The Breckenridge news., November 13, 1912, Image 6

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CHAPTER X.
Instead of leaving tho vicinity of
the cabin nfter being liberated, Be
dlght closed the door and replaced
tho bar. Drifting back Into the
bushes, ho waited. An hour passed
and then came voices and rustling In
tho "wood. Soon tho game warden and ,
two deputies hovo Into view. The
wardeii'B faco was flushed with ex
citement ns ho strodo along In ad
vance of his men. t
Approaching tho door, ho called
out:
"Will yo surrender peaceable and
como out o there, er shall I come In
an' git yo?"
From within there emanated no an
swering voice. Out in the bushes,
twenty feet away, Bedlght waited,
tensely.
"Como on out; tho door's unlocked,"
Bhoutcd tho warden.
Still no answer.
"Gol darn ye; I'll show yo. Come
on In, fellers," bawled tho ofllcer,
throwing open the door and dashing
Into tho cabin, followed by his depu
ties. With nn agile spring, Bedlght left
tho clump of bushes and dashed for
tho door. TJio warden saw him com
ing and sprang to meet him but(too
late! Slamming tho door shut, 'the
mayor shot tho bar home.
Ho could hear tho strenuous objec
tions of the prisoners as bo hurried
nwny, making a detour to a farmer's
house, where he hoped to secure
something to eat. A ruddy-cheeked
farmer's wife fed him bountifully and
protested at tho unnecessary size of
tho coin ho gave her for his dinner
and a basket of provisions, with
which he set out for the cabin.
Reaching the wood-chopper's hut,
Sn which two hours previous he had
been a prisoner, he rapped on the
door.
"Whoevcr's there," cried an excited
voice within, "let us out!"
"Break the glass In tho window,"
directed tho mayor, his face Illumined
with smiles, "and eat out of my
band!"
A growl of mingled disappointment
and relief preceded the shattering of
tho glass. Bedlght held his basket on
his left nrm and began passing provi
sions through the aperture.
"Good grub, this, boys," he chuck
led. "I servo excellent meals at both
my boarding houses. I'll bring you to
bacco tomorrow night. Just you make
yourselves comfortable. How would
you like a deck of cards?"
It was dark when Bedight reached
Squirrel Inn and slipped unobserved
to his room.
When Jacklo Vining camo down at
six next morning to take a constitu
tional beforo breakfast tho mayor
Bat In nn easy chair on tho veranda,
smoking his favorite pipe.
"Will you kindly tell Miss .Mason
that I am waiting her commands?"
bo asked easily, with no trace of re
sentment in his voice.
"I was going to liberate you this
morning," she said, simply, trying to
hldo her surprise.
"Ob, I got out last night, thank
you. I'm particular about my own
bed. Never could sleep well In a
Btrango bunk," laughing.
After breakfast Alico Mason, tho
girl appointed by tho court to defend
Bedlght on tho occasion of his trial,
called him aside.
"As your attorney, I nm led to offer
you your freedom today. I want to
go to Lakcvlllo for some cold cream,
and If you will rldo to tho Four Cor
ners with me, I will let you escapo to
your own devices. It Is not always
that an attorney can vouch for his
client, but I am willing to tako a
' ."I'll Brl"0 Yu Tobacco Tomorrow
NlBnt."
chance on you," confidently. "And be-'
sides, thcBo girls have been budgeting
tho llfo out of you. It's time somebody '
took pity," laughing.
Tho mayor put his lips closo to tho
girl's rosy ear.
"Honest," ho sold, "hopo tx die, I've
never had so much fun In" nil my llfo
but that bill business Is dangerous, I
nnd I'd like to get through with tho
ordeal honornhly. I can use today, I
and as n small expression of my '
gratitude, I'll send you the Jolllest big ,
' box of candy In Chicago as I pass
i through." . I
"Thank you," sho said, her eyes
dnnclng. "I'll leave tho selection to
you."
An hour later Bedlght, aBtrldo a
good horse, was galloping toward
Bordeau, a railroad crossing ten miles
to tho north. Arriving at the station
ho sent n telegram, nte rt typical meal
nt a typical country hotel, and started
back. Ho reached the cross roads at
Cleo Summers.
dusk and let his tired, mount plod
leisurely homeward.
Saturday morning broko clear and
tenso after a sweltering night. The
sun was copper colored and the leaves
upon tho crest, where they were wont
to bow and curtsey to the zephyr's
breath, hung listless in the shimmer
ing heat. At breakfast, none looked
refreshed and Mlno Host complained
of drought. Pauline, tho cook, whose
eggs wero always soft-boiled to a
creamy elasticity and whoso toast was
ever golden brown and delicious,
fretted the former Into blue-black
globules surrounded by leathery gela
tine, while the latter was burned and
desiccated to a hard-tack condition de
cidedly disappointing to her usually,
delighted followers. The thermometer,
to all intents and purposes, was so
basely ambitious as to seemingly have
no other desire than to climb higher
and higher in its relentless rise.
