The Bozeman courier., 1927-11-04

pulled away and threw up her hands.
''Yes-look, look. At the smoke. It's
blowing back! Back! And the fire-the
fire! Blowing away from us. The wing
the winds changed! We're through
we're through" she cried Historically.
He caught her as she swayed toward
him. With her in his arms, insensible,
reeled back against the rock. The
rock! Hallardi The revolver in his hip
pocketl For the first time since his first
glimpse of the fire full memory swept in
upon him. The smoke canopy, rolling
back before the changed and strengthen
ing wind, showed beyond it a glowing
stretch Of western sky in which vast
coppery ball dipped out Of sight. Sun
down!
Hallard, turning a corner of the old
Craven house, checked to stare astound-
edly at the figures that passed through
the open gate into the yard. Ducane
stumbling from the saddle with the girls
body in his arms, lurched forward a few
PAGES dazedly. To him the other loome6
! gigantic in a mist Of smoke and flame.
Don't nove-it's best not. I guess
! you've been asleep was getting most
| frightened, it seemed so long. Your heads
been bathed and strapped-it won't be
so very bad. Does it hurt much?" she
asked anxiously.
my head? Mono" He stared al
her, realizing, remembering. "You didnt
get hurt? Did you? Were you?"
"Me? Not a mite" She laughed softly
her little face under it's shining toss o.
hair was pink and sweet and charming
as a flower. ''It was real silly Of me tt
faint of like that never did before
But I was awful scared-never though
we'd get through. I don't want to thinl
! Of hodnsf pNr,anf don't
how ever you made out to lift me ant
get me here the way you were! No,
wasn't hurt any. And the mare won
be a mite the worse, either, Uncle Dav
says. He just went out to look at he
again"
''Uncle?" Ducane struggled up. "Yol
don't say you're his niece-Dave Hal
lard's-you-?"
"Sure, am" She nodded HE said h
knows you. Didn't he ever say he hal
one? My mother was his sister-that'
how I'm Lily Trevor, not Hallard. In
going to live with him. That's Why
. what's the matter? I don't see why yo1
want to laugh, Mr.. Ducaner"
: She stared, half indignant, bewilderec
: Ducane, suddenly on his feet, swayin
} dizzily, sank back again.
r That's right" he said steadily.
[ don't see why want to laugh, either.
beg your pardon, AIiss-A1iss Lily.
didn't know-that's all. You were com
!, ing here then, maybe, when"
! "Yes." Instantly softening, she repeat
2 ed the little nod. "He wanted me
] stay where was boarding till he &C
4 things fixed. AS If a man ever did ths
!, right without being helpedi Why, your
g real babies, mostly, if there isn't some
e body around to see after you. Anywa,
s Uncle Dave is. I guess I'll have tn
room looking some different by tomorrc
< night-you'n seel found I could q
T to the cars quite easy from Arosa Cree
g so planned to come and take him
e surprise. I didn't know a bit when 70
a told me where TO go that it was this
4 place-Td never been here"
Didn't you? I'm mighty gls
o happened along in time and that yc
y didn't get hurt. I'll be going now," sa.
4 Ducane quietly.
It "Going?" She came quickly in b
d way as he stood upl ''Why, you car
/, You've got to stay the night over-I sa
g so to Uncle Dave. And the mare isr
20 IT.
a ST don't need the mare. Good night
e. "And you're not 1T, eitherl" She shoe
g her head impatiently, refusing his e
" tended hand. why, there-you car
J? hardly standl And to try to go waikiki