, 1923-01-09

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II too was guilty"
I'm what way?"
81 was there tina night"
The dark eyes merely rose to the
level of his own. Everything val
perfectly clear and Understandable
now. The eyes of Jeanne Beaufort
and Alice Trent were exactly alike.
Hurry she cried impatiently.
They viii be returning II we wait
too long"
81 nave saved your life that night
in the hills"
Hurry was all Ghe said.
w were madmen. We were none
OF US accountable for what we did.
II was" interposed Parson Ken
! nedy. $50 be off. son She will blow
me up-and see mo forever in her
dreams! Let her go ahead. then; and
always at her side Will be my shadow.
Be off,
Armitage backed toward the h
and sat down on the edge of it.
Both Of US o. neither of u.s." he
aid.
"ohr' That -monosyllable expressed.
anger, impotence, impotence, despair,
Jeanne clenched her hands fiercely.
Fool" growled Kennedy. Have 1
not often told you that I'd rather die
than live? Haven't I called to Death
a thousand times, 10 see him mock
me?"
Jeanne looked down at her enemy
with reluctant admiration. This gray
man who had called to Death a thou.
sand times and been denied awaken.
ed the old inherent sense of chiv.
airy. She turned to AmitaEe.
Your word of honor not to touch
me-"
Il give II"
81 will let him go. Let him remem-
Der that It was I hat gave him his
life, even az I would have taken it,
indifferently."
She united A~rmitage's hands. He
felt the tremor of her fingers. but In
no wise -comprehended It's origin. AS
for Jeanne, since this was to be the
last time she was ever to see this
man, a terrible, almost Irresistible
desire seized her to throw her arms
around his neck and tell him she
loved himl
Armitage rubbed his wrists enerEet-
ically to take away the sting of the
hemp. Then he freed Kennedy. who
was really helpless. and dragged him
SAA1N1S NAAC W SChAAAl OAohG I
the fuse ehalf a foot from the keg.
applied the flame OF the candle, and
darted from the cabin.
AS Armitage led Kennedy out of
the danger-zone he was thrown vio-
lently to the ground. The earth had
opened up, and hades had stretched
a fiery arm toward heaven, to with
draw it in a cascade of sparks and
flaming debris.
TN the meantime Morgan. prey
j. TO singular emotion, waited i'm.
patiently for Jeanne. What had de-
Iayed her? Where had she gomez
Had she any idea that two men in
stead OF n were in that cabin7
Came the thud OF hoofs. The rider
was Jeanne. She drew u pat his side.
Where ave you been?" What
has delayed you? Why did you come
from that directton7" he demanded
s~uspiciously.
you lied to me. Morgan"
'I?"
Yes. o lured Armitage into this
without warning me-"
Good riddancer'-all his old jeal-
ousy rising.
"well. you overshot the mark,
thank Godi I let them both 60"
"You-what2"
They are free"
but the cabinr'
"oh, you were waiting to see the
spectacle, and 1 did not wish to dis
appoint you wholly"
you love A~rmitageF' He leaned
over to seize her wrist. but she
swerved her horse.
Yes, I love him. What them"
well. before God, you're unIuclyi.
You can never. never marry John
Armitage. You are mine. miner
Quickly and cruelty he dug his
spurs into his horse and fed TO avoid
the ebreakIng of tho verbal dam. the
r~uinhtion Of all his carefully laid
plans.
In another moment he would have
told her everything for the sake of
making that upright figure droop.
ARMITAGE. restored to his fathers
ddivision. ut President Linooln's In.
tercession, plunged eagerly into his
work.
Shortly after his arrival the entire
army began It's historic movement
southwark. toward Richmond; and In
cidentally John Armitage entered a.
danger-Zone OF n different sort. A
detachment of Federal troops moved
out to intercept a train OF munitions.
They captured 1t near a small station.
On the ear platform OF the station
stood a number of cotton.bales. From
under the newly arrived fre!ght-cars
a boyish figure came forth cautious
ly. ,crept toward the bales and dods.
ed in among them. wriggling close
TO the window, which was open,
A fha ~ 4f-,A ,,1Aa- Arr14Na-ata
order, a new Federal operator tool
the telegraph key and hammered out
a few friendly greetings to the man
at headquarters to prove that he
could send tolerably well.
The office was now deserted except
for himself. He siouched in the
chair and lighted his pipe.
IF you or utter a sound. m
shoot said a quiet voice over his
shoulder. Right about face! Now.