Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-05-08
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The night was bright with stars.
Bright rs day, Isn't 1T" Because her
voice was curt. and she had not used
his name. the rising infection helped
2 uttlei Hateful, to stumble over .
rut In the roadi OF course, he'd make
her take his arm! Oh. counsel
Richard grasped her elbow. She
walked along. her head high, her
cheeks flaming. anger surging through
her at his touch. a
Stupid to press this c0mpanlonship.
this awkward silence on her. II he
thought she was going to entertain
MIN, as Gefty did, with her swift chat
ter. he'd be surprisedl Any other two
people would fall into easy give-and-
take. but what could she, Innes Har.
din. Ind to chatter about with this
man stalking along, grimly grasping
her arm7 Close as they were. his touch
reminding her every minute. between
them walked her brother and her
0rother's wife-and there was the
Mexican-hateful memory! OF course
she could not be casual. And she
would not force It. He had brought
this about. Let him talk, then!
Oppressive that silence. Then It
came to her that she would ask him
the question that his coming had abort
ed. 4 glance at his face found him
smiling. He found It amusinx7 Not
for worlds, then, would she speak. And
they stalked along. Unconsciously she
had pulled herself away from him. He
took her hand and put 1t in the crotch
Of his arm. THAT'S better" he said.
She wondered IL he were still smiling.
Their path led By his tent. Neither
OF them noticed . subdued liRht
through the canvas walls. As. they
reached the place q figure darted from
the door.
"Oh. sen0t. I thought you would
never come" Il was the wife OF NAL
donado. Her expression was lost ON
1nnes. The face was quivering with
terror.
mfr. Rickard," Innes' words like
iclcles. Il will leave You here. It Ii
quite unnecessary to come farther
Quite unveiled her meaningl
1t came so quickly that he was mot
ready; nor indeed had Gerty's innuen-
does yet reached him. But the situation
was uncomfortable. He turned sharp-
~ to the Mexican. ~
"Come In" he took her roughly BY
the arm. She would wake up the camp
with her crying He put her in a chair.
snow tell your story" The woman
had got to be nuisance. He couldn't
have her coming around like this. He
had seen that look In the girls eyes
Murdered? Who did you say was
Enrdered?"
She lifted face. frightened into
haggardness. "Maldonado and the
girl"
The night was stripped to the trag.
edy. "You found them7"
Her face was lifted imploringly to
him. "Oh, senior. 1t was not ]. BY the
Mother Of Christ. 1t was not L"
Richard was not sure. Her fear
made him suspect her. ''Who was 1t,
you tliink?"
'Felipe," she gasped. .He got away
from the rurales-he came back. He
went home was no one there.
Some one told him where she had
gone. He came to Maldonado's. Luz
crezia, the eldest. opened the gate. He
was terrible, she said. He rushed past
her. And when he came out his hands
were red. The children heard cries.
They were afraid to go In. got there
lsHt night. ! went In. They were not
Qn!te cold-I was afraid to stay. It
would look like me, senior. Will they
tnke me. senor7" She was q wreck
Of terror.
mot II what you tell me IL true.
Now, get to bed. I'll give you some
thing that viii make you Sleep" He
hustled her out and prepared the
draught. Z
He wondered as he got into bed az
to the truth Of her story. Disgusting.
such animal terror! Awkward hole.
that. Fate seemed possessed to queer
aim with those Barl.nsl
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