The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-06

csps,SAs ~ Iahs e.'sss, ana CO
sctsE fkst sEe maae -rarss ~
that sreFned lacklne n an human qusl-
~ Rather !, vas snch SQUAD as a
pama utterS a. Il leaps upon It's prey
Il was the articulation ~ 9 Whole life
~ hatred that had cou,e 20 crisis a.
laSt-of deadly and terrible triumph
afser = whole decade u waiting n
IhaHa had discened that CRY IN time ne
would have hurried LINDA from his arms
% leap into = position u defense The
desir Tor women IN Iaen gees down to
ihe roots of The world. hai self preser
walton T. q deeper instinct Snn
hui De- diduf bear Il in time ~.
mira had noi sirick With her knife
The distance was Too far for that lili
shc swung her cane with an her force
The hle0 caught the man ~ ihe icgn-
ne rs arms iell away from the girls
h'-iy, ~ staggered groleSqnely 81 The
cgrpei n PIN uecdlcs Then he fell
face downward
Ills helt. quick r. tke woman cried
NJ onser was her voice that - ,io-
4 crep.t age TIE glri Snu-gicI With
4 herself. wnencbea back her self-con.
tri, and leaped 90 obey her aunt They
snatchei the mans heli from about Ms
waist ani the women Locked IL swiftly
si-oa' his ankleS. With strong. hard
hands they drew his wrists hsck a.
hin and tied them tight with The long
hancrnua handkerchief he were about
Ms neck They worked almost Ia Il.
leucr. with incredible rapidity and
deitness
The man was waking uaw. stirring
1 in his unconsclousness. end swiftly the
+ "a woman cur 'he huekskln fhongs
from hts iall logg'ng boots These also
she twisted about the wrists lnoitng
ther again and again. and pulling them
% usht they werc almost buried 90
ihe ican fesh Then they turned him
face upward 70 the mnon
Tie tno women stood an Instant
breathing hart "Whai nov f~ Linda
asked And shleeg ~ awe went over
her az TIE sight n tie womans face
-Nofhlag more. lAnda.~ She an.
seered 10 a distant yoicc. Leave
Dave Turner 90 me"
Il vas strange picture Woman.
hoei-iAe saffness and tenderness
which men have learned to associate
with the name--seemed fallen away
from Linda and Emlra They were
culy avengers-iike tie ~hc.hear that
fights FOR her cubs or the shc-wof that
guards the lair. There was no more
mercy ID them than 90 the females q
The lower sfecies
Dave awakened. They saw him stir.
They watched him try to draw his
arms from behind him. II was Just a
faint. misunderstanding pull az first
Then he wrenched and tugged With al
his strength Aopping strangely Ia the
dirt. The effort increased until II was
some way suggestive q an animal 10
the death struggle fur bearer dying
N the trap.
Terror was upon him. II was IN his
Wii1 eyes and hts moonllf face: Il was
10 the desperation and frenzy II his
struggles And the two women saw
Il ard smiled into each others eyes.
Slowly his efforts ceased He las
siin In the pine needles. lie turned
bis head. frs, toward Linda. then 20
the inscrutable. dsrk face ~ the old
wonsn As understanding came 20
him slse cold drops emerged upon his
swarihy skin.
Good Cd be asked. What are
you going 70 dor
STR going back" Ilnda answered +.
''Y0n had some other purpose in bring
ins ne eui here--or you wouldn't have
brought Eimirs. TOO. In going back
70 wait for Bruce
And Jon and wIIl llnger here
Eimfra told hin. ~we have many |
fhlnes - say 70 each other. We have
many things 20 DO. About my Abner
there are many things y0uh want 20 /
hear q him
TIE las; vessige of the Hian's spirit /
br0ke beneafh the words Abaer had 1
been old Eimirs's sou-a youth who
hsd laughed often. nnd the one hope I
q tie old womza's declining years. /
And be had fallen before Dawes am.
bush ~ = hslf-forgoffen fgili q long /
years before
The man shirered 10 bis b0nds La
q turned 70 go. The silence of The
wilderness deepened shout them. -Oh.
Linda. Linda the man called "Don'i
lezge me-. Don't lesve rBe here ; ifh
hesf~ he pleaded Please please
con't leave ne in 'his devils power
Hake her let me 90
Brt ISn8a didn't seeE8e1 70 hear
The brush cracked ard rustled and
he fwo--fhis dark-bearted man and
The sFenger-Sere leff together.