Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 28, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 January 1887 — Page 8

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CHAPTER IV.

Kate found her sister, as tbe stranger bad timated, fully prepared. A hasty invenry of provisions and means of subsistence Jwed that they bad ample resources for a tucb longer isolation. "They tell me it is by no means an uncomon coso, Kato somebody over at somerdy'B place was snowed in for four weeks, ad now it appears that even the Summit is not always acccssible. John ought 1/ig.ve known it when be bought tbo place v'fact, I was ashamed to admit that he did at. But that is like John to prefer bis own heoriss to the experience of others. Howver, I don't suppose we should even notice privation except for the mails. It will a lesson to John, though. As Mr. Lee

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ho is on the outside, and can probably wherever ho likes from the Summit expt to come here." "Mr. Lee?" echoed Kate. "Yes, the wounded ono and the other's is Falkner. I raked them in order that ou might be properly introduced. There ere very respectable Falkners in Charlesjwn, you remember I thought you might "arm to the name and perhaps trace tbe connection now that you are such good friends, t's providential they arc here, as we haven't »ot a horse or a man in tho place since Mantel disappeared, tbough Mr. Falkner says be an't bo far away, or they would have met iin on the trail if he had gone toward the Summit." "Did thoy suy anything moro of Manuel?" "Nothing though I am inclined to agree -1th you that he isn't trustworthy. But that •^uiii is tho result of John's idea of employig native skill at the expense of retaining •utive habits."

The evening closed early, and with no ininution in the falling rain and rising vind. Falkner kept his word, and unostentatiously performed tho outdoor work in the arn and stables, assisted by tho only Chinese servant remaining, and under the advice and supervision of Kate. Although ho ieemed to understand horses, she was surrised to find that ho betrayed a civic ignormeo of tlio ordinary details of the farm and rustic household. It was qui to impossible that she should retain her distrustful attitude or he his reserve in tlitir enforced companionship. They talked freely of subjects uggested 1y the situation, Falkner exhibiting a general knowledge and intuition of Uiings without parade or dogmatism. Doubtful of all versatility as Kate was, she could aiot help admitting to herself tluit. his truths were none tho less true for their quantity or dint he got at them without ostentatious processes. His talk certainly was more picuresquo than her brother's and less subdung to her faculties. Jobs had always crushed er.

When they i-etunmd to tho home he did not linger in tho parlor or sitting room, bnt •it once rujoined his friend. When dinner vas ready in tho dining room, a little more leliborately arranged and ornamented than isual, tho two women wore somewhat, sur)lined to receive an excuse from Falkner, .•egging them to allow hlrn for the present to

Ice his meals with the patient and thus save the necessity of another attendant. "It is all shyness, Kate," said Mrs. Hale, onilder.My, "and must not lie permitted for moment." 'Tin mire 1 should be quite willing to stay '.vith the ioor Iwy myself," said Mrs. Scott, imply, "and take Mr. Kallcner's place while le dines." 'You are too willing, mother." said Mrs. lale pertly, "and your 'joor boy,' as you call im, will never see !5T» again." "lie will never soo any other birthday," related her mother, "unless you keep him ore quiet. He only talks when you're in he room." "He wants some relief to his friend's long ace and mustaches that make him look oronmturuly in mourning," said Mrs. Hale, with a slight increase of suimation. "I don't ~i*opoee to leave them too much together, ^kfter dinner we'll adjuarn to their room and ighten it up a little. You must come, Kate, look at tho patient and counteract the baleful effect* of my frivolity."

