| Show HE OF 01 ol CA Worth northland land romance Rp ol mance vance 0 CHAPTER XI kl continued 14 I 1 am amin in a box at the palace arwid the place to IB fi licked with rowdy men ribald woul women erf I 1 nin am nt at the zenith of ny my shame ilig lit ind and left 1 1 I urn ino buying wine bow I 1 loathe myself I 1 but I 1 think of berlin and the thought goads me it le to fresh excesses I 1 wilt will do on till flesh and blood can stand it no longer till til I 1 drop in my tracks I 1 realize that somehow I 1 must emst make her nie me trust awake in her that chilt guardian angel willett exists in every woman only tv Is that way can I 1 break d dawn awn the barrier of her pride rind arouse the love intent in her hey heart rl always amid that I 1 burld I 1 0 of sin eln floats the figure of blossom nio tato 4 with her child face of ora fairness her ber china chilla blue eyes etes hey hp round smooth cheeks upa different from tb the pinched tue of H erna t poor moe poor bernal I 1 I 1 never see itar but amid oil all the saturn nila she haunt nie me the thought of her Is ngone t cannot bear to think of her I 1 iknou she watches me if she would only stoop and anve eave me bowl now I 1 or time I 1 not fallen low enough I 1 ansi tz deeper yet faster and faster must I 1 swirl swim into the cortex 11 in all that alerce nind madness ness tit nt de bauch thank gorl god I 1 retained illy limion they begnI beguiled led ne mv they tried to inre ne me into their rooms but at tire the nin mn ment JI I 1 went to enter I 1 recoiled revel led it was as aa it if an invisible f across across the doorway unit und harred byrrl o we nie out and blossom she too tried so hard to lure me and because I 1 resisted aebli ted it inflamed her slie site would coax rue nip the prett prettiest lest gestures and cajole me die with the sweetest endearments then when I 1 steadfastly restated resisted her she would fly into anton n fury and flout tup trip with the In foulness ulness of the stews it was in one ol of the corridors ot of the dunce hall in the early hours fours of the morning the place was deserted st with debris ol of the nights tie de banch we were up there leloss ni and L i was waa in ili a strange sante sant e ot of mind a binte bordering on frenzy not longer I 1 felt fd could I 1 keep ui III this price pace had to hap hall pen and that tha t soon slie she put her arms around me cae come she 06 sold euld she teo fed me toward her room no longer lii iter 11 was us I 1 ahle able to resist aly nol fool N ol ans wits on the lite threshold arid and I 1 was ul mot most over when telegram sir or it wits ans it messenger confusedly 1 t took ok the envelope and tore it dapen bluntly I 1 stared GI at the line of 0 type tape 1 like a 0 ninn tn in a a dream 1 wits was sober siber enough now inet aln t you coming said blossom putt lii her arins round me no hn I 1 said boar hoarsely sely beuve mp me please leave leav eure me olt oh my god I 1 her fler fue face changed clinn ged became lindic live the tae face of ofa a fury arse youl she hissed oly oh I 1 knew its that flint other lint flint white fined doll you are amre tor look of nt mel an I 1 dit 64 better tsiun tl iain her and k ud you you scorn tire me olt oh 1 hate you il ret got eie ten with you and her curse you curse curse dushe annh taint bed elied up tin nn empty wl wire ne bottle swinging it ti by the nee she die at I 1 uati tile ine square un on the 1 I 1 I 1 v lit II 11 a stunning blow a warm ril nisi s 1 nl 0 t blood ahen 1 lien I 1 ml fell limply ud tits ill tle isle 11 plus lights spelled affif ei ju there r ains ln tit in n ilip hild tire hourt spurting from my mv wound sonk ed the mille ot of ou on it was wr written witter died this morning curry V 1 4 0 where ait aa I 1 Il thre billere etli hiie nie low tind sweet und rind tender was till voice I 1 in bed and my heild he ad wits bandaged aked so hint flint tile the cleths cloths weighed dpn rny my eyelids nv BV I 1 guv I 1 JV bedside soine one