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?y JfAMALL PARM& 'vwmm&Mm' fti 'JtiSMltm'M. v *" ' ' v.**'' Ihhhhbhhbi of the feller after ye got up?" BUIIl aaw waa the crowd blocking I the doorwar. I knew they had caught me lying on Slavin, with my hand grasping the knife-hllt and, somehow, I couldn't think of anything Just then but how to get out of there into the open. I've seen vigilantes turn loose before, and knew what was likely to KH"Sure. Recognise anybody in .that i;lB"BlglJlm, the bartender, was the only one I knew; be had a bung-start! Mason nodded thoughtfully, his mouth puckered. "It's him, and half HSKSMen other fellers of the same stripe,-wjio, are klckln' up all this fracas. The molt of 'em are yonder r 'MW,^-if;-it wusn't fer Ieavln' apris] onerHnprptected.darnme if I wudn't \ like to mosey right down thar an' |?,-'pound:ja "little boss sense into that j bunch o' cattle. Thet's 'bout the only thlng. ye kin do fer'a plum fool, so 'the law won't let ye kill "I'm really sorry that you got mixed I ttP;ih. this, Buck," said Hampton, 5 "for It looks to me about nine chances * out of ten against either of us getting away from here unhurt" ."Oh, I don't know. It's bin my experience thet there's allers chances If you only keep yer eyes skinned. If we kin only manage to hold 'em back till after dark we maybe might creep Kg away through the bush to take a hand in this little game. Anyhow, it's up to us to play It out to the limit Bless laJa ain't ajximln' I up right n'ow7"~ A baltdoxen men were starting to climb the hillside, fallowing a dim trail through the tangled underbrush. Mason stepped up to the ore dump where be could see better, and watched their movements closely. "HI, there!" he called, his voice harsh and strident "You fellers are Invited to this plcnlo, an' there'll omethln' doln' If you push.along le little bunch halted Instantly without the edge of the heavy er, turning their faces up toward speaker. ow, see here, Buck," answered taking a single step ahead of the rs, and hollowing bis hand as a pet to speak through, "It don't to us fellers as If this affair was of your funeral, nohow, and we've ) long ahead of the others just urpose to give you a fair show to out -of It afore the real trouble is. SabeT" i'fthet spr e little marshal was too far away hem to perceive bow his teeth eneath the bristly mustache, ou bet! The boys don't consider It's hardly the square deal your " up agin 'em In this way. They 3 you marshal of this yere camp, t warn't expected you'd ever take deg 'long with murderers. Thet's t(ff fer us to abide by. So come own. Buck, an' leave us to at to the cuss." you mean Hampton, he's my oer. Will you promise to tet me him down to Cheyenne fer ;: "Wal, I reckon not, old man. We kit) gtve him a trial well 'noitgh here 'Glencald," roared another voice feSvftom one of the group, which was ap S'-jiiparently growing restless over the de "But wo ain't inclined to do you i^,B0 harm onless ye ram in too far come on down, Buck, throw up yet s^'eards; we've got all the aces, an''ye can't bluff this whole durn camp." Mason Bpat Into the dump contemp tV tuously, his hands thrust into his pock Sit , ets. "You're a flne-lookin' lot o' law abldtn' cltiiens, you are! Blamed il >. you ain't This yere man, Bob Hamp fegv' ton. is 'my prisoner, an' I'll take bis I); to Cheyenne if I have ter brain every || tough In Glencaid to do it Theft me, gents." . W fcfe "Oh, come off; you can't run yout notions agin the whole blame mora (?' sentiment of this camp." 0./ "Moral sentiment! I'm backin' uj Efefe the law, not moral sentiment, ye cross ' J *.- eyed beer-Bllnger, an' If ye try edgln &Si up ther another step I'll plug you with -this '45.'" fc;: - "There was a minute of hesitancy 4',' while-the men below conferred, the . marshal looking contemptuously down ,,upon them, his revolver gleaming om % ,'lnoualy in the light fei ' . "Oh, come on, Buck, show a little ffehoss sense," the leader sang out jlfeiiWe've got every feller In cump along SgySrith us, an' there ain't no show fei pip tjw two o' ye to hold out against that gggaort,ot an outfit", ip''::;1.;.-Mason smiled and patted the barrel wyK,.'of hla Colt '.r"Oh, go to blares! When I want ?? & My advice, Jlmmle, I'll send fer ye'." : c- | Some one flred, the ball digging up the soft earth at the marshal's feet, jto and fljnging it In a blinding cloud Into tiv'^Hampton's eyes. Mason's answer was a sudden fustlade, which sent the ftt^rbwd flying helter-skelter Into the underbrush. One among them stagger ed 'and half fell, yet succeeded In dragging himself out of sight. "Oreot Scott if I don't believe 1 winged James!" the shooter remarked ^HKtfruUyg reaching back Into his pocket for more cartridges. "Maybe them boys will be a bit more keerful j?