The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-01

A sreisin4 his nrst independent con
; msnd. was determined 10 neglect q
= prscaufi0n.
9 Dsbornh begged for haste. bat IL
. officer remained adamant. and, NJ last
tn despair, utterly wearied, her min,
| In chaos she rode on IlstiessIy be
side him. kelieen must be dead; sh.
, dare not even dream anythln.
, else. She had heard the shot
seen tie burst Of flame. caught
sight OF his topping body plung.
ing over the edge Of the elf. Tbs
men who shot him had no doubt :
they had fired 10 kin, believed they
had killed; and gone away satisfied
Bob heaxer and tho Mexican. She
shisered al the memory OF them. Her
husband that murderer her husband I
He could claim her. would claim her
II he lived. legally she belonged 10
him Tbs ceremony was sacrilege. q
niasois mockery. yet II was legal,
legal u left her forever In the power
Of that brute. She shuddered al
recollection OF that scene In the
ranchhouAe. the ieering. drunken
faces the sharp voice % Judge Gar
rity. the brutal grip with which Bob
henger held her. those hateful words
which bound her 10 such unspeakabls
shame. And then the struggle 10 save |
herself; the hours OF torture waiting
for hls coming. the broken door. the
clutch OF his hands, the hot, drunken
breath on her face. the blow which
set her free Good I'D could this
all be trusi The fresh night air. the
escape through the black night. the
meeting with Daniel Kelleen.
lie had been a man. a real man;
ne had died for her Unchecked. I'M
noticed the tears welled Into her eyes.
ana Tell on the saddle pommel. She I
could see nothing but his face. realize
nothing but that they we're riding now
% bring back his body. She had al.
most known before that she loved q
him. but now, In bereavement and de-
spaif. she comprehended that all the
brightness and hope had gone from b
life. She yet lived must continue 10 q
ive--the wife Of hob Msager. q
II must have been nearly noon when h
no little csvalcade debouehed from
he bed OF the stream, forced their &
AIDED horses up the bank. and came 81
where the riders could look down bi
nto The halfconeealed valley below. b.
dvanes scouts awaited them here gs
monE the rocks. 10 point out the trail. 10
irving downward through ravlne. an
hey had discovered no signs OF re- an
mt passage, no marks OF hoofs: nor ID
ere there amy signs OF human pres ea
lee In tho lower valley. IN
The lieutenant studied the scene I'M
rough his glasses. yet vaguely sus-
cious % some trick. consulted with IT
: sergeant, and finally spoke 10 th'
'bornh. Tie
This must be the place" he said. kn'
~ u seems deserted. DO you rec
uIss snythingf ing
She sat straight In the saddle. a for
v Iight IN her eyes. as she pointed vac
} directions. gca
7 can never forget. Straight ahead Ing
IN there Il where they we're stor~ Ice
the thlnxs-a are burned there bre'
thar oix rock you can see whisp =
smoke even now. This tran must D.
4 direct over there she hid her II
. for an instant in her hsnds "a unn
ash to shut out the sight. is the Deb
over which Captain kellcen FELL, pau
Just beyond. At the upper cad OF u
valley u the cave told you about. m.
am going down whether you aud youf
soldiers come Or not. Ill must m
a the truth hied
he forced her horse forward. and dow,
others followed. waiting far no ahea
mand the sergeant riding almost earn
" her IN the narfow trall They the
q the sterehouse. back within the III
10" az the great rock. 80 concealed Il" I
Fse- a. 10 be invisible q few yard. aiens
= " vas deserted unxuardsd. tn
satisfied az 20 this fact. convinced feelis
bundred sixes uiat the entire breaA
bad indeed rsturned the way serge
e"sn~. the lieutenant scattered feeiln
ore 70 explore the upper valley. hts Z.
need had changed frem suseieloa ms
bis kiri 10 faith m her strange "A
Thinxs svf- exactly as she I'll.
described nismeuntsd thslr the a
. h~sax led behind tnesn In reaal. what
fer any smsrgeacy. the squad al -Jol
~ The msa With carblaes Ia their Give
4 The sergeant aspt esos. In The
ct the southern esir untii he side y
10 ~nsrv psborah polatsd eus bag ..
ros % kslisens rsn. They found weapa
~. no *lxns g Indicate sny such less b,
~ Garner xsssd about In per last n
y TIE q
= sFv sure this 10 th@ place. he xas
Be ASKED aeaetfstiy. ny
:. sssxeaati ws sers On the by q
" there. the one tattlax cut over -wa
s'<s, there u no other spas htmf'
~Kps
sy~s nsrrs~~a surveyed the us q
- nsrkinx every detail anu n
"a if's likely hs urues them alive.
miss. and there may Be ssass Con
nat - ~ ca I'm xclex nn~ sursr-
haxht his way frcm ro~k 10 sur,