Show the T trey r aek T U hearts A novelized 1 vron version of a tho tb motion picture drain draina of the ih same name produced by the fila ram co by LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE A rf TI 1 1 04 0 4 matr aled aull 1 from fr tk ProJect im copyright 1911 1914 br bi joseph vance SYNOPSIS tha be 1 3 et of bearta Is 1 tha th I 1 d daab aab sn em yd br by seneca trine an aged and crip plowed ale id monomaniac in IA the p private r avate war of of ven gearlee which he algea against alan law w son of the roan man now dead who waa was innocenzy responsible for or the abeld accident e 1 1 t which ach rendered rd trine a helpless help tea inva invalid 1 i d for lire life alan 1 falla in love with ro ROM trine in a daughter and hij his love la Is returned judith adith roses twin iwin and double but a woman man of violent passions and erratic temper cpr npr promises pro nilta her father to compass in death but under cramatie dra drar matie natio circum stances alan saves av her life ana so 0 o unwillingly lundly win wins her love loye judith then turn against ainah I nr or father and sad successfully op M ma his effort to cause alan to be aa as ata by hia bla aldee aides and mercenaries merce aane after tar many adventures advent uree aan alan rose judith and d darcus alan a beat friend escape to the mountain country of southern call forita nia and there leave trine helpless and friendless moush M causing caul nt aba 1 death in X dafni of his hi two first lieutenant CHAPTER LI ll the new now judith elep steep as in from drugged at stupor judith adith trine awakened struggling back a to consciousness like some botn x hausted diver from rom the black depth depths to the stara tar mitten surface of a night bound find pool at first the she could by no meane means rec nize her surroundings aur rounding this rude ember chamber ut u rough tough plank walle walls and primitive famish ings thie thle wide hard couch ach be she bared shared with her till still elum slum barint rinar aster aa nose the view revealed by on n open opts wand w at the bodal bu dalde ds a fair perspective cUTe of tree clad moun bains ina through which atch a wide bosomed nyon canyon rolled down to an emerald plain la conveyed conT eyed nothing to her intal inta 1 etsen en 0 A formless fonn form lets let sense of some epochal visa ta fn the habits and mental proc sea of a joung young added to bar r confusion what had bad become of the wild id thing judith trine trice of vol yer erday dayT surely irely the he had little enough in corn com anon on with this jadith of today in tn whose loce heart was no more room for enry rr hatred malice mallee or auy un an charit ab i aass so fall waa was it of lore love which ch though ough it was va focused upon the person of one ine mom none the lees less embraced all I 1 the world even her sister and rival in that one mris MR is af at factions seiona this change had not come ome upon b her at warning SIM she had been al most ast insensibly awara swam of its advert through rough the gradual softening of tb that at old 1 judiths hard and verEe ful nature in the course of the latt lot few day but it now that the revolution was ac 0 she hardly knew hereof she e hardly knew know the world indeed go differently did she he regard it lt not without phout something of the wide eyed wonderment of at a child to find flu all things inga so now and strange and beaucl ful L and this was the worb of loyal LOT now the chain of memories was quite alte complete DO to link lacking la in its continuity eU nulty bhe she refilled recil led clearly every incident that had bad marked tha tho tow slow growth howth of this great love she bad had for alan as law from that first day not yet a month old aid when ben he had escaped the fiery iry deathtrap she had bad set for him and id repaid her only by risking his life LOW to savi her from destruction doam wn to this very rooming morning when the stream ream from a hydra hydraulic nozzle had swept ept over the brink of a three hun bun dred ed foot precipice pice ft a crimson racing automobile containing two des desperate men en bent upon compassing the dosith t her beloved 11 dy by that act of sheer eela defense he e world was richer for tar the loss of 0 0 o black hearted blackguards black guards and lan an law might now be bo considered dered te fe from further persecution muce ere now ema laed not ono one soul loyal lough ough to seneca time to prosecute to private war of vengeance against lan and though that aged mono julao bad had mes whereby he might ichaso other scoundrel and cor car ut then to his hideous purposes idith was wits determined that ho he should iver aver again imie have any opportunity so to i do though alan AIM she abo knew would ever lift hia bin hand band to bandor her there freedom fre edoia of aalon lion she judith cant nt to take such step steps as bis his perse irloa loa called for if it there zeta an any t tice la tn the land and if it there were any capable of discriminating be weep trine s apparent alty and big hi uprooted sep op rooted mania the i surely not any ny days more should pass into his iry ry without witnessing bis his consign ent to an for the crial insane she he judith would see to that and iea en the noman sighed once more tapa roee rote aad alan would marry id d live