Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 3, 1922, Page 18

(Continued From Yesterday.) CHAPTER IT Eve picked up her rifle. She was 4 over to rifle and At er brief order he turned out both. breeches pockets. She herself siooped and knife from 1 be followed walk at a Quintana slowly hen, still grinning. grinned at her. he placed the for hand between his te Whatever he meant by ture it seemed unclean, horrible; a ried on, seized with an loathing through of terror pulsated like in a beavy and fire of dawn she ‘A pale primrose light slim mered through the woods: trees. pushes, undergrowth turned a dusky purple. Alrea¢y the few small clouds overhead were edged with fiery rose. ‘Then, of a sudden, a shaft of flame played over the forest. The sun hac Straight énto *! sped. ched the soft of her fath Bes: Hastening, she » for any imprint foot. And even in he honed to find hi on burdened with mack, still all nervous and * encounter with and quiver from her Quintana 5 Surely, surely, shn thought. if he had missed Quintana in Drowned Valley he would not longer in that ghastly piace; he'C come home. call fn his men, take counsel, perhaps— Mist over Star Pond was dissolving to a golden powder in the blinding glory of the sun, The castern win Sow-panes in Clinch's Dump glittered as though the rooms inside were all tire. or jown through withered weeds and scrub she hurried. ran across the gress to the kitchen door which swung ajar under its porch. “Dad,” she called, “Dad.” y frightened voice ec house. The bed lay no signs of him. Slowl;- she descended to the kitchen He was not there. The food she had had become cold on prepared for a chilled ra: For a li through the outside, Probabl. had eluded him something to ca that Quintana h ar ‘would come back for breakfast Bye slipped the pack from her back and laid it on the kitchen table. There was Kindling in the wood-box. She shook down the cinders, lata a fire soaked it with kerosene, Mghted it, ¢ she stood staring dow at the sunlight urely, escaped, Clinch Te FLAMING JEWELS§ ly ROBERT W CHAMBERS ©1090 GEORGE H DORAN COMBANY Quintana’s basket pack toward} amined had a coat ns emblazoned she Suddenly *her stunned ser under around the woods, But, trees, something stopped her—a man—her man! filled the kettle with fresh water. In the pantry, she cut seme hame, end found eggs, condensed ‘milk, but- bread, and an apple pie. After had ground the coffee she placed all these on a tray and carried them into the kitchen. Now there was nothing more to do until her father came, and she sat Gown by the kitchen table to wait. Outside the sunlight was becoming warm and vivid. There had been no frost after or, at most, merely a white trace in the shadow—on a fal- her First, she lifted « set it ug: ard, salt, cartridge | “T4IEY ARE CARRYING HM™ / -OUT.” gs fell trom the pockets to the She looked stupidly at the case. St her, opened it. The Flamin; nfernal gle * the awful blow she swayed her feet, sick with frigh r eyes'fixed on her father’s wa! Tt was still ticking. 1 not know whether she in anguish or was dumb The he seemed to roe) der her foot too. w came io her senses she founé herself outside the house, run- ning with her rifle, already entering he said ve—In God's name as she fourht in his arms; but she| foughmt him and strove to tear her! body from his embrace | “They've gilled Dad!’ she panted| —"Quintana killed him. T didn’t know —and I let Quinta Jack, + 50! t the Place of Pin’ him! to shoot crazed eyes to mect his own. ‘You must come +o your senses,” | he said. “Listen to what I say: they are bringing in your father.” Her dilated blue eyes never moved from his. “We found him in Drowned Valle: sunrise,” sald Stormont quietly. “The men are only a few rods be- hind me. They are carrying hint out.” Her lips made a word without zaid Stormont, in a low voice. There was a sound in the woods behind them. Stormont turned. Far away down tho trail the men came into sight. Then the State Trooper turned the girl very gently and placed one arm around her shoulders, Very slowly they descended the hill together. His equipment was len plank here and there—but not/shining in the morning sun; and the enough to freeze the ground. Andjsun fell on Eve's drooping head, in the sunshine, it all quickly turned | to dew and giittered and sparkle? in a million hues and tints like gems she had poured into her father’s/ joined palms—ysterday—there at the Ehostly edge of Drowned Valley, turning her chestnut hair to fiery gold An hour later Trooper Stormont was at the Place of Pines. There was nothing there except an |empty trap and the ashes of the At the memory, and quite mechan-| dying fire beyond. Yeally she turned in her chair and! Tomorrow.) Do You Realize That There Are Only Shopping Days Until Christmas? Buy Your Gifts NOW in Casper Che Casper Daily Cribun IBARNEY GOOGLE--Sparky Won't Be !'Smoked Beef” Yet a While! <4 pieken uP A CASTANIAN #40 fiws Hoss- - is rifle, ex-| — OM- SEEMS TO 1 KNow THAT GIR Gee Wnie! Bvv, SHe's, Homent— | THINK SHES ONG OF My WIFE'S RELATIVES OR. 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