Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-09
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M By ROBERT W CHAMBERS
i 1rlps roQQ GEORGE poRAs ooAnA'"
toontsnned From Oar Lass Issue.l

trembling violently. Inen muster
ing her emotion. she walked over to
the pack, placed Qdintana's rifle and
mackinaw in 1t coolly hoisted II TO
her shoulders and buckled II there.
o ,e- sho,laer she kent an eve
an o1,tntana who crouched where
Ne had fallen. unstirring. his deadly
avss watcbinr her
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nus i a. '''e
AT her brief order ne turned OUT
both breecnes pockets. She herseii
stopped and drew the spanish Clasp
knife from It's sheath at ms pet'
took pistol from the holster an
other out Of his hip pocket. Reacn-
ing up and behind her' she dropped
these into the pack.
Maybe she SAID Slowly. you
ankle is broken. LII send some
body from Ghost Lake TO md you,
But whether you've a broken oone OF
mot. you'll not go very far; Quin-
tana- After I'm gone youh be
able to free yourself But you can
get away. you'll be followed ana
caught. SO II you can walk at
all you'd better go in to Ghost Lake
and. give yourself up It's that
or starvation. You've got
watch. Don't stir or touch tina
trap for half an hour And
that's ALL"
As she moved away toward the
Drowned Valley trail she looked
back at him. His face was blood
less but his black eyes blazed.
IF ever you come into this forest
again" she said, my father Will
surely kin you"
TO her horror ouintana slowly
grinned at her. Then. still grinning,
he placed the forehnger of his left
hand between his teeth and bit 1t.
Whatever he meant by the ges-
tuna II seemed unclean. horrible: and /
the girl hurried on. seized with an
overwhelming loathing I hrou /
which sort of terror pulsated Ike
evil premonition in heavy and
tortured heart.
Straight into the fire OF dawn she
sped. a pale primrose light glim-
mered through the woods trees
bushes, underground turned dusky
purple. Already the rev shisliA
clouds overhead were eogeo with
fiery rose.
Inen, OF sudden smart OF Mans
played over lie forest Inc sun
had risen. =
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Down through withered weedsi
ana scrub she hurried ran across
she grass TO the kitchen door which ,
swung aiar under its porch.
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