Mrs. Hale's instincts were truer than her other's experience not only that the wounded man's eyes becamo brighter under tie provocation of her presence, but it was vident that his naturally exuberant spirits were a part of his vital strength, and were absolutely essential to his quick recovery. "Vicouraged by Kalkner's grave and practical assistance, which she could not ignore, Kate .ventured to make an examination of Lee\ wound Even to her unpracticcd eye it was serious than at first appeared. The great

2osa of blood had been due to the laceration of certain small vessels below tho knee, but either artery nor bono was injured. A re-

The unfailing good humor of the patient under this manipulation, the quaint originality of his speech, the freedom of his fancy, which was, however, always controlled by a certain instinctive tact, began to affect Kate nearly as it had the others. She found herlaughing over the work she had under* in a pure sense of duty she joined in tho hilarity produced by Leo's affected terror of hor surgical mania, and offered to undo fthe bandages in March of the thimble he declared she had left in the wound with a view to further experiments. "You ought to broaden your practice," ha suggested. "A good deal might be made oat of Ned aid apiece of soap left carelessly on tho first step of the staircase, while moontains of surgical opportunities lie in a humble orange peel judiciously exposed. Only I warn you that you wouldn't find him as docile as I am. Decoyed into a snowdrift and fro*?n, you might get some valuable experiences in resuseitatiou by thawing hira." fancied you had dooe that already, Kate," whispered Mrs. Hale.

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Snow Bound" at Eagle's.

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"Fou ought to broaden your practice." "Freezing is the new suggestion for painless surgery," said Lee, coming to Kate's relief with ready tact, "only the knowledge should be moro generally spread. There Was a man up at Strawberry fell under a sledge load of wood in the snow. Stunned by the shock, he was slowly freezing to death when, with a tremendous effort, he succeeded in freeing himself all but his right leg, pinned down by a small log. His ax happened to have fallen within reach, and a few blows ou the log freed him." "And saved the poor fellow's life," said Mrs. Scott, who was listening with sympathizing intensity. "At the expense of his left leg, which he had unknowingly cut off under the pleasing supposition that it was a log," returned Leo, demurely.

Nevertheless, in a few moments he managed to divert tho slightly shocked susceptibilities of the old lady with some raillery of himself, and did not again interrupt the even, good humored communion of the party. The rain beating against the windows and the Are sparkling on the hearth seemed to lend a charm to their peculiar isolation, and it was not until Mrs! Scott rose with a warning that they were trespassing upon the rest of their patient that they discovered that the evening had slipped by unnoticed. When the door at last closed ou the bright, sympathetic eyes of tho two young women and the motherly benediction of the elder, Falkner walked to tho window, and remained silint, looking into the darkness. Suddenly he turned bitterly to his companion. "This is just li—11, George."

Georgo Lee, with a smile still on his boyish face, lazily moved his head. "I don't know! If it wasn't for the old woman, who is the one solid chunk of absolute goodness here, expecting nothing, wanting nothing, it would be good fun enough! These two Women,"$3bied up in this house, wanted excitement. They'vo got itl That man Halo wanted to show off by going for us he's had his chance, and will have it again before I've done with him. That d—d fool of messenger wanted to go out of his way to exchange shots with mo I reckon ho's the most satisfied of tho lot! I don't know why you should growl. You did your level best to get away from here, and the result is that little Puritan is ready to worship you." "Yes—but this playing it on them—Georg# —this •'Who's playing it! Not you I see you've given away our names already." "I couldn't lio, and they know nothing by that." "Do you think they would be happier by knowing it? Do you think that soft little creature would be as happy as she was tonight if she knew that her husband had been indirectly the means of laying me by the heels here? Where is the swindle? This hole in my leg? If you had been five minutes under that girl's d—d sympathetic Angers you'd have thought it was genuine. Is it in our trying to get away? Do you call that ten feet drift in the pass a swindle? Is it in tho chance of Hale getting back while we're hero? That's real enough, isn't it? I say, Ned, did you ever give your unfettered intellect to the contemplation of that?"

