American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-22
BOOK TWO-THE DEBT.

CHAPTER L-Dan, now Thoroughly
proficient in woods lore, learns from Len
nox that an organized band of outlaws
of which Bert Cranston is the leader ls
making trouble in the vicinity. Landry
Hudreth. a former member of the gang,
has been induced to turn states evidence.
On his way to the city Hildreth Is way
by Cranston. shot, and left Tor dead
Cranston, however, overlooked the TACT
that Hiidreth might have documentary
evidence on his person, and Is satisnea
that his enemy will never reach the CITY
TO tell what he knows of the operations
of the gang.
CHAPTER IA cougar, on a personal
hunting expedition, finds Hildreth In a
thicket, where he had crawled after be-
ing shot by Cranston. The cougar mn
ishes Cranston's work., and In STRIKING
down man becomes a forest outlaw.
Failing, on his way home from d WISH
10 'Snowbird's'' lookout station, comes
upon Cranston in the act of starting q
forest fire. The men quarrel and hight
railing is no match for the sturdy noun
taineer and is saved from death only by
the Intervention of "SnowDfrd' VINO
drives the outlaw from his Vlctm oy
threatening him with a revolver.
CHAPTER u.-Cranston grossly Insults
the girl. Failing promises her he WIZ
punish him when he has fully recovered
his strength, and Ine SlTl loohS U nv
promise as a compact. A few days later
Silas LAnnox, while chopping wood in the
forest. ia pinned under a falling branch
and badly hurt. finds her
father and gets him safely to the house
and to bed.
The night lay silent and mysterious
over the Divide. He stood listening.
The girl had started only an hour be-
fore. and IL was unlikely that she
could have ~traversed more h two
miles of the steep trail in that time.
Although the horse ordinarily did not
climb a hill more swiftly than a hu-
man being, he didn't doubt hut that
no could overtake her before she
went three miles farther. But where
,sv his duty-with the injured man
in the house or with the daughter on
her errand of mercy in the darkness
Then the matter was decided fol-
him. So faint that 1t only Whispered
at the linn, outer frontiers of hearing
a sound came pricking through the
darkness. Only his months of listen
ing TO the faint sounds of the forest
and the Incredible silence Of the nigh
enabled him TO hear IT at all. But n
knew what II was. the report or
pistoi. snowbird had met an enem,
In the darkness.
He called once to Lennox snatche'
the shotgun that still stood where n
had placed II in the corner OF tn
room. and fastened to the corral. Tn
mare w~hIckered plaintiveiy when h
took her from her food.
When SnowbIrd first heard the ste
In the thickets beside her, she halte
bravely and held her lantern high. sh
understood at last. The very extremit
NJ the beams found a reflection In tw
very curious circles OF greenish fre
a nre that was old upon the world b
Gore man ever rubbed two sticks q
gether TO strike a fame. Or cours
the dim rays had simply beer renec
ed on the eyes of some great beast
prey.
She identified IL at once. Only I
eyes Of the ~feiines. with vertical ?
pills. have this identical greenish gial
The eyes Of the wolves glow In
darkness. but the circles are usua
bright points. OF course 1t was a C
gar.
She didn't cry out again. Realizi
at last the reality Of her peril,