Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-10-20
CONTINUED from last week

wssA suffer Nttie. And then there
wcaid b the forfeiture Of his pension.
Dot she dared not bring mp that sub
sect I'm view Of his evident ebsession.
After a while they began to make
preparations. They spoke Of the jour-
neg ~ being weeks, instead Of months
away. Thea came q night when the
factor tapped ut Molly's door. She
dressed quickly and went out Of her
roen, 10 see the whole skyline ablaze.
Clouds Of smoke were whirlinx down
On them. Buddenly rig with tive
herses came dashing across the portage
and drew DIP at the door.
Molly recognized Lee Chambers and
Msckstt, and turned and faced them,
theugh her heart was seating with
fear.
"ws'vs GENE fer you, Miss MeDea-
AID" shouted Lee Chambers 'The
Ares across the musksg, and there
wea't be anything left Of this store in
twenty minutes. Gene aiengr'
lie shouted and gestieulated wildly,
and seemed hardly master Of himself.
Mcdonald started and locked cut
threugh the snaeks clouds. But rs
ehsy approached the xxl she drew
herself away.
'Tt's ret true!" she cried. 1.-THE
9rs's on the ether mdA Why should
yea esme fer nsY'
q tell ysu yeah be burned to a cia-
der inside ct Aftssa minusesr' yelled
Chambers. we've got ne time to
waste. ws'rs going 30 drive yen cut
ee danger. Cems alengT"
II went csmsl" cried Molly. "Dsnt
no With them, father. He's net speak
ing the truth Leok at his facet"
Haekstt pushed Chambers eat Of his
way and strobe us to the deer. II
wuesn that's true enough, what yea
said, Misa MeDsaala,- he said. "The
Gre ein't this RAs--but VIII Carruth.
ars 10 aytAE They pzllsd him cut Of
his shack. Hes in bad way. Mebbe
he'll just 1--we till morning He's call
Ing fer you"
''wili-Wiu burned" gasped Molly,
seeking at him with eyes of horror
TITS gospel truth " cried Chambers.
'sHe can't rest TIL you go to him."
'"Then why did yoo teIi us an I'm
TRUTH" asked the ean, searching his
face as II to reaA 10 the bottom Of hts
seul. 90
Because we wanted to break II
gently" shouted Maekstt- He seized
her by the arm. I'VE haven't no time
% waste r. hs shouted. NE may die
any minute while we're talking here
"He didn't send you," sried Molly
with sudden conviction WAY should
he have ssAt ysx?y We went GO!
Yeu'rs lying! Let me ger"
She pushed Asr father back iAto the
gSare and tried 10 bolt the deer in
sHsir faces, bat they set their sheul-
dsrs against it and hrsks Through.
Nelly ran 30 her rssm they wsrs
there almsst 10 seen ms she. She
screamed. BAs heard MeDenald's
seSbls sheat sut OF as Chambers
grasped him by tAe threat. Ana thea
me was sswnsRfAg ma8V In Kaakett's
axm6.
Curse yeui" he .sAsstss, VITA a
ssxing Of vile oaths. ssixiag her By the
hair and dashing Ais nst hate hsr Ease.
She fought back like q tisress. broke
fEsn him, and, AAassAiAg Mp the water
Aiteher, smashed II across his head,
sutting his face with the fragments OF
porcelnia. He graspeS her by the
throat She chung 10 the bed, the
table. 10 the door, screaming the while
uMsil his nngegs tishtened On her
thxsst and the rOon swam blaakly
arsuAd her. &
she was family esnseaOas OF gag
gkrust into her mouaA, of bsaaS ear
Ned, struggling. cut Of The store. Of
being hftsd into the rio. Thea she re-
vived 30 fad herself hudAlsA xpen The
Roer. her father bending over her with
kis wrists lied, and mumblinx IN her
ear. The engineer, seated fz trent Of
EAsm, was driving furiSasiy AlsAg the
srail southwark. Racket, with enc
seG tArust cut On either &ide s& ne
vaAscle, was viping ths bleed frem kas
sacM
Desperate 40 she WEE, Nelly woutd
have tried 10 leap from ths rig bet
ter her father. She heard him cen
thine stumbling: and at length the
naeaning Of his words reached her
hsain, and the Asrror Of them numbsd
her and reprsssed all tAszeht Of light
hG
18th be IN AsAt my ass," ne Old
hsan was nutfsrinG ssrhsy wsA't hurt
~ no msrA They're saking ~ 70 Ten
Dswyss, reckon. He's bssted 20.
We'N hsvs p Etvs IN. Wen naiss ~
mast sf &C.
The old man shook with fear, but
Ne laid his hand caresdnxiy upon
her head And afterward Molly re-
called that gesture. and remembered
that it was his right one.
At the time she thought nothing.