"Como on, Mr. Bedight," exclaimed
Molly McConnell, "row mo over to
Waxelbaum's Point. I want to sketch
La Veck's cabin, the remaining relic
of what was once the oldest trading
post In the state. If Is tumbledown
and ramshackle and will make a fine
study. I was by there a week ago on
a calm day and the reflection In the
placid water was almost as realistic
as tho old log-pllo itself. A photo
graph taken when I saw the cabin
would puzzle tho beholder to tell
which was tho cabin and which tho
reflection. Today rromises to be still
and bids fair to afford mo an oppor
tunity to get Just the right atmos
phere. I'll bo ready In ten minutes."
Sho came down to tho dock, her
black eyes dancing in anticipation.
Bedight packed her outfit In the prow
of the boat along with tho lunch
basket, held the boat firmly against
the dock ns sho put her dainty foot
upon tho stern seat, and dipped grace
fully Into position, a magazine under
her arm and a camera slung across
her shoulder.
As tho mayor took tho oars he look
ed at her bareheaded, her lustrous
black locks defying tho sun, her full
tempting lips shaping a perfect cupid's
bow, a saucy llttio dimple on each side
of a well-rounded cheek, nnd teeth as
white as nillk-corai through which the
laughter trilled and rippled like a
singing spring across its mlnty way.
Surely a man might well bo sen
tenced for lifo to such a woman's
whim, while but a day's service wero
as an hour In Naples after a hard
passage!
Molly McConnell had one of thoso
daring, unconventional temperaments
that bespoke a woman of full blood
and spirit, a being of beauty and
grace and voluptuous constancy. To
THE man she would bo all In all, rein
ing queen of his heart, laughing at
affinities, scorning Jealousies, holding
him secure with her mental and phys
ical charms.
Tho lako was calm and through its
mirrored depths long strands of weed
nnd marsh grass could bo seen stream
ing upward in tho shallow places. Not
oven a ripple stirred the surfaco und
tho sun reflected from thp sheening
waters, glowed heatedly upon tho
faces of tho two In tho boat tho girl
with hnlr like tho night and eyes of
liquid volvot, tho man with a sentence
to servo In the Gardon of Eden with
a pippin as tho forbidden fruit.
Tho mayor rostod on his oars and
mopped his sweating brow. The girl's
eyes danced:
"And now," sho babbled, "you are in
a position to appreciate tho arduous
llfo of the galley slave. How on, my
man!"
"O, that this wero tho river of
Life!" countered lledlght, matching
tho woman'B frippery.
"Ono of tho obligations imposed
upon you by tho 'Judge,'" solemnly,
was not to propose marriage' or play
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BKOPH
the role of(Lotnano. i trust your in
tentions toward me are like the Christ
mas snow simply another layer of
white purity!"
"Pray do not tempt me, Eve," he
said; "a boat is fully as perilous for
loving as a flat for mntrlmony."
Her merry laughter rippled out
across the water from a throat as
shapely as an artist's model. Her
neck, browned from the llfo nt Squir
rel Inn, was full and moulded free of
hollow dips.
"0, you old Adam!" sho giggled,
"don't you know that the prlqe of ap
ples has gono up away up since oui
mothers quit sewing carpet-rags and
spinning flax. It takes a man with
a head these days to keep my lady
gratified."
"Apples, say the physicians, are nec
essary to the human system. And I
may point also to a higher authority
who has said it is not good for man
to dwell alone! As for tho price, was
there ever an Adam who thought or
this?"
"Not until the baby needed shoes!"
agieed the woman, letting her hnnd
ripple the water over tho rail. "Many
an Adam has asked his Eve to fly with
him and after the flight couldn't buy
a curry of chicken wings In a Boston
restaurant!"
The miyor smiled.
"Marriage as It Is practiced," he
commented, "Is a bigger gamble than
the board of trade and twice as In
teresting." Tbo boat glided onward across the
sleeping waters, .leaving a V-shaped
ripple in its wake. Traversing the
lake, Bedight pulled through a narrow
neck that connected Goose Lake with
the main body of Sylvan. The view
was enchanting pine, cedar and hem
lock, birch and maple varied the
shores and green bushes trailed their
drooping tendrils in the cool waters.
