The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-05-06
CHAPTER xH-continued.

lnG oiaSL1C uSutu0SS. the unconscious
flexuous grace of poise given her body
by an outdoor life. By dusk they were
up in the headwaters Of the creeks.
The resilient muscles Of the girl had
lost their spring. She moved YEARLY,
her feet dragging heavily so that some
times she staggered when the ground
was rough. Not once had the man Of
sfered her the horse. He meant to be
fresh. ready for any emergency that
might come. Moreover, it pleased his
small soul to see the daughter of Luck
Cullison tagged and exhausted but still
answering the spur of MS urge.
The moon was up before they came
upon tent shining in the cold silvery
light. Beside it was sheetirOn stove.
a box. the ashes of a camp fire. and
side of bacon hanging from the limb
of stunted pine. Cautiously they
stole forward.
The camp was for the time deserted.
No doubt its owner. a Mexican sheep
herder in the employ of Fendrick and
DOmingueZ, was out somewhere with
his flock.
Kate cooked a meal and the convict
ate. The girl was too tired and anx-.
ious TO care for food. but she made
herself take little. They packed the
saddlehags with bacon. beans. coffee
and -four Blackwell frightened again
the cinches and once more the two
took the trail.
They made camp in a pocket open
ing from q gulch far up in the hills.
With her own reata he fastened her
hands behind her and tied the girl Sc
curely to the twisted trunk Of a Joshua
| tree. To make sure Of her he lay on
| the rope. both hands clinched to the
! rifle. In FIVE minutes he was asleep.
| but IT was long before Kate could es-
| cape from wakefulness. At last she
| fell into troubled catnaps.
From one Of these she awoke to see
!! that - the morning light was sitting
through the darkness. She was SILVER
ing with the chill of an Arizona noun
tain night. Turning her body. the girIs
eyes fell upon her captor. He was
looking at her in the way that no de-
cent man looked at a woman. Her Inn
| nulse was TO scream, to struggle to her
feet and run. What did he mean?
What was he going to do?
But something warned her this
| would precipitate the danger. She
called upon her courage and tried to
still the fearful tumult in her heart.
Somehow she succeeded. A scorhful.
confident pride flashed from her eyes
info his. It told him that for his life
he dared not lay finger upon her IN
the vav of harm. And he knew 1t was
true. knew that If he gave way to MS
desire no hole under heaven would be
deep enough to hide him from the ven
geance of her friends.
He got sulIenly to his feet. "Come.
Well he going.
i Within the hour they saw some or
his hunters. A wisp Of smoke rose
from the basin below. Grouped about
It were three men eating breakfast.
"Don't make a sound" warned
Blackwell.
His rifle covered her. With all her
soul she longed to cry for help. But
she dared not take the risk. Even as
the two on the edge Of the bowl with
drew from sight one Of the campers
rose and sauntered to a little grove
where the ponies were tethered. The
distance was too far to make sure. out
something in the gait made the g1r'
sure that the man was Curly. her
hands went out to him in piteous lit
tie gesture of appeal.
She was right. 1t was Curly. He
was thinking of her at that moment
dosnairingly. but no bell of warning
rang within to tell him she was so near
and in such fearful need of him.
Twice during the morning did tne
refugee attempt to slip down INTO hthe
parched desert that stretched toward
Sonora and safety. But the GORDON sci
ahout him was drawn too close. EacE
time IoOse-seated rider loung1ng II
the saddle with q rife In his hanoS
drove them back. The second attempt
wos almost disastrous. for the CONVEX
was seen. The hum OF bullet whistlec
past his ears as he and MS prIsone'
drew back into the chaparrai ana sIron
thence won back to cover.
Kate. dropping with fatigue Sd"
+bo+ foar rOde~Blackwell heavily. III
VOC framed and he knew that ny tne
Arizona code his life was forfeit anC
--,o,,Id no exacted Of him should ne u
toI,or He had not the hardwood Il
ro,,,a II ont in silence. but wnineo con-
1Iafn+s. promises and threats. ne tr'et
to curry favor with her. TO wore wv.
her pity. even while his furtlve g,a noth
fold her that he was wondering VIZ e.,
er he would have better cnance Il ~
sacrificed her life. uoo,,
From gulch to arroyo, from rock uea,
| rover to pinecIad hillside ne ~ Va
,rlveu in his attempts to oreaH IN ~