Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-28
&c, a. on WITH TnE STORY.

her 10 tht EiouiiN' -. 49,.
Well" she asked. In sudden lawn,
ing manner. aren't you going 10 MIS-
me-" al.
"of course" He took her In ms
arms I'll was 20 surprised. AgnT'
never thought Of you
Naturally you didn't" II was
Th,ycr asain. That's why ] sent Tor
her Though, you'd set yoar ~ ihotS
hack when
"I'y, had my mcmcry Tor long
.nough--" Houston hid turn "'oh
him coldly-": Rrow tiii from row
on IN run this place You're throuSn'
Three hours later the last az Tue
men Maid of. Barry Houston approich
ed IN, door OF Ra'tistc's cabin. Harry
raised his hand TO knock--and hait,u'
Ills name had been mentioned angri'y'
then again
81 don't know what Il Is. Iatiste'
Fred wouldn't tell mc except that u
was something too horrible Tor me ="
know. can't bc pleasant TO him whch
feel this way"
She ceased. Houston had knocked
on the door. \ second later ne en'''eu
the cabin. to return Mcdaine Rohinc,tes
cool hut polite greeting.
"Tm afraid I've stayed longer than
intended" she apologized. Its hto'
Good night"
Then she was gone. Houston look
cd at Ra'tiste. hut the old frcnchta'
indian merely waved hig hand.
woman" he said angrily. ''pcutt'
Eet is nothing. Eet will pass. Now
what mus iss'tecsc do
AT the mill wish you'd guard u
for me. I'm going 20 Denver on the
morning train g. hire n new crew.
All. ou II shall be-
Tn. mex, evening brought Barry To
Denver. aud the three days which Toll
] lowed carried with them the swcaiy
J smell of the employment offices ana
| the gathering q new crew. Thch'
tired. anxious with an cascrncss that
I he never bcfcr, had known he turned
/ hack 20 the hills.
With lis rough faced men about him.
houston reached Tabernacle. and start
| ID the Journey 20 the min.
Into the canon and to the last rise.
Then a figure showed before him. a
gigantic form. running and tumbling
Z through the urscrhrush ~ one side of
/ the road. dog bounding beside him.
/ II was Hatlste. excited r'sl'faccd. MS
arms waving like wind.mills. his voice
I booming even from a disr,ncc;
"Msicu Houston, M'sicu Hous,on'
! ra'tccse haV. fail, Batccsc ro good
! He watch for yor---hc i Glad YOU
come Ha'tecse ashame" Asham'f
| They had reached the top Of ;he rise.
Below thcm lay something which caused
: Garry Houston TO leap 10 his feet un'
! mindful OF the iciiine wagon 90 stand
r-eaving with whiic griprcd banda 10
stare with suddenly dcadcncd cycs--
Iron a blackcncd. smolacring mass
| Of carried timhrrs and twisted ma
/ chinery. the remainder OF all that once
had been his mill
CHATTER VII.
FEET was my fault The French
I Canadian still stared NJ the ruins. "Eei
! n all Ratccsc' fault"
u thought YOU were my friend. Ia
| tistc"
"Sacrc. I ami
Then show II. I've got about fitccn
I thousand IN the hunk. There's enough
I lumber around here To build new sgIw'
| shed. and money Ia buy few saws
/ And I need hclp-i wun't he able to
move without YOU. But"
our"
But" and Barry SMILED NJ him.
/ IL you ever mention any RESPONSE
hility Tor this thing again you're fired.
DO We understand each oihcrT'
The next morning IaTry. went 10
Denver. and IN q week returned to Tab.
trnaclc. thence across country To- camp.
lie found no Ba'tislr but there was
something else which held Houston's
interest for a moment and which stop.
ped him. staring wundcringly into the
distance. \ new skidwly had made
its appearance ON the side of the jutting
mountain nearest the dam. Logs were
tumhling downward In slow. hut steady
succession. Ia disappear. then 10 show
themselves. bobbing jcrklly oeiw.,rd
toward the center ~ the lake. 4 thun.
dcrous vote W aobngmosiwo &C .RM
A'AFAH NNN' VIZ N'NiiiAlA@ NHillg'ffUk'
~ from the distance:
You lie--un'stan'7 Ia'tccse say You
lief you no like c'f. ius'-whai YOU.
say--cllmb up m-. Tristan? Climb up
me-
Houston broke into a run. racing
along the flumc with constantly In.
creasing speed ~ he heard outhurst
after outburst Tram the giant irappcr.
INTERCEPTED by the lesser sounds Of ar.
gumcntatiye voices In reply. Family
he heard q woman's voice. then IA
tiste's In Sudden command.
"Tc on-you no belong here. Ia.
tec-c. he handle this &C. long"
Houston. at last made IN. turn Of
the road as u followed the fiumc. and
saw IN" hroad back Of the Canadian.
sauarc, as he WIS. hall aci'oss IN. road.
Facing him wcr. five men with sho,el~
ana hammers. workm-n Of the Black.
burn camp. Houston looked .nnr. close.
~. then gaSp",l II was another flum..
they were making y connection with his /
own.
What's this meang'' he demanded
angrily.