The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-09

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stretched out her hand to tho vorno
man. Wen let it 90 for the present
Du' III going to marry Jim. Come ON. |
want 10 see the scene of the fight"
van hull shook his shoulders as If
tossing off some heavy load. "Come
along, then" he said. "But nrenoro
yourself. l guess some of the mu-
.lneers are pretty badly wounded.
Inc sight won't be very pretty one"
every one of the women caught her
breath. oh! How wicked of mew
gasped Nellie II didn't realiza
that men were dying out there. We
must try to help"
Inc debris of the fight was being
rapidly cleared away. Half a dozen
DEAD were laid out on the banks hut
nearly all the prisoners, both those
VINO were wounded and those who
were not, had been put into the boats
under guard, ready to be sent out
to the destroyer.
Only Price remained on shore.
watched by two sentinels. Clearly he
was being reserved for some particular
fate. But he met Nellle's eyes un-
dauntedly as the party passed near
MIN. well You beat me-" he grit
ted. They're going to string me up
out of hand, l reckon"
Nellie stepped back uncertainty.
"Pm-Fm sorry" she said family.
You amt got any cause TO be
sorry" returned the man grimly. ~
was going to do for you, all right, and
for all the rest of your folks, too.
And I'd ha done 1t If 1t hadn't been
for these Danes. D-n 'eml What
on earth brings a Danish destroyer
over here, anyway? l wish l could
get some more of EN- before | crOak."
His eye followed Strindberg's form
maliciously, as the latter passed to
and fro directing the movements of
his men.
Say, lady," he went on. ~ don't
bear you no malice don't bear none
of your crowd no malice It's only
those crazy Danes, buttlng in where
they amt got no business. don't bear
you no malice and I'll tell you some
thing That there woman playing
dirt on you" He gestured toward Miss
Denslow. II reckon she's the one
that did that signaling. Anyway, she's
disguised, and"
For moment the man glared at
Miss Denslow; then his hand shot
out and caught at her white hair. The
guards caught at him, but they were
too late The hair came away, ex-
posing beneath 1t a pile of closely
bound chestnut locks that crowned a
face that had suddenly become twenty
years younger.
AS Miss Denslow shrank back with
a cry, drowned in chorus of exclama-
tions, Price burst out into cackling
laugh. II thought So" he cried.
You're Edith Grant"
mo, she isn't" Young Archman
sprang to the girls side. Shes
Edith Archman."
swell I'll be hmged" The ex-
clamation came from Van Kull, who
was staring at the girl In amaze
ment. az thought you looked familiar,
but I never saw you clearly since"
Nellie broke in. "Yes! l remem-
beri" she exclaimed. You were at
Miss Grants cottage that night. You
knew her"
"Knew herr OF course, l knew her
She's nv sister, Edith Van Kull. She
wanted to be an actress, and father
wouldn't have 1t and so she went
ahead on her own. Well. | guess
THAT'S over now. Congratulate you,
hrotber.in-law." He held out mis- hand
to Harry Archmsn.
Lord George stepped forward May
I also offer good wishes2" he asked.
Then as Edith took his hand, ne
turned to the others. Il had the
Measure Of seeing Miss Grant-er-
Mrs Archman-on the stage once ne
said. "I recognized her on the I'll MO
and | didn't quite understand dont
you know. ,,,
Mrs Archman had stood, bewii-
dors-d for a moment, but as Edith
turned toward her with trembling lips
.hs suddenly reached out her arms
.Tberel There! Dear" she CRIED
.It,. all right. 1t doesn't matter who
vor are or what you are. You've been
The dearest girl in the world to me on
this trip. I'm glad that Harry mas
got your ,.,s an. hsr
h,nd But l hope you're not going
IN stop being my governess' VI
.orr.e we haven't really begun les
SONS vet but" She broke on with
shrek. - - nm
Cantain Strindberg had come up
behind Lord George. Just as ne
reacbed the party, Price, VINO was
still waiting under guard a few ieet
away. snatched pistol from the oe,'
of one of his watchers and hred point.
blank at Strindberg. Now I've so'
Unn Won d-n butter-inl' he yelled
As he pulled the trigger the s. o.ne.
went wild. .. 1,rd
But it did not miss altogether, Loro
George wKirled half around ana s'as
oiauninV his hand to nlD