New Britain herald., 1925-01-05
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country on the back of a horse he didn't need bridle to handle and with wolf trailing him and doing his errands.
 Satan would trot away to a It, tie distance. Then Black Bart at lacked Dan -- likega demon, with his fur bristllng and his great teeth slashing the air a hairs breadth from Dams face, who would fend the brute off with his hands. danc- ing here and there like the shadow of a leaf in q whirlpool of wind.
 And Satan would come to the rescue with the sun winking on him, and his mane blowing above his head; just a fraction of a second s pause at the scene of the fight --- and then Dan had dived at him, caught him in some way around the neck and then twisted on to his back. So off they would go with Black Bart after them, sailing through the air with his teeth aimed at Dams throat, imagine catching q hundred apd thirty pound wolf coming at You like an. arrow with his own speed plus the speed of racing horse! But that's what Dan Barry would do, and of they would so with Satan carrying both of them and thinking nothing whatever about it."
 "Ah." murmured the girl, "how beautiful and how free! Such a man could do no wrong!"
 Let me tell you what he did. He married beautiful Kate Cumber- land, He settled down. He forgot his wldness. They had 6 young ster, Mind you, I say that he for got his widness. Rather should say that he kept putting the im- pulses behind him. But finally they broke loose again. Seven men chased him. Seven men killed the horse he was riding it wasn't Satan - and Dan started to get the seven. one by one. He forgot Kate. He forgot the youngster. He went on blood trail"
 Why not?" cried the girl. If Peter were killed"
 But for the sake of a borrowed horse to kill six men? That was why Kate left him. She still loved him, but she saw that she could not stay with him on account of their little girl.
 You see, Dan was willing to leave, but. he couldn't bear to let the little girl stay behind him. And that wildness was beginning to show in the youngster. 1t drove her mother frantic with fear to sec it; and finally, while she vas sit ting in their cabin one night, she heard a whistling out in the night and she saw the little girl get up from the fire and cross the room and stand there with her baby face pressed against the glass and look ing out into inc night"
 She wanted to get to her father?"
 God knows! She'd have walked out into the teeth of wolves when she heard that whistle. And when Kate saw that look in the eyes of the baby, she kneW--she knew"
 Here the voice of Lee Haines laltered and died away.
 Whats the matter?" she asked, frightened
 Hold the candle higher" he de- nlanded.
 She obeyed.
 NOW" he said, his eyes great and shining as he watched her, T vas saying that the girl. when she heard her fathers whistliug, went to q window and looked out and then she tried to climb up on the sill"
 His voice stopped again, and it seemed 10 Joan that he watched her with a fascinated horror.
 Who arc you?" he asked.
 Joan Daniels" she answered; but tell me more about Dan Barry. It seems 10 me - l don't know why 1t pours me full of wonder, happiness, fear. to hear you speak of him."
 What Daniels?" Haines persist ed.
 "Buck Daniels"
 What? He wasn't married ff- teen years ago How could he have a daughter of your age?"
 Do you know him?"
 He disregarded the question. Tell me about your mother"
 "She looked a little like me. uean, she had yellow hair and blue yes"
 And her name"
 "I told you before it was Kate"
 He had raised himself. tensed with the effort, Now he sank back, npine, with his eyes closed. And 9an leaned anxinusly above him.
 Whats wrong? Are you. worse?' he cried.
 Worse every minute" he said