Show 0 A I 1 D PROLOGUE A aoun oun man and a beautiful young oun woman ivonian lost and alone in a wilderness for months half started arid and tn in daily peril of death from I 1 r id beasts and more sata c indians this is the central theme of the most fascinating romance that has corne come from I inerson Inn nici son houghs pen read and ou will learn how love came to them how they conducted es in this trying t n f unconventional situation how the mans chivalry and the woman purify held them steadfast to lite ilic ideals ideal of civilization ard ito ho v I 1 the strange episode brought tragedies tra edie estrangements estrange ments arid and hap happiness CHAPTER I 1 I 1 the kis ing of miss sheraton T admit I 1 1 assid her hei perlian Ier hapa I 1 e iliou lil 11 13 it A li it tie ie avul s 3 I 1 licu auld d nit na 10 u so 10 ignall hid 1 I I 1 fionn jovn blut bilat wi to 0 o come clue I 1 could not ill line e 11 1 hiir ill 1 sj acl I 1 d 11 viler nil it NN Is i not bot erinc all 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1 vt N ellid um her the first linit tb ali lt it feasible fei aible I 1 had nen merl roman d ber bec abell she came homo tain iol lofty lefty and u herfor perlor to fo hor her Al cupl a brae brace of 0 ears bejin stith ali carey fit at her alien kagle kend jenderny erny for yellin ladled bladl bt it if she fulti gAteA not something or of hir I 1 mould kia her mr 1 m I it ahi but a girl of t the lu icv IN LY t li at 1 I 1 in th shade of tho the stolle slone feln ali here ib the ity iry todo made it a deal lee part mill arid bold bill iwata ali k ll 11 i light blue att il lit in arr high bred wy way tir for 11 brier er as a girl ahern tint litt who wits WB ot gt brell bred uc or other that fair to up 11 in it the abe dav adell ipu ier i lehar tull tall lung lone chepkof with i try cry it i u I 1 I 1 it il irk hair anil and a de deep P color 1114 LD r V t t I 1 11 I 1 1 in anil and of loae U IQ ifill they weri ladle q er try on oil ilic alln ii girls and as ain s ati ti i rentie re antl nil ased me ile fir afi ull lill rr I 1 i aal walling it in lift ah r i iii tta kl 1 iu down blown from boiu utia 1 C I 1 u iut i ut u race or io ho ti in a 11 I 1 bilut iut it 11 I 1 1 on cither side bide of hi bf t ts q she bile i t ii I 1 till haac aade arid anil arli alicd ll 11 lie V VL ri L I 1 i t I 1 th the she ahe tl jl al t it lu III lit ht at nay my arm with 1 i i nude alade mo me smile for I 1 I 1 I 1 i 1 1 i 1 i i courian could have 1 1 ei P i i front the atone tin nn I 1 t 11 I 1 c i I 1 bant and kirsen I 1 f ir wits wan 1 aci r I 1 i lt ii nunu maa i s lie 1131 11 is i S ear eats i I 1 ajr urd ed her i ir 01 C p i h lie not at that smiled I 1 me a I 1 all lave have bean a I 1 r 1 4 1 1 he did and as I 1 in I 1 i ili luiu 20 L C ld id i nil girls did I 1 to iii r gilld but a man an am 1 ill n 1 i i fiew ery roa ro I 1 i wf w F alit I 1 nt her eves nere er I 1 rl r 1 1 L ma m hat on ill I 1 i riv ra I 1 i i 1 I 1 i f tile gate ite find d low td d lir api ff 1 I 1 IN c sat rat and look ad il lilt I 1 1 I i I 1 1 jib ih mound on to the th lg M L nod and up the ibe red road waldi i 1 1 ir farm over board tow aril cur I 1 it il 7 liu cowle 4 farm libich hall hail ban three in tiki tur f fiill ii ill us four on tb the e part if the lie aler lions hol dlugg a fact act iad 1 li I I 1 till hi it i al altia alaya aya ranked us ua in ati at WAY 0 OP F A MAN by EMERSON HOUGH mi 1907 by th the outing company slie Ie riton soul out it trifle lower than thaul ll 11 iles NN i more neighbor alli anil and I 1 and as I 1 lilily 1001 oil ell out oi 01 or cr the ril loud load it tile time I 1 li enlie the he wheel of sume some tie ajo ios I 1 slid to her sume nic void ol of LUI lua being aud