Show recounting the adventures and me tippecanoe 0 A which came into the lives live of dowd david I 1 clanence and 0 bannon zos in 1 thed wh im w fighting figh fing by r SAMUEL T tr T mccoy red avage in the indiana add wil denien Corna fit 1416 br bobb manill fla co CHAPTER continued 1 10 cre great god how did that injun get I 1 tn licie mr me Lar larrence ejaculated conrod conrad RS A the clo canalas olles showed shoved him the huddled form of the dying savage don dan t ask me captain conrod coaled returned the other caf cheerfully 11 ay 1 your year door wm was open when I 1 got hem and he be jumped on me a when ie I 1 came no I 1 in and it ho hi it d have got get me A it if it had not at bee been fee or this roan man and be laid his hand band gently on the shoulder or of the fiame figuie crouched on an the floor holy bartle acs io burst from the astonished conrod its it a doc DIC elliott El llott david larrence lifted his isnor to his poet feet I 1 here lets let s see bee your face my friend the roan an looked up slowly ned S said fit lucerne larrence la Is a ghastly whisper and st jiggered back hard old T the A man bowed his head mial again lee larrence bce spoke ulo like a man id la a dream drem L scull 1 I 1 have baa found you at inato lait 1 I am I 1 innocent I 1 swear ill cried led so scull oil ol 01 1 I noer neer believed bet raved bouto you the omers looked from one to the ther other of th the two men a I 1 in amazement em berit 1 here hem had bad they y known each other bo be torel forel by what name did La larrence call IN her hat was their secret the moment was tense with waiting david turned to the little group gentle gentlemen in on he said mid may I 1 talk to this A man alone ie tor for a am moment out sure as sho otin said bald cooled conrod after a pauw deals but let a 8 get this liams injun out of 11 here first fili its he bent above the filthy body and name turned the ump limp she shoulders old over whir it A that ft athus A pis corn come 1 in last week rk to sell his skins kin been base drunk ever since hell ile 11 be sober a while saw now with so scant at ceremony they dragged the heavy andy body with the dark red stain between beta th the shoulder balides into the rain min one indian less oo on the wilder ness border was waa be better get luck than bad the nese he half shut a eye ea stared soared blankly upward p to tn the heart beating rain sure him 1 in the mornin directed conrod and so scull I 1 w tthum hem the village had bad known know only a as el Bl ballott llott and david larrence were left alone together sow nac sold said I 1 ferrence Ler rence with d deadly illy calm 1 teu tell res me h how you got get here ere I 1 stir the man scull clasped ills his hands in entreaty 1 I left nottingham because I 1 heard you had sworn to kill 11 me a I 1 swear to you before god I 1 was out not for fee your futher Lt larrence rance checked the woud word a on scull scott a lips how came you cherev he repeated 1 I heard beard you had gone to america and A it I 1 came across the atlantic to find end you A I 1 thought I 1 might show you I 1 was A f innocent cut I 1 swear I 1 am innocent 1 I on oa ue fie returned david calmly vu vou lie ile in every word you ton informed falsely on in father and ad he died on the ithe gallows because 0 ot f you you became loa a british spy you fled fl from england to escape me ai you on over never thought to find we me here nor did I 1 think to find you her here rod an as name pretending to be a P physician asician scull scott looked leaked at him in terror god C dl he whispered his lip lips dry with fear A do door A r that A led to an were inner to room sud oil danly it kiy swung open and a woman stepped step P ed quickly out A cry of fear escaped her bar as she saw davis david towering toweling menacingly above scull a bowed heal head she was fee face to face with david and ad he looked at her in astonishment barda cru eyd clydla A cm Cran merl the T girl thing flung herself between the two ime men and 4 scull J in her ber evers she bhe turned defiantly toward david no not at lydia cranmer claimer she cried but bligh mistiest Mis tiesa oss scott hush basic ladmo commanded stan scull dully at Y go back let us ua end it our business ros ear he swallowed allowed convulsively ively and ci stroked her halt hair AS aa though soothing a child go a back dear but fineu ned to 1 she he A answered reed what do does this a man kimt antl on oh nod ned there 1 Is no im do danger 1 IB 1 the there a lell oil mr me what 1 la arall A As david looked at the two he be felt the rho wild living down dowa in his it breast and instead th there aloie abeel a feel tug ing of self elf pity ah if only a woman laid had thron three her arms arm beat about his neck and faced fee it the world tor for him believing whim in him I 1 ANN an mulo unbearable pang shot mm his ell ayea yes were hot but wi with th tim the bitter envy cavy of one who I 1 looks I 1 into am the wf windows md of a house homis while love and ad b light and oil warmth firm the desel desolate te world without Ith cont and ad who ile k knows a himself a wanderer on OIN the earth tt NN he hen he spoke it was J la A a charged changed voice sell arc 11 you Y As th tills I 1 woman s im husband AD rod 7 we we were m m married ar a month ago said 11 b 11 Us be sewed sit