American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-05-01

lie rought for freedom OF the stan,
ping arm like a man possessed of a
Thousand devils. He worked the hand
Tree. ana It went up and down. the
long knife flashing and slicinp into
Hilary's coat. And Madeleine did not
utter word
She watched the struggle like a
woman In a dream. Twice Hilary felt
the point Of the knife as It drove
through the air and slashed to the end
OF Baptiste's reach. Then the crowd
closed about them.
But Baptiste fought like q devil. He
hurled the lumbermen aside; three
times he fought out Of their grasp
and made for Hilary, who, Mortified
and still uncertain, made no attempt
to escape or strike. Each time he
caught the knife hand by miracle OF
luck, and all the time he fought Bap.
tiste never ceased shouting.
LET me get at him ~ he painted. 81
watched them. waited. did no,
sleep. He took her last night to the
island. swore to kill him. Let me
go! Let me gow
His voice rang high above the
shrieks Of the frightened girls and tn,
shouts Of the men. They had CLOSED
about him now, but for the fourtl
time he broke through and made fo
Hilary. the knife held low now, read!
for the ripping upward stroke. Hilar.
grasped at his arm again and missed
The knife flashed back-and then II
an instant Madeleine stood where Bap
tiste had been, and the blood drippe,
from her sleeve. And still she ha,
not uttered sound.
They had got Baptiste down now
still fighting like wild beast. The
were holding him, one man to eac
limb, and his body writhed and curse
broke from his lips. And Madelein
stood before Hilary, quiet and calf
and silent.
4 He sprang toward her. Madeleine
He seized her arm and tore tn
sleeve away. There was cash. lOnl
but not deep, from which the bloc
was yelling. He felt beside himse
with mingled fury and fear. He bega
to bind It with his handkerchief. tn
icily cold arm that had been war
against his shoulder. Bu. Madeleir
drew herself away.
! ut Is nothing" she said. and begs
to walk toward the head Of the whar
Her rig was waiting there. the hort
held by a boy.
Hilary walked BY her side. speakir
he never remembered what 1t was
said-implorIng Madeleine said mott
ing. Nothing until she reached tn
Il carriage step. Drops Of blood mnrke
: her progress. There she paused an
looked at him. He could see her fat
: now In the light Of the boys lanter
and II was neither scornful nor prou
: but very hard--like the Selgneur'
Hilary thought afterward.
But all his thoughts were on u
! wound. Madeleine. your arm"
I cried. catching ut 1t.
. at Is nothing" she said once NOR
I turning to mount the step.
Then Hilary knew what he had n
= let himself know he knew. He caug
her hand and pressed It to his III
"Marelcine! I" he cried. "YOu do not
do not-surely you are not going
condemn me when +"
q She placed hee foot on the step.
y II told ym nothing but your fail
= lessness could kill my love-" she 81
L In a whisper. And, L, lower wh
o per. "Good-byT
:. The wheels were moving before ID
II airy could grasp the scene bring
home to his consciousness. And aft
ward he remembered that he ran
:. side the carriage, senselessly cam
u TO her to let him bind her arm.
70 must have been half way through
p village before his reason came oa
: to him.