The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-14

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after and q hope ihai can get sou
over IT, Many q my OWE brothers
hate me. but SET I don't cane as iong
as they 90 my viii No matter how
much you scorn il. this bravery has
always sol ne what wanted. and IL
Wlll get ne VIA; ] want now"
The high color died IN her face. she
wondered Il the final emergency had
cone 3; last
Tive cone 70 make a bargain You
can take 4 O. you can rrsuse. Oa one
side Is the end q all this conflict. % be-
my wife. 20 have What you want
horshi hy the rich return from ny
thousands @; aercS And ! love you.
Linda. Yoz know ths;~
Tie man spoke ne sraih His ter.
rihit. dark love was al over him-in
rs gioulns eyes IN his drawn. deeply
Tired laee
lr time. p hen ycl come around q
my var q thinking. vQuM love ne
II yca pefast-shis last iine-Ive g0i
10 take either W4vS on thar side =
defeat Tor you-as sune IS day. The
time is almost 40 when tie title IA
those iaads Is secare Rrnce Is in
cur hands
She 81; ur whliafaccd "Bruce-f"
~Nes DID y0a think De could siaad
against ast I'll shan him q You ln
the morning Tonight he's paying the
price for ever dar.ns % oppose my
VIII"
She turned inlpiorinS eyes. He saw
them. and perhaps far dlsiani-he
saw the iisht q triumph. too A grim
smile came % bis lirs.
Simon she cried Have mercy."
The worl surprised him. II was the
first time she had ever asked this nan
for mercy. Then Jon surrenlSr-T
simon listen 10 me" she berged
let him sc-and ! won't even try 20
fight YOU any more. III lei you kerp
these lands and never try any more 20
make you sise them up. You and
your brothers can keep them forever.
and We won't try 70 get revenge On
you. either He and I will 20 away.
lie gazed n her Il deepening wen
derneut. For The moment. his mind
refused 70 acccp, the truth. lie had
known perfectly the cali cf the blood
IN her lie had understood her hatred
~ the Turner'S. be could hate In tie
same way himself lie realized her
love Tor hor fathers home and how
she had drcamed ~ eNPelling its usurp-
erS. Yet she was willing 10 renounce
II all The rover that had cone 20
her was enc that he, q man whose code
o. lie was no less cruel and remorse-
less than that of the Killer himself.
could not understand.
"But whyy he demanded. "why
are you willing 10 20 all this for
hlm.r
"whyT she echoed once more the
lus,er wns In her dark eyes. Il sup.
pose IL is beoause-I love him"
He looked al her with slowly dark
ening face. Passion ~elled within him.
An oath dropped from his lips. bias.
phemouS more savage than any wilder
ness voice Then he raised his arm
and struck her tender flesh.
He struck her breast. The brutal
ity az the man stood forth 81 last. No
picture that all the dreadful dramas
Of the wild could portray was more
terrible than this. The girl cried out.
reeled and fell fainting from the pain
and with smolderine eyes be glEed al
her unmoyed. Then lie turned out ~
the door.
But the curtain O, Iris drama IN the
mountain home had nof yet rung toa-u.
alf-unconScious. she listened % a.
steps. he was out in the moonlight.
vanishing among the trees. S;r1nge
fsncies swept her. all In the Smallest
fraction Of an instant and q voice
spoke clearly. With al the strengfh
Of her VIII she dispeiled the misss of
dawning unconselousness thar the pain
had wrought and crepi swiftly 10 the
little desk placed against the wall. Her
hand fumhied IN the shadow behind 4
and brought out a glit.ering rife Then
she crept TO the open doorway.
Lying on the floor. she raised the
weapon 70 her shoulder. Her thumb
pressed hack. strong and uufahCring.
against the hammer. and she heard Il
click IS L sp-lae into place. Then
she hooked alonr the barrel until she
saw the swinging form cf Simon
through the sights
There was 80 Fencrse In that cold
gaze q hers The wings q death
lowered over the nan. ready 70 szcop
down Her fingers CURED tighter
about the trigger. ore ounce more
pressure. and Sinon's track q wicked
ness and bicodshel would have cone
10 an end al last. But at that instans
Der eyes Eide1ed with TIRE dawn Of Al
idea.
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