olie was sItti fig will mn a soft gentle wind wits hii holding mine I 1 isthan Is that yuu berlin yes plenie dont tell I 1 flirl thrilled led with a sweetness of j jov v A flood of 0 sunti lite lit leil inu ine it ii was till nil ier oar rhen ihu ae lur will moll the storm tie the I 1 part ak I 1 wais vii drifting on a acelin of it allu 1111 blissfully 1 I cased clo fd lily i eyes cypa yet vet there was sono iain aw L pi than flip rs il 1 wow of it ier hil tileo ov As I 1 lintt led gilb B n growing arii In terro onit it till came bark to lid tile me ib flu the nt ecna ws illy A greni erent grief bellel up in tile me annd in my I 1 to it the nirl girl arnn tell nio lite Is it truel true tr it in mother deml dealt I 1 yes es its true dear you inest tr to beat it ahra alj I 1 feel her nit anding afi over nic could teet feel tur tier hand till ti title could feel tier halt hair brusti breist i my lily yil yet I 1 fergot ever tier lust 1119 than the I 1 thought only nt lit ther ol 01 her dey 1 i tion and of now little I 1 had doria to irs irsle re it IL so ho fill hiis hii the flip end a grave at u griet alf alit an ahe hitun ting apt 0 el of lepio cli my subs evere ire choking tile apil by rim kiy hapit very vf rv lightly cef e in ili a little I 1 grew balint fernn Ile rila lidit 1 ne e got 01 ol you ion k n div only iynia little girl gill so sn you blui love ane mv lilt you mi nui kiil letta alk nn TL 1 1 ill I II 11 leine youit you it opu will anni nip me to ti stay and hiess tou dear I 1 fan tun fant t tell te 11 boll tit comfort oin fot you orto me 1 I H try tr to tie lia quiet now Z I 1 will hlll those lh dabu d ian vas as i guyew eflowly well nell aterna eft itle kuone abue with wy robert W service Must illustrations rations b by y irwin ardem 6 irvi si thoughts often obion when alion all was q fillet ulet I 1 knew she was vua sitting there bere iere beyond it the curt liln sitting thinking just as I 1 was thinking quiet wits tile the keynote iafe or oi our life quiet inlet arid and sunshine tillia little califri biltl have teea boon a hundred huml rl miles toini from the lie goldborn gold sold born horn city it uis sn en aulet flow sweet sho looked in tier home attire nor her neat waist her ber white nirra with bib and sleeves iker general nerae rul nir of a little housewife and never biever ani was there so BO devoted u q nairse it wits prolonging my con vales vence yet let tile tinie time varne nhep I 1 cunet to no longer let tier tn r walt lilt upon trip HIP whirr w ans its to ti fin vilen to us yeii ever n stronger altun tion site she slept to in tire the little kitchen Ut clien arid iiii between us as t it V the place Is packed with rowdy men and ribald women there was tut but that curtain TheCa the caunt int est drought draught stirred it there I 1 toy illy through the long long night in that liili cri cabin blit I 1 heard tier lier breit thing S sometimes even I 1 heard tier her murmur in tier her sleep I 1 knew she was aa the there re within a few yards of me I 1 thought of her always I 1 loved her beyond all else on earth I 1 was gaining gailain g dally in beadth and strength yet ret not for flie we althof of the world would I 1 have passed that little curtain she was va as safe bate there BB as it she were guarded with mth swords and she k knew new it ill play the game fair I 1 sold said to myself J I 1 must he be very ya careful reful our position was vas full of danger clanger so I 1 I 1 forced myself to he cold to tier her and slie she looked hoth both surprised and pain 1 at at the ell change tinge in me per her henrt heart wits and mile ahe could not un under ile r mand my sudden cold coldness neis tile TH girl karl wits winsome beyond words und and I 1 knew 1 had hill hii to say it and s she would conie to me yet I 1 chertin ched tin d m self 9 retreated a barrier 6 01 inny 1111 aily the game I 1 sald sad chiy the panie so HB as I 1 prow grew better and stronger str onnet slie elie seemed to lose her cheerfulness