The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
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light she stood out like material.
ization OF q deliricus dream. lie
ran in the dark toward the spot |
where she stood, intmobilc and. it
seemed to him. Indifferent. His
hands. outstretchcd in the dark.
met her body.
Barbara" M @
let me go!" She tried to shake
him OF. Where his fingers 9ripped
her. arm there was pain. you're
hurting me-. /, 10y
Ffis fingers frightened. - She won
dered duly II he'd break her arm.
as he'd broken Cassidy's. He was
a prig, a bluenose. He wanted her
to 90. not to save her. but to save
himself. He was afraid Of life.
She was hot with hatred. He hal
planned her exile without consult.
ing her. BY what right?
Take your hands OF OF me, .Ju.
das. Go back and get your share
OF that bonus. Get your share OF
the $4,000. And take my share
while you're about It." Y {-@
lie was drawing her TO him.
What was he smiling about?
i've got three dollars" she said.
You can have that too. II you'll
let me 60. You'll have your thirty
pieces of silver. Judas" -,
You're the Judas" His anger
rose like a flame. You're just. a
measly little treacherous female.
had to break mans arm to keep
him from leaving camp. YoM take
advantage OF my known friendship
for you to be the first to violate
my order. Why: Because you're
a woman. and women are double
crossers--natural horn double
crossers. You know damn we'll |
can't break your ARM"
why not?" She cried defiance.
Go ahead. Break my arm! Break
my back" He seized her roughly
around the waist and his vise-like
grip crt her breath short. She be.
gan to sob, then raised her frea
arm. clenched her Ast and struck
blindly at his face. They fought in
painting silence. She struck out
with her feet. He recoiled and
stumbled They both fell.
She was afraid now. She had
seen his anger. It was terrible. She
couldn't recognize his voice. He
was muttering incoherent things In
her ear. $50 !; v.s VA,
barbara ). Old Timer :. ;. .
Dearest =. *
! She thought OF another night. He
had told her. later, Of the freight
train which had come by and
thrown its light on her face.
She whispered. and he mus.
come close-no. closer than that
here, where his head could lie on
her shoulder. Else he, would not
hear at all.
Lightning cracked. It lit up her
face. He could see that her eyes
were closed.
The Madonna look.
| The rain fell like curtains. v.
| The Raid
Barbara struggled free and np
He moved at her feet and pleaded
Don't 60 away, Barbara
Not far" She spoke with Sc
renity. She leaned over .lin, AMI
stroked his hair. 1t was. wet
soaked by the rain, which had now
settled down to steady pour.
Lie STILL she mothered. -
want to be alone. for just little
while"
She moved of and the nigh
swallowed her. For long time III
lay still. his face upturned TO thu
: pouring skies, Idly wondering a
the soft. sane kiss Of the rain. IL
e should think, but he couldn't. No
: could he remembered what 1t wal
q he should think, about.
volition returned to him finall.
as il by the restoration :ots-sOm1
severed electrical current. III
: leaped to his feet.
.A,high.pitched scream destroyed
: the peace Of the night and cieares
the, mi lists from his brain From
!. what quarter, had it come: H
|. turned. in q circle and cursed. I
: rang. out again. BarbaFass voice
. tragically altered by fear.
Bravo! Bravo!"
d He knew then. The t0wnies hat
gotten her. He heard hoOfbeat
b and iran blindly :headlong into III
" dark. He swasted minutes in sail
rushings over the lumpy fields. Il
e those minutes, he knew, the rad
ers had had ample time to star
e thee over.mountain trek back I,
8 SPARTA. He ran backtto camp. In
coming, he passed the guard an
G had presence Of. mind to cry I
8 greeting as he sped.by- 9N -
When. in the shsck, he put hi
2 eyi'to the lock OF q dynamite
. chest, he didn't tumble. He siirpe'
8 handfuls OF the. stun into his hi
. pocket and then broke or /.
0 smaller, length, which he ss.owk'
into his coat pocket. He left .fh,
= shack by the inner door. which lie,
J. directly into the atockade bull
: around the, entrancesE0 the stssshel
Q From the tool cheAt her.ciuse (;
, good tfye.foot length 'of fuse ii
= picked .up q safety lantern and raj
intp the UNDERGROUND passases -
!. The raiders xereagoinK' over I'll
: mountain. He'd 30 through. s,Hsi
fear up the mountain By fits roots
: hut that wasn't necessary. Tn
dynamite would get him through
!. unless he were killeAss in. tina a
}. tempt. And he mustn't set killed
. Barbara haG called to him.
!. according to his information tn
two tunnellng forces, .bui10wini
toward each other, hat WORN tn
+ partition Of rock dirfdikk them 1
: -thichness; spf ten feet: He No
|. glad he Ind brought. along ,.plent,