La Veck's cabin came Into view, sit
uated upon a knoll beside the lake, a
picturesque pile of the lumber-Jack
days. About its tumbled sides tho wild
ampelopsis scrambled, and rag-weed
flourished In the clearing. The mayor
drew the skiff upon the shore, carried
tho girl's easel, box and camp chair to
a spot designated and stood by for or
ders. "Can you mako coffee?" asked Miss
McConnell, as she got out the canvas
and prepared to begin the sketch.
"In these days of tho new woman,"
he said, bnnterlngly, "man has come
to recognize In a kindlier light the
ladylike art of cooking. Fair enchant
ress, I can make coffeo fit for the
gods, but woman's dainty hand must
pour, else it loses its flavor."
"Very well," she said, "now run
away and forget mo until the coffee
Is boiling in tho pot"
Bedlght turned to tho forest's frlngo
"Your Diplomacy Is Admirable."
o M
nnd begun gathering firewood. When
ho called, sho camo promptly.
"Man," sho enld, "has caused many
a divorce by not coming to dinner
when ho Is called. Nothing so net
tles n woman as to wait meals. Know.
ng this, I mako hnsto."
"Your diplomacy Is admirable," ho
congratulated, passing her the coffee
pot.
Lunch over, Bedlght packed tho
cooking outfit and replaced It In the
boat. The sky was smoky In the wests
smoky with heat that generated a
strango restlessness among tho quiv
ering trees, whllo tho air was sur
charged with a portentous quietude
that presnged a clash pi elemental
fury. A black cloud stood upon tho
rim of tho lake and caused a look of
concern In Bedlght's eyes. A glance
In Miss McConncll's direction showed
tho girl absorbed In her work. Tho
mayor picked up a magazlno and
stretched himself upon tho sward be
neath a huge yellow birch. He was
nttractcd from his story a half hour
later by n shadow across tho sun.
Hurriedly springing to his feet, he
scanned the sky. A mass of black wltb
livid green patches and scurrying fore
runners of whito froth Iny like o
monstrous curtain across tho west,
through which shot veins of gold like
roots of mammoth trees. A'deep rum
ble, bass in its intonation, rolled
across tho Bky, warning tho creatures
of the earth that soon their mastei
would be abroad In tho land to wreck
and destroy.
Tho woman, too, awnre of the dan
ger, sat gazing apprehensively at the
disturbed sky.
"Oh. Mr. Bedlght." she cried, with
the veriest trifle of anxiety In hei
voice, "wo must bo going. Tho sky
looks like a storm."
Tho mayor came over to Miss Mo
Connell and, standing besldo her,
gazed analytically into tho west.
"I think wo will be safer here," he
advised, quietly. "Tho storm will
break before we can reach the Inn."
"But we cannot stay In this ruined
hut. It leaks and tho doors nre gone,"
objected Miss McConnell. "Como on,
let's bo off."
The man hesitated.
"Don't you think it wiser to remain
here until ,the storm is over? We are
a long ways from Squirrel Inn," coun
Feled the mayor.
"But the wind will kick-up tho laes
until wo can't get across for hours,"
cried the woman nervously.
"Sometimes," said Bedlght, looking
squarely at her, "a man Is not as
dangerous after dark as a wind
storm by day."
"Nonsense!" exclaimed Miss McCon
nell. "Where's your sporting blood.
Let's make a try for it."
Tho mayor turned and walked down
to tho boat. Tho girl followed and got
aboard. He rolled up the sleeves of
his light shirt and took tho odrs. As
he did so, a drop of rain fell Into the
boat.
"Really, Miss McConnell," he pro
tested, "this Is unwise. You will not
only get a good wetting but there is
grave danger of "
"I am neither sugar nor a coward,"
she said curtly. "Go ahead."
Bedight fell to his oars but his in
spection of the sky over the girl's
head as she faced him was far from
reassuring. The clouds bad taken
more definite form and In their center,
occupying the front of the great stage
of the sky, clung a balloon-like mass
of twisting matter. Bedlght looked
at the girl apprehensively, as she sat
in the stern of the boat, taking the
splashing drops of rain like a Spar
tan. "Miss McConnell, we are going to
have a bad storm presently. Don't you
think It would be better to go back?
Look at the sky behind you."
She turned her head. An exclama
tion of surprise broko from her lips.
"If you think best. Mr. Bedight. I
am afraid-1 havo been foolhardy but
I'm still satisfied to go on If you are,"
proudly.
A terrific clap of thunder directly
overhead, coupled with a roar in the
west, caused Bedight to hesitate. In
stead of turning the boat, ho headed
for the shore. Behind them the storm
was rushing with ten leaguo wings
and tho waves leaped into an action
that set tho boat tossing liko a speck
upon a boiling pot. Tho day became
as dark as night, save for tbo light
ning flashes.