happny aver after bat what 0 she made a senall gesture of 0 tion to 0 o her what became her no londt mattered so that an n were made happy in such hap ms 41 aa as be he cov coveted etea tand nd now the thought stiffed her bar aply that what wae was to be dona done list of be don dous quickly if 1 all and na the leret level rays 0 the la striking in through gli tb tho on 13 window counseled haste if it judith re to to accompli ih her intention of eving this place and ending her ber at again becero nightfall ewka lab the eare she rose rate from bed erect ert tc ic the door of ike tto room X a the tb litsen r of tbt tb foreman ot of the hydra hydraulic ullo mining out qt fit and out into the room adjoining and there pulling the door to gently behind her bar ehe she paused and for many minutes stood la in tense strung contain of the man he the loved love dAlan law asleep in a chair beside a table hia tits head pillowed on hie his folded aria arms this was leave taking between them and bo be would never know far better so judith felt she he could not trust herself to eay say farewell to him without breaking down and con fetig the utter wretchedness that threatened to over her each time ebe the forced herself to faco face the thought that this parting must be b like a thief ebe she etole stole across the creaking noor floor to alan 9 aide side hesitated bent her head bead to his and touched her bar lip lipe to his cheek cheeka a caresa caress so light that be he slept on in ignorance of it then aa as ibe she lifted her be haena and stood erect bosom convulsed with silent lobe lobs ehe the looked squarely into the face of roe rose CHAPTER lit the old adam A long minute elapsed before either woman moved or poke spoke transfixed beside alan a chair steadying herself with a band hand upon if its back judith stared at the figure in uie the doorway in a temper at once die ZO gilted and defiant with this she he buffered suffered A phase of incredulity wae was scare scarce able to persuade herself that tha t this wan was truly roee rose who confronted herrlee ber her roge Roee whole whose sweet and san gentle tie nature had ever served as the butt of judith judiths contempt and ruthless nith leaa ridicule here waa was revolution with a vengeance when rose threat erza and judith it wa was ai AS if the romeu bad had ex changed natures while they the countenance nose showed her later sister wae was A thundercloud rehi by the lurid lightning of her an angry gry eyes her ifer pose waa was tense and alert like the pose of an animal get to pring spring in her band hung a revolver revolve r the same judiths and bought sought the holster at her hip and found it empty that bar be liter sister had worn and tor for gotten to iscove when the he dropped halt half dead wit fatigue upon the bed and lowly slowly toward the end of that long mute minute a girls graep grasp tightened the grip of the weapon and its maszle lifted remarking this a flash of her onetime temper quickened judith of a udden sudden with a tart start she crossed jhb floor in R ingle single noiseless nolie lesi stride and threw throw herself before her lister sister well ahe she demanded hotly what are you waiting fort for nobody atop stop pint you why dont you shoot the upward movement of the hand wai was checked the weapon hung level to judith judiths breast breata as a level ad a d unequivocal aa an the glance tha the probed her eyad and the inua of rodg a voice aa as ho she demanded what were you doing there it you must know from me what you already know on the evidence of your eyes I 1 its bidding goodby good by to the man I 1 lovo killing kissing him without hia his knowledge or content before leiv lev ina ing him to you tor for good and all alit abat do you mean trat im going sway away that I 1 can cant t artand this situation Itu atlon any longer marro phat and jimmy are dead my father and I 1 mean to aee see that be reit 11 iain laing BO go nothing then stands tand in m the way ay of your marrying alan but me and euch such being the cage case and because hes he as dear to me at he li Is to ot im going to take myself oil aud slid keep out of the way for fear led lest he find out thai that you love him juditha lip curled do you think him eo 90 witless he be decant docan t know that already and so you leave him to u me out of your char charitel ityl Is I 1 that ar any way WILY you like dut out it its it to intolerable to you to think thick that I 1 dar dars love him and confess it to you if you begrudge me the humiliation of ste tc to viso fa a man who bo want my ktestes lf if you are so afraid of losing him whilo while I 1 if lh a and love bim him very well chent with a passionate gesture judith tore opta the bosom of her bar offering her cash to the muzzle of the re revolver volyer A cry broke from the lips of rose that was like the cry of a forlorn MIA Duals pua lebed bed with cruelty that ras tta its she fell the wall the revolver rc swept up through the airout its mark wa was her own head bead rather than judath a bosom but hut before her finger anger found strength th to pull the trigger the man at th the table startled tarl led from his hi sleep by the ciuni sculls 0 of r angry voice voices I 1 aped from his bla chair with a violence that tent it clattering to the floor and hurld him self headlong