%fjl" jfj f better tkin down, fer I reckon It's liable ter be rlflei next" ~ It was rifles neit, and the "winging" of Big Jim, however It mar have Inspired caution, slao developed-fresh animosity in the hearts of bis followers, and brought forth evidences of discipline In "their approach. Peering across the sheltering dump pile, the besieged were able to perceive the dark figures cautiously advancing through the protecting brush; ther sped out widely until their two flanks were close In against the wall of rock, and then the deadly rifles began to spit spitefully, the balls casting up the loft dirt In clouds or flattening against the stones. The two men crouched lower, bugging their pile of lag, unable'to perceive even a stray assailant within range of their read; revolvers. "This whole blame country Is full of discharged sojers," he growled, "an' they know their biz all right I reckon them fellers Is pretty sure to git one of us ylt; anyhow, they've got ui cooped. Say, fiob.'thet lad crawling yonder ought to be In reach, an' it's our bounden duty not to let the boys git too gay." Hampton tried the shot suggested, elevating considerable to overcome distance. There was a yell and a swift skurrylng backward which caused Mason to laugh, although neither knew whether this result arose from fright or wound. * , '" - " ? t "HI, There!" Ha Called, "You Fellero Alnt Invited to Thle Picnic." " 'Bilged ter leach 'em manners onct In awhile, or they'll Imbibe a tool notion they kin come right 'long up yere without no Invite. 'Taint ter long, nohow, 'lesB all them guys are ljuts." Hampton turned his head and looked soberly Into the freckled face, Impressed by the speaker's grave tone." "Why?" "Fire, my boy, fire. The wind's dead right fer It; thet brush will burn like so much (Inder, an' with tills big wall o' rock back of us, It will be hell here, all right Some of 'em are bound to think of It pretty blame soon, ! an' then, Bob, I reckon you an' I will hev' to take to the open on the Jump." Hampton's eyes hardened. God, how he desired to live Just then, to i uncover that fleeing Murphy and wring from him the whole truth which had been eluding htm all these yearsi CHAPTER XXI. i "She Loves Me; 8he Loves Me Not." It was no claim of military duty which compelled Grant to relinquish Miss Spencer so promptly at the hotel door, but rather a desire to escape her ceaseless chatter and gain retire' ment where be could reflect In quiet , over the revelations of Hampton. In this quest he rode slowly up the val. ley of the Pear Water, through the bright sunshine, the rare beauty ot . the scene scarcely leaving the slight est impress on his mind, so busy was . it, and bo preoccupied. He no longer t had any doubt that Hampton had util, Ized his advantageous position, as well ! as his remarkable powers ot pleasing, i to ensnare the susceptible heart ot . this young, confiding girl. While the I man had advanced no direct claim, ha had said enough to1 make perfectly ( clear the close intimacy ot their relation and the existence of a definite , understanding between them. With j this recognized as a fact, was he Justified in endeavoring to win Nalda OII, lis for himself? That the girl would find continued happlnesB with such a ' man as Hampton he did not for a mo1 ment believe possible; that she had been deliberately deceived regarding his true character he felt no doubt. 1 That the girl was morally so far above him as to make bis very touch ' a profanation, and at the unbidden thought of It, the soldier vowed to oppose Buch an unholy consummation. Nor did he, oven then, utterly despair of winning, for he recalled afresh the intimacy of their few past meetings, his face brightened In memory of this and that brier word or shy glance. All the world loves a lover, and all the fairies guide him. As the olfiror'e ovor danced ud from the dusty road, be perceived just ahead thosame , steep bank down which be bad plunged In his effort at capturiDg'hls fleeing tormentor. With the sight there came upon him the desire to loiter again In the little glen where they ' had first met, and dream once more j of her wbo had given to the ihaded , nook both Hie and beauty. He swung ! himself from the saddle, tied a loose reip to a scrub oak, and clambered up" j this bank. '* s seated wllh unher baodi clasped about one knee, her sweet face sobered by thought, her eyes down cart, the long lashes plain, ly outlined agalnat the clear cheek*. To draw back unobserved was Impossible, even had he possessed strength of will suffldent to make the attempt, nor would words of easy greeting come to his relief. He could merely worship silently as before a sacred shrine. It was thus she glanced up and saw blm with startled eyes, her handB unclasping, her cheeks rosecolored. "Lieut Brant you here?" she exclaimed, speaking as If his