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Show IMO an dtlie M JS. T With some incidental msend Brady mim 10Town WOMAN Cyj?u3 t00M0f0W $999 0P fcJsIaT 0990 0 4 holiday and had lingered on through th winter, fascinated by her exuber A QUARTER OF A CENTURY BE ant attractiveness, and flattered by her bold and artful pursuit of him. FORE. 8h bad thought to amuse herself la her dreary, wretched, sordid Ufa by The Storm Within. Tbt torm wm out of the wont his fresh, frank, open admiration. Th that bad arer bunt from tha moun- woman's drunken husband had cared tains and awept across the plaint. little at first; but lately, under th 10 wind eama la wild burata of tre Jibes, sneers, and Innuendo of hi biandoua speed. Eran in tha lulla, companions, he bad become fiercely which wera only comparatlTeljr auch, Jealous. Then In maudlin fury he had It blaw parhapa 10 miles an hour. Tha forbidden tb boy th bouse, and had flerca blaata wara laden with line sworn that he would kill him oa . anow frozen aplndrlft from a whlta sight Th woman thereupon swiftly made ocaaa of cold! Needlea of lea aharp-a- r than their prototype of ateel cut up her mind to break th thraldom of tha bar flash of those whom aril for her matrimonial bond, and la th tana kept abroad on auch a night, young stranger's company or by his brining tha blood to tha freeslnf agency to leave th country. Sh akin. Tha onslaught of tb scream, neither desired nor Intended to b to th boy a half dosea years ug tempest drora tha hapless cattle tied mad with pain and terror. The thick younger than ah. One In civilisation It would be inow compelled then to huddle toto break away from him, ah easy Bufat and ahalterlesa to gether list, knew. Thereafter ah had no fear fer, freese. and die la the pitiless hurbut with her beauty, her wit, and ber ricane with her otter unscrupulous f Just where the foothllla lose them courage, ah could make her way In th ness, selvea In the prairie lay huddled a lit which sh had sever seen. And tie town or camp. Every door and win- east waa th night on which they bad dow waa shut and barricaded against this to take their departure. agreed the searching storm. Sine her husband's wild outbreak In one of the poorest and most miserable shanties on the outskirts of the of Jealousy, ah had seen th boy only town a woman waited alone. A com once. la that surreptitious Interview uon kerosene lamp stood on a table they had concocted their plana. Her before the window, aet there aa If In husband apent th greater part of th nights, whenever he bad any money, algnaL In gambling and drinking at the saThe house, a mere shack which loon. By a lucky chance a abort time shook and quivered under the trebefore In an all eight trial with For mendous assaults of the atom, and tune he had won something over have been blown down If It bad might bulk of It In hard cash not been buttressed and protected by 11,000. Th anow of overheapa yet threatening to whelm It, contained but one room. In tha corner farthest from the door ill I Vtood a tumbled, frowsy bed. A rickof chest a ety drawers, kitchen table, a maty cook stove, a few uncertain chairs .of tha plainest and cheapest quality, were all the rest of the furniture. A few clothes hung from pegs driven In the boarded wall. A saddle tn one corner, a pickax and shovel, a heavy quirt, and a rifle banging from pega beneath a ahelf sufficiently pointed out tha avocations of th owner. Tet aha waa a woman who, what ever ber outward circumstances, showed no poverty of spirit She raged up and down tha room aa a prisoned tiger pacea tha narrow con fines of his cage. Sometimes she paused and atopped by the window, to rest her head beneath her hand on th sash and peer eagerly, passionately, out into the falling enow. She could see nothing, and after having PROLOGUE gered Into th room. Th woman screamed slightly and stepped toward th figure. Th young man forced tb door shut, turned and faced ber. He tor off bis fur cap and threw It on th floor. He stretched out his Icy gauntletted bands toward her. To reach tb cabin be bad been compelled to face th Hla face was whit yet bllixard. bleeding. Th woman ahrank back from bun. "Is this my wlcomr b said in a vole manly enough la spit of bis youthful aspect "You're so wet and so cold," said th woman. "The horses snow-covere- r returned th "They're outside," "But you didn't think of