The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-01

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Illicit liQuor runners. At Little Falls
he hnds Pelly is credited with having
found a gold mine, and is missing.
CHAPTER u.-At the hotel where
Anderson stops, a girl, obviously out
qt place In the rough surroundings,
hears called Pierre, and a companion,
Shorty" annoy the girl. Anderson in
terferes, earning the enmity OF the two
men.
CHAPTER IIL.-The girl sets out for
Siston Lake., which is also Anderson's
objective, He O~vertakes her and the
two men with whom he had troubla
the night before.
Il suppose you mean what you are
doing as a Kindness she said. "And
since you appear determined to ac-
company me, I suppose there Is nc
use in our sulking with each other, is
there?"
~ wish we could be friends
answered Lee, offering her his hand.
But the girls little hand did no
advance to meet his.
1T mean,' she said, IF we are rom
panions, we may as we'll ~acknOwledg,
1t, though | assure ycu. / am a yer,
unwilling me-. That does not imrl.
tricnGiiness. | hope your persistence
VIII be properly rewarded"
Let me say once and for ALL" Lee
answered, that | have no desire TO
pry into your business. | don't even
know your name, or wish to ask it,"
IF dared to let myself believe that
you have no other purpose in view
AhoY lust ~ nro4oof NM che haUan
But 1t Is impossible. Men aren't
like that. They are wolves, they are
wolverines, treacherOus, cunning, re-
mOrseless. Oh, if I could believe you,
If / dared trust you"
Il would do anything on earth to
help and serve YOU answered Lee.
IF you mean seriously that you find
1t so difficult to make your decision be-
tween those men and myself don't
think it's cOnceit to say this, and, if 1t
is. this isn't the time to think of any
thing like that-a man is said to bear
the stamp of his life and character on
his face. I don't know what impress
sion l give to others, but l know what
impression those two men gave me.
Can't you read their faces? If you
can't trust me, can you, at least, say
honestly that you trust them?'
But you-what are you-why-?"
She looked at him fearfully. at isn't
that. 1t isn't-God forbid that
think you capable of-of what you told
me about them. If it were simply a
matter of choosing between yourself
and them, 1 should put my trust in
you without the smallest hesitation.
Butch, l can't say any more. It's
hopeless-it is worse degradation than
death to me, and yet l must keep up
my strength and resolution must
The breakdown came upon her like
a lightning stroke. She seemed to
crumple up she sobbed d~esolately into
hands.
Lee moved to her side. do you
know" he said, I'VE have to trust
people in this life, even if they de-
ceive us. It doesn't harm us to be
betrayed But he was thinking of
as he spoke, and he wondered
how far that was true. Estelle's be-
had changed the whole setting
Of his life for him. Trust me-" he
said,
let me help YOU. Tell me where
you are going, and why, and what
those men are to you"
1t was a full half-minute before she
took her hands from her face, but she
did not reply. All that day they rode
together. But not until they had
their tents again for the night,
did she refer to the men who had
threatened her.
Twill you be frank with me?' she
asked. "Will you tell me what you
are doing in the range?"
~ am not free to do So"
And am / free? Is any one of us
she cried. mo, it's impossible.
| must just go on and ask God TO give
nae strength TO bear It.! Don't speak
to me for a few moments-there, I'm
sorry / made such a fool of myself"
She smiled. AT any rate, we are
.oing to acknowledge each others
existence, aren't WEI" she said. And
Il you insist on riding with newell,
can't help II. Only, / warn you, you
are going into danger-grave danger.
Those two men-I am afraid they may
be planning to do you some injury"
Il don't think they are likely TO try
very hard answered Lee.
"But-but others" she whispered.
TT is not only they!
You begged me to trust you. You
aid that you would do anything to
and help me. Did you mean
hat7'
Anything that Is possible"
"~Anythingf" she persisted.
~If it lies in my power.
i~Then would you-would you kill q !
ian for me? "A human wolf. n of
devil creatures that does not de- ! !