The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-22
CHAPTER XI-continued.

But are you sure he's dead?"
"Sure?" sneeringly. 81 don't know
how l could be no surer. turned
the cuss over an he was. cold then.
You don't need worry none about that.
Wait minute till / see who the
guy was what tried 70 break In here"
Shelby could hear Macklin cross the
room. and jerk the blanket from off
the bodies. The fellow gave utterance
to an oath Of establishment at the
sight revealed.
MY God! Did you ever see any
thing like that? Locked together like
two stays. Hi Sam was shot, but
he got the white guy even after he
was dead. On me, If it amt Hank
.Slagin! Now. what does that mean?
j reckon Hanley sent the ga'oOt in
here. That comes from spillin' things
when yer drunk. Say. yOu an | have
got to get out of here. I'll tell you
about ii as quick as l can. It's plain
enough Hanley's got his eyes on you.
an will dOuble-crOss- me if he once
gifts chance"
what is 1t you mean? I do not I'M
derstand."
Naturally yer don't, SEEM ] amt
told yer nOthin'. But now that ! know
yer amt pining away over that felIer
Shelby. reckon the sensible thing
fer me to do is ter talk straight.
There's gOin' fer be HI to pay in this
valley before long, and the sooner we
get out o. here the better. l run across
a soldier bout half way ter Gerlasche.
an he give me pointer that made me
wheel about. an ride back"
1.-The Indian outbreak"
"Sure; the troops got in, an round
ed most of the Sioux up. They had
fight at Wounded Knee, over yonder.
an licked HI out of the reds. Some
of 'em got away though. an come
trailin' west-mOstly young ones. !
reckon-an' now they're sendin' cav
airy out ter ride 'em down. That's
what he was after. bunch to come
scoutin' in through here"
"Here? Wolves hole?'
MORN likely; he didn't say nOthin'
'hout that. But they're mighty liable
ter call. I'm fer gittin' out. while the
COINS good. That's what come back
for--tO get you, and skip"
Toto get me?"
"Of course. I'll tell yer about It now.
an you'll go all right. ! reckon you
never thought I ran off with you
cause loved your"
"NO-you-yOu loved me?"
That's the way Of II. ! saw yOu
long before that funeral down TO Pom
ca but this guy Shelby horned in
fore ! was ready ia act. You didn't |
care nothin' for him. So says TO my |
self, then, I'll have her; TIL take her |
whether she wants me or not. Long |
as she don't love him, I'll make her |
love me--see? Course I didn't aim 70 |
do no killing that was just an acct
dent like. an ] didn't do II nOhOw. 1t |
was Sam here who got gay, and beaned |
Shelby
Tut what would You do with me. If |
q &c hnd been allye?"
"T''crc ala't no use discussin' that, |
for he amt alive. It's what | want |
Ter 10 now that counts. Maybe had |
a piau then, an maybe didn't. But
Low sot ii all planned up proper. |
IN go.n' ter marry you. An that !
rres whether yer're willln' or not.
amt even askin' YOU"
- ~--..Ss-.yl VA her face must
have brought the follow realization
that perhaps he was going altogether
too fast, for he broke In with an ex-
plantation.
See here now. don't get huffy. !
amt no Western rOugh-neck for you
20 be ashamed of. ! belong down East
in OIL Virginia. an we got money TO
burn. That's straight goods My real
name amt Macklin at ali; it's Church
ill. | mean business an just as soon
as Indian Joe gets down here with
some horses. we're a goin' ter start
"For wheref' her voice trembling
In spite Of every effort at self-control.
ITO Gerlasche first. there's a
preacher there, an then on TO Gods
country just as fast as the train will
take us. That's my program. an let
me tell you, TIL be d--n glad ter git
away from Tnjuns. Mexs. an the rest
o. this rotten outfit. No. you wait
that will be Indian Joe comm now"
The door between the two rooms
had closed partially. yielding doubt
less to some faint draught of air. so
that Shelby ventured to survey the
Scene through the narrow crack near
the hinges. Matters were becoming So
comnIicated he was at his wits end.
He had delayed too long. and. per
haps. n had been a mistake TO advise
the girl to thus appear friendly TO this
brute. Now. instead of being con
fronted by the Kid alone. he must also
face I.aud. II he would prevent her
heing carried away the second time.
The situation had become desperate.
He could see the girl standin-
messed close 10 the wall. the light
from the broken window on her face,
her eyes anxIously watchful Of the
movements of MacklIn. who had turned
and was fronting the outer door, one
hand resting in readiness on the butt
Of his "45." Then that opening was
Swallowed. and the bulky figure of the
sauaw-man suddenly appeared. His
fsrst utteranee wGs full Of ili-humor.
swell. | go, your message. and am
ho~a hn said roughly "Nvbaf The