Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-06-07
/. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1918


Nance did not so to ned at her usual
hour. She could not sleep thinking
Of the handsome, manly young fellow
who had fallen under the ban of the
Killers. She had watched her father
and his hired man plling the packing
cases on the great hayrack truck,
full load for Mayville Then the hired
man went to his home nearer the vii
hge to get his supper and have a
lunch put up to last him through his
long trip.
Suddenly Nance bent her ear and
listened. A scraping sound echoed
from overhead. She thrilled as 1t was
followed by distinct groan. Her
heart stood in her mouth as she took
up a lamp and went up the loft stairs.
A quick suspicion had come into her
mind. It was verified as, seated upon
the floor, she made out Knowlton.
"Oh, I am so glad" she cried spon-
taneously, and then flushed with con-
fusion. II mean, that you have es-
capped those cruel men"
Knowlton was pale, one limb was
bandaged from the knee down, but
he smiled with swift appreciation of
"a. hi"uiinesS vi 'iu' sen'ie n".ure'
~ was just trying to find something
that would do for crutch," he ex-
planned. Il feared l might compro-
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eisn' at m"S''ile' / aih 50 e'au
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whee's srato over the stony ROM ieau-
ing 70 tne river ior"' ihsehs'o'y sue
u.Nseu 'i.U ''u"'oe'' 'ei "e"u "n "'v
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man came up u he' IRON 'ne S"ru
peIo"'
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"asohf er'eu Duryea sharpiy.
purneu up DoAes' TRUCK ana an
,net o'air anu MS crowd ronrihs urunK'
ihey uppeu over the "hgoh' sci the
ooAes On nre, anu nre now ushc'hs
aoou. 'he "Shes ME menus anu oonst-
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SUI ior S'uihs WIN 'nht s1r"hser'
NH fs,'., WnU esenpeu tnell'
WIN wa" Vi terror uhutteraplo
Naice Duryea sahk 10 the moor sense
iess' one was nNe some crushed now
er' Wheh She came DOWNSTAIRS the heSt
morning anna MS troubles her IA
Iler iaiieu 10 houce the haunting ter
ror III her iace' she was 100 stricken
ana ahguisheu 10 tel MN OF the rate
OF the man she had Defriended'
you're 10 ger ready 10 nave the
mred man take you TO Mayville at
once" her rather told her. Il shall
FOLLOW. It's gettihg 100 not TO hold us
down mere
She was IKE one In a dreadful
trance all the way to Mayvllle. Her
aunt houceu the cioud that hung over
frame and spirit ike pail. Nance
Tor several days was confined to her
room unher the care or physician.
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