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CHAPTER V.
THE LOT* or A MAW.
a OR a moment tbe girl hesi
tated. ber ungloved bauds
clinched on ber breast ber
bloodless face tense with a
strange grief, ss st)e saw the out
stretched arms of tbe man whom ber
treachery had almost lured to bis
death. Then, slowly, she approached,
and once more Howtand held her
bands clasped to him and gazed quee
tlonlngly down Into the wild eyes that
stared Into bis own.
"Why did yon ran away from me?"
were the flrst words that, he spoke.
They came from him gently, as If be
bad known ber for a long time. Be
repeated tbe question, bending his
head until be felt tbe soft touch ot
her hair on his lips. "Why did you run
away from me?"
She drew away from him. ber eyes
searching his face.
"I lied to you." she breathed. Ijer
words coming to blm In a whisper.' "I
lied"—
Tbe words caught In ber throat.' He
"taw her struggling to control herself,
to stop tbe quivering of her lip. tbe
tremble in ber voice. In soother mo
ment sbe had broken down, and with
a low sobbing cry sank in a cbnlr be
side tbe table and burled her head In
her arms. As Howland saw tbe con
vulsive trembling of ber shoulders bis
soul wss flooded with a strange joy
not at this sight of ber grief, but st
tbe knowledge tbat she was sorry for
"I BKIiISVK THAT IT WAS HIOSSSABT FOI
100 TO —LIS."
what sbe bad done. Softly be ap
proached. Tbe girl's far cap bad faileo
off. Her long, shining braid was half
undone and Its silken strands fell over
her shoulder and glistened in tbe lamp
glow on the table. His band hesitated
and then fell gently on tbe bowed
bead.
"Sometimes tbe friend who lies is
Ibe only friend who's true." be said.
"I believe that It was necessary for
yoo to—He."
Just once bis hand stroked ber soft
balr, then, catching himself, be went
to the opposite side of the narrow ta
ble and sat down. Wben tbe girl
raised her head there was a bright
finsb in her cheeks.
"You believe tbat?" she questioned
eagerly. "You believe that it wss riec
easary for me to—lie?"
"Yes." said Howland. He spoke tbe
one word with a finality that sent a
soft gladness Into tbe deep bine eyes
across from blm. "I believe tbat yon
lid to lie to me."
Bis low voice was vibrant with un
bounded faith. Other words were on
his lips, but be forced tbem back. A
part of wbat be mlgbt bave said—a
part of tbe strange, joyous tnmuit In
bis heart—betrayed Itself In bis face,
and before tbat betrayal tbe girl drew
back slowly, tbe color fading from ber
cheeks.
"And I believe, you will not lie to me
again." be said.
Sbe rose to ber feet and flung back
ber balr, looking down on him In tbe
manner of one who baa never before
met this kind of man and knew not
wbat to make of blm.
"No; I will not lie to you again." sbe
replied more (Irmly. "Do you believe
me now?"
"Yes."
"Then go back into tbe aoatb. I bave
come to tell you tbat again tonight—
to make yon believe me. Ton should
bave turned back at La Pas. If yon
don't go—tomorrow"—
Her voice ssemed to cboke ber. and
sbe stood without finishing, leaving
him to • understand wbat she had
meant to say. In an Instant Howland
waa at ber side. Once more Ids old.
reeolote fighting blood waa op. Firm
ly be took ber banda again, his ayes
compelling ber to look np at blm.
"If 1 don't go tomorrow—tbey will
kill me." be completed, repeating tbe
words of ber note to blm. "Now, if
yon ere going to be boneet with ma
tell SM thla—who is getng te kill ma
sad why?"
He felt a convulsive ahndder pass
through ber as she snewsnd.
"1 also aald that 1 would not lie to
yoo sgaln. If 1 can not tell yen the
troth I will tell yoo nothing. It Is
Impossible for me to say why yonr life
Is In danger."
"But yon know?"
"Yes."
