San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
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drms)-Don't fear-they'll never
get me!
NORAH (sobbing)-If they DOLL
kill myself.
O'MALLEY (shdrply) Be quiet.
vogel will hear you. I've had a
close escape. ran square into
Sergeant Brewster not twenty
yards from here. He was watch
ing this cabin. You see, our love
affair is known.
NORAH-Yes-
OMALLEY-He got the drop on
me. Ordered me to chuck my
gun. But / tripped him in the
snow and crushed boot on his
head as we rolled over. Then |
stripped him for his coat and
helmet. I'll need 'em to get past
the look-outs the moon!
NORAH (clinging to him)-Denis.
This is horrible. | am afraid!
O'MALLEY (shdrply)-This is no
time for talk Got any ammuni-
tion-and proyisions-quickly!
NORAH (opening a trdp-door in the
foOr)-There's plenty stored be-
low Fill the sacks. Gather to-
gether what you can.
(O'MdlIey takes one OF the
lamps and goes beloio. The door
opens and Cora, the hdif-breCd,
enters. She is handsome in u
SiUdrthy, coarse fashion. She is
dressed in rdccoon fur and carries
a tedm-i0hip.)
NORAH (Stdrtled)-Who are you?
CORA (ioith an inSOlent ldugh)-
You do not know mech? Dat is
becos you are too fine lady to
visit de Trail-End saloon. l am
Cora. Plenty of fellers t'row me
money. | sing an dance.
NORAH (cOldTy)-Oh, l have heard
of you.
CORA (SignifcGntIy)-An' l have
hear-much things of you.
MORAN (nerrouSly)-What do you
want here?
CORA (Shdrply)-Denis O'Malley.
NORAH-IIe is not here.
CORA-Dat is lie. (Going tn
Nordh.) Tonight he quarrel wit
my husband. He kill him! lie
escape. | know dat he come here.
l have follow with my dog-tea.n
to save him.
NORAH (tCith a gGsp)-SO It was a
woman he quarreled over! He
killed a man-because of you!
CORA (proudly)-An' not de first.
with a Iaugh.) Much blood has
been spill by Cora's lovers!
NORAH (iCith Aversion He was
your lover
CORA-Dat surprise you. Why? !
am mighty pretty woman-me'
with Scofing laugh.) You
t'ink dat Denis O'Malley on'y
max love to you!
(OMdHey comes from the store
room NTH the SdckS.)
O'MALLEY (iCith a Stdrt)-Cora!
CORA (pOiHt1ng outdoors Uith her
tOhip)-De dog-team waits at de
? bottom of de hill. | have plenty
of food and buffalo robe. Come
wit me-queek, / will save you.
l am half-breed. My father was
guide. | know de secret Indian
trails.
O'MALLEY turning to Nordh)-
Good-by, my dear one-and God
bless you!
MORAN (lOith cry)-You mean
that you are going to leave me
to go with her?
| 0'MALLEY-I must
NORAH (Uehemently)-No! You
shall not!
oMALLEY Ooith angry ama9e
ment)-Norah!
NORAH (clinging to him)-Take
me with you-or stay!
! O'MALLEY freeing himseT)-
Norah! What wild talk is this?
NORAH (aoith anguis'J-I belons
to you-and you to me! You arr
part of myself. My heart-ml
soul! | love you with all tht
strength of my body. All of my
thought. Every fibre of my being
| shall never give you up to any
living creature
O'MALLEY 0uriouSly)-Norah! A
pretty time to act like this
| NOhAh fpuSSOHutttD/-l du hu
man. Flesh and blood! ] can
let you go out of my life!
can't give you up to another
woman! You two, together-hid
ing away in the hills!
O'MALLEY (ioith snap OF hi
jdW)-You'd rather I'd go alone
1 daresay! Riding Blind!
through the hail until m!
strength is spent and 1 fall iron
exhaustion-or return and Civ
myself up.
CORA (tCith grunt)-This lady j
one fool. (Proudly.) l max cam
in forest. build fire. j cook 70
heem. | drive sledge. 1 fin m
way in dark. | know hiding plac
far off. Police will never fin
heem there. And if they come
| shoot to kill
O'MALLEY-What Cora says i
true. She alone can save me
her woodcraft and knowledge y
the Indian trails
NORAH QrdnticdlU)-Then TAX
me, too!
CORA Observation-Disclosures