Falkner did not reply. There was an interval of silence, but he could see from the movement of George's shoulders that he was shaking with suppressed laughter. "Fancy Mrs. Hale archly introducing her husbandt My offering him a chair, but being all the time obliged to cover him with a derringer under the bed clothe*. Your rushing hi from your peaceful pastoral pursuits in the barn, with a pitchfork in one hand and the girl in the other, and dear old mammy sympathizing all round and trying to make everything comfortable." "I should not be alive to see it, George," said Falkner, gloomily. "You'd manage to pitchfork me and those two women on Hale's hone and ride away that's what you'd do, or I dont know you! Look here, Ned," he added, more seriously,

note here. That was your idea. Yon thought it would remove suspicion, and as you believed I was bleeding to death you played that game for all it was worth to save me. You might have done what I asked you to do —propped me up in the bushes and got away yourself. 1 was good for a couple of shots yet and after that—what mattered? That night, the **xt day, the next time I take the rood, or a year hence? It will come when it will come, all the samel*

He did not speak bitterly, nor relax his •mile. Falkner, without speaking, slid Ids hand along the coverlet Lee grasped it, and their hands remained clasped together for a few moments in silence. "How is this to end? We cannot goon here in this way," said Falkner suddenly. "If we cannot get away it must goon. Look here, Wed I dont reckon to take anything oat of this boose that I didn't bring in it, or isnt freely offered to me jret I don't, otherwise, you understand, intend making myself oat a d—d bit better than I am. That's the only excuse I bare for not making myself oat jut what I am. I dont know the fellow who's obliged to tell every one the last company be was in or the last thing be

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did! Do you suppose even these pretty little women tell us their whole story! Do you fancy that this St. John in the wilderness is canonized in his family? Perhaps, when I take the liberty to intrude in his affairs, as he i"" in mine, he'd see he isnt. I don't blame you for being sensitive, Ned. It's natural. When a man lives outside the revised statutes of his own state he is apt to be awfully fine on points of etiquette in his own household. As for me, I find it rather comfortable here. The beds of other people's mtOringr strike me as being more satisfactory my own. Good night."

In a few moments he was sleeping the peaceful sleep of that youth which seemed to be his own dominant quality. Falkner stood tor a little space and watched him, following the boyish lines of his cheek on the pillow, from the shadow of the light brown lashes under his closed lids to the lifting of his short upper lip over his white teeth with his regular respiration. Only a sharp accenting of the line of nostril and jaw and a faint depression of the temple betrayed his already tried manhood.

The house had long sunk to repose when Falkner returned to the window, and remained looking out upon the storm. Suddenly he extinguised the light, and passing quickly to the bed laid his hand upon the deeper. Lee opened his eyes instantly. "Are you awake?" "Perfectly." "Somebody is trying to get into^the^house 1" "Not him, eh?" said Lee gayly.* "No two men. Mexicans, I think. One looks like Manuel." "Ah," said Lee, drawing himself up to a sitting posture. "Well?" sxiS'Ji 4 "Don't you see? He believes the women are alone." "The dog—d—d hound!" "Speak respectfully of one of my people, if you please, and hand me my derringer. Light the candle again and open the door. Let them get in quietly. They'll come here first It's his room, you understand, and if there's any money it's here. Any way, they must pass here to get to the women's rooms. Leave Mi nuel to me and you take care of the other." *r*£"I see." "Manuel knows the house and will come first. When he's fairly in the room shut tho floor and go for the other. But no noise. This "is just one of the sw-eetest things out— if it's done properly." .v "But you, Georgef "If I couldn't manage that fellow without turning down the bedclothes I'd kick myself. Hush. Steady now."

Ho lay down and shut his eyes as if in natural repose. 'Only his right hand, carelessly placed under his pillow, closed on the handle of his pistol. Falkner quietly slipped into the passage. The light of the candle faintly illuminated the floor and opposite wall, but. loft it on either side in pitchy obscurity.

For some foments the silence was broken only by the sound of tho rain without. Tho recumbent figure in bed seemed to have actually succumbed to sleep. The multitudinous small noises of a house in repose might have been misinterpreted by ears less keen fr.hw.il tho sleeper's but when the apparent creaking of a far off shutter was' followed by the sliding apparition of a dark head of tangled hair at the door Lee had not been deceived, and was prepared as if he had seen it. Another step and the figure entered the room. The door closed instantly behind it. The sound of a heavy body struggling against the partition outside followed, and then suddenly ceased.

