The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-12
Comrades of Peril
-BY-
RANDALL PARRISH
Copyright, A. c. McCiurg n Co, 1870
copyrighted In Great Britainl
PARRISH


There was nothing for shelby to
dc hut obey Suspicion caused him
10 feel a thrill OF apprehension from
indian Joc's curt manner. yet there
was nothing In the words to resent,
and his only chance of safety lay In
an outward appearance Of satisfac'
ton. The Eirl drvw aside. and he
stepped forward into the room. An
instant she fingered. as he glanced
hastily about at tho plainly furnished
interior. then closed tho door. and
began burytng herself In arranging
the table shelby rat awkwardly
down on bench against the wall.
and apparently she paid no further
attention TO his presence. she was
young. not over sixteen. he Judged.
with dark hair and eyes. decidedly
pretty. and with a quick movement.
like IN, Night Of bird Twice she
passed him on her Journeys 20 the
nreplace. without even giancins IN
his direction: then suddenly their
eyes met and shc laughed outright.
You vera duli. Americana. l not
SEQ n man like you before abe dc,
clar~d positively. you not care talk
with me-
sure Co and he mtraishtened
IN. II thought maybe you couldn't
talk my language"
ooh. that eet; you not speak Span.
ish. Eenorf"
We'll. hardly. k,n make out In
. way what anybody ~ya. but when
Il comes TO talking IN. lingo. rm
bit rusty"
Where you learn
when ! Was In the army. In Ar.
iona"
Il In Arizona onc>-Tuczon: you
there Coed You not soldier now"
"oh. no. that was quite a while
ASo. that In why have foryottrn
my Spanish. Their. aren't many OF
your people up here"
she shook her head. resting bach
against the table. and gazing at hlfn
frankly with her dark eyes.
Juan and I all alone hsrc.- nhe
confessed ''Eet is not nlce-no.
Ike not thero Amerscanos You DO
not look like the scnor--vat vas 40
funny name he call you"
Churchill
Shirchn-bAh, I not say 80 vera
good Maybe you hav' some other
name can say hetter' You tell
mo-
Ny given name you mean; tina, Is
Tom-"
Toni oh. know that: I call you
Tom then am rancha vii-monte.
Which you rather say
"Pancha. of course. and who i
Juan"
Juan vitismonte. he "a my
hrother--he- You not know hssn
than
No. we Just met above. had los,
my way. and wo ran into each other
UP hcr~ He and Indian Joe we're
driving cattle. and brought me along
with thsm--
Her eyes opened wider. and her
hands tntsrieckcd
You not here b~sor~ th~n- You
never tn Wolves Hole TN nowrs'
NO.
But Why you como then, Why
they shy you ride with themg Madfr
de Diosi You know what xis place
isr'
Yes, Pancha.- he answered sober.
~. feeling her earncrn~w-. II know
! came TO help woman
You tell them that, Ineffan Joc-~
Not Just as have you: I let them
believe ] was In on the rz.rne being
played In fact didn't have 10 say
much Of anything. for as soon as
mentioned the nam. OF Churchill
LAud SEEMED 10 understand. What
! failed TO mako clear was that M
object waa 10 help her
Why you tell mo thlsr-
because you are a woman. q
guess. and because think you are
straight
Hha stared at him moment In
silence. then went over and atoot
with her back against the door. She
was breathing hard. and her checks
wers yed.
'shs como from a ranch on the
Cuttonwoody-
Yes"
Senior Maekiin brought herr
Yea
Her white teeth CLEANED anKrffy
between the rvd on her lips.
AN what this wurnan 20 you,
senor' Why you caro- what happen
TO herr"
Shelby looked frankly into IN.
girls fnce. determined 10 riSe an,
suddenly convinced that this young
Mexican had an interest in his an
swer beyond any mere curiosity.
because l arm her husband n
said quietly.
You, her husband7" ghs almost
screamed the words. advancing to-
ward him fiercely. You not lie to
mel They say 10 me you dead They
tell mo that: they tall her that"
who told your
"Mac<fin. the IndiAns-ai1 tell eet.
Running Horse, he keel you-like zas.
seer
Yes. he struck me all right.
Pancha; At least someone did. also
they left me there But was not
dead"
An what he want OF herr What
Senior Macklin want Of her? You
know THAR"
Il know a little. but perhaps not
AL. Up Dragon Creek I heard two
fellows talking about II; you know
them bkely-Matt Hanley and Hank
Slagin?"
She nodded.
"Hanley had got Macklln drunk
and pumped him. It's some matter
OF n big fortune down East II
seems Macklln's real name may be
Churchill. and II so his father is
trustee for all this property. which
really belongs to tho woman. She
didn't know anything about II, but
they wanted TO get hold Of her so