Evening journal., 1922-11-06
CONTINUED From Our Last Issue)
CHAPTER III

him; mot a chipmunk.
The slightest noise Behind him.
He waited, turned slowly. Eve
stood there.
Hell died in his pale eyes as she
came 10 him, rested silently in his
gentle embrace, returned his kiss.
laid her flushed, sweet cheek against
his unshaven face
dad, darling?"
Yes, my baby"
You're watching TO XIII Quin-
tana. But there's no use watching
any longer"
,'Have the boys below got him?"
he demanded.
They got one of his gang. Byron
Hastings Is dead. Jim is badly hurt;
Sid Hone too-not 30 badly"
Where's ouintana7'
Dad. he's gone. But #
don't matter. See herel-" She dug
her slender hand into her brooches
pocket and pulled out a little fistful
OF gems.
clinch. his powerful arm closing
her shoulders. looked DULY at the
Jewels.
You see dad. there's no use kill
ing Quintana- These arc the things
he robbed you Of"
""Tain't them that matter.
I'm glad you got en- I ailus want
ed you should be a great lady,
grille. Them's the tickets OF admis-
sion. Yut put EN- In your pants.
gotta stay here a spell"
Dad Take themi"
He took them, smiled. showed |
them into his pocket
What is it, giriie?" he asked abb
sently. his pale eyes sta-chins the
woods ahead.
i've just told you" she said,
shat the boys went in as far as
Quintanas ehanty. There was a
dead man there. too; but ouintana
has gone"
CiiDch said-not removing his
eyes from the forest: IF any o.
them boys has let Quintana crawl
through I'll kill him. too. !
G'wan home, grille. I gotta mosey ]
II gotta kinda loaf around FIR a
SPELL
Dad. I want you to come back
with me-"
You so home; you hear me. Ever
Tell Corny and Dick Berry to hook I
it for Owl Marsh and stop the Star I
Peak trisls--both on en-. Can s
Sid and Jimmy walk7'' 6
Jim can't"
''well, let Harve take him on his ,
back You go too. You help Ak
Jimmy up at the house. HeHs a little
fella, Jimmy Hastings Is Harve
can tote, him. And you go along"
Dad. ouintana says he means to
kill you'll What is the use OF hurt
Ing him2 You have what he
took"
II gotta have more'n he took.
But even that amt enough. He
couldn't pay for all he ever done TO
me, grille. I'm amin TO draw
on him on sight"
C1inch's set visage relaxed Into
an alarming smile which hickered, =,
faded. died in the wintry ferocity OF
his eyes. =
Dad"
"G'wan homel" he interrupted
harshly. You want that Hastings
boy 10 bleed TO death7"
She came up to him. not utteringi
a word, yet asking him with all the
and eloquence OF her n
eyes to leave this blood-trail whe. c
II lay and hunt no more.
He kissed her mouth. inhpitely 4
tender. smiled; then. again prim anS y
g
"G'wan home, you little scut, an !,
DO what I told ye, or. by God. I'll N
Tut a switch that'll learn ye good :,
Never a word. nowi on yer wayl g
s'wan!"
Twice she turned TO look back n
The second time. CliDch was slowly y
walking into the woods straight
head OF him. She waited; saw him
70 in; waited. After a while she
onunued on her way.
CHAPTER "
And Cllnch's mind was on her. All u
lse-his watchfulness, his stealthy n
dvance-all the alertness OF eye II
nd ear, all the subtlety. the cum n
ing. the infinite caution-were G
urely instructive mechanics. m
Somewhere in this flooded twilight L
Z gigantic trees was Jose Quintana. a.
moving that, he dismissed that
act from his mind and turned HIS n
thoughts TO Eve.
Sometimes his lips moved. They NJ
Usually did when he was arguing IFl
With God or calling his Creators
attention to the Justice OF his case.
His two cases-each TO him, cause
selebre; the matter of Harrod; the
lffair Of Quin'ana.
Many time he had pleaded these al
.wo causes before the Most High. OF
But now his thoughts were chiefly H
concerned with Eve-with the prob 81
EN- OF her future--his master pas W
aon-this daughter OF the dead wife in
le had loved. W
He sighed uncopsciously; halted. re
We'll, Lord" he concluded, in his II
way, my grille has gotta
rave a chance IL I gotta go to hell CT
or IT. That's sure as shootin W
AMEN" "
At that instant he saw Quantana. u
Recognition was instant and mu-
ual Neiher man stirred. Quin-
ana was standing beside a giant ),
/. block. His pack lay AT his feet.
Clinch had halted-always the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO g great iron
yood tres.
Probably both men knew that I,
hey could cover themselves before y
ne other n owed a muscle. Clinch's {,
nall. light eyes were blazing; Quin- .
mas black eyes had become two h