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Show H''l $500 KKWA1U). B n Sfl! "Tlntin't a lml reward P TjtM K MM . "Not If a fellow could catch Mm, aSH B' fSfi lio would mako irotty kx wiirwi HHJ HHj Il'a co," 4ml tlio rrcund fitulrr BHil i Ml IfRnntoivail tlin jatnl card Hint VHl 1 mS tho poatniaalcr nt IHrd bcraeililo luul RH' I 2KI juat taclcd to tht iloor of tint atnru fSHJ ' Wat tluit constituted tlio "ollloo," eo that iHil aW etirjr ono might nail Ufl IBB TAKI' ",M ,NI HH ' ! tvnrtwr.WIIII'IU rr tb nntn1 HH i fjHH d.limrM llWVllllill.a.liMltTinara. aalHj' rjafaV ralroantr !! Utboutlaablr lit . tar. ul 1, aBBBaafll 'WD ill frtt lull aid nllm.lth Kelt compl.ilufl HH 'HH anl1aaatfctarrmilliarlalil.UaMIlar I BaHr fllfll JI.UwaM.il ffrrflHfr an lftltfr Crimea. It l HHi "aWE tUlnlln ml.lli htxI tlia rard will U IflH I1 1 n atlUlartorr front of hi MMitllr FH SaaR " ln '" lr,t rom tnnklas for tba kH DKHn Tonlo lluln coanlrj- EhT hmH "y ,'10 "m0 "10 n-n('cr 'ni' C'n IH tBfaR Micd, n crowd of half n dozen or Hfl ' J3H moro men gurroui'liil Mm U. (SKK "Xowlf Hint feller U liendctl for HH, 3Mj tlio Tonto Basin omiitry It wouldn't HH !8HB lionmcliof ntri k t tnko lilm," wild jHji kH0 tlioflr8tl"iVrrnfUtllvpy,nlf ile Hjl 3HJB ImtliiR Willi lilmwlf tlio mhiwibllity HR HH of iniUnstlinn(tniiit ffi IBB! "It i on hear mo lio ain't Rnlns to HH IHBHj o laU'li In, unit tlio follcr Hint trie IHJiHHH) It I pln to ltixo lil lintidnfutl aB AflHl Tlicy lmo brcn nftir Iilr.i for tno or HllHal tlirco inrn nnd nln't got dim jet BHtfaaaH Tlicy oy lion lifclit on tlio tlioot," BH ilUaaaB remarked nnollii r of tlio crowd III IKaHH "Well, n feller oul-M to know lilm 111 HaUaH "" '" "" '"' KC,,t ' n '""" "'n' ''"' KH IwaHU ncrlption,"lix!.mIeiltlioflntniank(r, HH 'KflH ' If lio i;ot ui i lose cnourli to aro tlio UHjtjPBfln Fear, mid then nil hod 1ino to do KaR 'aSaflH OU'' '' '" '""' loiW lit Mill If llU Ml I SSB didn't throw up lilt hiuidn when on iHTI WW told Mm. Boldc, nolmly hut him Oil lH-1 Mould trytocroM oer tlio moun SH HH talim into tlio lmilu with this mow HB ' HHj on tlio ground Ulnniiil If I don't KB 'HH think 1 11 ro nfter lilm " H flflH "Well, Mimehody ouplit to round BH (9B Mm 1111," nscrted raim onu ill tlio Hi fSn crowdj ' ho'H lvn fnolln roun Ii)uh HH 1 BHl longonouBli, Jot'lnvln liliiuiiay, HB' WBa Forttrmt If tlio rniintn'lKloiiKitl to HB lawH '''"' Dumed If I w ouldii t go w llh H imi u- JIi f r i1Unt i tn tak lhu Ub BfjO Rli over to tlio Ix) a in cninji " Hl MHH "Well, If any of )ommit tn (to, HR HB nil right I in going," replied tlio H 61 Hvm not tlio llrst tlmo Hint 111 IB i BMJ I-nmlng lind Lein on mch ixjaill HkI Hn( tlona. IIowoAinioof tlioKOHKii for HB HB whom ilanpxr wmi to hnonfnH- Hf iB dnntion At Mi itmnrk Fnuil: BBejBHHI Cnindnll, a yount; fillowwho had BHIHflHl licin nUiiidiiii; quietly hy, volunteer HHnHJHB il to accomiiany lilm Tlio crowd HB HBB turned ton urd lilm w ith moro Intir- HB HHHS cut than thiyliml Hiuh farctlmcd Ml HJHH during tlio intiro irocceding!i. It ng HJH voi hut u few montlm clnto lio had H WnB coiuo among tl.em, fnili from tlio Hi nSMR ,,ut' '" tn'10 chargoof mioof tlio aB MmmBI mind which hail Utn eloncddonu HI fSillaU by tlio winter stonu. For wccVii BB B)9uBB liohnd liccueooiicduiiinUiolsolaUil aH BtMlHl Kttlement, nnd ho IoukkV for Mime- Bfl fUinB UiIiik to hrenk ita monotony aH HiHaH "tit. rnjouriioriionniigun nnn HB BHHHl come,"n plied Hi, nnd In nn linlnnt aH