arid of if its being no iiii fin r neighbors to the hie louil Ol latiIN tsi 01 ol a gic buntins Bue eting tins ehn taci t tit ii in u uch sinh a morning si alili ills seemed it II t to u please her indeed I 1 01 01 tile tit tb it the alie let lest xav av ut of I 1 i illin mill i I 1 wild maid ii to lo matte make no falmier of whit biffie ut or after mi such is ali I 1 vo I 1 0 ild ili hive put out tin nn arm for fur flier but till all at one once I 1 pulled up ill albat ft bat wis I 1 to I 1 john coblens till nitwit n ahr ili bees bee ironed fit and tile bui IoNN LI is mille mide the air I 1 wa was D rat labut i I 1 nian gron nut and ruthless as a I 1 wis I 1 biu all tl bi bleeding eding the land could give iu in full it training is I 1 to lut hat it gentleman should bould be all and i I 1 unless anle lie may tr iel all a ruid dois does not sit lt foot too fir into it ihen hn lie sees la 13 that hi be 1 is talen taken at whit sigua ali bis 1611 so now I 1 said bald low bow gild I 1 wai tint she had come hick back front from school though a one fine iada ibid now md iud n nj doubt forgetful of her frI tr lendi endi of N bo onie once caught youn rali bits and for her and inside pent pens f fir r the little pink pip elgg at the erlb ird eilee edae arid and nil all of that but she li it nl ill it I 1 m mini it to mp me to lo I 1 talk of illde old barq und though nott noni some sort of i ul ili bemid to toe inu it to urie ado I 1 L lii lit n us is wo we sit s it there en cri the will aloi ins ing it din dandelions delions und lo 10 ten g r a q bin s mil humming bu mining a n lilt of lune low DOW in ii I 1 alln i Ls is s hoang aill till still thick hick I 1 is I 1 wi was it lis it ioni vi x q gme app treat to me tint thit 1 I 1 r 1 is a as illum milling the wall should lie alne is I 1 ili shi herstle nas N as will ing mi I 1 ni tiler h hid tit anti tried III ali grif lilt iton iron to nip lite mi 13 fl hid opt I 1 my ril lint ON amr L r nov nu ind tit tin it 11 to ill alio 1 clienton Sli enton ates thil th IL atre lr it letter filli lihs in ili tur ur county than thain e tn I 1 albore N fl ns ua u I 1 acton 1 mh I 1 built I 1 foil croul tr lot let as a I 1 bold I 1 ut lit into tin till hale hac ot 01 the billops billt ps chere liere the tell led roid riipi iraj d to gnp ell oft off sl shai it to lucast tile il stint lilt liin of tho the blue illic ridge I 1 cerad to lull likit sjma arning I 1 was enung ind wild ui as tin ani deir lit in those hlll hill hid it loco bon an ani enter prise prie corning ruins betted ays hid it herl a breaking of orders all aal a folling foil ial ing of ma m own will I 1 sup blip paip I 1 might liae hae gone coue on nut there tire are ver arez two chith goern goe rn an 1 denbur den tur for one or of my ser nier lie ile may I 1 it i mm min but tie he alio lilt hi a gfa iti ultra mii ili I 1 suppose books might tx tie written about the he war be those to thing ile he luay inay tie be a gentleman ornett ruei i juil alad hubp credit tor for being ex log fl a oft headed bended fool with oo do daring to approach the ver vcr who haa bas contempt on tempt for him whereas she may not know hn acra ions tw for restraint S W ninlin nio h fur for civilization which at timed I 1 hamod because liT Canao it bought uch such prot let lei jbf iame O problems pro blema neier ceasie cease lit t leant while youth lata a and d 11 no COM coin n la is fr free from thern even ro no a one Rs an ours OUM there lu in the valley of the be old blue alldre before ohp w wars ars had bad rolled it 11 rad and twite all the youlia people old ohl I 1 was of tit nu mind to in cud roy ray and tuy ray roaming julit jot yet and still sing milt I 1 wot by br genelene A ot of lay quaker neither mother and by n sternness