ventur ing In this bUxzardT Why. It's Hie hell itself, or would be If hell was boy. coldr "I'd risk anything," said th woman flercoly, "to get away from him I Tou won't fall me nowr f'Dut my God, glrlt" answered tb boy with that assumption of superior ag which ao satisfied his pride, "we'll die In this b!lxzard.N "No," persisted th woman. "See, tb storm comes straight from tha north. Our way Is due south; we've only to keep It at our backs." "All right" said th boy cheerily. II turned and stared out of tb win dow. "Tou'v ao Idea how terrible It Is, though." car." . "Get ready, then." "I'm ready," ah replied. "SeI" She lifted th skirt of her dress and showed blra a pair of horseman's boots with a pair of her huaband's trousers tucked tightly tn them. "It's a good thing he has a small foot" ah sheered. "Curs hlml" said th boy. "I'd like to settle with him befor w go." "You'll settle with him enough," said th woman cynically, "when you take me away from him." Sh turned and took down from on of th pegs a heavy fur overcoat Th boy assisted ber to put It on. From a bolster banging on the wall ah drew a small revolver. "I'm ready," ah aaid again. "Let us start then," cried th boy, stepping forward. ; Oa th Instant a whirl of wind dia "I don't , silver-mounte- d Bid, Saanlah Ferk, Vtakt L Dr. W. tad Quarantine JEX-FLORl- St Funeral designs tnA filiftd In nnlMr All kinds of Fiirnltiir k for. oo "t IT..,.:.. . -- Bsiidence two blocks North"i'jjti, of Foaivk, S5-2- Spanish Fork, Utah. Joseph Hughes, M. D. Physician and Surgeon U M. Jones in New Creer Block Kcgutcrcd Upticiaa Residence Corner Second North and Second West Any Lens Dupllrsted Offlc Hours, 10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to S Satisfaction Guaranteed OFFICE AT HOTEL CHARL0TI11 p. m. Sunday by appointment. Ind. Phone Spanish Fork Offlc 62-- 1 d Dr. J.W.Hagan C. MJlaf Spanish Fork, Utah Office at WrM Drif Ind. Phone 32 Bell Phon 11 fewldtnee on block wait el Commtrclal Bank Pbjficlin ar Bug Utah-Idah- Company. "but- -" "Com, w must get ont of ber Immediately." "Of course, of course," whispered th boy nervously, "we cant stay here ATTORN now." "Drag bim Into tb room and shut fntfct Banding PROVO --Teltpkoae ft X (be door!" The lad hesitated. "Ar you afraid T" sneered th woman, making as It to do so herself. "Certainly not" was th answer; FASHIONABLE but tb boy nevertheless was afrai- dafraid of death, with more fear than he had ever felt for any on living. Yet something bad to be don and at Oct Block North Bask, Spanish Fork, Utah once. Forcing himself to the task at last be stooped down, seized th man by tb shoulders, turned him over oa his face, and dragged him farther Into th room. Then he ahut th door. The two stared a moment at th prostrate A. B. MORGAN, LORENZO THOMAS TAILOR Turn Over a New Leaf V ' You May Talk to One Man But an advertisement this paper talks to in the whole community. Catch the Ideal Well, then, 111 save your reputa tion befor I go," continued the othei quixotically. There were a few tattered books on th shelf. He took one down, tore out th flyleaf, drew a pencil from bis pocket scribbled on it a few words, signed It held it to th woman to read, laid the leaf down on the body of the dying man, and then turned to the door. He opened it and the woman followed him out Into the Institution- ,- The room was very still. Except Dealers In for th long, alow, faint and fainter breathing of th man, there waa not a sound within the hovel Death hovered over him the long The morning found night through. him Btill alive, yet barely breathing He waa trembling on the eternal and verge later In the day when men seek ing him burst Into the room. They ttaaafaotnrers of found the letter of confession still lying where It had been placed. They revived the man sufficiently by stimulants to enable blm to speak a preg and nant word or two before his lips closed forever. JOHN JONES, Supt. The confession, the bullet that hart SPANISH PORK, UTAH killed hira, the empty revolver, and the man's last words, solemnly attest ed by those present, were carefully preserved by the leader of them all They might be useful some day; who SCENIC LINE knewr ror the rest it waa evident what had happened. The bov and the of woman were gone from the camp. No search was made for them; none was THE WORLD possible. The blizzard had snent it. self by that time; but