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o a rrory ee —_ - eg epee oe oN . % a hgh oe ? vy pr . “ , Te A testing : Sa ebay ec “The Evening World Daily Magazine, Tuesday, February 16: 1915 “4 The Wolf at the Door «= By Robert Minor |e SORE ONSITE MERIT x| * fi THE MIST ; NEXT WEEK'S COMPLETE NOVEL IN THE EVENING WORE [5 ik H=RED REEF at pe ba) = x; - The Exploite of an Adventurer Who : f) Married—and Then Fell in Love i BY HOWARD FITZALAN : lower hall, the rofleotion sufficiently true? Why, you sald with bright to reveul the general situation. Capt. Fox at Hot springs! “fe tt No men were visible, nor did I hear "Yeu, Mise Noreon, it is true. 1 was coming here, I hoped it t be any voices in conversation. One thing your father’s body, and that he. That was why I was 60 deeply was certain—the upper hall was servant Tom. I came across Interested. It te not euch a common completely deserted, for I could see mountains with the man who name, you know.” wo yon Hed the way left cleatt soopt, die eaiied Seema fy _ " » you @ way left clear cout. rf o eavenk she got to her feet, etar- shane. rt ‘i and wine er a ‘ a 1 E far as the upper hal! is con- Ey id eee jereood, mansion, ot Oh tastene rt 9 yhmae Ln gemggl oa corned—yes, There is @ light,burn- met by ap y net Ai Visit! SAee ik doorway, water aenaiay trou ing below, although I can percelve no south of Hot Springs. Your a ‘Sbe doesnot mano of be viatpers clothes onto the’ floor. I was on movement, They may be tn the din- «ald nothing to you of guch @ PE, Sale esate that, tere bee fest instantly, @ bend gripping m; uns room, but I do not believe they “No; 1 saw him but for @ a wood revolver, but betore 1 esula whip ie! will aeareh up here again.” ae he passed through Lewisburg , ren ve Us eet bea ‘You propose then lowering the his way east. He was to meet CHAPTER IV. taken > forward and ladder?” beyond the mountains, but no § * (Continaed.) ! The tone’ in which whe asked these Fave eee tee did the man a * ghe excletmed, 1 me, her volce some- 74} ae wasa then’ Th Nh certainly more com- tJ ‘ 6 On one elde at leaat. stepped forward full tate the ug | fortably concealed in one of those Bowan. the Bellow to 80 ON ae om 001 low,” I anew , ONdeavor- Nea Cy 3 My father was shot at, He wae My Rg , @ Ing to apeak naturally, “and better Ned Cowan! Why, that could a: *f and soveral of our out- pt'his chine and a’ face lie pemke able to accept any epportunity for ea- bel My father would never i A burned. The trouble arose ment, His eyes were two deep wella, cape wplet, may offer.” have been deadiy'e Yasmine $ over the: title to property. Cowan,” eolemn and unwinking., ate te ‘Fhe ciety nde iatewues “That may be true, Mime Norean) i °, she explained, “was a squatter on Seupbt wave GA one mean? Why should she so suddenly 1,089 only tell you what little I kmow, > Yand which had belonged to our fam- : Jassume that tone with me? The sone, Meee might have been de- a fly ever sinco my grandfather firet ‘ou are Parson Nichols.” | sooner I knew the better. bes ya AK HY pod ee “I beg your pardon, Miss Harwood,” . For a moment we fell allent. { gai, quietly; “but 1 fail to under brs Popgree Tonsoni na 4 mage y oy stand why you shou! speak me 1 burn, in this manner, You have shown ¢ven as I felt the stan wen eettied here. Wo had title from Vir- unworthy soldier of the Cross. I address the daughter of Major Har- ginia, but the tract granted had never ¥ 004 ong this i young man? been properly surveyed. My father = «119 Raymond of the Federal had it done, and discovered that Ned he explained simply. confidence, trust. in my former efforte jetense silence, a door “aa ba Cowan and two of his eons occupied a oy is refuge here from the storm. “ Dead ee just as eager vue ee distance, and « u part of our land with no legal right” ¥ 01) oa hase ie meee “You mean you wish me to have heey spemaend Ma "Did Major Harwood try to force in eather. nee Rate ene oe conti CHAPTER Vill, them from his land?” was here? You came rainiy. ean do nothing other: Waiting the Next Move, °°" NL le Morello igh ” WeVery: well, than,” S86 oni4 Ghalty, 64 we Mage ppl Ro such thought. He tried’ to help ,. 