Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-24

prcKoN could" Shad Wells
|" , ;nto a cbair md bent HE he.
rs, God, mister. II ia Gniy ho,y ,or
u M III II you'd only let me help you '
fnT"s sran't stand thinkin' OF anNthh
- -i,.r,n, S to Beth--you an me-'MS W.,
hpIent not along, an maybe you've Bo'
On Insr Svs hand Of me, but ..
tnss tnssWo've Sy got TO forget that now,
W. peter quickly. and taxing cut
put .nsn ~ knife he cut the cords that
M na's sbsd's wrists. Just to. SOW
puna mean what j say. NM
Jou tnJhs t.noJhserly. "You know these WOODS.
tnen, t1,L U ss to find Beth Cameron 9Dd u
He,p IV No charge against YOU Is tha'
sbargainy y,-"
ne, iss. glanced at his face and ut t3e
retea arinning from his finger cnrS.
slood nan was suffering much pain' put
be s.m had" r;gbt. Take off your col. AMI
,,r ,A,, a. ros,r r,S'i arm up first" -,
> silently shad rose and 9beyea VIII wn,,'
p,,ar % cot water and washed the wouhu.
ie., .,.on one right through the muscles
:, tbe forearm. But no boneS WerH
ton o. ta and Peter bandaged It sklllfuliy'
ss,S sscsen nclenched, his jaws during the
easS e,S,rs Of the wound, but he said
Nasai" Ns,hins more. Peter knew that Tn"
po,n iii, hated him. but he knew also
nah chad was now powerless to do him
tas' S ,niurv. and that there was tie
ny "a them now into this strange al
70 p,n' AZ Peter finished the bandag-
ihnCe'a wos improvising n sling for the
lns lnsaaod ad nrm. Shad crumpled side long
Woa.'b tbs edge OF the bed. his face
upon op.,r " and would have fallen to the
nasI,i ns 4 Peter hadn't held him upright
nvJ J half carried him to the armchair;
Sx,n s,u u" Peter unlocked n cupboard anll
I.nusbt forth whisky. giving Shad
p,W s,yI tumblcrful. and in a moment the
nun , boSan TO revive. So Peter poured
.uT nnntbor S glass and slowly Shad pulled
himself together; - IL. :,
Perhaps you're not up to It
ffn' But Shad waggcd his head with
''"S "yes I'm up to it all right. Ty"
~, 10 20. mister. Wen find her If
sbs's In these woods
% "Bnlly for you. Feeling better nowT
shad nodded and then raised his
,ssd staring with a frown out of the
s% sindow by the piano. Peter had been
a. sbsorbcd in his task Of setting the
M man n rights that he had not noticed
,hs dull glow that hAd risen IN the
,ontherf Sky. And following Shad's s
,srre he turned his head and looked
ANT NJ the window. At first he thought
\ might be the afterglow of the sun
,.t until word from Shad aroused
Sin TO the real significance of the
'7Firev' gasped the lumberman.
"F!re" echoed Peter. aghaSt.
They've set the woods afire, mis-
mr." mutered Shad helplessly.
At the same moment the telephone
from the house began jangliDg furious
", II was Mcclure, who had made
The same discovery.
"Yes," replied Peter to the hysterical
susstions. Its the lumber camp.
they've broken loose and set the woods
a6re. You've got to get all the men
you can together and rush them down
there. Where's Briefly? On the way
On, all right. Good. He'll take me
down and III send him back.
| Yes. I've got a clue to Hawk =
] don't know, but I'm going to try it.
I'm taking Shad Wells with me. =
II. old tool house by the cedar swamp.
Bnsrly will know. Send the men on
b relays when they come-with SHOW
sls and sacks. What did you
say? What? Oh,
D--n the woods All right.
III get the paper If l can Yes.
It's my affair as much as yours now.
- Yes. Good by"
Peter hung up the receiver and turned
10 Shad, who had risen, his arm in the
sling, Just as Brierly came running up
the path to the door.