Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-05-23
CHAPTER V--Continued

some n claimed ner, ana Sonya
went back to the maze Of moving
figures, but everywhere she went she
was conscious of the brilliant eyes
OF this nan He stood against the
wall a little beyond the main door,
and he seemed to be alone. He did
not dance again, even though there
was another Paul Jones, but watched
her in a grave stiffness, and Sonya
could not gather her faculties for
her usual light banter.
What was the matter with herr
Why did her heart hammer In her
breast with long slow beats, her
blood flow through her veins like
molten gold drenched In perfume?
What was happening to herr To
her life itselff To her destiny and
her hopes7
Tears came to her eyes, and she
did not hear what her chance part
mel vas saying. Fear was In her
heart, and a certain terrible fire
that mounted and grew. Time
passed, and she was not conscious
of 1t.
Finally, late In the night, the id-
dies struck up Home, Sweet Home"
and the dance was over. This was
the last number. A cowboy from the
X Bar z with whom she always
liked to dance was asking her for
It She had just held out her hand
when some one reached forward
from the side and took 1t. Next mo-
ment she was gone out along the
floor In the dreamy rhythm of the
old sweet tune, and this time she
was held so close that she could feel
the beating OF his heart, a thunder
ing reverberation like tides on the
shore. Desperately she raised her
eyes and looked at him.
TELL me-" she whispered thickly,
what are you? Who are your"
Nothing" he said bitterly, ito
you. Nothing-ever-and I'd give
half my life to kiss one curl on your
head-with a decent mans right"
The words came through his set
teeth, and even In the tensity Of
the moment she noticed that he did
not slur his words at the ends.
'Then be decent |" she cried pas
gionately. BE decent !"
TOO late. I'm only looking In
windows-from the outside-and /
built the wall between, myself"
TELL me your name," she said,
tell me-"
"No.n
Yves. Tell me now"
Il can't. / haven't a name-any
more"
@You have. Your osyn name. Not
what you-you go by-where-
where you answer roll call"
Answer roll CALI That's good.
What do you know about me? What
have you heard7"
Nothing. I'm guessing, fitting
things in place." she said swiftly,
"and there's somebody across the
Border who crucifes-"
Hush For Gods sake, don't
speak of that again, ever, anywherel
Where did you hear o%f-such7"
mo matter. There is-and some
way you're connected 1t cuts me
like a knife-you've got to tell me.
Who are your"
IF / tell you my name, will you
keep 1t like you would your oath?"
"Yes. You know I will"
"0f course I know. I'm Starr
Stone to my mother, who thinks I'm
dead and buried. In this-country
II 60 By something different. Now
r you satisfed71
"No. I've got to know the rest.
/ will know it.r
"Whyf Heaven knows, you have
little to thank me for-little to think
of me for. I've blackened your frst
memory of me beyond all hope"
"Why do You speak careiessly
sometimes and now correctly7'
i've been two men. / am two
men"
what kind of menf"
~What does It matterf I'm a dead
man-dead and damned and rotten |
Don't trouble your darling head
about me- I'm running true to form
right now In being here. 10 holding
Jon In my arms, In looking In Jour
face If anyone this side of the