He seated ber again in the chair be
side tbe table end eat down uppssils
bar.
"Will yon tell me who yen are?"
Sbe hesitated, twisting ber fingers
nervously in a silken atmnd of her
hair.
"Will your be persisted.
"If I tell you who I em." ebe eald at
last "you will know wke la threaten
ing year life."
He stared at ber in astonishment
-The devil, yoo seyr Tbe words
supped from bis lips before be could
- stop tbem. For s second time tbe girl
nee from ber chair.
-Yoo will gor she entreated. -Ton
arill go tomorrow?"
Her band waa on tbe latch of the
doer.
"You will Mof
ii m Lu
• He baa risen and was lighting a
cigar over tbe chimney of the lamp.
Laughing, he came toward ber.
"Yes. surely lam going—to see you
safely home." Suddenly be turned
back to the lounge and belted on bis
revolver and bolster. Wben he re
turned sbe barred bis way defiantly,
ber back against the door.
"You cannot go."
"Why?"
"Because"—be caught tbe frightened
flutter of ber voice again—"because
they will kill you."
Tbe low iaugb tbat he breathed In
ber balr was more of Joy than fear.
"I am glad tbat yon care." be whis
pered to ber softly.
"You must go," she still Herniated.
"With you. yes." be answered.
"No, no; tomorrow. Yon must go
back to La Pas—back Into tbe soutb.
Will yon promise me tbat?"
"Perhaps." he said. "1 will fell you
soon." She surrendered to tbe deter
mlnatlon in bis votes and allowed him
to pass out into the ntgbt with her.
Swiftly she led blm along a pnth that
ran Into tbe deep gloom of the balsam
and spruce. He could bear tbe tbrob
blng of her heart and her quick, ex
cited breathing as sbe stopped, one of
her bands clasping bim nervously by
tbe arm.
'lt is not very far from here." she
whispered. "You must not go with
me. If tbe.v saw me with you at this
bour"— He felt her shuddering t
against him.
"Only a little farther," be begged.
She surrendered again besltntlngly.
and tbey went on more slowly than
before until they came to where a few
faint lights in tbe camp were visible
ahead of tbem.
"Now—now you must go."
Howland turned as if to obey. In
an Instant tbe girl was at his side.
"You have not promised." she en
treated. "Will you go—tomorrow?"
In the luster of the eyes that were
turned up to him In the gloom How
land saw again the strange sweet pow
er that had taken possession of Ms
soul. It did not oCcur to him In these
moments that he had knowu this girl
for only a few hours; that until tonight
be bad heard no word pass from her
Hps. He was conscious only tlctt In
the space of those few hours some
thing bad come Into bis' life which
he had never known before, aud a
deep longing to tell hef tills, to take
her sweet face between his hnnds as
they stood In the gloom of the forest
and to confess to her that she hnd be
come more to him than a passing vi
sion in a strange wilderness, filled him.
He grnshed ber hands once more to
his breast as be had done on the Urcnt
North tnffl. holding ber so close Mint
he could' feel the throtftHng of ber
bosom »gainst him. He spoke no
word, and still her eyes pleaded with
blm to 30. Suddenly be freed one of
bis hands and brushed back the thick
hair from ber brow and turned her
face gently until wbat dim light came
down-.from the stars above glowed In
tbe beauty of her eyes. In his own
face sbe saw tbat which Jie had not
dared to speak, and from her Hps
there came a soft little sobbing cry.
"No. I bave not promised, and I will
not promise," be said, holding ber face
so that sbe could not look away from
him. "Forgive me for-for—doin*
'this"— And before sbe could move ht
caught ber for a moment cloae In his
arms, holding her so that be felt the
quick beating of ber heart against his
own. the sweep of ber bair and breath
in his face. "This la wby 1 will not
go back." be cried softly. "It Is be
es use I love you—love you"—
He caught himself, choking back tbe
words, sod as sbe drew away from
blm her area shone wjtb a glory tbat
sis lis him half reach out bis arma to
bar.