the prairie was covered deep with drifted snow. A period of intense cold supervened, it was hardly within human possibility FOUR mat tne two fugitives could have got safely away. They must be buried somewhere to the southward in the vast drifts. Spring might reveal their fate, it might remain forever a secret So far as the denizens of the country were concerned, the tragedy one of the numberless ones of the frontier-w- as over. In a day or two it was for- gotten. Produce. Shoes. that the door had sud- They turned to face a drunken, infuriated, leering figure. He had on a short thick fur Jacket which left his hips completely un- covered. A heavy revolver had dangled In his holster. He dragged it out as he spoke and trained it on the boy.: "You're going for a longer Journey than you planned!" he panted thickly, as he Btrove to steady the weapon and cover tha other. Tha boy waa fumbling at the fastenings of his coat His own revolver waa not Instantly, as . It should have been and would have beno had he been a native to th e west "Fumble at 'em, you fool!" cried the man. "Befor you get em open, III shoot you dead. I don't do It now, cause I want you to taste death and hell as long as possible before you go into 'em. You thought you'd make a fool out of me, did you, and you, too, you" ;, He flung a frightful, mordant word at his wife which stung not less because it was In large measure undeserved, at least bo far aa the boy waa concerned. "I'll settle with you when I get through with him. Your time's up!" he continued, as tha boy at lost succeeded In roachlng his weapon. He waa game, that boy, although his . - . Spanish Fork . - Utal! OF Flour, Grain Boots closed to them denly opened. Trains; 'PHONE NO. 12 has not affected our job printing prices. We're still doing, commercial work of all kinds at prices satisfactory to you. Ed. Woods, Jr. and TRANSFER HACK Harness, Planned," He Panted. Hack Meets Ail COST ive 0 You Livery Feod Stable K LIVINC Merchandise, Ar Going on a Longer Journey Than -- THE HIGE Spanish Fork Co-Operat- B. H. BROWN, Utah Spanish Fork, caught". General still reposed in the chest of drawers. That with what the boy could contribute, would provide for th expenses of the Journey. Sh had got It out and tied it up In a little canvas bag. It lay on the table near the lamp. Fifteen miles aouth th Union Pacific railroad ran aeroaa th continent It had been her plan to rid thither and take the first train eastward, losing themselves in Chicago, and thence bv whatsoever route pleased them making their way to New York. Whether her husband would pursue her or not, she could not tell. He would be without th money, since she meant to take all with ber. He would hardly be (tfjle ip follow. fcej Very soon, out if he did, that was a tisk ah must take. Engrossed In the present the boy thought nothing at all about th future. The , woman's predicament bulked so large to his Immature Imagination that there was nothtng else on the horizon. There waa no other horizon than she, In fact And his one desire was to get her away to free her. And now this storm bade fair to render the whole plan Impossible. Misunderstanding hla temper she feared that the boy would be frightened by the blizzard. Yet there waa more imagined; for In the boy than sh when ah had about made up ber mind finally that he would not come, th Spanish route, utjih. Fresh Flowers tu pulled Offlc two doors north of City Dnifc Store. Might calls mad from office r. Ind. Phon 7.. par,!,"" t Ow lions. City Phyiician night "You IrrUawa Farms l.w lnuf.i tloMof partial ikm at mia.aoe, on tkwk .ait R M. Warner By subscribing for e hue-ban- silver-mounte- W. O. Creer Ne.43- Phene Office Money Loaned . - "He's not dead yet" aaid th boy alowly. "No; but h soon will be." The THIS PAPER woman stooped over and unbuttoned the man's coat and waistcoat "There I" she eald, pointing to a ghastly hoi. "I struck him fair In the breast Would to God It'd been In bis black heartl" ah added. "Don't you sec that w must go now and quick 1 OH, H. R. ALLEN Come, w can't delay any longer." I'll take the blame on myself 11 X333XrTIST we're caught" aaid the boy. "It was OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK my fault and yon saved my life." INDEPENDENT PHONE "That's noble of you," returned the woman Indifferently; "but we won't be stared with increased disappointment and