Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-02

the edge OF the hcie. rssr.ro dos.
through the new. CLASSY oiyssA ii'ls
the dark. deep water uues; reaiA
She felt footsteps on the asss 81 :os
and. looking about. she saw that ss'
after some delay had descsnSsc hsL
tho Rock. lie came 20 her side ed
sazod into the hole.
Water hole" he said auie,.9
"Bagicy chop Il here yesterday =
en- buckets. Basiey did not choi
80 hiI."
yes: that's q: why. Why. Asn.
she cried. suddenly losing control ~
hcrs,lf. why should any one want
that hole higger?"
Nobody woaid" Rcdblrd ASSURE
positively. for water"
mo" she said NO: no: no. ST..
meant. nrsi. agreement With Asa
I then revolt ~. and denial o. the
I images iu her own mind. The In
dian aud she now understood tho
same events alike. Asa. indeed. mad
! discovered more than she.
What kept YOU W there" she
asked htm.
lie .aij ne would show her; snd
/ together they assembled the steps IN
| the Rock. iio lcl her 10 tho pnr' OF
I the foor where the dogs had been
I snii',r=.
Somebody washed ,iEh, here. Won
500. Somebody did u last nigh,.
I think: somebcdy scrubhvd But no
place else"
Somebody burned cloth IN DR.
4 place.. As Informed. goins 90 tho
hearth and producing a bsndinl of
ashes whi-h exhibited the woven tea
I ture of cloth he produced aiSo .
I tharrssl bit ~ shaped wood whire
had been the back OF scr'hhins
brush. Asa offered u TO her and
she pat out her haui 10 take u. ana
.h-n sh. could no, touch u. Blooi
lad STAINED u before II had ben
burnt: kincheloe had put II IN III.
re To burn sway-blooi.
A-a had t., 80 OF u. Thinking 'lia'
siie was taking n. and II dropped 10
tho fioor between ihent. Il Was 10
make sure that such TRIES rs this
were completely burnt. she thvusbt,
ihst Elnchelo. wished 20 come -
tao Rock early this morning =
She could think these thing, hu'
she could not ssy them.
She told him about the mat OF
hlocd In Lads hair.
Asa went out and examined the
dog
Nothing there now" he reported
when Ne returned. Hair there all
cut of
i This brought her 10 the door q
vltn - for herself that. since hti
discoycry early thar morning. son.
Gre had clipped the hL.r c'c-e una.'
the dogs jsw. Who had done thai .
kluclieioey Or Miss i'islt? or-htf
grandfather (.
Somebody was killed here. A.sF'
what else to thinkG'
but who-Asa. who-'
"who was here las, night" IA,
returned logically.
Sin. filnch.j. tie maant. ol cvnr.
her friend OF yes,crdsS. Barney Lou
treble.
CHATTER VII
We'll" Lucas hailed "ihel on h,l
return. well. yon'rs hack ft.m
your ll,tls sunrise expedition. km
. rh.los tells me. Tell ms all slVal
li."
Grandfather she cried. breath
/. icss from hei excitement aud iron
hurrylng. "Ile was Jus, here. hin
cheioe mustn't go away: he"
what. the trouble with yosr
her grandfather demanded, sc:y.n:
her arm. "stcp In here and eXplalI
:, what's come over ,oU."
= lie used Just enough force 20 over
. come her physical opposition. She
!. I'D not struggle violently. a. h.!
. grasp warned her that " she exeris'
" more strength. he would slso en'
plov more aud overpowsr her.
lie was angry with her for wins
she had done IN the night and 10
ia,ins gone ont early thla mornlns
but ha Vas big and arm.hsnded an
!, 80 nnu N as usual. that shs cried on
- e., nfidsnily: "Grandfs,her. you don
know what he's done.'
" who dnney'
"Rinchsloc.'
!" "well. we'll he demanded
what. he done that don
= know! Tel me ell shou, a. he IL
Nltsd.
~ "Yof know about o.; sil;' ell
81. cri-a aloud ''un. grsndfsthsrl
And she shrsnk back before hiF
70 under her share Of tire horror IN
:, guilt OF what bad been done.
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