The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-01
,contlnued PROM Yesterday

lovcc tainted TOT IN" AhAe RHhN
" when she recovered conscious.
- pohle was spiashing water In
her FACE. The SUI made motion
20 rise and no put a heavy hand
on her shoulder.
keep your hand off me- she
cried.
~pour be a fool he told her
,,r,tahiy. 81 aint gonna hurt you
nsne-lf you behave reasonable"
-Ie, me So she demanded. and
ssrusxled 90 a sitting position on
me couch. "You let me so or my
father--"
~what1i he do demanded the
nan hrutatly. eve stood "A heap
srom that father OF yoro's. | reck'
an this would even the score"
she tried to slip By him and he
thrust her back.
~Ies me go she demanded "a,
once
you're not gonna go he told
her fatty. ~You1l stay herewith
ma For keeps Un'erstands-
Have yea gone craryf" she
asked wildly. Don't you know my
.fathcr viii search the whole eoun-
Try for mer-
TOO hate. We travel south soon
"a us dark lie loaned forward
ard put hand on her knee. re-
saraless OF the fact that she shrank
bach. auivering from his touch.
listen. glrt. You been n high
stopper. Yoro heels click mighty
Doua when they hit the sidewalk.
Good enough. Co far as you Ike.
/ never did fancy the kind O. wom-
On that tick a mans hand hut
yca made one mistake. I'm no
doornat. an nobody alive can wipe
their feet on me. You turned me
down cold You had the OF man
kick me outa my sob as foreman
81 the ranch. l told him an you
both I'D git even. HUT don't aim
10 rub Il in I'm gonna give you
a chance 90 Be Mrs. Doble. An
when you marry me you GIT a man
for . husband"
I'm never marry you Never
ia rather be dead in ms gravcF'
che broke out passionateiy.
Please yorcsef. sweetheart he
jeercd "only you won't BE- dead
in ycre grave. You'll be keepin'
house for Dug Doble. I'm not In
sistin' or wetidin' bells none. SIT
women have their fancies an aim
to be kind. Take -em or leave EN-.
She broke down and wept. her
face IN her hands.
Her Wild alarm annoyed him.
He repeated again that he was
not going to hurt her n sho met
him halfway. and 20 show good
faith vert out and left her alone.
While he iounged sulleniy on tho
chcpping block. shoulders and head
ennken. a sound brought hlrn to
n3ert attention. A horaemAn was
Eailoping down the slop. on tho
other side Of the valley.
Dobie easei his guns 20 make
tsurc OF them. fn,ertiy h@ watched
the approaching frurs. He recog-
:ntzed tho horse. Chiquito. and then.
with an cath. the rider. HIS eyes
CLEANED with evil JOY. Al last, A.
last he and Dave Sanders would
settle accounts. One Of them would
b carried out OF the valley fee:
first
Sanders lesp~d 10 IN. ground ~
the same instant that n. pulled Chi
quito no. Tho horse was between
him and his enemy.
The eyes OF the men crossed m
q long. level look.
where's Joyce crawford-- asked
Dave.
That yore business
TIN maxim IL mine. What have
you done with herr
A swish of skirts. a soft patter
Of feet. and Joyce was beside her
friend. eiinging to him. weeping In
his arms.
Go back TO tho house. Joyce
said Dave evenly. Il want TO talk
with this man alone"
The girl elung the tighter to him
NO. Dave. no, It's been =.
AWFUL
The outlaw drew his long bArr.ied
six-shooter.
Hidin' behind woman. arc
your he tainted.
At any moment he might fire.
Dave caught the wrists OF tho girl.
dragged them down from his neck.
and flung her roughly from him 10
the ground. He pulled out his lit
tie bulldog.
Doble fired and Dave fell. The
outlaw moved cautiously closer, ex.
ulfant at his Workmanship. His
enemy lay stiH. the pistol in his