The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-05-05
CHATTER v,.Ac.cslau.t.

Yse Il WAS actually tue: Impossible
- Il seemed. Il was nevertheless an
i.eoetrevertib3s fact. he had never
GQeksa - ~ Q ongis word q love:
~ had Dsver even kissed her, and
st1ll. before both 0ed and man. she
was his wife. Ths stvangeneas Of the
Atuatjsa bswil6sssd him. Why. be
"a ~ svso know who ~ was;
what nat che he'd TO eialm the family
aaaDe usdss which he had married
~: what strange story q crime
0ieAt aAeosW bsf history. II was oil
alSSessy. . mystery IN which ~ was
beeso3a0 ossp,y involvsd. Calkins
~ svs1sssly bssn hiding hse from
ss0e 1ata. Ut whsthss q gesd q
IN. essja ~ ~ - 6stssnissd. This
prsssse sbdvetise, bsyssA eusstisa.
hal - - WITH hat esaeealed past,
pssAavs VIII seos AAppssiag bsfers
- Wa0 Svso hem. TAeDs fellows
vsss ~ sseesrs: thsis ne was ~
A1so1e6 ~ sAy sd pssDsss: tAsy
~ tsoeAe1 sseAiag. svsa tAs Asrsss
Wsrs M UsAistusbsd h he corral.
- ~ Asosnt thsy sainsd psssss-
- q ~ tAsy Aad kus1sedly depart.
- II 80 Oh bsea carefully planned.
VitA Aaeklin 10 choose the time. and
tAsa szsestsd auietly. Their oaly mis-
take was 10 leaving him behind alive.
~ ~ tAat 80 ssres - sos ever
vosld have kaown what Nd occurred,
= 1FsaDs1 q ~ fate. And ssw. a.
s1ssd a safsty. believing ~ dead
vsald tell - taIss, hat thsy had LEFT
bsAisd - sviosacs Of their crime. he
s0t1t MS Ss1lag earsIesaly across the
Isosay pssisss. seeking sonswhers Q
safs rsodesvs0a
Shelby rseasd Bic heese to the isft,
and seusht Q water hole hs rsmem.
bsssd. himself drinking arst. and then
standing By while the animal Quenched
~ thirst leaving the buckskin there.
With rein trailing on the ground, he
climbed the steep side Of q butte, and
swept the distant horison with Q Geld
g,asa Il was trackleas waste. drsar
aad deserted Of all life. Not thing
hat moved crossed his range Of
vision; and, At last. he snapped the
1ssd glasses back into their case.
dipped down the steep face Of the
60tts. and sileatly remounted.
he ~ was some time past the
meridian and hs felt convinced those
no followed could not be far from the
tsail - was spdeavoring to locate. He
cane upoa Il In les than 40 hour.
leading stFaisht down q narrow val.
ley. whose general eourse was directly
west. He discounted. and studied the
tracks With cara This was bis party
bsyon6 1oubt-0ve horses. sue with
Q split hoof.
An hour later be fosnd where the
pesty lad halted. made Q Ore among
some rocks. and prepared food. He
studied every asn with care. hoping
for so0s message q guidance from
her: bot thers was sone. Either shs
he'd bssa tss carefully watched By her
eaptsra o. had given up In despair
any thought u rescue. Deubtisss shs
beaievsd him dead also; perhaps had
even witnessed the blow struck. bat u
not would sasuredly have been In
formed q what had happened. The
stamping II The poaiss' hoofs indi.
Gated that tie party had remained 10
that spsl tss some time. 10 no hurry
70 peocssd. Shelby studied the foot.
pe1ets. satisfying himself that feur
we're Indian. and one white. unSues-
uonably Ascklin. With only ave
horsea tAls meant that the girl rode
with one Of The men. probably the Kid.
He discovered where she probably
was sittins during the meal. Q torn
piscs q esuDpied aackipg bsarias
mats Testimony that her hands had
bsso bo0eA. and released - that she
might est TAs fellows wsfs evident.
y unafsah e Der any longer. and
hal ~ I'D hss sp asaia when they
reo10e1 ~ 3e9sney.
Il Was aaayay sun1ew1 when the
~ - fsljewee swssved 10 he sisAt