"Yon will forgive mer* be begged.
-I do sot mean to do wrong. Only
yon most know why 1 shall not go
back Into tbe sooth."
From berdistswe sbe saw bia arma
stretched like shadows toward ber.
Her voice was low, eo low tbst he
conid hardly hear tbe words' sbe spoke,
bat lu sweetness thrilled him.
"If you love me you will do this
thing for me. You wilt go tomorrow."
"Aod yoo?"
-I?" Be beard tbe tremulous quiver
In ber voice. "Very soon yoo will for
get tbst'you bave—ever—seeo-me,"
From down tbe path there came tbe
sound of low voices. Eicitedly tbe
girl ran to Bowiand. thrusting blm
back with ber bands.
"Us! Oor sbe cried tensely. "Hur
ry back to tbe cabin! Lock your door,
sod don't come est again tonight! Ob.
pleaaa. If yon love me. please. goT-
Tbe voices were approaching. How*
land fancied that be could distinguish
dark shadows between the thinned
I walls of the forest He langbed softly.
"I am not going to run. little girl,"
I he whispered. "Sear He drew bis
revolver eo that it gleamed In tbe light
j ef the stsra.
| With s frightened gssp the girl pall
sd him into the thick bushes beside tbe
pstb until tbey stood s dozen psces
from where those wno were coming
down tbe trail would pa*«. There was
S silence as ilowlnnd slipped his Weap
lon back Into its holster. Then tbe
voices came again, very near, end at
tbe sound or tbem his -oropnnlon
shrank close to blm. ber hnnds clutch
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 18,1912.
lng bis arms. ber white, ingntened
face rained to blm In piteous appeal.
Hla blood leaped through blm lllce Are.
Be knew tbat tbe girl bad recognised
tbe volcea—tbat tbey wbo were about
to paaa blm were tbe mysterloua ene
mies against wbom abe bad warned
blm. Terbapa one waa tbe man wbo
bad attacked blm on tbe Qreat North
trail. Hla muaclee crew tenae. Tbe
girl could feel tbem (training under
her handa, conld feel bla body grow
rigid and alert. Hla band fell again
on bla revolver. He made a atep paat
ber, bla eyee flashing, bla face as set
aa Iron. Almost sobbing, she preeaed
herself agalnat bla breast, boldtng blm
back.
"Don't—don't—don'tl" she whisper
ed.
Tbey could hear tbe cracking of
brush tinder tbe feet of those wbo
were approaching. Suddenly tbe
Bounds ceased not twenty paces away.
From Ills arm* the girl's bauds rose
slowly to his shoulders, to hla face, ca
ressingly. pleadingly, ber beautiful
eyes giowlug. bulf with terror, bulf
with a prayer to blm.
"Don't!" nhe breathed agalu. so close
that, her sweet breath fell warm on
his face. "Don't—lf you—lf yon care
for me!" „ - ,
Gently be drew ber closb in bla anna,
crushing her face to bla breast. kiss
ing ber hair, her eyes, ber mouth.
"I love you." be whispered again and
again.
Tbe steps were resumed, the voices
died away. Then tbere came • pres
sure against bla breaat. a gentle re
sistance. and be opened bis arms so
that tbe girl drew back from blm. Her
Hps were smiling at him. and In tbat
smile there was gentle accusation, the
sweetness of forgiveness, and he could
see that with these there had come
also a flush Into ber cbe«ks and a das
rllng glow Into her eyes.
"Tbey are gone." she aald trembling
ly.
"Yes: they are gone."
He stood looking down Into ber glow
ing face In silence. Then, "They are
gone," be repeated. "Tbey were tbe
I men who tried to kill me at Prince Al-
J bert. I bare let tbem go—for you.
' Will you tell me your name?"
"Yea—that much—now. It la U»-
leese."
"Meleese!"
