Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-11-10

badeAaG was St2ndIng where kfnf
had led him Gloria's canvas-rolIef
pack and the rifle we're across King
back He vas going on on foot, ex
Fecfing her to take his horse.
Il can't she said miserably.
You can do what you please" he re
forfed CURLY u am going on
She rose and went stumbling down
the slope She sxayed as she tried to
mount. but he did not offer his hand.
When she was in the saddle he strobe
on ahead BIackie looked after them
xIstfulIy.
The legs not broken King roId
her grufTIy- Just a bad sprain. Hen
take care of himself; God knows he.s
got as good a chance a we have
What de you meang' she asked
quickly.
lie merely swung up his arm toward
the SKY By way Of answer and vent
on The second big rain-drop bit
tslorias cheek IT was chill: its chill
ness seemed TO drive straight TO he's
heart
The storm caught them as Ii has
caught 50 many a wayfarer before and
since For twenty minutes they
erouehed in what srant shelter was at
fersied them by \ squat. wide-linl,ed
eeaar- Then through the still air fell
scattering flakes of snow. big and nn
broken and fesffaery
Again GIoria-s tired body was az
suresi Of resi-. again King said express
s~zonIessIF- Come on This time he
helped her into the saddle. being in
haste and of no mind to wait ~
trifieA
Presently the fakes grew fewer and
then ceased utterly. and with their de-
parfure the. last light OF the day vas
gone Now King led the horse and
Gloria rode through a gathering dark
ness Now and then she half dozed.
Al last IL was pitch dark and the
rain was beginning again King had
stopped and was helping her down.
She was numb now i'm body her brain
was numb She waited until King pre-
pared some kind Of a shelter. and then
vent Eordiessly TO 1t. she felt fir-
bonghs under her aching body and
WAS. in pure animal fashion. conscious
OF blanket and canvas over her and of
= grateful warmth Through a tangIe
OF bushes she saw the flicker Of 4
small FIRE. she smeiIed coffee. she
drank half Of the hot cup which he
brought to her Then she passed like
= child into ! heavy sleep
By his fire Of lille cheer, Mark King
sat. with his canvas drawn over his
sinrnping shoulders. his head down,
hts heart as black As the night, his
possessed BY ravaging blue de-
IRONS Al the end OF 4 fools day came
\ Tools night He should have turned
back with Gloria the first thing this
morning. he should have done any
In the world save exactly what
he had dome
After the ~oId, wet might came q
szsdden morning King stood I'D and
locked about him eurfousIy. and n
CLINT Of satisfaction came into his eyes.
IT, i'm truth. there existed heaps OF raw
red gold somewhere In a ave In these
and there had been any
I'm the description in Gus
Ir<les Bible. then The spot was not
more than three or four miles away.
That was ofe consideration 1T was
Till showing Here was a second CON
King turned moody eyes
q Gloria's canxaS-and-fr shelter i'm the
&c Of a little bit OF cliff. There lay
third
When he wfTaf to wake Gloria he
sFa stood uvpf her, looking QueeFIy
upon her sleep Her Iasfes
against her cheek stirred and few
part under his steady gaze He looked
INTO her eyes sweet and soft. heavy
NTH sleep
Time TO be mp he said He turned
m his heel and went hack i'm haste to
lis fire
GloFfa. awake. wa r~zrenousTv hun
IT. She came sesore than he had
xpected- Are we going back7r she
coIorIessIy.
We he returned ais fnJifferentIv.
Its about four miles 10 the caves
Ven BE- there In a couple Of hours
hen veil see what we see
Oh very we'll" she said c0Edly.
That was the whole OF their CONVEX
save for one curt remark AMI
r. ~iHrusfenf laugh In answer Mt the
of the seanfy meal Gloria tossed
piece of bacon into the fire. King
syked af her sfernIy and said.
Young lady. we may be mn against
ae real thing right now Nobody but
fool viii do a trick like that
The laHsh was GI0rfa.s-
Once ON their way they climbed
lfaost steadily King was keeping
I-h On the ridges. going about the
Fad ef the ravine which lower down 1
1T like n knife across the fimbered ,
act. headed for what he took to be j,
InSleas cave A mile away she Z
aw III, a great. ragged, black hole i'm /
high mass OF rock, close to the crest /,
the next ridge !
She watched King wonderingiy as he /
sxr@rnd rs : dsd Thr RI haze r~ ~nrva !,