of 0 my virginia fattier father ru el t in the clum clu m of gen alenin I 1 bad no tr to el larage a wor comans womans rians heart alas alan I 1 wa was not the abe first to laru that la Is it a must mo it art ti is pr grattice pratt attice lie I 1 lad had enough it to do virl virliie iii it came to my mv horse horm hor m satan fe fell ared bared to nde satan blue it lueine a battle each time he wat was mounted lie ile was waa 1 splendid arute black and clenn clean w with abundant bone in the head had and a bril ilant yi blood all over that ws was aisy to nw gee yet he wun was a murderer at heart ile he bould fight ann 11 dos dog tr ir cill and feir air was wan not in hini him nor tiny real submission my father at al wais told me that hon was not fit to ride but bill ui father rode him ns as lit he would any horac bo ise that of fard nothing bould serve me but I 1 mut mu t ride satan also alao anil and HO bo I 1 made him my private saddler on occasion I 1 ought to ft tny my father that very tory beare andl and milder genteman gentl man from rom whom I 1 got bot abat daring I 1 vcr ever had I 1 suppo e lie ite TU llam a clean cut man five elten eliven in his aln stockings nii and few men lit in all that country had bail n handsomer body fair ahir meant neth him some thing filing more aban fair play for the sake bake of sport lt it meant as vell fair play for the sake ahe of ju justice tIce to temperate to the point 0 of caring always for hia bodai blodys vel fare as regular in his habits nn an he vs in hia and their kindling readily enough it tiny though never be ll 11 11 1 always admired him I 1 fear that at the time I 1 mention now I 1 admired lam him 1009 tor for his hia and cou raffe th thi aas i m I 1 swung leg over satan that morning I 1 rei recoiled olied to handle him as an I 1 had bad seen een m father do anil and I 1 felt 14 inick rong I 1 nough bough tor for tb abit it I 1 remembered lit in tin proud irold win will a boy will have hare the time when my father and I 1 riding through the muddy streeta of 1 leiburg town together saw a fa fanner a wagon stuck midway of a come tack my rather father called me we mutt send bill arnley honio homo to lit ahli family then xe we two dismount ed 0 and stooping in the mud pot got our two shoulders under the aeto of the wagon before wr were done with it our blood petting getting up at the laughter ot of the towns townsfolk foll when wo we heitield together out came bill I 1 toys wag on 1 from m the mud aud and the laughter ell ended ell I 1 it t was lle like him he be would not stop when hen ouie otie lir lie started elij it was so he it marr nil mi mother thit hint very sv si et cl t ress front from the fiut of old lie told lite she lie said him no many timofi not III ing in his hid wild w v is 19 bo jr to lo tile lie of the society city of frienda pud she ahe only duly consented lifts r binding bin to go ci alth A till hoi bet e cah it it i ank c L ti it the little boue hurch at till if lc ife l e c v nr our oui firm I 1 1101 aoi I 1 ill ILI I 1 lie he lip be it homo und and ible to intend it ieli she will in th tho thap o ins just jurt beierl tile the civil djs he arst to nise li e in alio llio win will h slid that I 1 the I 1 ile I 1 1 i lends ouirl to arpe I 1 1 ini an slices ilae liw 1 ir I no I 1 IM ind su so st t tried hat wis c mcd ilter tho the anoni t lit in tint tall 1 ait ot of old od nil then she he INQ ell ed nil aither to ill lit his slaves ind lie he tor for lit in hom ind I 1 ici ril ni od ed bli hond lad slid it chuld lif be dill after uld lii ii 11 the SLI LIN ints libil on w and nd ic 10 ica lc s in ili riburn nt lit chih mi fritter rattle in ide fads fac lilt 1 ut said hold nothing lit in to in et aldr us il other olber llo