The intruder turned and violently grasped the handle of the door, but recoiled at a quiet voice from the bed. "Drop that, and come here."

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He started back with an exclamation. The sleeper's eyes were wide open the sleeper's extended arm and pistol covered him. "Silence! I'll let that candle shine through you." "Yes, captain!" growled the astounded and frightened halfbreed. "I didn't know you were here."

Lee raised himself and grl&ped the long whip in his left hand and whirled it round his head. "Will you dry up?"

The man sank back against the wail In silent terror. "Open that door now—softly."

Manuel obeyed with trembling fingers. "Ned," said Lee in a low voice, "bring him in here—quick."

There was a slight rustle, and Falkner appeared, backing in another gasping figure, whose eyes were starting under the strong grasp of the captor at his throat. "Silence," said Lee, "all of you."

There was a breathless pause. The sound of a door hesitatingly opened in the passage broke the stillness, followed by the gentle voice of Mrs. Scott? "Is anything the matter!"

Lee made a slight gesture of warning to Falkner, of menace to the others. "Everything's the matter," he called out cheerily. "Ned's managed to half pull down tbe house trying to get at something from my saddle bags." "I hope he has not hurt himself," broke in another voice mischievously. "Answer, you clumsy villain,1' whispered Lee, with twinkling eyes. "I'm all right, thank yoo," responded Falkner with unaffected awkwardness.

There was a slight murmuring of voices, and then the door was beard to close. Lee turned to Falkner.

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side, and make no noise. And you, Manuel 1 tell him what his and your chances are if he shows his Mack face here again."

Manuel catf a single, terrified, suppUca^ ing glance, more suggestive than words, at his confederate, as Falkner shoved him before him from the room. The next moment they were silently descending the stairs, "May I go too, captain entreated MairiwI "I swear to God" "Shut the door!" The man obeyed. "Now, then," said Lee, with a broad, gratified smile, laying down his whip and pistol within reach and comfortably settling the pillows behind his back, "well have a quiet confab. A sort at old fashioned talk, eh? You're not looking well, Manuel. You're drinking too much again. It spoils your complexion.1* "Let me go, captain,* pleaded the man, emboldened by the good humored voice, tot not near enough to notice a peculiar tight in thecpealcerti ey*

"You've only just come, Manuel, and at considerable trouble, too. Well, what have you got to say? What's all this about! What are you doing borer

The captured man shuffled his feet nervously, and only uttered an uneasy lough of coarse discomfiture. "I see. You're bashfuL Well, Fll help you along. Cornel You knew that Hale was away and these women were here without a man to help them.. You thought you'd find some money here, and have your own way generally, eh?"

The tone of Lee's voice inspired him to confidence unfortunately, it inspired him with familiarity also. "I reckoned I had the right to a little fun on my own account, cap. I reckoned ez one gentleman in the profession wouldn't interfere with another gentleman's little game," be continued coarsely. "Stand up." "WotforP' "Up, I say!"

Manuel stood up and glanced at him. "Utter a cry that might frighten these women, and by the living God they'll rush in here only to find you lying dead on the floor of the house you'd have polluted.

He grasped the whip and laid the lash of it heavily twice over the ruffian's shoulders. Writhing in suppressed agony, the man fell imploringly on his knees. "Now, listen 1" said Lee, softly twirling tho whip in the air. "I want to refresh your memory. Did you ever learn, when you were with me—before I was obliged to kick you out of gentlemen's company—to break into a private bouse? Answerl"

"Now, listen/" aaid Lee.