almost to ta haa bai i forgo forgotten t ten davids presence and life his hand the bill s check with A image ili its david looked at them the tor for a moment me t 1 la Bl st leuce then drew dres ji A dep breath H he abad had A made ad up 11 ills sued he ha was glad hot hat ho he could d be merciful to A an other though life might lie be never lower met mer ful to him he thrust the p pistol back it late into the be bosom of fincha hiis tiis h A he hunting shirt rt and ills ids hand fell fall upon do A the 1 tag knot at of ribbon boom Too toinetta notte had given 1 v b him be lie do you as see this thial im be allied aa lied AS aa he on A it tout out scull tu turned ad paler lie ha bud bad freed himself 1 in from the girl a elep cli sp and and it di d illy his room loosened beneath him and ad he seek at david s feet I 1 ydia iyda t threw il ism her arms around amund his shul shoulders drs the marli maki 1 I cried soul scull raising fi adding hands david looked at the ribbon with a start why yes it la Is purple but bat I 1 do not show h it to yu you as a big algo that I 1 tiu fir am k keeping e p my 1 catli ol 01 1 the brother co lood it zo ho As he continued his voice grew glow tender i he seemed aimed to be speaking g to himself or ar to some ilo which th the 0 wretched figure kneeling at his feet could not see you yon saved my life lit just now he went oil an I 1 would old he have thanked you for or ending it as you ended the love of the one I 1 loved most in 11 the world for the sake of that deallo dead love I 1 prom nom is ibe A you yon that no an a one shall hall know knew f from com cie air ohn what y you on ima have been what you are I 1 breal break my oath noth of the brotherhood the groveling graveling creature at davids feet at raised a face ot of incredulity ioe ion u give ile up the Br brothers othave veu ll 11 geande ge ance no Alo absolutely adall you will not hold to your oath 1 I have sold said no seoul scull looked up at him a radiance tran figuring his far face god it bless you yen larca larrence 1 he sold said cin kingly you do not know what death means you have only your ow own n life I 1 lime in I 1 G god gd d help me a 1 t I 1 lives I 1 s to live for I 1 L lydia Y din stooped quickly and D da A NI ids d 8 hand to her lips slie she went hastily from the too room in the two men stood facing each other and tor for a while alla there was silence then did david spoke slowly 1 are 8 you going to remain here bere F scull it straightened himself up no I 1 we shall go back to paid england ad I 1 have robbed you of everything and ou on be have given me everything thing you to do not art wish ish to see my face again but before b e fth a I 1 g go I 1 will tell diatte Tol TI nette Atte the t truth r 1 I 1 david nodded wearily and went at an out A cold and ad dreary rain was at still falling I but a ray of light shone from I 1 the 1 a love tavern in door on the upturned face of the te dead indian david stopped and looked 4 down we up upon the visage 1 g for a moment rod and then laughed the dreadful features were twisted into a into smile as to ultimate victory and A a little rivulet of rain min trickled trl kled ance angly fro from the corner of the mouth so no more ot of wretched life no more amea of firewater I 1 I 1 davids AN id achand hand stole unconsciously to Is he pistol that hung bung heavily within the fold olds of his own blouse his fingers tighten tightened Ight ened I 1 it on it and his lips drew drem together I 1 la a harder line BAR why zat not the thing so BO easily so lydo done athy not ta v as the there anything remaining to make him hold held to life say any longer IN what r h at though blackford did aid believe in him L that hot though a hundred file friends its believed I 1 in him mat ahat mattered ered all their friendships their stupid gro greetings of I 1 the little khoh kindnesses mec of dally daily I 1 in ter course eurse ft hat did his dreams of great things to be done don 1 in this A new lead land A amount an at to petty perry dreams petty is faiks il buying baling and selling 0 over pon pennies ies lings over little go gains a fire prospect spRol the los heritage efti fo of fools I 1 th the let rain tell fell steadily chilling him in to 0 the very house bones through its gray unceasing torrent formal he plodded A rachel leased in his loneliness to his own scull looked leaked at him 1 in arv terror rooms room in the village So sodden dider with the cold old flood bond sodden odd n ith quenched hopia hopes he unit sank heavily upon a chair and bowed hi hla head bead upon hla his hands bonds there to sit for hours boom in a numb dumb ur etting bitterness that wre were beyond his PON power nr to shake hick off after a long while he be rose and drew draw the pistol froom from its place wiped the dampness from its shining barrel and gored gazed at it with 1 unseeing I a g yes eyes CHAPTER I 1 the uttermost instant it was 1 the illy day following scott a 8 de tir tupe ai david walked swiftly dp deep I 1 into the forest and strode along as little led indian fresh creek gurgling 91 under it its to ice to I 1 0 the spot pat where ar T tola A elf ette 0 bannon A bad first 1 smiled I led at till him la in the april noon it was there or his 1 new ufa life had b asun gum and there luteel ing by the lucky ledge he pinned as