The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-24

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& dafAnesA We can sh0ol lhfeesh
the door then
She obeyed a. ones. kn0cklns The
burnfng sticks apart and dlenching
them with water She toos on the
glass shade ~ fhe Amp aud lhe uitie
gusts 4 Wind that crvpt IN the cracks
u The Windows Immediately e1un
gllshed the fame The darkness
drupped down. Then Bruce opened the
door
The nhele wilderness world strug.
gied IN the grasp ~ the storu. The
scene wa such thas no marital mesn.
cry c,ali possibly forget They saw
q % great. vivid gilmpses IN the inter
mliient hsshes of the lightning and
H. world SEEMED % longer thai which
they had come 10 know Chaos was
upon a. The tail tops ~ the trees
Nngged back and forih Ia fren4lei sis
nals their branehss sn0te and rubbed
tosetl.er And lust without gh,lr door
+, The sentinel Pine s,o,sl with top lifted
e. the fufs ~ the s,ouu.
A strange awe swept over Rrucs
A mMncnl later he ans 70 behold a
sight thar for the uionsnt would make
hlN completely forget the existence OF
The great tree. bur for IA instant he
poised al the brink Of profound aud
farreaching discovery Then was
great les2un Tor hlm 10 that dark. tow.
erlng figure that the lightning eyealed
lis great limbs moved aud spoke. iis
top suayed back and forth. yet sin u
held rs high place a. Sentinel of the
Forest passionless, patient. talking
through the Inafk ef eloads 60 the
siars that burned beyond
See. Linda said. ~rhe Turner'S
are coming
II nas true. Bruce dropped his eyes
Even now the elan had spread out Ia
great wing and was bearing down
upon the house. The lightning sh0Nesi
them "a strange vivid flashes Bruce
nodded slowly.
II see. he answered. ~rm nady"
Then shoot them. quick the
lightning shows them. she whispered
In his ear They're Ia rnnge now"
Her hand seized his arm. "Nhat are
you waiting fort"
lie turned 10 her sternly. "Have you
forgotten we only have nse shellsY~
he asked Go back 10 Elmira"
Her eyes met his. and she tried TO
sm.le into them.
Forgive me Bruce-lt's hhrd--to be
calm
Bur NJ once she understood why he
was waiting Tho flashes of lightning
offered no opportunity for an accurate
shot Bruce meant to conserve his
little supply OF shells until the moment
u utmost need. The clan drew nearer
They we're riding slowly. with ready
rides Aud ever the storm incref ssd
IN fury The thunder was 80 close
that II no longer gave the impression
of being merely sound. II was a yori.
table explosion lust above their heads
The FIRST drops u rain fell one by one
on the root.
Bruce's eyes sought for Simons hg-
ure. To Simon he owed the greatest
debt. and TO lay Simon low might mean
TO dishearien the wl-nic clan. But al.
though the attackers were la fnlr range
nov. scarcely two hundred yards
away. he could not identify him. They
drew closer lie raised his gun. walt.
lag for chance to hre. And at that
instant resistless force hurried him
TO the foor.
There was the sense o. vast catas-
trophe. great rocking and shudder.
ing that was lost 10 blliowins waves q
sound ard tnen frantic effort % re-
call his Numbering faculties. A blind.
lag light cut the Darkness in twain
Il smose his eyelslis IS II with q phys.
zeal blow and sumInenIng all he pow.
ers of viii he sprang to his feet.
There was only darkness st nrsf
and b. did not understand But Il
vas scarcely less duration fhaa fhs
fash Of lightning A red 1ame sud
denly leaped lato The air. roared and
grew sad spread ~ N scntiered BY the
wind Itself And Broees breath cspght
IA o sob OF wonder
The sentinel Pine. that ancient
friend and counselor that stood att
over one hundred fest from The house.
had been struck BY q lightning holi.
It's trunk had been cleft open as II b.
giants ax. and he flame sas already
springizg throu1. lts balssm.ladsn
branches.