Show ZEN 0 of f the Y D ca 6 JV el l of the me foothills foothill TS lay by ROBERT T STEAD tin TA C CB at in AM Wt trot C la by ROBERT T STEAD CHAPTER continued 2 20 so you have baw efad and it laan it spoiled you foa a bit oil OH it dlin t take me a I 1 long to run ran you it down own but bul I 1 dd go a bleeps J up to your year bouse no a I 1 like I 1 ought might te done does if I 1 lied it been considerate efer you a I 1 I 1 dida t t want vant so scandal do J about it j it on 1 our call a account unit to so it I 1 I 1 just I 1 jr laid if eco I 1 low for h 1 I tire that I 1 Is II how J found out about grant at about grant T what did you find out about mr bit grant he be ad tn t draw her closer to him but ill she 11 held C d him at bay oh you re innocent aint 1 t you yen zen ZI what mind about grant thatah that s a good one lour four husband would enjoy JOY thata eff it you yon re going to I 1 talk it to me ilk like this we can t be friends fr mr me D sit still A BO ing eiga of b help CIP my all friends d ne rt think evil ot of me DIL DI L laughed they ray v a friend Is if one who she known oil nil all about t you you and m it loves love you lust just the names same lie he leered acted that ar me zen I 1 know no w all about you aim and flits grant fellow how lie be a been vinitia you when your hue has band was wan away on and d sometimes m when lien the be maid aid wo was away army too ive a kept pretty alme a t tab on aft him U ham ha as m t been S bace chion around ad so ofton lately well I 1 true free I 1 love to never did run smooth now nn I 1 could old tell ml you conr h lund all 11 this and a perhaps I 1 ought to T reley old and me t 1 is old friends worked together for far years year but I 1 am ain it that kind of i fellow you see bee zen I 1 snow know all about iou on and ad I 1 I 1 love you just uie tile bourne I 1 love you lust the A same he be forced be lier toward him and ad she he it knew that slie elie had bad spun out her bar reprieve to 0 o its ena d she well in the pow now er at of this madman she tried to break front from hn hia small grasp but her efforts were puny and fated against his pass passionate innate strength she track out at wildly but he crushed down claim her blon wrapped rapped his bit arnia arm about be hers drew her face I 1 to III his 1 I 1 came to c collect 0 an account at zen he be waned lils Bed and ad now you are am goin to far CHAPTER avill T ity return to lne by an earlier 11 1 train 1 than he had pecked expected pec ted found dearah at the house and wilson to en badah thie gabed d to da dialogue get with the family pig the lad on an hearing bearing tile motor rushed to 11 ahli father a anna am well wait welt well what shut a big boy bay you arel a ae cried branal Y swinging him lit up to tiia bin all and how la Is I 1 the up pig t and hoft bon Is your friend or brantl oil mother fenter li let me aa go to eca him bite do don it know why ever efin since the night I 1 slept at his house you slept bleat at ht fix hours housel when file day your you went want away td and an mother after uns aa there then in the morning wilton where aber 1 your sua mottier ticer 1 Z I dont don t know dad daddy he strode sharply into the house sarah lob where 1 IB mrs mra Tra naley 7 1 I do dont t know it bir said bald the maid aid th flight frightened d out of 1 her bar reticence by her masters master unusual 1 I think she abe be baa gone to the old quarry air ir she a often goes up there of an an ea A trysting place Is 1 Trant Trion Joy ga gasped inwardly he dropped the boy and in his hi own room ration found a revolver an and A to moment 0 meat later he be was wan winging in lone largi angry tepa steps up the quarry y rood mad wilson puzzled by tile the udden sudden interruption of his bla fat father h CIA I 1 inesti greeting ii followed at a dk I dl distance disie I 1 ive I 1 ve va suspected tromon IB losing ay 1 he be walked rm ive more than man I 1 ive v said aid of allie cm m mouth rope falls thata my plim and now they ve a taken it IL kj by god if they halt but have ewy cry step the wroth and ad hot hor ne within him grew he fie was waa at the quarry before he be knew it 11 he printed paused to for a moment cut to listen yes there he were vers temple people prevent there were coundi god it soura bounded ded like a fight Tr aBBley ley I 1 le in A man and it a worm woman a were mell reeling I 1 I 1 in each kihen in alse tion anas 1 l be hate 1 ton I 1 hilm hate yon u ie it the oter woman up wa verce crying you coward 1 you am coward th the amm was area bin hi wife th the mon se baa not ind donal giant although Tra had a revolver in U hl ws poe pocket k at it we waa not of life customary madou and hla bin thought did not turn famei naturally rally y to it I 1 in in tremendous moment cro le he forgot it Idt altogether gIther Hs IT blied d upon ills his ahr cupo s el clutching culling him about it tin ahr throat at with the strength of a nion 1 drack to it flung yen to the lie ground amount ft he bere she he aall acu at hla his alei feet then he tore fare himself free freb from Tran leys trip mut hla his throat alie next mo meat the two men um were about bow a a struggle f death ertia A beung as MI as each carl where other arniel bev nobl ng clutching at each other B throats M it ana coraa jd bumm m upon Tra neley tant ht w