presence -a ? ?t. eemea unreal. worn BirouRt, lunacies an Idle tbongbt can work!" "Thoughts, I have heard," he replied, coming toward her with head uncovered, "will sometimes awaken answers through vast distances of time and space. As my thought was with you I may be altogether to blailie for thus arousing your own. From the expression of your face, I supposed you dreaming." She smiled, her eyes uplifted for a single Instant to his own. "It was rathef thought just merging into dream, and there are few things In life more sweet I know not whether It Is the common gift of all minds, but my day-dreams are almost more to me than my realities." "First Is was moods, and now dreams." He seated himself comfortably at her feet "You would cause me to believe you a most impractical person, Miss Nalda." "If that were only true, I am sure I should be most happy, for It has been my fortune so far to conjure up only pleasure through day-dreaming ?the things I like and k>ng for become my very own then. Gut If you mean, as I suspect that I do not enjoy the dirt and drudgery of life, then* my plea will have to be guilty. Back of what you term practical some one has said thqre Is always a dream, a first conception. In that sense I. choose to be a dreamer." "And not, so unwise a choice, If your dreams only tejyl toward results." He sat looking into her animated face, deeply puzzled, by both words and actions. "I cannot help noticing that you avoid all reference to my meeting with Mr. Hampton. Is mis anuiuer Bigu ui juur juiyiacuwai mind?" "I should say rather the opposite, for I bad not even supposed it concerned me." "Indeed! That presents a vastly different view from the one given us an hour since. The distinct Impression was then conveyed to both our minds that you were greatly distressed regarding the matter. Is it possible you can have been acting again?" "I? Certainly not!" and she made no attempt to hide her indignation. "What do you mean?" He hesitated an Instant in hie reply, feeling that possibly he was treading upon thin ice. But her eyes commanded a direct answer, and he yielded to them. "We were Informed that you experienced great anxiety for fear we might quarrel?so great. Indeed, that you had confided your troubles to another." "To whom?" "Miss Spencer. She came to us ostensibly In your name, and as a peacemaker." For a moment she sat gazing directly at him, then she laughed softly. "Why, how supremely ridiculous; I can hardly believe It true, only your face tells me you certainly are not In play. Lieut. Brant, I have never even dreamed of such a thing. You had informed me that your mission was one of peace, and he pledged me his word not to permit any quarrel. I had the utmost confidence In you both." "How, then, did she even know of our meeting?" "I am entirely in the dark, as mystified as you," 'she acknowledged, frankly, "for It has certainly never been a habit with me to betray the confidence of my friends, and I learned long since not to confide secrets to Miss Spencer." Apparently neither cared to discuss the problem longer, yet he remained silent considering those questions which might decide his fate. "You speak of your confidence In us both," he said, slowly. "To me the complete trust you reposo In Mr. Hampton Is scarcely comprehensible. Do you truly believe In his reform?" "Certainly. Don't you?" The direct return question served' to nettle and contuse blm. "It Is, perhaps, not my place to Bay, as my future happiness does not directly depend on the permanence of bis reformation. But if his word can be depended upon, your happiness to a verv Iatata extent. lines." She bowed. "I have no doubt you can safely repose confidence in whatever he may have told you regarding me." * "You indorse, then, the claims he advances?" "You are very Insistent; yet I know of no good reason why I should not answer. Without at ail knowing the nature of those claims to which you refer, I have no hesitancy In saying that I possess such complete confidence in Bob Hampton as to reply unreservedly yes. But really, Lieut. Brant, I should prefer talking upon some other topic. It is evident that you two gentlemen are not friendly, yet there la no reason why any misunderstanding between you should interfere with our friendship, is there?" She asked this question with such perfect innocence that Brant behoved she failed to comprehend Hampton's claims. ;' v. Woman'i ISillfl ill? Eye ? MB B WEATHER_BULLETIN FOR THE WEEK ENOINO MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 1807. The temperatures on the tth averaged about 10 degrees below the normal, but they were practically normal during the rest of the week. The big* est temperatures occurred on the 8th. J The rainfall was generally slightly deficient over the .northwest counties, and moderately heavy in sections