Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-06-19

near the bank OF the main river Wnlcn
flowed through Siston lake. He could
not have been more than half mile
from the log house.
But they heard the sudden thrOb-
bing Of the motor boat. Lee ground
his teeth In an instant old LebOeuf
had pulled him down behind the shell
ter Of a rock.
Then they heard Joyce scream.
Again and again her agonized cries
rang out.
Lee tried to leap to his feet; he
would have flung himself into the
river, but the Indians iron arms en-
circled him. And, as he tried to cry
out in answer, a hand closed over his
mouth.
Next minute the motor boat shot
into mid stream. It contained Rath-
way and his three aides; there was
something huddled in the bottom of
the boat, undoubtedly Joyce; and
there was no doubt that they were
making for Siston lake.
And all the while Joyce screamed,
and Lee struggled in the Indians
grasp, and tried to cry out, but he
could not move or utter sound.
"Monsieur Think Of her!" LebOeuf
was kissing in his ear 1T is useless
to betray yourself. We do what We
can You understand? You promise?'
And suddenly reason came back to
Lee. He nodded and Leboeuf re-
leased him.
But the next instant 1t was Lee who
knocked up Lebouef's hand as the
old man was drawing bead upon the
boat, now some hundred yards away
from them in the middle Of the stream.
Leboeuf looked at him reproachfully.
Monsieur, could have killed him.
I do not err at the mark, Monsieur"
Again he was about to take aim.
but Lee caught the rifle in his hand.
mo, no, Leboeuf. She must not be
left to the mercy Of those three men.
So long as Railway lives there is
shade Of hope for her. Don't you un-
derstand?
Comprehension came to the old In
dian. He lowered the rifle.
Joyce had ceased to cry out, and in
dumb heplessness the two men
watched the motor boat shoot past
them and disappear around the curve
Of the shore They looked at each
other.
"If any harm has come to her" said
Lee, II swear that I'll kill Railway
like the hound that he is"
"Good!" Leboeuf nodded vigorously,
"SOme men are like the carcajou, Mon
sieur. Yes, he must die. He has
think lie bon Dieu, who is so patient,
has grown weary of him. But what
will you do now, Monsieur?"
Go to Siston lake. Take her away
or die there"
VERY good, Monsieur. That was
my own plan also. But 1t Is journey
Of q night and a day, Monsieur, and 1t
Is necessary to eat also to take food
with u.s."
Lee was for starting Immediately,
but Leboeuf persuaded him. They
were to return to the log house, to
see II any provisions had been left
behind. If not, they were to go
through the mine and to LebOeuf's den
In the rocks, which could be reached
by fording the edge of the subterran-
can stream. 1t gave access in one
way, but not in the other. And Le-
boeufs decision proved fortunate
one, for at the door Of the log house
they met Father McGrath, his rifle
across his back.
Thank God I've found ye, Ander-
sonw he cried. 81 couldna sleep al
the nicht for troublin' about We ar
+ho+ nnir lncCin Go hnfnrn thn d.
| started off to max sure that no evil
thing had happened beyond what
couldna be avoided. But what has
happened, and whaur Is she, and that
band O. skunks?"
Lee told him as conciSely as pos
sible while old Leboeuf, bustling In
side the house, brought out some flour
and bacon that the gang had left be-
hind, and proceeded to prepare meal.
Father McGrath listened. uttering
sharp expletives which sounded re-
markably like clipped oaths, deprived
of their harmful characteristics by the
alteration of an occasional consonant.
AYE, and I'm no surprised" he said.
"Tis but what I'd have expected. But
still, what can We do, Anderson? The
laws the law, whether Of God or mon,
an that compact ye made WI Railway
has ma bindin' power"
II can arrest him for attempted
murder"
The priest laid hand on his shoul-
der. "Ye Gamma do that, lad" he an
swered. There's ma court in the land
would convict him. In the first place,
though We meant only to save the
lassie from him, there's ma jury would
believe it. They'd say that compact
by which We were to get his wife for