, 1922-11-02

CHATTER II.

fire. the Elrl was almost greatness
R,,t dawn was not very far away
and there remained little time for
tho taking OF a dangerous man
vber. two enormous pines grew
close together rear a stpling, she
toelt down, and. with both hands
-rooped out a big hollow in the I'M
memorial layers Of pine mere
sbs placed her trap. II took all her
.+rs1rth and skill TO set IT. 10 fasten
mo chain around the base OF the
sapllng pine
And now. working with only the
faintsst glimmer Of her toreh' sne
covered everything with pine neeiles
II was not possible TO restore the
forest floor: the place RENAME" Wis
n,le- darNCr. rouEhor patch on the
b-onzed CARPET OF needles nea''
-oo,b nv decades Of rain and snow.
- ,,l,,ai would have troddeu that
-,,.,,-ious .naoe. But It was win
- she hid to dsal-a dangerous
-, -o.soninr man with few n a'ro
sSt.a in.tincts-and with no expert
e,ca IN trans; and. therefore IN ~
dread OF them.
Before she started she a tnrVNn
N-N..- into the breech or her
rifle .,d
Now she poeketed her loren -
..,,cd herself between h Two us
n,nes and about three feet oerhhu "
hidden trap.
D.vn was not far away. She look,
un.vnrd through high pinetops
WHERE stars shone: ana =. The
Of dawn. But the Wa' IN tho
fire beyond was astr, .so,,Iv
imminenee OF dawn h.,o-e ieav.
meant 10 warm
ing. ary
Eve coulc 100 MIN ,he
wood on the fire; n Hs-ue,t
tree trunks grew redder' " H-snrh
reek Of smoke was avn, ls
the forest aisles. h sniiiso 49,
tened. and watched, her rue
her knees.
I've never had eeen atrald OF
thing. She was not air1u -
man, II It came 70
would have to XIII. IT never r,sIe
her mind 10 % sv-is, with
Even Cineh was onIv .stormont
n rifle as she, ,h.rp God
had been s"4''e
She Thought OF @a.. Loving
tha-e in tho torriiic ua, ,ra,,1ous
him, her heart oil Il emu
with alteration.
Then the memory OF Da
pushed i'm and hot hatred r.
ber. Always in her heart she h"
distrusted h man.
Instinct bad warned ner.
What evil had he WORKED 1890,
There was her father? hSl1'
ouintana had escaped hin at
ed Valley. Quintana WIS
der by his fire. preparing 10 nee
wnderness where men hunted nl
But where was Clnch! 80
,his sneak, Darragh, betrayed nm
We, Clinch already IN the Gluten VI
state Troopers7 Was he In jahf
a. che hough the girl felt slight
faint. then a rush of angry blood
stunE ber face IN the dsrKness
oept Tor game and excise Vloia'ions
.he stortes they told about Ciinch
vare lies.
uA.A 20 fear. nothing to
- a.b,-od Of HarTOd nuu OTlNflA
IL e. I.yvIessness the government
took away what was left TO make a
living. He had TO live. What II ne
did break laws made by millionaire
- ,a,atic, What OF It? He had
ber love and her respect-and her
deep, deep pity. And these were
enough for any girl to fight for.
Daw, spread a s!lvery light abovr
~ mines hut oulntana's fire stu
rnSdsned the tree trunks; and she
corId boar him feeding It at intervals
F,narlv h saw him. He came
o,,t ON the edge Of the ruddy ring
~ 1Irtt mad stood peerlnE around at
the, woods where already a vague
Erayness was revealing nearer trees
When. finally he turned nus pc
and looked at his tre, Eve rose am
stood between INC wv - -
Behind one OF them she placea me-
rifle.
It was growinr lighter in the WOODS
She could sec o%uintana In the fir
ring and outsfie-saw him go to tbs
spring rivulet. lie flat. drink. then
on his knees. wash a C and hands IL