The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-20
CHAPTER x-coaaaasa

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She shook her bead ard made a
raasiy spirited sound
It e. taats how sou feci I
sl have u1 qua.ms It's my
lrr'B lm uurk.ns for. bow. Soth-
1858 ..se cuanfa
co. stripped ~ t.s belt. backed
Eaf- to a birch tres. secured one
saI 20 the scrap abasi her wrists
aal tied ihr oshcg % branch ni
the height ~ her shoulders ny
drawing taHn she could hold bel
haats az fhe level wi,h the small
- hsr back shea sle dld not re.
s.si The guu 81 the branch they
uere held high. 10 q position that
strained muscles ard tendons and
farcei her % bead far forward
4 wont be gone 30 long.
Franz said. after he had swung the
canoe TO his shoulders Maybe. BY
the tine I get back yonu b. more
reasonable
Actually. be was DOT goae long.
but 90 the girl a whole epoch
RAISED before bis return. unEel-
come though n waN She sept a.
umes and brcaihed lrreguiarly. She
tried 20 sfand uioilonless az inter.
sals and listen 10 The faint hope
that help might be coming. But
Rho could know whnt had hap.
n~ncdf Who could guess where
shs wasf Old T1m's body might
have been discovered long since. bat
shat would that mean 20 MeNully
and that man who had Kissed herr
They had called him Young Jim
hut be- vas not her brother. of
that shc was ceriain- Csrtain. too.
~ other things his strength and re-
sourcefuiness and courage. Some
unidentified wonder-Rorker vas on
The 500 81 Goodbye and had BEEN
f9r over a month Could be help
her. nowq Could be come. aud IN
flmel She began % sob
axain-
FRANZ renppcarri without warn
iu< sound lie rearrangcG his pack
and asked.
WIN yos keep SIN Il remove
The gaET
she shook her head
Pair enough will you wAikT-
Again she Indicated refusal.
well. oncr l wanted 10 hold yon
ia my arms Now I'll have 70 -
he unfasi~ned the belt which
heid Kate prisoner. lifted her
qaickly and. holding her close. took
The trail wiih his double burden
tie went 70 the iimii of his endur.
ance and pnt her down with an
cath.
~You kitten r. he snarleA Hold.
INK ron - stirs memories
and Impulses -
lie kiSssd her roughly on the
cheek and she struck ont ai him
with an arm which sgill nched and
throbhed from her experience az the
landing.
l'e laughed. then. hoarseiy.
ont Ike II. eh7 Perhaps you1i
have 70. Wen 20 on WIN
Jon walk uowT~
She would walk. yes A new ter
rnr was Injected into her heart 20
mlngle wirh other fears by the bur
cen - passion which his laugh re-
vealcd She nodded and turned.
starting before him.
Good - he said. -Irs better"
And now tn delay him became an
objective Kate halted In the
gloon Of the trail and tried 10
make him understand she was tired.
needed respite lie jerked the gag
free from her lips. holding n hand
ready 10 sflile any cutlery.
I'm weak I'm tired - she plead.
81 "Iii walk as long as can. but
! must rest
~Sit down here. them he said
Erudglngly I'm give you a min
ute And III leave this OF. n
have your word that you won't
screech.-
Mo- she said stouily and the
handaEe again pressed her Ups
tightly.
As she sat on a boulder she
worked her feet constantly In the
trail softly scuffing up the fores,
dur 20 attract the eye OF any who
might come that way later.
Franz ordered her on again. She
obcyed reluctantly.
&c; alongt" be snapped. sect
along faster 80
Kate was stubborn. He picked
her up again roughly and pressed
forward. holding her unnecessarily
close. and she wrlthed In his en-
brace until he set her down. Then.
FOR n time. she walked rapidly.
he permitted her brief rest fur
fher on. To gain time. later. she
tripped and fell purposely and lay
on the ground sobbing.
Get on - the man ragged
She tore the bandage from her
lips
You coward - she moaned as he
Stooned and lifted her 10 her feet.
ready again 10 still her outcries
with = hand You'll never get
away YopTl never GET away from