The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
CHAPTER VII-Continued

bleeding ilpS or tne IdlheIlSielll'
who saw victory within his reach,
for he now regarded the youth, who
was on his feet with a hatcher
In his hand, as an insignificant oh
Stacle between himself and thu
pallid faced lOvelineSS of the girl
whom chance had so fortunately
placed in his way. The cry, dis
SuiSed by guile and habit, betrayed
only trace of the white man. Ii
was cultural eXultatiOn of one lost
10 all the obligations of blood and
race, a cry loosed not so much by
heat and passion as by the prom
Use of what he saw as his eyes ap.
praised Toinette.
TOinette had possessed herself of
the empty gun and stood at Jeems'
side. prepared to fight.
JeemS was so near that his arm
pressed against her and he gave
a sidewiSe thrust which sent her
headlOng among the bushes. In
the same moment ne hurled his
hatchet at the scalp hunter, who
was slowly advancing. AS the
other lodged to avoid the hurting
missile Jeens Snatched one of his
scattered arrows from the ground
and ran to his bow. TOinette saw
what happened then. She saw the
the slim. hcautifuI figure of JeeTs
draw as tensely as his weapon in
the pathway. She saw the paint
ed monster descending upon him.
She heard the musical twan2 of the
bOwString and saw "A Silvery flash
"A flash which passed in at one
side of the blue eyed Indian and
went out at the other. a flash which
fell TO earth score of PAGES be
yond. bloody and broken arrow
that had done its righteous work.
That the explosion of the gun
would reach the ears Of the Mo
hawks was i'm JeemS' mind as he
comfOrted his shocked companion
For few moments il was difficult
for her t0 believe the combat was
over and that the tiend who lay
like a great spider on his back was
no longer n menace To them. To
her relief and her faith in Jeems
was added an emotion of joy when
she saw that Odd was alive. The
dog had dragged himself 10 his
feet and stood watching the slain
man grimly.
The dead man stared up at them
AZ they passed In their path lay
the arrow which had gone cleanly
through him. Toinette could not
keep back the hysterical sob which
came in her throat. hut she looked
at Jeems with such wonder and
love in her face that he heard only
the throbbing tumult in his heart
and brain. He had fought for her
and won! And he had fought on
that same ground where almost six
years before he had failed to whip
Paul Tachel
The Indians have heard the shot
and will return" he said This
white man must have discovered
some sign of us and came to do
murder and have his spoils alone
Dear God. when I think"
He was looking at Toinettes
tresses. which had burst free from
their plated bonds.
I'VE must rum" he said
They passed the barn and went
through the deserted field behind
it. Odd following them.
There is a stony ridge less than
a mile from here" he encouraged
IF we can reach it. | know of
twenty places where bare rock will
let us throw them off our trail"
I'VE will reach it," breathed Toi
nette.
He pointed the way and let her
90 ahead 0f him. turning his head
every dozen steps to look behind.
Along the hardwood knoll where
the l.usSans had gathered their
fuel, TOinette sped like a graceful
nymph, her long hair streaming
about her in the sun until at times
Jeems saw nothing hut its beauty /:
and in the contemplation of its
lOveiineSS a Shuddering horror ran
through him. In the stump field at
home HepSihah had told him how
both the English and the French
had begun to make use of women s
hair. and that many a gentleman
aud cOurtIy dandy wore shining
curlS taken by the scalping knife
in wilderness orgies Of rapine and
murder In the narrowness of Toi-
netteS escape, the thought Op-
pressed him with sickening force.
Soon her lack of endurance COM
PEELED them to Slacken their pace.
and when they reached the rocky
ascent which led to the crest of
the ridge. Toinette's breath was
breaking sobbingly from her Iips
and for while she could go no
farther. She gaZed in the direc-
tion from which they had come. un
terrified. and almost with challenge
In her look her breast wildly
throbbing. her hand reached out 10
JeemS.
Each Of the few minutes that
passed seemed an hour TO him.
Then they climbed to the crest
of the ridge Here Jeems picked
his WAY. choosing the places where
their feet would not touch scat
tered StuneS or grass or soil. and
half an hour of slow and tedious
progress lay between them and the
point where they had come from
the valley.
IF they come this far. they will
think we have taken the wider and