In a moment the storm broko. Amid
tho crash of rending trees, tho de
moniacal shrieklngs of tho wind, tbo
terror of the lightning, tho boat sped
onward along tho shore, ono oar gono,
tho other useless In such a sea.
In tho main channel no craft could
havo lived, but along tho shore down
which the two raced boforo tho wind,
tho shell flew on tho wings of tho
tempest.
Whito but brave, frightened but In
full control of her nerves, the girl,
clung to the boat. Strnlght toward
tho narrow neck of Goose lake, the
craft boro like a windwhlpped Ice
boat under a gale.
Tho mayor gritted his teeth. Once
outside tho smaller lako tho course of
the craft would bo directly across tho
larger body of water.
Ho studied t!To girl opposite. Did
Bho realize tho danger?
"Mr. Bedlght," sho spoko regretfully,
with an effort at bravery. "I If we
go through into Sylvan lako I I'm
sorry I didn't take your advice. It,
won't help much now to know that
I've repented of my decision but I "
Tho mayor Interrupted, shouting
against tho wind;
"I think we'll avoid it, and surely
this must pass quickly."
Her answer was lost In the musketry
nnd deluge that followed. The boat,
half filled with water, lurched perilous
ly, rolled like a cedar log and turned
turtle!
Hertight felt nimeeir earnen lorwant
with terrible speed nnd depotlted
upon the shore He shook the water
from his eyes. Beside him on the mnd
lay tho girl, nnd a rod down the, shore
tho bont hung upon tho shingle.
She opened her oycg to the sound
of his voice nnd tho pressure of his
hnnd upon her heart Coughing, sho
sat up on tho bench nnd rubbed tho
gnnd from her faco and hands. Her
clothes hung closely upon her, show
ing tho outlines of her body, The
rain still fell In torrents and ran down
their necks in tiny rivulets.
"Oh!" she gasped, when her senses
marshaled themselves from tho be
wilderment, "I've lost my Bketch!"
Tho mayor laughed.
"If you had been a trlflo less fortu
nate, you might not bo worrying about
Lucille Walters.
that now although I'm willing to ad
mit you'd make a swell mermaid."
The storm was raging off In the
east, the wind where they stood had
ceased cracking Its lungs, but a heavy
sea was running on the lake and
both oars were gone. Bedlght looked
about for shelter. Mounting tho
shore's bluff, he snw, off to the north,
a hut still standing, evidently some
fisherman's shnnty. He beckoned the
girl, who came up laughing.
"If I look as funny as you do with
your clothes all sticking to you, the
little birds will bo In paroxysms to
morrow!" laughed tho bedraggled
woman, saucily, gazing brazenly at
the man.
"Well," replied Bedlght, returning
the stare, "your hair Is down, your
shirtwaist Is out at tho back, your
skirt Is showing your limbs and your
shoes squash when you walk. Other
wise you are dressed for ono of Mine
Host's summer feeds or evening hops
that is, dress appropriate for Squir
rel Inn when there are no men to en-
"Oh, If Pauline Could Only See Us
Now," Laughed Miss McConnell.
snnre and all dancing parties aro
feminine."
"You're horrid!" sho scowled.
"What are wo going to do?"
"There's a hut over there. If there's
any part of it that will burn, wo will
preserve the remainder nnd use It as
a Garden of Eden supplied by a kind
providence."
The woman hesitated. Tho Garden
of Eden stuff In tho morning was not
then so pregnant with possibilities,
Bedlght set off ahead, apparently
oblivious to her doubt.
Miss McConncll's faco was clouded.
What else was there to do? They
wero on tho opposite sldo of tho tur
bulent lako from tho Inn, with an oar
less, shattered, bout. Tho country
about was rough and unsheltered?
The night was upon them and tho way
to tho Inn around Sylvan lako was too
far for her to attempt walking It In
tho night, along tho rough trails And
through tho mud-covered roads.
Bedlght mot her at the door.
"Welcome, Eve," ho said, teasing
ly. "Eden Isn't such a bad place, after
all. Thoro's a stove and some flour
and ealt here, also matches, a dish
pan, three chairs and a bunk. I'm go
ing to seo If tho lako has yielded up
our coffeo not and sotno coffee."
"I'll go," Bald Miss McConnell,. sober
ly. "You start tbo flro and put tho
kettle on."
Sho went out abstractedly and walk
ed down to tho beach, What should
aha do? Was she sure of this man
BgSMuftr.- HBVVjH
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