am at a shrine an end of all had bad come to david ilis his long quiet v was as over and the surf of hit his passion had spent itself in foam end bad it been worth whit while to forgive all that he bad b libed oil for was turn toni giom him toluene toinette would old know that met she lie had bad judged him unjustly but bat would that knowledge bring brine back what but he bad lost fast of 1 her it lie e had bad hem been a hot tempered fool feel he be had d insulted lo 10 beyond forgiving th the b breach 11 b hod it widened bond beyond bridgi bridging AS lie 1 looked nor I 1 the gulf that toy lay between him and Totne oI nette tle and felt the bitter bitterness nev tit of ruined hopes he thrust his cha hand d orth in to ins his hunting all shirt it and it drew forth ill alie dueling pistol he be had talol from fears blackford Blat kford s room for a long while he stood looking at it 1 in silence A light step rustled the dead leaves undorf underfoot ot and he turned quickly tom otte ette stood beside him a joyous smile on an her far face 1 I 1 was sent to find you she he greeted him astonishingly lie he stared at her as the though cich nt at a me rnea roger from the skies nalea her silver J M aughter Iju eliter rung rang out at as it had bad L ta daas gone by do not decel deceive v a yo yourself A rest she augel s smiled aided 1 I 1 um am no angel I 1 m toinette its I 1 za david ild ill did I 1 not at believe her denial never believed it F father A ther seat nae me tor far you he a go in ing g to give a gnat glut dinner at the ta tavern 4 and ad you yen to re to sit it I 1 in the place of honor homor tome come you mesfin t keep your bockno cook waiting tl g and she held out her hand band but david did not stir the look of haggard suffering had bad returned to his face her loveliness 1 ru maa an or arrow w that sent all the e p pots poison of his hia despair once more b burning through his velna for the head first time 1112 he found a voice a voice re trembling with emotion 0 1 I cannot t I 1 e cannot t please go io 81 she up opened d her eyes wide and ad shot noes a ble bine cook radiance c ot hurt surprise cp es A at I 1 him then the ali she went want swift and ad straight t apt to the hollif a woman aman not of to ta b be put slid alde by evasions net indeed I 1 will not of you sou mosto t toy stay here muni alone ile he had regained control of himself but the struggle oft left hl him deadly pa pale d A he could not bear t to A face h her or as he spoke 1 I am 9 going hig way away I 1 canno cannot t live with without mity you the words were ji bard red ly more the than a whisper snore she he took two quick steps forward her hand fell upon fil hia shoulder light jofs as a a floating strand of gossamer but bat he felt it and ad thrilled th through rough all lit his 5 being slowly slowly he raised his limit head and ad she saw his to face to that he hod had g gone let into the valley toy of th the shadow of death in the hush of th the wilderness A in his scarcity audible words seemed to fall on their hearts with the measured beating of an im inexorable corable judgment 1 ft hot hat did she he see sea 1 in the adry A dry reed shaken in the wind of it de ap I 1 but her er voice rang uke like a wag song i in the me morning ring r ing oft it i is not art brave to turn back from the ch P plowing fi wbk I 1 hare bare heard my father sav that courage should be lifted to such ahot a height g lit as to maintain it its greatness neu even in the midst of miseries holding all 11 things under ad itself 1 david ad smiled lill I 1 call the immortal truth to witness t that list no an tear either of life or death balfe can appall me having baling long learned tied to set bodily pain in the second form of my being and I 1 do now till think al I 1 it t t the ii act of a coward old to die dic grown the girt girl had grown paler as A ali she e read mail his determination in his faco face v white hire and ad rigid as A a mask it david was silent 1 la the morning tug sunlight that dappled the little glade the frozen branch brandas of the trees stood motionless A white anon flake halse danced mano across the space before davids eyes and his vision followed it up up lip into the cloudless b blue I 1 1 I bey beyond ad 1 in the qu quirt I 1 it seemed oil to toinette as if she he could he apar her own we heart beating david spoke again blemly and if we be lieutenant of god in chand this 8 troubled world do you not net think then that me v e have right to choose chaos A a nc IS w station when then he be iaan leaves us 11 rup aided vided of good reason to stay I 1 in the olav old no certainly I 1 do not she said old with a rebuke because it I 1 lay in 4 her sweetly troubled voice ai since it t Is not tor for us to appoint that na at ra mighty ug 1 Y majesty sty what chat time he be will hup us as utter the uttermost ecot instant is scope IN enough lor for him to revoke all things thing to ease one 8 own me desire it site R and she whiled sealed her lips the ot of her tears team which followed belll till one no another other like a precious to rope ot of pearls david suddenly really real rel ld how bow ineffably sast life was A a wonderful tragic joua worthy of music worthy 0 at teara fear als pistol tell fell to the ground 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