"No," stammered the wretch. iV"

"Did you ever learn to rob a woman, a child, or any but a man, and that face to face?" "No," repeated Manuel/*" s.. -vrv "Did you ever learn from me to lay a finger upon a woman, old or young, in anger or kindness?" ,-'*• "No" -v "Then, my poor Manuel, it's as I feared, civilization has ruined you. Fanning and a simple, bucolic life have perverted your morals. So you wore running off with the stock and that mustang, when you got stuck in the snow and the luminous idea of this little game struck you? El!? That was another mistake, Manuel I never allowed you to thipk wtyenyou were with me." "No, captain. "Who's jrour friend?" "Ad—d cowardly nigger from the Summit." "I agree with you for once but he hasn't had a very brilliant example. Where's he gone now!" "To h—11, for all I care!" "Then I want you to go with him. Listen. If there's away out of the place you know it or can find it. I give you two days to do it— you and he. At the end of that time the order will be to shoot you on sight. Now take off your boots."

The man's dark face visibly whitened, his teeth chattered in superstitious terror "I'm not going to shoot you now," said Lee, smiling, "so you will have a chance to dto with your boots on, if you are superstitious. I only want you to exchange them for that pair of Hale's in the corner. The fact is I have taken a fancy to yours. That fashion of wearing the stockings outside strikes me as one of the neatest things out"

Manuel sullenly drew off his boots with their muffled covering, and put on the ones designated. "J*--*r \1 "Now open the door."

He did so. Falkner was already waiting at the threshold. "Turn Manuel loose with the other, Ned, but disarm him first. They might quarrel. The habit of carrying arms, Manuel," added Lee, as Falkner took a pistol and bowie knife from the halfbreed, "is of itself provocative of violence and inconsistent with a bucolic and pastoral life."

When Falkner returned he said hurriedly to his companion: "Do you think it wise, George, to let those hellhounds loose! Good God! I could scarcely let my grip of hit throat go when I thought of what they were hunting." "My dear Ned," said Lee, luxuriously ensconcing himself under the bedclothes again with a slight shiver of delicious warmth. "I must warn you against allowing the natural pride of a higher walk to prejudice you against the general level of our profession. Indeed, I was quite struck with the justice of Manuel's protest that I was interfering with certain rude processes of hft own toward results aimed at by others." "George!" interrupted Falkner almort savagely. "WelL I admit it's getting rather late in the evening for pure philosophical inquiry, and you are tired. Practically, then, it

wise to let them get away before they discovered two things. One, our exact relations here with these women and the other, how many of us wen hen. At present they think we are three or four in possession and with the consent of the women." "The dogs!"

They are paying us the highest cotnplimeet they can conceive of by supposing us cleverer scoundrels than themselves. You are very unjust, Ned.9 "If they escape and ted their storyf" "We shall* have tbe rare pleasure of knowing we are better than people believe And now pot those boots away somewhere where ww can produce them if neeesnuy, as evidence of Manuel's evening calL Atpfteaent we'll keep the thing quiet, and in the early morning you can find out where the? got in and remove any traces they have left. It is no use to frighten the women. Tberefli no fear of their returning."

"And if they get away?" "We can follow in their tracks." "If Manuel gives the alarm!" "With his burglarious boots left behind in the house? Not much! Good night, Ned. Go to bed."

With these words Lee turned on his side and quietly resumed his interrupted slumber. Falkner did not, however, follow this sensible advice. When he was satisfied that his friend was sleeping he opened the door softly and looked out. He did not appear to be listening, for his eyes were fixed upon a small pencil of light that stole across the passage from the foot of Kate's door. He watched it until it suddenly disappeared, when, leaving the door partly open, be threw himself on his couch without removing his clothes. The slight movement awakened tho sleeper, who was beginning to feel the accession of fever. He moved restlessly. "George." said Falkner, softly. "Yes." "Where was it we passed that old Mission church on the road one dark night, and saw the light burning before the figure of the Virgin through the window?"

There was a moment of crushing silence. "Does that mean you're wanting to light the candle again?" ,, -No." "Then dont lie there inventing sacrilegious conundrums, but go to sleep."

Nevertheless, in the morning his fever was slightly worse. Mrs. Hale, offering her condolence, said, "I know that ybu have not been resting well, for even after your friend met with that mishap in the hall, I heard your voices and Kate says your door was open all night. You have a little fever, too, Mr. Falkner."

George looked curiously at Falkner's pale face—it was burning. [TO BE CONTINUED.]

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