The Arvada enterprise., 1921-02-17

ssiass hat hssA 4 asd whipped tAsD
Int Q noG TAso tAe gii stspps0
baek. The man esawied through ~
wta6sw-with exrsabe care noe =
scar the ground outside.
Il b past all k1swiag wv hse ha91s
happsosd to ct int hiA Hs bsa$ ~
hsad and laid his face .upoo thso:
suffered them 10 clip cot e his aassss
at last: and turned away.
He wa gone On ths instant-esss
~ q shadow goss-nsvsr knowiae
that for long and long ths dull window
framed . white face listsaing to-
some sound o3 him 70 eeme back %
of the nighl.
. . .
The woodcraft Of ths Psasihuata
WAS prpfoupd. It was about al lit
had taught him. but II had taught bin
that With the logical precision Il
schooamaster passing from oos step q
q problem to another. II ls6 hin
straight to the trail of ths man - bad
besn following . short time bsfoes-
which. Of course. tosk him u he d.
rection Of Fallen Rock. TIE nan ~
followed had doubtless gone back b
the village BY this time. 1Ais prob
ability he had already estimated and
net down In his rsckonins at ID
proper value. But hs he'd another pur
pose In turning his steps toward Fail
en- Rock. He was deliberately eeins
back to the cabin.
With every caution 10 Isavs 10 trail
hs picked bis way thrsusA ths weeda
to the sdgs e ~ blum. stole sva
and down toward The cabin. TIE arA
gisnee At the black bsik q t. squat
ted In tie deep sios0 under ths -
Standing rocks, brought hin b -
stsnt pause. There was Q light VIA
h. he ereuched down b ths besha
10 eoesidss what this unexpected CIR
eunstanes meant before veaturing an.
s<Asr step.
Ne sound came from the cabin. TAs
night WAS intensely still. Net an oal
stirred the river. TIE waterfall alone
frstted The sflsace. Ths Psarihuntss
1attsosd himself in the wssds and
bushss and foot b. foot worked hia
way uat1l - Was able At last b bsina
hie fAes Isvel With tAs ttny sDsaioG
VIII ~ 90 e3esa he ehink a1ee6se
. tssePahly clear visw e tAs in1ssia
= ~ eabin. He barely rsss1aias1 .
~ at what ~ saw.
Seoepe1 svse IL small, hair-esveesd
trunk. his Aat Il. stse1 tAs Red Aask
He Aaa peso1 oDsa ~ I'd and ~
hid tAs esatsa6 sf ~ t1uak Oh
WITH sssoing care h ratAsr nsat
heaps upso ~ 1osF. IA he ha1d -
hssd tAs pietsrs ee ~ lFse-01y'
wsaan.
TAs Pcorihuntsf's gorge fooe at ~
iAg bic mothers picture h sueA haDdA
and BE breast burned 70 dasA Into tn
eabin and settle his score Win IN
sacsilsgioas wretch once and for an
But Il WAS not his to do - ~ paeassd
that AlgAt. His activities for tAe ~
meat were limited to kesping his ~
fast 10 the ehink.
x0e W1D " tO8 uu0k SIS0l8oteoeU
carried the picture to the candle and
steod looking long upon Il He Md n
- his lips. again and again. - Il b
would drink up the beautiful fAee
from the card. He pressed the picture
70 his bosom: held It asain b ~
candle and whispeeed 10 II In tooea
that did not carry 10 tie sar e IL
amaSed listener. He strods Up a1d
down the room: and there was O hia
facs . look that no man had probably
evsr ssen there before. and probably
would never 80 again.
After long moments As reused him
ssaf, unbutteoed his vet, and pat IL
picture carefully away In Al inaes
pocket. The watcher outside tAs wall
winced; bis lips drew tegsthsf 10 .
tsnse line. But there was mueh b b
ssso Just then. The man Inside had
risen. crossed the door. put the thing
hack In the trunk, closed the I'D and
picked up his hat. Next moment ths