07,4 mission of my ministry,” he her volce more expronsive of interest. a Bh a My ta Tee nly, “although whether " you there?” oi them to purchase the property a it prove of Joy, or sorrow I am un. t Is surely no more than natural that The: very small price, and on long time. able to say. i am but an instru- the heuer of talking witht xe thaira being eter: “~ ‘His intention was to ald them, but nvr rd ." * you not know?" he found himself unable to convince eecly was’ appeent nd 1 etepeat "No," firmly and decisively, “T ace hastily from « table, and rapid step” @ither father or eons of his real pur- ¢orward, cepted you on behalf of the uniform — pose. They either could not, or “If you prefer conversing with Miss ou wore, although I could not clear- “Yes; what's wrong? Have would not, understand. Do you re- Harwood alone,” I eaid quietly, “I bed your ly comprehend why you felt ghar os found sometbit ” gary to assume the name of ther rj alise the reckless, lawless nature of Wireline’) officer, and endeavor to deceive meag Sure: Bill an’ I saw theni: they , these mountain men?” ued Of b eonddenal cateene to your real identity. I thought there Were @ tryin’ ter git the hoes; bu might be @ worthy reason, and eo I afore either of us could fire, they7 retended a confidence in you which r « could not altogether feel. I knew S0r'er slipped ‘long beck ‘o the fence, ou were not Charile ond; there ®2' got away. It’s darker out thar, no eee ae iB you, Gag an’ Bill sed for me ter cum in yere an’ your explanation was lame—for tell yer that if you ‘en Kelly was no other cadet of that name at . West Point. You heard phat those Cut acrose the road, an’ shrter bead men said—yet you go on'preten ng the cusses off we'd bag the two easy.” to me; thinking, perhaps, that “Whar's the rest of ther boys?” failed to understand the meaning of = «pigin’ their worda, You are the officer referred to, are you not?" , to some extent; they trust = « “Yes, she broke in impulsively, Ro ont h peal turned toward m “That was the whole trouble, Seem- “Do not leave us, Lieutenant. This . ingly they possessed but one idea— fo hate get Bae Shas i fam afraid that if my father was killed they here aaa friend; there ie some evit ; could remain where they were in- purpose in all this, which I cannot Sg Aetinitely. Their single instinct was fathom.” She faced him now, her slender body poised, her eyes on his. to fight it out Deki ad ase Fe Tell me what it is—this mysterious fused either to purchase of leave. mission? Ay! and who sent you to “How odd that I should talk to you find me? I will not believe it was ss 0 freely,” she broke off. “Why, I ber ar aio iat Woes alae” be “Yeas I escaped when Fox's oom * father,” mand was attacked, hy Ane apg nada sald almong coarsely, “but it Is « part “You were an officer in Capt. Fox's "Charles H. Raymond. ot my mission to bring to you, young troop?” “ll I could not be certain that the ex- woman, the news of your father’s _ “Anse Cowan!” she cried, her voice conscious in a minute. Do not be- the sound of her words barely not frighten her by giving utterance “No: I joined him by accident at pression of her eyes changed, for they ‘eath.’ full of undisguised horror. Mi come frightened; you did_rig! id audi ‘Wait; there is one chance t:; the suspicion. My fingers tight- Hot Springs.’ suddenly looked away from me, and “Death? My father dead?’ ghe Me to that low brute. Did we have no time to lose, You have @ still that we may deceive them.” ened their grip; the men below had: ‘Under what name?” stepped back from him, her hands ®#!"e,1 would consent to even look at horse somewhere?” way leading out? You mean @ moved on, their volces grumbling ‘Under the name,” I ied quietly, be stood again ‘upon her fest pressed against her eyes. Obeying the =m?” il i “of Charles H. Raymond, Lieutenant Py ge 1” the allgh' 8, i. the stable.” ae ‘A eecret ary a where wo cauht Bee JN aglerg + “Raymond, you say e test first instinct of protection, I ste} I touched her with my hand in re- t whatever you need for a ride “No, but @ spot « t hardening of tone apparent, “on re to support her as she seemed ateores straint, the ‘revolver still at, the through the storm. Be quick, hide and be overlooked. I am sure was Anse’ cruiting service from the Army of the fll. “That cannot be! You lie! You preacher's heart. The whole foul plot those villains may be here at none of these men know this house; question, “Ah! the old fox dug out of “because I knew mich a Federal Omicer - Ick breath, KR°W, you lie! You were never his lay exposed to my mind. moment. I'll tle Nichols, and wal Anse Cowan has never been inside of his hole, hey! Now see here, you! had been detailed to duch service in Potomac?’ Bho drew a quick breath. friend. You come here to tell me that “There waa no intention of askiag YOU at the foot of the rear stair it, and most of the ruMans with him What kind of @ trick is it you are this neighborhood.” ! FI think I have heard the name Be- 19 frighten mo mpel me to do your consent, Miss Harwood,” I said, , She hesitated, her hands still held fe from beyond the mountains. If playing on me? Stand bim up there “Then—then you are a Co: - fore. Would you mind if I did ask t0 pomething wrong. Zetisned that she should know all,and ‘2 mine unconsciously. they do net find us here when they boys, againat that rail. Stop your ate?” see your orders?’ face the truth. "There in'a reason for . “YOu—you mean I am to ride for search they whl believe we bave 8 powiing, or I'll smash you one in the “Yea,"* ° e The man exhibited no trace of emo- ‘Not in the least,” I answered, no evidence of regret, his voice this desperate act which I do not L@wisburg—and—and you?” caped. face. Where did you find the fool, “A spy! You are falsely wearing you found, Kelly?” It Third U. 8, Cavalry, on recruiting voice roaring out the service. I took it,” I said slowly, not wholly gurprised that she should ‘same hard, metallic sound. “Oh, I mi She drew me back and I ylelded to " a 5 4 ai A ust do the best I can on e Ww Jack?" that uniform! Are you—ere you « Rdent the: wepere I bore. would bo But T saw Bim fpur days ago,” she onary tere and ines tana tse foot, We'll keep towether as long as the Sresp of hee nant ene moved 4, Locked in a closet yonder. The soldier?” on “ protested. possible; only you must not fall into Beas 4 darn fool Is too skeered ter talk yet.” “A sergeant of artiller?, Mise Har- properly executed, “I prefer that you “«on his way East to Hot Springs, tween Cowan and your father. If y the hands of these men—not if this swiftly and surely, ag though know- «wei, 111 make him, er else tharll wood. Here under orders.” Pee eT ace the pois heli ana ole ing intimately every inoh of the way: be a dead preacher In ‘bout a minute, “Whose ordera?” her fingers touching mine I reckon as how I'l do as much — ‘Cen. Jackson directly; although skeering as any one. Now, Nichols, Robert E. Lee was present and gave ve no doubt aa to my indentity.” . feet nes TB Bg Be slight With an escort of sokilers. It wae tere reports, you are the wole heir, and old fellow is a specimen of thelr class he was killed, together with his ser- “Him!” she looked at him with di trembling of het hands as she held Ned has concetved the idea of marry- in ree longer trembling, Tbe the paper open in her fingers, her A messenger brought the ing you by force to his son. He has Sust, curling her Ips. “I am not and Tirm, no longer temuune Sie eyes glancing swiftly down on the "°Y*" aie o 6 1, learned you are here alone, and un- afraid of him, but—but Anse Cowan,” Goon th ham! srasiel Mle Me light ye see thet! Whut the devil was yer final instructions, written lines, soldier? One of Capt. Fox's protected, and in this creature of his she shuddered, staring out into the Faned. ite reflection reddening the “0lng in thet closet? To come here secretly, in dleguinet “Thayo becomo quite a soldier ot MOP a. ss sickered an ine Be has found a Mt tool ready at dark hall. “‘I—I would rather be dead gear, Aided by its distant flicker we ,“They—they done put me thar, For what object Jate,” @he suid, and handed the pack~ 24, + Sore thin Ul hand to do his dirty work. Is that it, than have that foul beast touch me.” yaceq back down the upper hall to Anse. ‘To learn what I could of Gen, aye back tome. “And 1 cannot *tiRt on the preachers thin lips. |» Nichola?” “Then go, a8 I say, and hurry. Get Wnere jt narrowed. A ladder stood “They! What do yer mean? Wuz Ramsay's forces in this district, and 3 i i i &3 3 sic 228 but equally reliable; one of "4 in es Ar A San rt edentials, am ver; , He muttered something inaudibi & wrap, and your revolver.’ 