always she had that hin analow loust look once ome bitne a sound front from the ithe kitchen like stilled sobbing and in file night I 1 heard her cry then the file iline urne when I 1 wits welVen well enough ough to let up nip to go amity 1 dressed looking lol tiR like the cadaver mis lius ghost 1 texi I 1 felt fell rily self to he be she was here in flip ki tellen sitting quietly wi titling M rila I 1 culled called she came mth a smile fighting up tier alice im the smile sinal vanished and left her ith that it iab p rou d look yet behind it was a fear ary you A 1 l went on lenar len br yes yeb ciure oure going too cherp Wh erp h I 1 atooli tier suddenly in my arms why liy you MU dimir little anyel angel I 1 o get married of fit ca come tin in it mriln well find the nearest parfen we wont II P tiny iny mie precious little line 1 rhan n it freml rush ot t tears leara rattle into tier her eyes ef nut stilt still slie she haing alck lie k her head I 1 I 1 aliv why Vl iv berna ahns the mutters wont won t you come collie aut you love yes I 1 love loe you its lecause he I 1 I 1 love ove you u I 1 t carue wont you ine me ono ni no I 1 cault you toil know chrit 1 salil before lief tire I 1 hben changed uny cm still the ahe ailine dishonored girl knows no I 1 could levei duarry ni irry you ou never take your nainar dmn lie never aver hind you to t tue me you must go wiy away or odail sany aitio 7 ves youve been alone mill nie for flit a hio ulli I 1 picked piche I 1 Y aiu 0 U 11 up P linn night in the dance litell hall I 1 had y iu u lri urit here I 1 cursed you ou M on you think people dont give u us s twill for foi the itic worst 7 I 1 oro am 1 to ile he hii v ill everybody knows nobody nil Ml mrea there HIP are so many living lining that chii evily here win 1 hall I 1 dio just jus t slay silly olt oh why cant we go on ps as weve heen colu what dot aws tire hie cerenio nony ny ingher we love line cali itji other r that flint the real warring 4 its lah more ciure its aai an ideal well lvell both bs be tree free to go it if we wish there will be no DO bunds bonds but those of love oh ob stay stay Id iter arms airris were round my lily neck the gray eyen were till full of the tha sweet lips hud hint the old droop I 1 to the of loye love well 11 I 1 said we ve will so go on awhile on one on condition that hy and by you marry rue me yes 11 1 wll will I 1 will I 1 promise ft you dont tire lire of me it if you yon are surd cure all doubt you will never regret it then I 1 will marry you with the greatest eren test joy in the world so it fame about that I 1 stayed stu ved w 40 the year in which perris and I 1 kept house wits not altogether a happy one somehow we had find both just missed something the thought of her terrible haunted tier lier I 1 knew and 1 I too suffered buffered I 1 tried to tri ronke filke her forget yet I 1 could not succeed arid and even evem in my most alost happy influents lial ments there wu was s always a shadow of locasto there was always a fear ear the fear of his t return catitti A my aly partners and I 1 were up tipi to our necks in business these days our cold hill had turned wet ifil jim was busy Insi installing alling his film hydraulic plant ou on creek and altogether we had enough to think about A I 1 had set my heart on making limiting a hundred thousand dollars dolln rs arid and as things were looking it seemed as it if two more years yenry would bring me to that work mark then said I 1 to berna well go and travel all over tire tie world and to do it in style alyle wll will we dear she answered tenderly out but I 1 dont want money much now and I 1 dont know that I 1 care so much about travel either cither what I 1 would like would be to KO go to nome settle down and live quietly she was greatly interested in my myde description of glendyle glengyle Glen Gien gyle particularly was she interested in my accounts of 0 garry and rattier rather scoffed at my eu description of him oh that wonderful brother ol of