The Arvada enterprise., 1921-02-17
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shs PsassAsnt~ Ss,i0wsd the night
prswlss. Within sound Of the water
IAN ~ foaseWsd hin, and tlsea turned
baek tewas6 ~ cabin of DE three
gabses He ~ cone Into the path
and Was passiag the pool when the
HsAt wsst sst u ~ windows. he
WAS sesvy fse hat. He had hoped to
havs spsech With the girl. Tomorrow
wOuld b To- lats. TenosTow the law
wsolo b = his tsaii-and . pair oE
eyss more osgySbas than The law.
LEAVING ~ path. ~ stepped eat
spea ~ ~ rsek hat jutted from
~ bash ~ ~ pool. Once hs
sSaDeo1 q ~ esbis; thso sprang 70
tAs taaa an1 wsat o. Up tie path.
II IVES fas ~ hardest thins ~ had
svse tsiee - - N his life to - rsund
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ears hsoaiae. he fsrcsd himself ~
- he viaAsw asA hsoasAt his nps
Seeos - The saah.
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ssfs fsse osviag abost over ths Aeos.
A nuDo6 sha1eW cane toward The
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oos0e ~ sAssD6sss. bat nna6s - IN.
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tssse tswas1 NJ throat.
Year
"1Bs." - answered. strained and
sDsw. i've esDs - tell yos. nyssaf.
bscasss-Sseasss-you trusted me.
1As - Aad he rope around ny
threat. Dss tAs sheriff got Ne away.
~ ~ ~ In jail. broke out. and
eADs - ten yes. I eosldnt bsof tss
~ - tAiak-"
~ sesed perfectly still Inside The
Wlo1oW. He nistook hse silspce. He
lai1 his haDd - ths window ls4gs and
tsse1 - asivs his eyes tArsugA ~
Sseso - ~ faee.
"TSsoes belteve ne r ~ paee6sd. He
csalaat have pssaded harder had -
foes1 joAgs asd jury. Instead Il more
b rao0sd siri n the y1atwooda. Il
dt1Dft k5ll Losis Solomon. didnt
sabs ~ Dlus Aeon-"
II vAits asos reached cot toward
"Nei Nei - bssieve yos!"
Her fAee AoA csass Close to the win.
AsW. He eosl1 sss her eyes-like star
800 h ths dark-big with startis-
1sat. for thsy had caught sight Of bis
eatteseA bssese: the dried bisod on
Aio. and caottsd In his hair. With .
esy. M AaDds vsot to his face.
why. yssr had is bleeding! And
ysur fAcef"
"Scratches! Nothing hut scratches ~
~ hastily treasured 10 tones that eau.
ttso hsa6 NV: pained At her dlstress;
pleased. toe: bic eyes aliRht.
''But this one % your head! It's q
eut-deep-and still bleeding" Her
voaes was steadIer. "You must Vet me
hind up this ooe."
He glanced toward Fallen Rock.
I'VE ds'sn't risk light" he said.
"Tor your sake w da'snt. The night
has eyes. And they'll comb these
woods tomorrow"
She shrank hack into the room. He
drew half = step nearer. laid his arm
o. the ledge and stood fumbling the
easement. lost In thought
"And yet I've that to do that must
have light" he unused. more to him.
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n time and giancine toward the dim
outline inside the window. ''1s there
q blind on your window that would
hide = GAMBLER
"Why-yex--" she answered. pua-
sled and slow.
II wns . long time before he spoke
again. Had the light served. she might
have seen In his eyes the struggle he
was going through. lie rubbed his
drawn lips together to Loosen them.
"Will you trust me In your rooml"
The girl started. Her hands clutched
each other. She knew II was not 20
have his wounds dressed that he
asked. Short a her Acquaintance
with him had been. she knew II WAS
not that. II wss no light reason that
Mad driven him 10 ask such 4 privi.
lsre. II eripped her. shook her. but
strangely enough did not friGhten her.
"l'll trust you"
Not oftsa 10 Q mans life does be
hear such gracioas wordA Nature II