BBfcfil tho two mill had left Hi" room to HH HsHW nr,n u'"' ''I"'!' thdnfiiUeii for tlin laH BniBr clniio, wlillo tlio loungvni pitliorwl Hb nBiMl nroiuid Ihobtovotodlatusathopiou- Hfl BHjUi iiuilltlcs of thilrnicLcw In ii fow HB BH' minutcN thotwomen rodo past tlio 'aH nfll H ilonr inch armed wltliarlllonudulx Hb HnVi 8 lliootir, nnd tlio iroi.d, KUpplug HB flril'aK ""'' l'a'' "ul" Kc,xlll'' "'"' "10 "rt aB? BmH repiated wnniiiig, "Ilo keerful nnd HB oVBH llc"1't lct 1dm 'ot tlio drop on o " HB BflH T1' cn"" "f "10 ,ln,,ro'-'-'11 1','ow HB BBfl cracked crisply under footna tlio to HB BBB roi'a o, fiu,t' lin '"'' "10 "tt' k'" HI HfaBI ineut In their rear Tor romo time Hi HKJB ucitlitr fike, lutnt lait tlio fIUiii-o H nffian ,ul 'irol'cn ''' tanning nuking li)J HB HflfuH ouug lompiiilon, "Did jo" oi: BH BMKW try tld kind uf thing Ufoiol' HR Bl "No" rt plied tlio jouug man, "I DHB noMrliato" wfl HMW "Well, thin, j ou want to Iwlcecr- all hVH '"' " 5" ''""' ''" ir 1W"' hH ftHw "'ro uU r,'!,'t- 'rll "lj' ''""K1 r ,J jwHJ BRvjH that wo may nut on lilm ucfoiowo t&M PjPJnli know it " I ifB IflHJm "And If wo do, what tlienl" asked ! iBHSI tho ouug man H aWlH "Well, ho will probably commence 1H1 ShMM iliootlnjf, nnd If ho ttoc, nud nu aH flK HI 'ar'n't hit tlio llrtt initio out of tin jHJ iBJfl 9E box, why i on want togitoirn our HH An ilionto and git behind noiuethlug and EH HI BE jchootback If thtr1 ain't mi thing jjHJ HjB Hj 'to git behind, keep J oiir hoivo bo HB Bn H ftnoui ouand lilm and keep mhoot IH 9n H lln haer) on do, don tltt go ol HB MJWBBi your gun But ivhatwo want to do 'WM HSmMB lit to fwi hli t finit, nnd then wo u put njj IBBfiMfc do is tn tell Mm totlirnwup" tH ffifBjMH "And if lio don t throw upt" asked IH IKSmH Crandidl BH uflslaH "Why, then ou let him lm o it mm VrnfflfTK t1k' ro,Vttnl '" 'f l1"'1' JUit "lu B ri ft! H nimo" BWF I'lll'tH ""10 "Ir',ren' Indifferenco with Hull ijiK 'H which Lansing cpokoof tlio entiro E'x hit'iH matter, mudi na if ho who dl.ui RrX 13. "H 'M l'"' U8t '",'"""' ot hunting n "fljy Jjj Ira Mildiiulnml, i-hinkeilthojouiiBmnn, Hfl littfi in ''"' !l0',ml committed ldmiielf too BHj IJlR B fir to w ithdriw Iloxided, ho hud MB VKB lit thnt lecling lint all men lnu wl.cn W 'MillfW "oy aro jouug tlio cmhulty to DM. 'ffi1 M know whether or not ho could rilj IH Kll B; ou himself whin thingir thieati utnl II' '8 ii "Wo bhouU fitriko hi trill on the n lillU hero, if lio Is really headed for i Bit "10 hntln country," mid KiihIm 1 Uluy hail liein ildlng for s onil ' houra in elleucu tluoufli tlio biiow, , unbroken by might nao tho biat I tciol pinca that heioaud thiro dot titu -.n.i. Uetoro them tottirwt tho mountniin tlirough whoo pawn tlio man whom they wi ro iiftcrwould liavo to pas in liN eran.li for imfity in tho half MtUM wild. Ujond A tint two men rtlo nlong w-nn nlng In cui h dint thm the mow cov crctl mean, limiting Kiiililonlywhoeloil hU homt to tht ttghl and whin Crindill Joineil lilm ho jioiulcd to n narrow trail win ro tw it horws Ii id pnsuftl through the mow 'That him 1!" i driilng ouo homo nnd leading nnoUior, nnd ho lian t iawciI by ery long uitlirr Nh tho miow luuiit had tlmo to drift In it, mil ho Willi the illntnu ry hln wholo do niemor ha I changed A m w look nrnio into lit- cji-t and hh olcti wiun led ntrnngo Ho een gnux-d hbt wenpoiiM In n mamier dllTertnit to tint he hud herelofore di-plajiil 'Hen ligU nhind nud we want Ui ItKikout 'tliool.hr mini continued