1 thar any one yere along with ther the disposition of the mount men Bee ecco tinwmenent nase 2 Captain “fncy sent you on ahead to meke When she was gone I pulled the {tere leading upward to @ email oi}, and thelr leaders, There is, in war, ae are mond,” and she held out her hand wounded, and is gure Miss Harwood was here, and to recovering man to his feet, propelled “Instantly my mind grasped hen "A Yankee leftenant, @ cavalry- nothing dishonorable in auch @ ser- Pay cordially, “As I have admitted al- » remain until they arrived. How many him upstairs ahead of me and pjan— the attic! If we could attain I reckon, from ther yaller stripe vice. I am doing my duty as @ @ol- ‘the house.’ y, 1 am Noreen Harwood.” ther is dead—Killed.’’ gre going to be im.thia happy wedding locked him in a closet on the second Mhe"cine unses he ladd his lege.” dier.” “Whom 1 shall only be delighted ahe sald, in steady, clear voice, “and Dititan floor, Noreen rejoined me. the atte wanees, drawing te noe Yank! Did yer hear the fellare «1 there was something familiar to serve in any manner posible,” I that Captain Fox ie wounded, and ® P'aMaybe « halt dosen of the boye. 1 , I blew the light out and took her Glen the ‘mole our ‘presence inthe DANCE tok of it, © me about your face when T eaw here , rellev a e ‘ i i 3 y mine. a 2 appt age A and port of Ned Cowan's men, It may be (°Rt know: they were talking about aye vot satat lea house might remain unsuspected. It gn! cate him Raymond.” you. Have I ever met you anywhere?” > H be * jen; I reall: “On, I think the service is more true, or it may be a lie, concocted to ing to be a great lark.” ‘We wili go down the back stain eye sere sks Sots Oe oaee & ex? | Ho blurted out the whole story, bit ‘Yes, Miss Noreen am Tom be! . ti likely to be mine. You confessed you frighten me. But be that o1 y OF “well, it 1s; you are finding that out. We slipped out ‘into the hall jows knew of the ladder and open- YY Dit: a rey Penccors, cy aey Wray! Why, of course!” the swift broke in here secking after food and the other, you never came here to- already, When were they to be here?” together, her clasp on my fingers ing the place would probably never duestions from the others, They even aroreenion was one of intense relief. h ing @ure—they ain't @ hidin’ ‘ that the girl was really glad girl, you are dealing with now, 2 can acaroel . - crept through th. one thi seen: y ly conceive e now Bill are ‘round front,” some edad the narrow up yere. Cum on, boys, let's take a — + : of my presence in the house, this re- | He made no reply, his lips Hebtly that I did; yet my eyes must have fellow answered hoaracly. “Thar's a *cuttlehole, her supple, slender body ‘nother iook round down below.” nice austen io caro, AN ae Meving her Of loneliness. 1, Pp wandered an Instant, for Nichols had busted winder thar. Yer eaw ther ‘nding easy eee With two blows We heard their feet on the stare Ife in the “Not a word of protest,” ahe sald ' “sone try obstinacy with me, the wrist of my pistol hand in his light upstairs didn't yer?” of my foot ened the supports, and tho light which had atreamed gon" Eng't deciared Y would never fat hich you dant ae ig @ fire. Down below we may find night, through this storm, to bring fwnock him to loosen’ his lagging Warm and confident, and I closed the tne civerea the course of their “Uns from him the confession * both, and it will be mg pleasure thus me such message alone, Who sent tongue, O6eIDE door of the rpom behind us. Nichols hasty search of the rooma, love at ee See OE CIN NGOS Bie dae a a ao serve a Federal officer, You you, Parson Nichols? What deviltry «fy there a lock on the parlor door had shouted some threat as the lock tho worst our opportunity for ,de- ™SIO™ a noo» broke in the voice of she held out both hands impulsively. haye a lamp without?" is on foot?" ry leading into the hall?’ I asked the Clicked, but was now silent. My hand fense would be better up above than Kelly, “T'll bet this Yank t# the one “Your being a spy doesn’t make any the I held the larhp as we went down “My dear young lady,” he began ¢i;), encountered the baluster rail and in that open hallway. thet wuz with Fox an’ got away, ‘ifference now that I know whe you the stairs together, the rays of light smoothly. ‘| “A bolt—yes.” Noreen had taken a single step down- | “I see what you mean,” I said He'd hed time ‘nough fer ter git ‘this really are. It is no wonder I did not pressing aside the curtains of dark- ‘ou had no other object?" “Please close and bolt it, and then ward, when we heard a volce below swiftly. "Go up first, Miss Noreen— fer on fut.” recognise you—why you were only a nese. ‘ertainly not; what other could f come back here.” and the crash of what was probably hurry, Is the ladder fastened to the “But what does he call hieself Ray- boy”—— Possibly have had’ | snew it; the 1 heard her turn\ and cross the the stock of @ rifle on the outer door. floor?” mond fer? The real Raymond Mt out, “Not when you rode by my mother CHAPTER V. The man lied, and I knew it; the room; caught the solind as she shot A second biow fell, followed by the “By a single small nail in each aup- fer Charleston when Ww ‘and me on the pike. suave, soft tones of his voice Irrlinted the bolt, and her light atep again sound of splintering woud, The voice port; only enough to hold It firm. it "Maybe he jest heerd tell of the “A your ago? I remember; yet I The Jaws of the Trap. took ® step forward. ane fis on, the floor. ‘came sharper, clearer; I could dis- was kept here in case of fire.” other feller an’ thought as how he'd hardly caught @ glimpse you a ” a oe , » + easily. i 3 “Kelly, J Ly ‘or an’ suggestion of assistance. In- “Now, Mister Preacherman.” T sald Ciorn will do! sweep that clutter of nothing to be afraid of, man, Break be up the stare ie meet art t¢ thet hom ia in'ther atable yet. Tf Cox when you were here last. Why, deed her appearance of good eres Have done with dase dishes onto the floor, Good! now cut \t @ foot lower down, #0 I can reach and they bringing a light with them two left on fut they ain't gone ~ “and thought Noreen Harwood the ~ humor caused me to feel Oey a ae eet we a soldier, not & me the cord Tom, (ene Bere @ key. Where is Anse? Do you them. He , let me help you.” fur in this storm. Enyhow thar’s most, beautiful ttle girl I had ever bout; know, Jake?” “He ‘for you are §rip, and jerked me half off my feet. “Sure—the gurl’s yere all right, but freeing them from the floor, and up through the o ack in the scuttle gayly, waving me to the chair beside Nichols,” I @aid eternly, foven as I staggered, I struck out with {t don't look as If the preacher wus, mounted recklessly. Already’ men faded away, leaving ua in utter dark- 50.70% 50) make {2 YOUr Work, nor protec the table, “You must remember 1 fither goin oe Pinentodie Gaath te my left, landing fairly on his face, I reckon he got afeerd, an’ wus waitin Were on the stairs, the gleam of an ness amends," I tustened to say, glad that CAyERE comes T am am mistress here, and the entertain- — “| have said already—the message nd “he went back over the chair, fer us ter show up furst. Here, you, dpproaching light reflecting along the e oa } . ; rivilegs.* was brought to Lewisburg by one of crushing it beneath him. But as he Kelly, giv’ me aholt on thet club." side walls. There was light flooring CHAPTER VII. ment of guests is my p! Ns Ned Cowan'a men.” fell he dragged the revolver from my — She shrank back against me with a #bove, and sufficient space in which Presently, as I ate, she observed: “Yeu, #0 you did; but you never re- fingers, and sent it spinning across Mttle startled cry, and I held hor t© move freely, although I could see The Recognition. : “You remind me of some one I used ceived it at Lewisburg. Oh, yes, I the fieof, The next instant we close, There was no noise as yet nothing, not even the breathless girl forgiveness most humbly, bring you a new doll i yeeltoenight from into the fireplace, ‘There was a mo- two of the villains were there—one Upper rungs, and drow up the ladder, ath te tymane Bad left: che: AVF rea! ” “Indeed! I caught my breath | you never cane hore onign you ment of fierce, breathless struggle, of them Anse Cowan, Beyond dount sliding it-in behind wa on the floor, Upper floor, wish the