White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-03

Thought You'd Forgotten U.s."
TO slip out. "She would not interrupt
their evening; Mr.. Marshall had busi-
ness TO discuss"
Mrs. Marshall would not hear of 1t.
She said that Mr.. Marshall would
never forgive her If she let Miss Har-
din go home alone. Her opposition
was softly implacable.
Innes went back to the sitting room
Of the car angrily coereed. Richard
was still closeted, conversationally.
with his superior.
AT last. desperately. she o to go.
Of course, he must insist upon going
with her. OF course.
II was going back early. anyway.
I'm to be up at dawn tomorrow"
The good-bys were said. She found
herself walking r%ebelliously by his
side. mo, thank youi" to the offer of
his arm.
The night was bright with stars.
Bright as day, isn't it?" Because her
voice was curt. and she had not used
his name. the rising infection helped
a llttlei Hateful. to stumble over a
rut In the road OF course, he'd make
her take his arml OF course!
Rickard grasped her elbow. She
walked along. her head high. her
cheeks flaming. anger surging through
her ut his touch.
Stupid TO press this companlonship,
this awkward silence on her. IL he
thought she was going to entertain
him, as Gerry did, with her swift chat
ter, he'd be surprised Any other two
people would fall into easy give-and-
take, but what could she, Innes Har-
din, find to chatter about with this
mar stalking along. grlmly grasping
her arm? Close as they were. his touch
reminding her every minute, between
them walked her brother and her
brothers wife-and there was the
Mexican-hateful memory or course
she could not be casual. And she
would not force 1t. He had brought
this about. Let him talk. theni
Oppressive that silence. Then 1t
came to her that she would ask him
the question that his coming had abort
ed. A glance at his face found him
smiling. He found Ii amusing? Not
for worlds. then, would she speak. And
they stalked along. Unc0nsci0usly 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 a subdued lighi
through the canvas walls. AS they
reached the place a figure darted from
the door.
"Oh. senor. l thought you woult
never come" 1t was the wife of Nal
donado. Her expression was lost OF
Innes. The face was quivering witt
terror.
"Mr. Richard" lines words iik,
i~cicles. II Will leave you here. II 1
quite unnecessary to come farther.
Quite unveiled her meaning!
1t came so quickly that ne was no
ready nor indeed had Gerty's innuer
does yet reached him. But the situation
was uncomfortable. He turned sharI
ly to the Mexican.
"Come In" he took her roughly b
the arm. She would wake up the cam
with her crying. He put her In a chail
snow tell your story" The woma
had got to be II nuisance. He couldn
have her coming around like this. II
had seen that look In the girls eyes
} Murdered? Who did you say wa
murdered?"
. She lifted a face, frightened int
haggardness. "Maldonado and th
girl" T..
The night was stripped to the ira,
edy. "You found themf"
Her face was lifted imploringly I
e him. "Oh, senior, 1t was not I. By IN
Q Mother of Christ. 1t was not l."
{ Richard was not sure. Her fea
9 made him suspect her. "who was n
you Think"
Felipe" she gasped. He got AVA,
q from the rurales-he came back. n,
I went home-there was no one there
Some n told him where sbe had
q gone. de came to Maldonado's. Lu.
crezia. the eldest. opened the gate He
was terrible, she said. He rushed mas,
] her. And when he came out his hands