m tin y In gnu to follow tlio trull As the) nppm idled the ntumnlt of each hill they Mould tlnp their lionswt, mid Lansing would ilUniount ami eniul to tho lop m Hut ho might look, without Mng iliMtmrtl, into tho vnltry lie) ond, iiionlerlhntllie) might not ino on tho fiigitioton muldt nly, Tliov luvl traveled this wny for rovir.il iiillo", when, ruining In hl how, Ijimlug pninteil to what Ftvmod mi old load leading off tn tho right of thoono they wru following, ami ho Id "That tho "cutoff Into tholnalii I thought he would take it, but ho pmlKihly doft.u t know tint country You had lutter tako it nnd rido (ill nhead until ) on trll.c tho road wo'ro oung-iiu Ihen, If )oucnn t UiidhU tmckH, )ou lind lietter lido luck to meet inn until )ou do I will follow tin) trail up " Tlio oiuig man tried to oxixntti-l.ito oxixntti-l.ito Willi Ijin'lng for tlio gn at rhik lio w ns iissuniiug In Hum following tho trail iilono, but hli comp.inloii miu) nlaliiruto, nnd cutting tho nrgu ment nliort by again warning tlio jouug man to lio ou hta guard, ha rolii on, following tho trail In tlio mow, whilo the jimnpir iiinu, find Ing objection iLeh-wt, too Hit) ' cut oir li).i.l Ifo had mi diniciilly in following it, uml wondtrcd wh tho man they wero in puntuit of had not tnktn mlumtigo of It Tlio wholo puntuit teemed iilmo-t llko n drmm to him Tho snow unbroken mc b) hiii homoB fool fall, utrttchcdnwny mito nfter milo in cttryditwtlon, with hero nnd theroapiiio tliroi.h wliosubmiiiheM tho wind betmetl to u.li and algli, m iking tho only iioine1 tint broke thu idlllncM of tho w Intry nftimoou It liddcil to thin feeling I.'ot thing In klght Ho ticgan to di pit t In hit own ininil tho in mutt uf man they wi ro pumiing lio had nlnuait torgolten bin lumo After nil, what had thu man done that lie, lVunk Crnndall, aliould lie Hiking bin blooill IVrhniH, like liimsilf tho man lind inotlur nud bistcra tn grid u over nuy mUfortunc Hint Mould OM'rtako lilm TIiec and u hundred klsdreil thought pawed through lila mind Tlio nun was fast declining an ho uiil from tho "eutofT' into tho milii rond again Tlio air Man pitting ihllh with tho uomlug of cm nlng and the miow in tho dktanco took on colon of pink and purplo w hero tho ru x ol tho Betting ami touehtd tho moun t.iiu pi uka. Ho teamied tlin lnnln nndeagtrly toaiolf tho man they in ro in punmlLtif had pimmd, but JJiu Know Hint cu enil It wiut un -oiiei. "Tliiu ho nulo liack mi tho innlii i mail in tlm dllectlon from whkli he I Ii id conic, to meet hi tnnmiCo and ' tho fugitnc Ho lind just ascended ouo of tho many rolling hill j when In tlio dUtaueohodUoMrediimaii l iillng ouo liorso and drh Ing another At the bight l'.U heart nltnobt ctooil still Ho dismounted, mid lending liU homo to one rido e-oncenlctl lilm In n i lump of ) outig plinn. Tlien ho rt turm tl tn tho ruadhldo nnd Mnltnl Tho man woa urging hi horse forward, for-ward, but they mined to lwwioricd nnd iniido I ut blow progro.8 Cnin dull felt hi hi art lieut fastir and faster ut tholiiigth of tlmo it took tho man to reach lilm Ho examined hi rut o er and rifle, cocking i uih, tn beo Hint tlicy win) In ordir. It becinod to rMioo tho tension of lit iimca After lio had doiiothiit, ho knelt down no that ho could ilii) with aurer niin, nndwait cd Ho did not inro muili now m hither tho mun iimi'Kxl or not If tho fugitlto reelstcel, ho would 1 imi In utond tho coiu-iiiucneo of iv FWauco It ms tiotiung tn nun. IIo could he tr tho