excep- Ana” “my “desire to please te quickly, yet held my eyes firm. want me to tell you where you came during which we rolled out aguinst they had entered the parlor through The scuttle cover was on hinges, and tion of the trembling Nich- stronger.” “age one living about here’ from? Well, it was the mountains the table, our limbs interlocked, our the broken window and were groping I clamped !t down securely Into place. oly, for a few moments neither of us She drew In her breath sharply, as “Yer his name was Wyatt. I never the other side of the Green Briar— hands gripping for advantage. bout In the darkness, seeking for Fortunately it slipped over the edg® ventured to speak or mo What though suddenly awaking to the fool- knew him very well, only you recalled from old Ned Cowan's camp. There The girl never screamed or emitted S0mMe passage leading into the hall. of the hole holscleesiy, bat the tin bi ishness of such idle exchange of ™* * him to memory in some way. He and is where you learned of Harwood'e & ound. Home “dim conscioumess MES were tn the trap, caugnt between centre board had warped slightly, seers, sieey > waep aie dis- words, BLT ye dtaw tits! his mother went South when yar death and of the attack on Fox. Now told me #he was hi prisoner be- leaving a li a > , covered the lady's horse still in the = « broke out, igs Calais are you ready to talk to me? OF, tween the table and wall, the re- 6 a little apace, through which Why. how ridiculous for us to sit | wished to leara your “You are a rogular soldie LTHOUGH fully sat ie.” Mow" comething myself, ‘The fact clinched, our bodies pressed halt way toward the front of the houge, but At my side, ‘Together we grasped the A ue Cateete Shae A ! f light, growing stable? here talking of our boy and girl days! very well! Who sent you—Cowan? volver on the floor beyond her reach. CHAP: noel fliake “{ was a junior at West Point last Iran my gun muzzle hard into hie | had no time to think, to do aught = TER VI. 4 the soarchers below ad- “Ia there any way out of here, Miae For the moment I had utterly forgot year! we were graduated ahead of ribs and he nodded sullenly, his lips but fight desperately. He had my at We Overheard. harrow bar outlined on the Noreen?” I asked, scarcely above # you are im even greater our cass.” * drawn back in a snarl. All the soft throat in a grip like iron, and my COULD feo! the trembling of Toof overhead, and yielding un an in- Whisper, “any opening leading to the danger than 1." 2 “Isn't that odd?’ she said, quietly, palavar had vanished and he had be- fingers were twined in his hair, But mabling of » AAG ViSlOIng Us af B= ty Conger thas v “Do you know Mme. Hactell's school come a cowed brute, I continued: my left arm was free, and I drove my her body, and for an in- “stinct glimpse of each other's face root? ‘Oh, no; from all I bave seen and for young ladies at Compton on the” “Ned Cowan knew, by some means, fist again and again into his facé in stant my brain seemed to B20 IAY there preased closely to- “1 have never seen one, though I heard the Cowans must be in sym- Hudson? That Is where papa sent that Miss Harwood Was alone in this short jaba that bréught blood, The reel with dissiness, ‘The “her 18 allent suspense. wan often up ere WheD Wee ee ey eee a eae kok en Wom, Bo choles; I wee alone here Gadir;; mom I was at the senior hop at house to-night. He ordered you to fellow poescased no alll, but the wiry We could distinguish the opening " fatty, Oe wid Laemtanae fe Bee teres ian aan West Point a year ago last June. A come here for some special purpose of strength of a tiger. danger confronting us was and closing of doors, and the sound oF °M!ld- . party, or held Lieutenant Raymond Wes, and another; they idouen ‘of as girls went up; Fred his own-—what was it? In he coming “'I'feund his eyes with my fat, and) BOt #0 much mine as here, My unl- volcom calling to othera on the floor “Shall T risk exploring?” I asked prisoner, I had considered goin dl- the west of the house.” f ion, of Charleston, was in that later?” dazed, his hands released their grip, form might possibly save me, or at below. Once some fellow, apparently doubtfully. “There Is surely no one Pec denenaind cootannen * atity, Cantey erenard, berend the and he invited me, You knew 1 don't knew whether he is coming gps I broke loose, my throat livid" east prevont my suffering from any- ! beg us, ripped out an oath. om this floor except Nichols. What “frep hands grasped my sleeve, bee really @ome one him, +f course?’ arin at Ponsa oe neh” pes artes CC lial 'Y: from his fingermarks. The flap of & thing more unpleasant than capture, dah ean, py snd bel eaged has ection do you think we ought to Yo, not that! You do not under- — “They are certainly at y Ups were dry, +. gray skirt touched my fuce, and & but thore was no euch hope for the ¥ perece OB EO take” nd, ‘Tom Wyatt. These men care thing—there peaks another haff fearful I might be slipping into My hammer clicked, and the man, blow fell—the man went limp under and squealed to the girl? “I certainly have no desire to re- nothing for the issues of the war. furth ‘Those fellows some' trap, ‘Although her words and cringeing back, read the stern mean- me, his head upheld by the angle of Sitl. “Hanged If I know,” was the sullen ing for the . further south, will be oy ‘ longer than ts necessary,” ‘Th reese! and mannir Were surcly innocent enough. ing of my face, A terrible suspicion the wall. 1 struggled to my knees, With’the Major dead and his only Teply. “But it don’t look like thar [ie/®, here lonkor than 1 Regent ney a a ch er ae beck pre weg, What rooum ie” or ney T” “We were acquaintances, not eurged aver me, and I was ready to gtill staring at him, uncertain as to chil . Was a soul in the house.’ f re mes 9 friends,” T repifo, hoping the retort Kill, He knew his life bung by a hair, what’ had acuanily occurred,. strug Sah Teed Wo Anee Gowan-wbeth ten righe th dent, Wut ZOAn'h Wee Reise” Heme mee be cmtalie in the velaee Teer nce Calteen Weteal ot, MN waned migh', callse her ts change the sub- t does he want of Miss Har- gling for breath. The girl stood over ¢f bY force or Otherwise—the account jjeve he ever had tha nerve to do sor scurcuini tor tnce of us, Eioae, hey fre meltnen Racerel Ser te ue ore Confederate; they are robbers, mur- : 7 T asked. me, white-faced, her eyes wide open between the Harwoods and the Cow- such a trick. I'N foller the cuss ter othe ‘owal PEXtost of the boys seemed like “'To—to marry her," the words bare- with horror, the remnant of the tea- aps would be closed. Once legally this hell an’ back if he has.” ie bia th Meat tuath a Gnite fare teenlans tocar purpose bat ne BeYGont shtondia fimer't met ons "Marry her!” { echoed, "What in Revered her eyea, then fragment ot Vain’® Wife all Ber InerltaC8 wet ee eee ae pe aay; on, the oor: gome one la eating Inthe own? You realise what thet perpeee cadét named Raymond; he bad dark n crockery falling nolaly to the floor, P& 18 bis contrui, That must be the At my ear, ne UntH her Hips were wa olng to We the acutth have heard enough to make me wheeled hair aid eyes.” “I—I struck him,” she sobbed, un- Object, the vile, cowardly purpose, “That 4 a pons “ “Oh, yew". T managed to answer, he stammered, as though nerved. “I—I have killed him!" which had brought bim aod bis mur- sahinered es sy | “that voles. bara?” HESS ay Seve Me foe te ini waerieae to thus gain now sceeperetaly arte Shere Ms | fonrty) he could not explain fast “No such good luck,” I answered, derous crew to this lonely house What do you suppose they will do I was obifged to loosen it by the control of this property. The killing another. im ase—James R., I enough, ‘Not old Ned—his son, recovering myself, and grasping her through the storm. Suddenly her now?" insertion of my knife blade, yet t of Major Harwood was part of the Baliove. , lees Anse.’ hands, so that I could look into her hands grasped mine in which I gripped . The one fear in my heart was that clamp yielded with but little no! * ate not rn 1 on ¢ name, bys on eare the startled exclamation of eyes. man ia not ly the revolver. tm the fierce anger of disappointment and I peored eagerly opel “You know then of my father’s wi boged e ut. Raymon: @ girl LAhind me, stunned, hy the blow. He will be ‘Do not shoot-not “phe whis- Wey might fire the bouse, but I could ing. There was a lamp burning in the death? Yeu know that report to be \