bet tree free thir pe 1 f 4 I 1 W ay I 1 t vol A R 2 A grand animal you havo hava there said ho he pie arid and pre fitly this part pait of 0 virginia was wah a hurt of ii mo ca tur fur blackl blacka it II was mn im boutlier tout Lier did abat and I 1 bo be bevo that it was her hei influence ahli U lid bill lituch to tn do with tile tho position of eat bait virginia on the question of the war and this also in adrile had bd much to do with this strange story 0 of ulane and ml much to ilo do with the pre arace there thereabout about ot of the man vr chota tk I 1 t t meet that anat very tory morn morri tIM lag although when I 1 W to mount tny y hone ho la sa tan I 1 did not know that such it utica tana as a gordon orme eirl existed sted in me fraria when hen I 1 satan he ha latea at t me hat but I 1 caught him blim by the th cha gnp strap of uie the amille and swung straws his hi head close up feeling fur for the dudl treat roat as 11 tie ha re riched for me aie with open lamontt then as be reared I 1 doaa up 0 him into place abul do 0 o felt cafe fc fek fat once I 1 cl a holso fair thet bif mi an end cad of his rat me I 1 jiboa when miss grae rih witton ant in anu rim I 1 tv tu got ati due and since I 1 him nick from the imle and ad folio rale him urd hard down toward of coatne lie I 1 kd up lip a etolle en an rolt iwo of f ili k beld tik his lend bead while tags tile the out uie the stone and tapped thi th shoe ahoe naus nalta tight tiff liC aft el ci that I 1 biml time to twit look around ALA I 1 did so BO I 1 is tw w approaching a zen tremart aiho vho ang boling with antem lote reit it at lui mount ile he wag van otte of the attro mot most driling 3 men I 1 little limo eier swu seen a as I 1 could see for I 1 knew each carull on both sider the blue ridge us ua far up lip lie valley RB as white V k grand tillmam oil alae thure there sir enid lie wt otting me luc 1 I did alj not no I 1 null nott lih ills like cir isted in thia conn try ks R in n hlll bah iah lit tiny auntry f kiil id I 1 lie he at noll im A his its brooding kellnh tills out of lion liontine tile water no 0 o wonder he be a ald the mt ranger ali ah sou oil know knoll of 0 th thy i ined I 1 ile d ill iain shoulder shou lOeri am AH mu li it RI that lie it them wai ira sorn thing about him I 1 did not finy f in v it sort of bension ii though thoi ili lie he nire verc better than tame d lut him bill aben say that ve ine vir lave H n anit ii of reserving that right to ou ourselves oui selves ilves arid I 1 suppose thit th it a 11 of clenn clean atrain may perhaps become om proud after of in and comfort and freedom from carp none non the leih I 1 was forced tu to idelt this newcomer to the cl eta ot of vL lemell ui hill faie face M I 1 now perceived pertel reil was long lon tat thin his chin buttre althou al ah liou narrow ills aln mouth too MU narrow and hla his teeth were narrow one on ot of the tet ti tn th at each side aide like ahr tooth ot of it a carnivore longer than its fol fel lows ills ilia hair was wag very thick and celoso cut to his bf head d dark and it if the last kii st lilt bit gri about the edged requiring clone cloge sc rutin to prove it so BO in color his bit skin was wai dark sunburned beyond tun tan almont to bryne is HL eeb opre orl gray eray the most mort remarkable remar kabIL le iet i et tint I 1 have ever seen calm emotion emot lori less direct the most moat tearless fearless eyes I 1 tun base ever seen ecea in mortal bead and I 1 have looked into many men a eyes eye la in rn time lie ile was taller than most moat men I 1 think above the six ru t line fine till figure was thin lili limbs thin hla his hind bindi and feet shelder sei he did not look one tenth ills his strength IT HP was dressed sod ladled as a |