footfall of tho np iiroaclilng horMi In tho mow, nnd lio ccxl.i d hi lillo hi n to bo n.idy. Tlio bottlng huh elioiio full in tho man a face, but Crandnll forgot to look for tho fenr Hi it tho noth o hod Fnld wa on tho right dice k, nlthoiigh ho had rcboluil tudoao jurtlnilnrly When ho llrst rtrio mil tho f i,l tlio ho wanned tho road Uhlmd lilm to discwer Ijinslng, but the nearer tho man approached tho loss Cnnilall cared wliothir iJinMnij e.unoor not IIo lct tho mm up ji-oaih ninrer nud neanr, m Hut id nlm would lw tho moro necumta lloeould not nftonl tu throw nuay tho first bhot. Tlio faro of Iho man grew inaro and nmro distinct He HH'iued to to ublt ion to hi aim riiunillugi Crnndall fi.lt almost dl posed to lit him pit, but lliothought Hint ever)' one would think him n ciiMimlif ho did bosmicd him on, nnd, 1 11 ug iirct, ho ordered Hu l inn to sum ndii Tho boi-wi Hi it tho irnn wa driv ing in front of him, frlghtined nl rmdill'tnpptnruico mined fmni tin roid, Uui iu thu tnn ip n faiiui i mil otlui I or mi instant I'l indall lookiil straight Into tho nlln rteji Tin u tho mini raised his ritlo from thopomiu lof fw.'-iuldl , una Ci in dnllllu I Thohor a which thoinun was ridimr auraug fiom tho road ano at t mi snini) moment lis riutrtl gun ita lUaclnrgcd Tlio mmki froinCiiuidallanwii gim blowbuik into lih ii) ea nnd ho tun wl from I' to follow thu ntnvt mrnta of the inn irt M liom he had llrod A ho Miwtlm Iiinu "till rivi t In lib fnd lie In. f It the fevirinh liiutete flrongnii. coinn our lilm Hint null feed win illuvliaro ahot nnd ml tvl. nntl know that their life mil) 1 the forfeit of their failure Ho threw another cnrtlldgn Info the chambei of liia rille nud raised it to his rhoul der, but Uforo ho iimll fire tin in ill reeled from hi Kiddlo mid fell whilo Ilia frlghtined horso gnliopnl off throi.).h tlio plnea. Crnndall rtipiicil toward lihiTyhold ing hi i iflo pnxireil to (In ni)t n II iiecciiMirv A ho did w th t man rabwd lit i li mil nnd anld almplyt "Don't tiro )ou'io got ine ' Tlio bion waa nlriudy red with llool Mhiro ho lay For tho first limn Crnndill hxikeil for tho seal Hint tho dent rlptlon wild waa on the right theil. l'ur an lnt:mt lio did notaeoit and lit heart Homed to atop 1 atlug with tho fear of hai Ing mndo n u.litnke. and when on drawing draw-ing nennr bo raw Hint It waa there, Hint only tho lalh rwhieh had spretul ort r tlio mun a fan) hnd iniulo it In ilMinct, 1 o could lini o cried out with jo) nt tho feeling i f ixlli f tliat Iviaaed over lilm "ro you badly MoundulP lie naked "I don't know how tad It la. It is linro Homtivlieru " tho iiinu aoitl, Ihiclnirliiahnnd on hi brenatmll notcerlaiu of thu exact spot "It I foils iniinhllkc," ho nddod hloop Ing down ('rnudull unbuckled nnd took off tin) tniiiiH pistol belt and threw it into tho enow, where lay hi Hlle nud thm ho tort open the I iiinuahhirt Aa ho did m hi lingers cnino In contact with tho warm blood, nnd lio Iniolimlnrlly drew Inn k M ith n filling of dlgut j ' Did) on Hnd Itl' asked tho man I whowijiw niching lilm cIismI), nud who had e bsen cd tho moi ement Itcrillcd to himself by tho iUe Hon, Crnndall again toronttho tliirt lutpobing tl o biwit Where Hu blond did not color It It looked like miirhle, de Ito tho dark hair on it lloeould not hco the wound ou no count of tho blood until lio hid wiped tho latter from thubrenst,and i tin n ho found It ' What do )ou think of Itl" Hit I inanusked I 'Hiciii itl," replied