Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-12

throat and tore open her shirt
Then. Kissing and oursing and pant
ting with his own violence. no
searched her brutalty and without
mercy-nung her down and tore on
her spiral puttees and even her shoes
and stockings. now apparently be-
side himself with fury. pufflng. gasp
ing. always with a fierce. naaal sort
OF whining undertone like an animal
worrying its kin.
"Cowuriiy beastr' abe painted.
fighting him with all her strength
'hlthy, eowardly BEAST" striking
at him. wrenching his grasp away.
snatching at tho disoriercd clothing
half stripped from her.
His hunting knife fen Gathering
and she fought 10 get Il. but he
struck her with DIS open hand.
knocking her down at his feet. and
stood glaring at her with every tooth
barred.
go" he cried. II give you ten
Ass"ssNNs h-Ant w gohh hA4A1f AcA
me what YOU do with that packet"
lie wiped the blood from his facs
where she had struck him.
You don't know Jose ouintanA
No! You shall make his acquain-
tance. Ycs"'
Eve got up on naked feet. CULVER
ms from head 20 foot. striving 10
button the gray shirt at her throat.
"Whe:ey ne demanded. beside
himself
Her mute lips only frightened.
Yer well. by Godl" he cried. IT
20 make me Some nrc. You like u.
Oh? We shall put one toe In the
IRE until IL burn on Yes? Eh7
How you Ike III Ehg"
The girls trembling hands con.
tinued busy with her clothing.
so" no said. hoarsely. you re-
main dumb! Wen. then. In ten min
utes you shall talkr'
lie walked toward her. pushed her
savageiy aside. and strobe on into
the spruce ,hlcket.
The instant he disappeared Eve
caught up the knife he had dropped.
knelt down on the blanket and fell
TO cutting u into strips.
The hunting knife was ike
razor; the feyoriSh business was &C.
complished in a few moments. ths
pieces knotted. tho cord strained In
a desperate test over her knee.
And now she ran 10 the preciplce
where. ten feet below. the top OF
great pine protruded from the gulf.
On the edge OF the abyss was a
spruce root. II looked dead. wcdged
deep between two rocks: hut with
all her strength she could not pull
Il out.
Sobblng, breathlcss. she tied her
blanket rope 20 this. threw the other
end over tho cliffs edge. and, not
giving herself time TO think. lay fat,
gr1spcd the knotted line. swung on.
Knot by knot she went down.
Halfway her naked feet brushed the
needles She looked over her shout.
der. behind and down. Then. teeth
clonched. she lowered herself stead.
ily a. she had learned % do In the
school gymnasium. down. down. un.
~ her legs came astride OF a pine
limb.
II bent. swayei. gave with her.
letting her sag TO a larger limb be-
low. This she clasped. lettins 90 her
rope.
An hour later. Trooper stcrmont
OF the State Constabulary. sat his
horse IN sniazement 10 see a ragged.
breaihicss. hoyish figure speeding
toward him among the tarnarscks.
her naked feet splashlng through
pool and rnirs and sphagnurn.
Good heavens" he exclaimed a.
she flung herself against his stirrup.
sobhing. hys,erical. and clinging 70
his knee
Take me back" she s;ammered.
take me back 10 daddy! ! can't
10 on another stop"
lie leaned down. swung her up 10
his saddle IN front. holding her
Graded IN his arms.
lie stiil." he said eooiiy: you're
all rfsht now"
For another second he sat look.
Ing down az her. at the dishcvelcd
hair. the gasping mouth-st the rags
clothing her. and al the fat packet
claspcd convulsiyely 10 her breast.
Then ho spoke In a low voice TO
his horse. guiding left with enc knee.
Continued In Our Next IsSuel