The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-28

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throat. But the sheriff got me away,
and put me in jail. broke out, and
/ came TO tell you. I couldn't bear for
| you to think"
She stood perfectly still inside the
window. He mistook her silence. He
laid his hand on the window ledg and
tried to drive his eyes through the
gloom to her face.
please believe me-" he pleaded. He
couldn't have pleaded harder had he
faced Judge and jury. instead Of mere
ly a ragged girl Of the Flatwoods. II
didn't kill Louie Solomon. didn't
take the Blue Moon"
The white arms reached out toward
him.
"No! No! do believe your
Her face had come close to the win
dow. He could see her eyes-iike star
spots in the dark--big with startle-
ment, for they had caught sight OF his
tattered blouse the dried blood on
him, and clotted In his hair With a
cry, her hands went to his face.
"Why, your head Is bleeding! And
your face"
Scratches Nothing but scratches !"
he hastily treasured In tones that eau
ton held low; panied at her distress;
pleased, too; his eyes alight.
"But this one on your head It's a
cut-dcep-and still bleeding" Her
voice was steadier. "You must let me
bind up this one"
He glanced toward Fallen Rock.
1--WE da'sn't risk light" he said.
"For your sake we dasn't The night
has eyes. And they'll comb these
woods tomorrow"
She shrank back into the room. He
drew half step nearer, laid his arm
on the ledge and stood fumbllng the
easement. lost In thought.
sand yet I've that TO do that must
have tight" he unused. more TO him
! self than to her, raising his head after
n time and glanclng toward the dim
outline inside the window. "Is there
n blind on your window that would
hide a GAMBLER
"Why--yes-" she answered, puz-
zled and slow.
II was a long time before he spoke
again. Had the light served, she might
have seen In his eyes the struggle he
was going through. He rubbed his
drawn lips together to loosen them.
"WiIl you trust me In your room?"
The girl started. Her hnnds clutched
each other. She knew It was not to
have his wounds dressed that he
asked. Short as her acquaintance
. with him had been. she knew It was
not that. II was no light reason that
had driven him 10 ask such priv
lege. II gripped her. shook her. hui
strangely enough did not brighten her
"Tll trust you"
Not often In mans life does HI
hear such gracious words. Nature Il
not lavish of such gifts. The shout
ders Of the Pearlhunter lifted. TIT
droop left his head.
. May I come nOwf The night ID 90
Ing. The moon win be up In anothe
two hours"
"Yesw
! She stood farther back In the gloom
, He slipped lightly In over the sill.
please draw the blind before yol
, light the CANDLE" he directed.
~ He saw her arm reach up along tn
easement. The blind came down
I within touching distance of each othe
, they stood In pitch darkness: a maj
! and n--alone--wrapped In tn
D silent secrecy of the deep woods. H.
heard her quick breath. His hear
] beat up into his throat. Her gar
J ments brushed against him. He hear,
! her slippered feet feeling their wa,
] across the floor.
, There came the guarded scrape o
] match. A suffering. tardy fam
was laid to the wick of candle on
small stand In the corner under mir
, ror. The wick caught; smoldered
fiared to full strength. The wonde
Of her hair and throat and arm
: sprang out Of the night. She laid tn
. burnt match upon the candlestick an
turned. A gasp broke from her at tn
sight Of hlm--tattered, hatless
bruised and bloody.
ihc unit ! SOihc bclOic w
llke-this," he stammered.
An impulsive step brought her I
his side.
Forgive mel" she repeated, he
voice still a-quiver; her face pity-ten
~" must let me dress you
hurts"
He shaded the candle with his bod
while she raised the curtain over tn
door and slipped out to the kitchen
she was back before he could hav
believed II, carrying a basin of col
water and some strips of muslin. al
OF which she had managed to get ia
gether In the deep dark.
Drawing chair near the candle
she made him sit down---a quite obyi
Gus necessity, II she was to reach hl
mead, But she didn't stop with wash
ing the clots ont OF his hair and hind
Ing IN the acaIn xpnuna u