Crandall lit could not any more Tlio appenllun I tino in tlio limits miIco fur Hunt hojio itomo cncourngimint inndi lilm feel fnlnt and sit k I "Whit do joti think uf lit' Hit mail repenttal III n ipierulou Milee, and a he did so he coughed until hit mouth filled with blood, nud ho sp.it It nut on uiu wmto snow Cnindnll snook his haul and wnlktil tonnnl whero hi horso m a tied Ho f elt that If ho it att lml thou ound id man any longer ho v. mild -faint Noticing hi walking nttuy, the wounded mini aaidi "For (lml a take, don't lenio mo. Now that ou haio killed mo, ita) with me, and dontlit mo dm llko n dog" Tlio i oico w ns ono of entreaty and Croud ill ritunicd nnd seated hlnr II lu thu snow- by tho man a aide The sun 1 ail goito don n nud tho t lllj,ht 1 had lomo on, briugiug with it tin chill of night. Crandallcouml tho I wounded man's laxly with hi ol er coat nnd ralwil hi held fn in tho anow. Almost uneoiisjously ho not nl that ml tlio patch of red londo by tho blood gnnr largornnd I iri,er, tho face of tho wounded man grew w hlt-irnnd hlt-irnnd whiter Ho Hour took hi i jo from Crnndall s f.iv, while hi bienth anno ipilel erand shorter, a if bo breathed nilli lnlsir With caili Imiith the bloisl seemed to bub-bio bub-bio from thu wound In Hie breast Ono of thntnnn'a hand fell from liuiler tho coat that uiu red him As Crandnll raised It from tho snow it coldness rent n chill through him Oneo ho, hnd asked tho wounded mail if ho I u .Id do mi) thing foi him, hut tho man had unly shaktii hi he-id in reply. Crnndall filt llko nilllns hlmsilf for w lint ho I ad done, nnrt w omlenil why tho n oundetl mm did not reproach him Hi en when ho impressed hi sorrow ut hilling Bhot Mm, tho d) ing man raid gently I "Don t ininu n ii a loo into now." Tlio titlllghtg-iio nay to darkness, nnd still ho Kit there IIo could not hear tho d) Ing man breatho it ithoitt loaning our hi face Ilodldnotdo thi but once, though, nnd then tho d)!nginnn!nd opuiedliU eycuind looketlup into hi fico inquiringly Crandall Mould rather haio Mild then) until morning thin to liaio taught Hint look ngain buddiuly ho heiml n voice call to him He stnrtcd a if lio hail bn n llnil at, but it iva only Lansing Aa ho answered tho call Lansing rodo font mil, nud seeing Hie outstre tihed form on tho enow bald "lly Oal, you got hlml ' "Ilusht' milled Crnndill, fearful lest tho woundil man would hei( tho ixultlng tone Mhle'i gratdl on hi oil li cars ii nothing hid uu r bolero bo-lero done. Hut not minding the ml monition Lansing ilUmonntod, mid striking a mitih held it rlosotoihi luau'a face It was ulo nnd roll nnd tho hnlf oimml ewes won (.hizoil The) did not oitn Itllect Iho light m ido from tlio match, but fiom tho partly mined month a liny stream of half congealed blood Mimod to bo still Hon ing don n oi n tho Kuril ' That s him, and It'a n protty gocsl do) a woik wo have doiio by wniing tint rottard sal 1 Lmsllij cooll) na tho matili Mint out Homihoii though, na Cnindnll hy nnnkothnm-jli tlio night ulthln n I few )unlsoftho lmdy, to kwp tho , Mi lu from it no that it would U unm.urnl in tho .morning when tiny would hisli it to u horso niut , tal o it into tho 6i.ttlcmeuU for idiu HHfHHJHHHHHl tuli ntion, lie wonih i il it li) Ionising could i li-cp ao Boundlt As for lilm wlf, Iho rigid fonn n.urcil tilth only n saddle Mankit liiug where tho snow wiw nil Inst ml of white, wn.B ninny lwfore his hi oven when ho ilaml thdii -lluekoy OXelll liiArgomut |
