The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-07-16

You viii start this afternoon or break
with the company. You know what
that is'
Out smiled Gaspard. have seen
o.. Everybody scared. with averted
eyes, say you cant come in house to
eat. can't come IN store 90 buy things.
can't stop In Caiup to rest. Every
whore YOU 20 folks shake heads and
drive you OF But'-pnd now his feet
came down from the bale and rested
squarely upon the floor have
never been driven from anything
manager. not one time. when they
try 90 drive me of. I go straight
ahead. like ! I'm going 80, II the COM
pany wants me seven days from this
afternoon ! will be ready. Now. ne
long to nobody but myself. And I've
got business 10 attend to-
what The word was unprcmedi-
tatcd und slipped out before the man
aror Intended Too late he bit his
lip.
\ CLINT came into Gaspard's eyes.
Il am going to win Lisette Iechaud.
manager he said cooliy. u obtained
be word the last time I was here.
Sow W. will arrange Tor the we'd
ding"
Gaspatd waited u then
went directly Ia the boarding house
whore he always stopped when az
headquarters. The %hIlf-hrced owner
met him with "a troubled face.
Pm sorry. Gaspard. he faitored.
but the house Is fun"
That's an right, Jean. lust Fix a
blanket I'M the hall or ON the piazza
Ire WAS about 20 enter. hut the
owner placed a OBTAINING hand ON hi~
arm at the same time bringing his
face closer. ~ don't dare he whis-
pcrcd. "Im your friend. Gaspnrd. YOU
know but I'm afraid TO anger the
manager. Ne sent word I mustn't
take YOU IN. lie said YOU must
$50 90 Armand
Armnnd's' Gaspurd whistled under
his breath. Armand's was directly on
the river. with gambling tables and
vile drink and tho reputation Of be
ing the wickedest place IN an the
laud. N had no ruoms FOR dodgers.
and an enemy at Ia manager was
said to he weary of his life to enter.
nut apparently the manager had
ordered them 60 have y room. Why .
Ills first Impulse was to see II
through. Then a thought Of Lisette
and his real reason for staying de
TERED him. There would he fighting
and danger. and, though he would
not be afraid. what was the use. now 10
So he went toward the cabin Of
jacques Lechnud. In the edge of tho
woods. lie had intended this visit FOR
the morrow, but always the present
was u better time. \ hundred yards
from. the cabin he paused under a
clurlp Of trees aud placed his fingers
To his lips, sending forth the sweet
far reaching call of thc hermit
thrush. II had been their old signal
a few seconds and a girl appeared In
the doorway. Again the signal
sounded. The girl hesitated hut an in
stant then sprang down the steps
md hurried toward the clump Of
trees. But halfway there she sudden
ly paused, throwing back her head
and raising her arms, protestingly. It
almost seemed 10 the watcher. Then
n turned ana sped swiftly toward
the cabin.
Twice. thrice the signal went after
hcr, imperative, tender, c~ntreatinR.
but she only went tho more swiftly.
Gaspard waited until She had reached
the steps. TO zee &c nhe would return.
but she did not loo back. Then he
left the trees and strode straight TO
the cabin door. But, though hc
knocked and waited. and knocked
again. no one came. when night
came he went back in the forest ana
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