further mutterlnga of angry words, ah would resume her rest less backward and forward march. Had there been any spectator when she assumed that picturesque position at the window, where the light, how ever it failed to Illuminate the anow, threw her own face and person In high relief, the observer would have been surprised at the coarse and yet not unattractive beauty of her face and figure. She was full lipped and deep 'bosomed, tall, litbe, atrong. Her xSeeks were full of color, her lair, black and coarsely crisp and curly, Her hands, which aha clasped and unclasped nervously, were large and reddened by toll, but they were shapen111 ly nevertheless. , But terf er refinement nor goodness in ber face. There ware great possibilities of evil which experience could bav detected. Hera bad been a hard life, and It had mad her a hard woman. years She waa perhaps twenty-fivold, but looked older. For hours the woman had waited tn that hut alone. It had been storming badlv when she began her vigil, and the violence of th tempest had In creased until ah feared that no human soul could brave it - That she very much wanted aome one to attempt It that ehe vary keenly, ardently, longed for that was quit evident Great Is the power of love. Even Ita counterfeit that which passea for It in the eyes of the Ignorant and Inexperiencedmay atir men and women to mighty deeds. This woman waited the arrival of one who fancied himself a modern Perseua about to release another bound and helpless Andromeda from a devouring monster. Whether the man who fatuously filled that role or the boy, rather, for he had not reached juana year or estate would" arrive before her husband, waa the problem that filled the woman's mind. , In view of the bll sard raging, she might have wondered whether, in case either of them sought the house, they could find it or reach it alive. If she had stopped to consider that phase of the possibilities, sh would have been profoundly glad had both ventured and had both wandered on In the night until beaten down and mastered by the spirit of the stormj ao that th searchers, after Ita violence had abated, might find them froxen to death as many another poor fellow, was found frozen thereafter. For while the woman loathed and htited her drunken brute of a yet ah had no affection for thefoolish young tenderfoot who had wan- DENTIST and, though he was covered and even a drunken man could scarcely miss at such range, he nevertheless drew bit b could own weapon. But befor raise It there was a sudden movement back of him. Th man In th doorway turned sharply.' "What!" be cried to his wife. "You would, you- -" At that Instant tb boy was conscious of a sudden flash of light and a room wai Tb sharp detonation. filled with noise, a little cloud of smokeblewdownonblm. Standing with his own pistol butt clasped tight In his hand, be saw the man In th doorway reel. Tb arm that held bis weapon dropped to his side. With a convulsive movement he pulled th trigger The bullet burled Itself In th floor, while the man sank down on his knees, swayed a moment, a frightful look in his ayes, and then pitched forward on bis face and lay still "Good God!" whispered the boy turning to bis companion, "you'v shot him!" He stared at th woman, who still UttU clasped th weapon sh bad need with such terrible effect "It was bis life, or your life or mine," was th answer. "I did It for you," sh said quickly, seeing a look of horror and repulsion spreading over tb fac of her companion. "Yea yes I I know," be replied; SAMUEL CORNAhv figure. - ' Dr. CO. SCOTT it had been when he entered the cabin, whli th other man's, almilarly snow wounded, was red with ragS Special Rates to Theatrical Q Ind. Phone 80-- 1 - Companies Spanish Fork, Particular People's Printing Printed Properly-P- re NEW TRAIN SERVICE Via DENVER & RIO GRANDE In Connection FAST TRAINS EAST (TO BIS CONTINUED.) Slightly Modified. Little Viola had dleveioped the habit cf holding ber thumb in her mouth, even while eating. Mother' had resorted to all sorts of methods to correct the child and finally in despera Uon From BURLINGTON ROUTE ROCK ISLAND ROUTE MISSOURI PACIFIC TWO NIGHTS TO CHICAGO. TWO NIGHTS TO ST. LOUIS. THREE NIGHTS TO NEW YORK. SALT LAKE said: "Viola, the first thing you know yon will aw Allow your thumb, and then what will you do?" 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