waa a hiring feigt ui assailant had the aAd rAA 1014 li ft ner a e m mo w lent of 0 surprise the of lion he had bad broken 1 I must A flirt a grip at a about his throat fast und and seemed in apts momentary prospect peet of reversing the situation a arm T there were eve no talk no cries cities no oaths fit ro it was aate the and ad panting which became more a and more Is labored an aa the minutes armin as drew on in their ob clutched rich chea ro drazka ask lobbied role ate rubbed into bit Tr T mallit mall ansle it a well groomed gleamed cheek lit MB snarl snarling ing teeth snapped pried b but in ach missed at I 1 Y toy A jaw Is then b it twe wn 6 that Tran stry rement bored his rev revolver 1 ver breaking dk D k a grip fall by bypath a superhuman tort effect he drew tire tha b weapon and filed the shot sent bent wild and the next instant brittle was upon lit him again 9 la 1 tile tie struts a the revolver revolve tell fell from tra Tran eleya ley head hand and both men men b bebb egan fighting toward it As draek m gager clutched it r py y kicked his fi 8 feet f act from rom under him and an it the fit two went down together about on the rocky flor floor of the quarry they approached slowly ancer antema ly the a edge dge of the precipice that fell I 1 away firm Y to the river liver 0 on n the ills lely edge TI sly iteus realized abi new annii ad hideous danger and scrambled to id ad to his bin I 1 feet at dragging dr draak as with lit him film faizi crayk fork realized reali eed it too and gleefully fiendishly ima joined ared an arald in the ills C combat label deliberately forcing ain the 11 11 fight sid toward oad I 1 the river ive I 1 ve got you Trantle 1 he hissed speaking k tor far the first time lime since alnie transit a targets had clutched about lit lilb throat ive got j jou ou and you doare re golo go oter there fim with me a zen tried to dran drown me im once corce now in drown draw you it if 1 I have hn to go with iou on I 1 I 1 ve ie got you Tr branly anly t fe drauk Tran Bley exclaimed R light of recognition breaking upon him ion a les IF me zen a old lover I 1 r and ad you yon give her to me die or we go out together 11 1 caiedo you a re mad dross road mad I 1 tran ley cried wit WIIT but at that ambient moment detail by a audrien amid mat a knife from fr his pocket felt its sting osce tula take three time then their darkness fell zen recovering cecon from tier her I 1 tm sat mut up 1 in time to 0 o see tier her has staggering mil gering in the arms of dealt half a mile ila only dennison decline Denni aon grant IF had bad bee been futile plowing up and down lie ills fir field when lie ho suddenly saw fl the next neat moment the two tivie mn men were swaying about in a struggle of death approaching at ill 1 topmost topmast speed since the night of the adorm lot he be had missed the boy bar tremendously tre averal ay act ionell he had thought that if only he h imm have afi the CP P ot of wilson he be could be r reconciled lied to the logs loan of zen he eta knew that a veto had been placed on an visit and he e b bore a zen no an will h he felt that he understood understand her motives live no but I 1 now how a as the b boy Y came racing toward him grant felt id ills heart bouncing about 1 ID an extraordinary in manner I 1 johy who what the be aei terr great grant cried on an wilson drew draw up beside b him I 1 has haa something happened to the pig it was a moment bar before the boy cecil could ani ea A ace man ts la fighting my father and ting at him he gasped and my mother a dead great grant cleared the plow at a bound where 0 be demanded at the old 14 quarry I 1 re roa all 11 the war troy but grant wit already tt the from tr prince th the next mon moment lie he had flunt flung a himself f upon tire he horses aback back and it leaving the boy to fir follow as lie he could was gallim galloping mg across t tile the prairie to the quarry trail under his hl urging the astonished plow her horse developed d a watce quite surprising Bur speed la in a couple a of minutes they were on the old road to alie quarry and a marr moment eart later star h hone ran and it rider into inte the rock roch rimmed cut ft huli uns the h river at grant brat glimpse flaa of zin she lind had grala struggled Ss first ad an 0 tier lier feet CI thank hall god carl in bhe no was tod not deni dead then the he a saw if the two num atea by the edge ads of the cliff he recognized saw aw tile the koke knife rine fee and A strike adv th the brow grant funded liin deti in drinks face sent seat that like ike d top like a top ton too drank ebbid at the end of itte hill I 1 spin hobbled over tile edge feuge of the precipice and dropped out ot of a sight I 1 cut P grunt grout tell fell on an his bis knees beside the stricken Tr erty TY homed raised conant IF atje quim quivering far form la in his ai arnis arms zen ten beside hil him drew tile the ih coolly merr muscled aled head 4 t to he her pectin breast aad ad whispered words of en endearment arment into earn curs wan soon closing to 11 II mortal lourds presently Trani fley opened hla bit eyes ask aliey nere are amne a quiet eyes eye sove now faia fight we wan over only the lay IM head ahead grant tell we die one I 1 thing hl g he be mur a aured it YOU roii have bee been freight with V benr e AI A god od iiii tion me grant