head lone act the room im ilia he writt wrist of hie his betrothed with one hand while hile the other wrested the weapon away and nd passed 1 it to judith mosel he cried thick what doe does tale this mean area aronou mad anth Jn th dragging the batom of her patst 1 together judith tan abb ih into its holster and turned away be kind to her alan she he eald said in an u uncertain voice I 1 sae she dida t under land aai aiana and I 1 goaded her beyond endurance ae I 1 in afraid forgive me bul but bo hind kind to her bar always al somehow blindly she be tumbled stumbled out of the cabin into tho the open possessed by a thought whose temptation waa was stronger tr than her power powers of 0 ance A bat ross had bad failed to ac might BOW now ene serie to resolve judiths problem none he she told herself bitterly would seek to hinder bluder her bar out but ehe she meant so to arrange the matter that none should tee see or eui sus hect and be moved to interfere round the boulder shoulder of the mountain tain ou on the road along the edge of the cliff she wai was aure sure of freedom from observation and yet buch such la Is the inconsistency of the human animal the instinct for elf preservation ai as stronger ronger et than her bar purpose when a touring car wung swung round the mountain and hot shot toward her bar she he checked herself hastily and jumped settle la in ample time to escape being run down the next instant the machine waa was lurching to a halt and the sonorous fono sono roja roas accetta of seneca trine were saluting a her Judit juditha ht lou ou herel beret what the doyall ye been NN here are marro phat and jimmy digging the nalla nails of her fingers pain fully into her bar halml ehe she breathed deep fighting down hysteria reassert ing her self elf control in to 10 hort a epame of time that tier list father failed to appreciate preci pre clato ate that there was anything un lommon in the mind of the girl where he las demanded angrily as he approached the car where I 1 want to know are and jim ayt my you een seen or heard anything of them they left toe me at elx its thie this morning to go after deade the girl interrupted son en tortious tent tOnt lou ious eyeing him strangely tr angely 1 I don dont t believe itt it the old man creamed screamed aghast I 1 wont belleve it youre lying to me you jadel youre lying I 1 am not she he broke in coldly 1 I 1 am telling you the plain truth they followed ua us all morning in that red racer firing at ua us all the while finally they caught up with ue us here p ak ot ft 9 04 t ka kat u s s t 4 k 4 N 7 0 4 4 Q k a A V 0 t a r 3 lightning kills trine and strikes down alan and rate about noon came up ibis road hooting shooting over tho it wai was our lire lives or i we turned the lie tream stream on them and washed the cc cc over the ellif if it you dont betre me get om elody to how show you their 1 face faces 1 she indicated wath a gesture two forme forms that lay at a little distance back from the roadside motionless leu beneath a beet sheet of canvas the bodice bodies of 0 creatures recovered by the mining gang gong and brought up for a christian burial the last bitter drop that brimmed ble his cup of misery wai was added when alan LAW himself appeared leaving the minere cabin la in company with ble his betrothed roee rose don no soothed and comforted alling the trace traces of her bar recent lean tears a fine one clung clang to her lover laver nest nestling lins la in the hollow of hie his arm to alan on the other baad this ren rencontre contra seemed to afford nothing but the est surprise imaging able well be cried releasing ng role rose and running down to the car heres luck luckl and at the very arment when hen I 1 wa was calling my lucky tar star hard names namest 1 how can I 1 ever reward your thoughtfulness mr bit trine trinal it beeta me how you do keep track of me this way happening along ilk like this every time I 1 need a car the wont worst way in tn the worlds drive ont on I 1 trine creamed screamed to tha the chauffeur drive oa os do you bear beart but judith had stepped up on a lie ilia running beard and wae was eyeing the driver coldly with one orto kand hand cantly resting on the balt of at the weapon at her the car remained at a it standstill sulphurous Sulphur ou prot rAtty follows a pungent tream of vituperation that wa was checked only by judiths inter weve had bad tj gag tat yea you on before you kaow if you want anothy taste of abat that keep oat oaf but where wheres judith demanded when after ti balac pang rose ross into the car and running off to thank their boat hosts alan returned alone to the car loodner Joo lood duess neM only know knows the young man answered anwer ed cheerfully he ile would insist on tamb rambling lins off down the canyon in earce search of an alleged town where we could hira hire a 4 motor car down more I 1 tried to make hl hla 2 under tand sUnd that we had plenty of time but he waa was aa a be generally Is 1 when begets he get a notion into ble 1 so I 1 daresay well meet him on its way bick backor or else 1 asleep somewhere by the road taking toting the seat eat next to the chauffeur be he gave the word to drive on and they clipped slipped away fram the location of the mining camp saluted by cheer cheers from the miners an hour pasted without a word |