked ut the darkening sky.
They won't be very active on the job
before morning."
Morgan was at safe distance. De
Spain turned to Nan. Her eyes were
bent on him as If they would pierce
him through. 'If l save your life"
still breathing fast, she hesitated for
words-"you won't trick >me-ever-
will you"
Steadily returning her appealing
gaze, De Spain answered with DELHI
Grafton: Don't ever give me chance
10 trick you, Man,"
"What do you mean?" she demand
ed, fear and distrust burning in her
tone.
my life" he said slowly, isn't
worth It."
"You know" He could see her res
olute underllp, pink with fresh young
blood, culver with Intensity of feeling
MS she faltered. You know what ev-
cry man says Of every girl-foolish,
trusting, easy to deccive-everything
like that"
MAY God wither my tongue before
ever it speaks to deceive you, Nan"
There's not moment to lose" she
said swiftly. Listen: trail around
this mountain leads out of the gap
straight across the face of Ell Capt..
tan"
II can make it."
"a good climber can do i'll have
done it. I'd even so with you, >if
could" d
"WhyY
She shook her head angrily at what
he dared show in his eyes. "Oh, keer
still-listen
II know you'd go, Man." he declared
unperturbed. But, believe me, l never
would let you"
IT can't 60, because to do any goot
must meet you with horse out
SIDE"
! He only looked silently at her, and
=, she turned her eyes from his gaze
"See," she said, taking him eagerly t
the back of the ledge and pointing
follow that traif;> tie one to the east
you can't get lost; you can reach e
Captain before dark-it's very close
Creep carefully across FL Captain OF
that narrow trail, and on the othe
side there is q wide one clear down I,
the road-oh, do be careful on FL Capt.
tan!"
''Tll be careful"
II must watch my chance to &c
away from the corral with horse. L
fail 1t will be because am LOCKED
up at home, and you must hide ant
do the best you can. How much the!
will surmise of this 1 don't know"
"Go now, this minute" he said, re
straining his words. "H you dom
come, shall know why"
She turned without speaking, and
fearless as a channels, ran down thu
rocks. De Spain, losing not a moment
hobbled rapidly up along the granite
walled passage that led the way to hi
chance for life.
CHAPTER XIV.