of the southwestern and north central counties. The falls were generally sllghty above the normal In other sections. Showers were general on the 5th and 8th, being reary on the. 9th In sections of Putnam, Kanawha, Marlon, Taylor and Harrison counties. Over Borne of the central counties showers occurred' dally from the 5th to the 9th, Inclusive. There was much cloudiness in all sections until the 10th and the sunshine averaged only about 55 per cent, of te possible amount. The week was unfavorable for out-door work. Remarks by Correspondents. (Name of postofflce Is following by name of county.) Panhandle Sectioh. Bayard, Grant ? The weather was showety and generally cloudy. The sunshine averaged about 48 per cent, of the possible amount. ? Solomon Clark. "?" ? *" 1 Li. ?r>,? *nnHl. OUI llUgLUU, 111 llici m i uu whu. tioQs were favorable for growth, bur were unfavorable for out-door work. The weather was cloudy and showery, with considerable fog.?J. W. Vandlver. Charles Town, Jefferson ?; Out-door work was much retarded by frequent showers. The conditions were favorable for growth. W. T. McDonald. Franklin, Pendleton ? The weather was showery and unfavorable for outdoor work.?Rev. S. 8. Oliver. Harpers Ferry, Jefferson ? Showers fell on the 4th, 5tb, 9th and 10th, giving a total rainfall of .38 of an Inch-. The conditions were favorable.?S. W. Llghtner. Southern Section. Bancroft, Putnam?Showers fell on the 5th and 7th. Very heavy rain (2.C5 Inches) fell from 10 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. on the 9th. The mornings were foggy. The sunshine averaged about 55 per'cent, of the possible amount.?James Hill. Duncan, Jackson?Showers fell on the 5th, 7th and 9th. The rest of fhe week was generally fair. There were three foggy mornings.?J. S. Harvey. Elkhorn, McDowell? Showers fell on the 5th, 7th and 9th. The week opened cool.?John J. Lincoln, .Mountain Cove, Fayette?The weather was showery and warm.?L. P. Willis. Oceana, Wyoming?The weather was showery and moderately warm.?R M. Senter. Priestly, Lincoln?Rain fell on the 5th, 7th and 10th. The weather was cool.?Miss Norma Clark. Princeton, Mercer?The weather was pleasant and the wlndls were very light. The nights were cool and there were no mga aay iwiupwrataxoo, ouvnera fell on the 5th, 7th and 8th. The sunshine averaged about 00 per cent, of the possible amount.?H. Scott. Ravenswood, Jackson?The weather was generally cloudy, with fog bn every morning but the 5th. Showers fell on the 5th and 9th. The sunshine averaged about 60 per cent, of the possible amount.?C. T. Perry. Williamson, Mingo ? The weather moderately cool and pleasant; but the sunshine only averaged 45 per cent, of the possible amount. The rainfall was light.?J. P. Keyset. Northern Section. Creston, Wirt ? The weather was showery and the temperatures were moderate.?J. M. Reed. Elklns, Randolph?The temperature was about normal and the rainfall was 40. of an Inch above the normal. Show No Stropping Set consists of 12 double-edge with triple silver-plated holder I good for an average of more th die and blade guaranteed to b( manship. Sold by leading Drug, Inquire about SPECIAL I WRITE IS A LETTER ors fell on every day but the 10th and thunder storms occurred on the "th an? 9th. The sunshine averaged SI per cent, of the possible amount. Sunshine and dry weather are. needed. ? Local .Office, Weather -Bureau. Elm Grove, umo ? iauaaer uuy*? ere occurred .dally from the 5th to the 9th. The days were warm and Sultry. ?J. W. Baird. Fairmont, Marlon?Heavy rain (1.551 Inches) fell from 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. on the 9th. Showers also fell on the 5th, 6th and 7th.?H. Glenn Fleming. Iiewlston, Kanawha? The weather was very showery. Heavy rain fell on the 9th.?W. C. Henson. Glenvllle. Ilmer.?Jhe fore pert of the week was cool and partly cloudy. Thunder was heard on the 7th and 9th, The sunshine averaged about 60 per cent, of the possible amount ? S. W. Wilson. Lost Creek,. Harrison?The weather was very cloudy, with freqent showers. ?Allen Smith. Mannlngton, Marlon? Showers fell on the 6th, 6th and 9th. The sunshine averaged about 60 per cent, of the possible amount The week opened very cool.?James A. Morgan. Moundsvllle, Marshall ? Thunder storms' occurred on the 8th, 9th and 10th. The mornings were foggy. The sunshine averaged 44 per cent of the possible amount ? C. E, Haddox. Parkersburg, Wood ? The temper - - ? -? it. ? atare averaged 1 degree dbiow uie imal and the rainfall was .15 of an inch below the normal. A moderate ahower fell on the 5th and a very light ahower on the 7th. The sunshine averaged 62 per cent of the poealble amount. ?Section enter. Phillppd, Barbour? The week' waa cloudy, ahowery, and unfavorable for out-door work. 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