yours t one would think be wits was a small god to bear you yon talk I 1 deelbe im hall half afraid of 0 I 1 him do you think hewn he would uld like me into lie he would love you little girlena gir leny one would dont he be foolish she chided ili mo e and my head flown down din and d kii sed d me oh tot alm so happy she said with a alb are yoa dearest I 1 caressed tire soft floss ism of 01 her bair aye she was happy and I 1 will nl ill waya bless the trien memory tory of those dilys ind thank vod god I 1 was tile the means ot of bringing a little gladness mo into nel tie marr marad od life she was happy and yet we were living in voiad society call cali sin conventionally we were oct not in nian an and wife and yet we were rii an ninn arid and w wife lie more devoted more self rear ing never were roan man anil w wife afe en illi dewed weI with purer ideals witty 9 more eulid d of the ol of love CHAPTER XII two dpn were crawling over ue tl t l e waltter idled liholm ofie one inq feader 1 wil was tit of grent great bulk and ol of a vast strength while the other was iain arif wiry tit it tile the breed that flint clingy clings like g n jone to life while better neet ran ri perl sli the small annall nan man wits was breaking trull trall down Alli to his kneed in pie lite sort oft snow fri he sunu sanh auevery ot at every step yet ever tie he dragged a afoot fint upward and ninde anither ferword cil tinge come on there you darned little shri lop get a move inove on adi i grim griffel fel the ble big annn from within the frost fringed hood flood of his parka the little ninn man iiii as it t app K 1 into guiden life elfei ilia eyes wedder with frost glared iut with the fear of a hunted hun tei heasto inase urB fi hini him curili curse him tie he wi wailin lilt hut hill once more he lifted those snowshoes and staggered on the big runn ronn lashed fiercely tit nt the lie diga d gs and na its they screamed a al 11 tits blows he ha cruelly mush on there you jou curs curis or ill cut 3 jou ou lu in two he stormed storn and the heavy whip fell on the yelling pack they wife e putting pulling for all they were worth their lie heads ad a town dun their choul ailers dera squared thel their r bren breath ill anine print angly their tongues learned gleamed their white teeth shone weary and worn were nien men and dogs ua its they struggled onward in the grow lug gloom hot bill because atthe 0 the feeling in ills jhenry the j lit tie wan no nolon longer gir wils nus conscious const imis of bodily pain it wile black murder chilt raged there at last they reached ole forest fringe and after a few har harsh h directions the big with man lind find tire the little one snaking camp the little man worked with a strange willingness ali aft bo be gathered lite die firewood a and nd tilled the yukon stove stoe ne he hurn pied a merry air lie ile produced sour dougli brea ahrend d awrich he fried in ili bacon fat and s soine olne dried moose mom e ment meat tot to men inen of the trait trail this vires a treat rhey ate ravenously but they did hot tile the silence avas broken by a ning nine and H outside it aoa the ha five logo flogs crying for their eup per crying for the frozen fish they had earned carried so well they wondered why it t vilas wab nut not forthcoming I 1 dog feed all gone yep lep said eald the small ronn man ul U l 1 1111 silence these brutes anyway 1 tie went to thi the door arid and laid onto all ty so flint they slunk away into tile the shadows lint but they did not bury themselves them selve la in the snow and leep the they 7 continued to prowl round the tent hunger mad and desperate then railing tn in a robe the big man lay icy down and slept tire the little roan man did not mot sleep lie ile was still turning over the thought that ind had come collie io to him outside in the aaro atro clous cold the whining malli mutes crept nearer and nearer in tire the agonies of hunger hugger they cried tor for and there was none for them only kicks |
