The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-02-03

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lUehaf Yes ! know huf she'd
- heap slsHt better N with ths
Fgy dead
HUt sic UHI not believe that she
thinks % s aH her fauit. and-and
Sic Is such Wild passionate TITLE
ta.rr V01I8 40 anything TO vave
him fsf her
There Is about one ehaHce - n
thousand SIN hes just about ornary
enough % make 4 We sure don't
owe him anything
- am not 80 certain ~ that she
said saftiy = wonder phen would
have known ms husband. but FOR himl
] doubt II you half believe ali con
fessed 10 You now
Il can scarcely realize IL is true but
belief Is not absent
The m0tionless girl AZ the end n
the rock suddenly turned her head.
and glanced back At them with her
piercing black eyes
senior, Is Il true that you love her
your wifeT
"True; Of course Pancha told
you 50 even before | told her
An she love your"
Il am senior Shelby's wife. Pan
cha spoke up Olga quickly flash
burning red on her cheeks Il have
no other ambition"
"But the money You rich. he say
that Senior Maekliu You not even
care for thatf"
mot very much no ! know moth.
ing about Il, and am perfectly con
tent II Il never comes You must
know what ! mean YOU have loved"
Yes, sonora; have loved. and
would sin love; money is nothing.
Senior
Yes. Pancha
Il thini as lie here what Il was
best TO do They stir down there. |
cannot see yet FOR the fog. but | hear
sounds Pretty soon they win know.
perhaps They hunt the burned cabin
an FIND no bone no flesh What will
they do?'
"Laud win suspect the truth"
" lis SO, perhaps. yet ! believe we
left no tran senior II was all rock
an water; even the Sioux cannot fol-
low that You know the way nowf
TO the yes
1T Is safe. But II the senior lives he
must have a doctor You tell me that,
and there is bat one way; | must
ride"
Shelby Strengthened up, instantly
grasping her purpose.
You mean You win leave us here
TO go on aloneT
'Yes. senior; Get is best They will
not stop me; they viii not know Tn
less ! meet Senior Laud there is no
danger; perhaps even he win not sus-
pect or interfere There are horses
there and | ride often sometimes
even ~ onto the mesa; no one Will
care"
you are sure You can passf'
81 am sure | viii pass" she said
firmly Il ride for hecs life, senior
II was the better plan, nor could
Shelby deny the probability Of rs sue
cess, No one. unless possibly II might
be Laud, or Hanley had any reason
10 suspect her now Il was a long
Journey TO Gerlasche too long to be
made on foot and II the girl went
with them up the trail, every effort al
rescue would be delayed
You are right, Pancha," he admit
ted. oven get him up there some
way But you better 90 now, before
the fog rises"
Yes. senior"
She came over and knelt beside
Macklin, who was moaning slightly,
his mead resting on pillow made by
Shelby's coat. As she bent over him I
bis eyes partially opened, but with no /
light OF Intelligence in them; they
We're dull, lusterless.
"Senor. senor.n she sobbed. pressing .
his hand between both her own. Il am
going 10 ride FOR you i
Some angel Of mercy must have put
The words on his lips. for certainly he
knew her not, set faint iiiful, there
zane from HIS lips The cry
Pamela ! want you, Pamela -
She must have understood. known
md yet the comfort Of that call was
lers.
She looked at him dry-eyed motion
ess; then bent and kissed his lips.
Slowly. regretfully she arose TO her
eet, and faced them. her cheeks
White.
"'Tis all" she said simply. NOW
20"
She vanished without a sound, Gid
ne through the fringe Of bushes and
Town che stepu bank 10 the protection
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