tn led for nn an instant the a ees A of the ali rival field anil and friends friend met ch ahila st no a longer larger friends field daiy forever then hen the form farm of tru at shivered in the anna ot at zen and ad deanda Dennl acm A grant I 1 shivered bl vered and settled into eterna sleep A A the a of at another mel apar summer some went wa hooding ending the tawny flank of the root foot ill alla all nhen your pea and ad details Dena loB grant rode to Lether over the old inin to tir tile Y t death grant had not at spoke to zen of love loie he seemed to know knew that at the proper time zen herself would brenk blank silence and now she ah had asked lit him to marny accompany mp Rny her to her father a home and to spend ft a few days daya roaming their old daunta in III the foothills Y D 1 older el but it to in unimpaired dred vigor greeted liim S boisterously are brady well all well wall 1 you 1 old d coote a it I 1 had to C come CI I back to fic the b hills I 1 I 1 they an all go do it I 1 I 1 we wag a young am man gain again I 1 if get me A a herd hard a 0 helft A trek into tile the back bach country spite a 0 hell BW an high vater the a greeting b of at the teachers che wife was A leas am effusive but no less sincere ilie do evening wes was spent to lr hospitality tile the next afternoon atierno on zen appeared at the gets gate with ill lamen horses saddled addled for far two come denny w we a are going or a lid ride she he priced announced pro ced and in a few minutes their mounts were pounding tie down n the trail which led over the ford foot lulls to the south Y YD D zea zan was strangely maleat upon their rid ride and n grant after futile attempts tila ade to a engage g her in conversation was wan com content t ent to title ride at her alle bad anil admire her horsemanship and her be beauty 7 the 1 a indra suffering hur and ad but years year be had dimly left her strong it rangi ly it unscarred all she to grant wholly as adorable as a OB an that day of her unspoken confession when they had met at tile the ford wil soon she all must speak I 1 well lie he had waited he be still could wait T they h ey folb followed oed the trail little changed b bi all ali the passage of years yeara down doa the slopes to the south Y YD D ati deral tips ther the corded forded r the and zen swung her horse home hoof about in the grove groe of cotton woods loof lou remember this pot apat denny F i th ahe naked it is re ce we first met calv ou I 1 remembert C her lie said bald no he be would not of be tempted lot into a demonstration she must at lead IF il ahe t a sit sun n was gilding the ra mountain counti fa tops pa with ith gold and ail gilding abug t too Z zens e faie face and hair mith b beauty eny in ineffable b for a moment she sat in i the s blaming or ing light fight like a statue statin of bronze for an instant tier her eye eya met his then lell fell she sh spurred permit tier her horse forest t to abill a plunge me a and ad gul got loped ahead up th the valley iley miles pushed posted and the quick light of the foothills was waa upon them the bet before she abe alen drew up again get this it time me it was hy by a great grant bu bowldes bowlder bow Alder lder a sort of flat rock stranded on the sloping 9 shoulder deadder of a hill full something seemed it to burst better to la grant s thet as he h A rec eve it tile the rock on which th they ZY had ad spent pent thit thil memorable night so memorable I 1 long ong ago when the Is world and to they were at young thank god gad zoo zen was As mill aill I 1 romance burned in per heart w ho hc but zen villula auld have thou thought of this he sprong sprang from his horse home and she from flow hers he approached her with open PC firms I 1 ze zen yu you have brought an roe he her for a purpose I 1 don doni t deny it I 1 un no den stand I 1 she wait in his arms how flow well viell you yen read rand one a s mind fail ali she murmured be but oh how slowly I 1 1 he ff held her tight we were u worlds 1 to say but he could whisper only I 1 zen my gerics zen into the tangled glory of f her it hair 11 at she he held him glatly gently way away 11 1 I believe some one is coming up UD the trail she said it we was true enough a horse home and rider were mem rapidly approaching A As he be skirted the lull hill he caught sight eight of at tile them swung off fro from abe ch trail ana ad rode up beside the them ali ah here you state arel he exclaimed d e hope opet I 1 did dlan t keep you waiting ura trans Trans lei T YOU yon are am pa bainy Iny its itself zea a said aid so an all she e took his head hand ton ama met and mr ill Gi grant verall T derm denny alif be 1 la mr r sione ct the reverend mr munroe the reverend what 1 howl how 1 zen explain things lings ti very vary simple mr ill mantes was to meet u us here at elemit it alb eight 0 clock and ad here he 1 Is 7 en was unstrap pong abit a kit from her bet saddle 1 I he anic A a document here bere it 11 I 1 invest haven t lost last it which will interest mr me ali ah here it blo Is she produced UA an envelope old and mr examines examined ill the contra contenta be B all ail in order he be remarked A license lut I 1 g tire ali marriage of dennison Denn lson grant mail and zen zenith IS trail Tra naley ley lid his 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