Tbe name fell from blm sharply. In
an Instant tbere recurred to him all
that Crolsset bad said, and there al
most came- from bla lips tbe half
breed's words, wblcb had burned them
selves In bis memory, "Pertaapa you
will understand when I tell you this
warning la sent to you by tbe llttla
Meleese." What had Crolsset meant?
She drew hack from blm slowly, tbe
color fading from her cheeks, and aa
she saw the light 111 his eyes there
burst from her a short, stilled cry.
"Jfo\v yon understand-yon under
stand why you must go hack Into tbe
south," she almost writhed. "Oh. I
have sinned to tell you my mime!
But you will go. won't you? You will
go—for me."*
"For you" I would go 10 the end of
the earth!" Interrupted [lowland, bis
pale face near to ber, "Hut you must
tell me why. 1 don't understand you.
1 don't know why those men tried to
kill roe lu Prince Albert. I don't know
why my 1 life Is In danger here. Crols
set told me that my warning hack
tbere ca me from a girl mimed Meleass,
I didn't understand him. I don't un
derstand you. It Is all a mystery to
me. So far as 1 know I hare never
bad enemies. 1 never beard ymir name
"ntll Crolsset spoke It. What did ha
mean? What do you mean? Why do
you want to drive me from the We
kusko? Why la my life In danger? U
Is for you to tell me tbeae things. I
have been honest with you. I love yon.
1 will flgbt for you If It Is necessary,
hot you must tall ma—tell me"—
His breath waa bot In ber faca, and
aba atared at blm as U what aba beard
robbed her of tbe power of speech.
"Won't you tall me?" ba whispered,
more softly. "Meleese"— tibe made
no effort to resist blm as he draw bar
once more In bis arms, crushing ber
sweat lips to bis own. "Meleese. won't
you tell me?" ,
Suddenly sbe lifted bar handa to his
faca and pushed back bla bead, looking
squarely into bla eyas.
"If I tell you." sbe aald softly, "and
In telllug you I betray those wbom I
love, will you promise to bring haras
to none of tbem. bat go-go back tnto
the south r
"And leave you?"
"Yea. and leave me."
There was tbe faintest tremor of a
sob in tbe voice which sbe was trying
ao bard to control. Hla arms tighten
ed about ber.
"I will swesr to do what la beat for
you—and for me," he replied. "I will
awaar to being harm to non* whoa
yon cflre to shield. Bat I will not
promise to leave yoof"
A soft glow came Itfto tbe girl's eyes
as aba andasped hla arm and atood
back from blm.
"I will tblok—think**— aba whispered
quickly. "Perhaps | will un yoa to
morrow nlgbt-Xsre If yoa will keep
yoar oath and do what la boat for ye*
—and for me."
"I swear It!"
"Than I will meet 70a bora at thle
tiro*-when tbe others are aaleap.
Bat tomorrow you will bo careful
careful"— Unconsciously sbe half
reached her . arms out to him aa she
turned toward the path. "Yoa will bo
careful tomorrow. Promlao mo that."
"I promise "
tike a shadow aha was gone.
__________ /y
CHAPTER YI.
RU ILOWIXO or TKS OOTOTI.
BwlN tbe new excitement that
1 pulsated with every fiber of
S bis being Howfaod forgot hla
39 own danger, forgot his old
caution and the fears that gave
birth to it. forgot everything In
these momenta hot Meleese and bis .
own great liappineae. for be was
happy, happier than bo bad w
I been In nm ore. happier than be had ,
1 ever to lie. He waa con
; scions of no madness In ibis strange.
1 new Joy thai swept through hla being
like a fire. He did not stop to weigh
with himself the unreasoning lm- '
; pulses tbat tilled hlui. He bad held
Meleese lu his arms, he bad told ber °!
I of bis lore. snd. though sbe bad ac> 1
cepted It with gentle unresponsive
ness, he was thrilled by tbe memory
of tbat last, look In her eyes, wblcb 1
bad spoken faith, confidence and per
baps even more. And bis faltb In ber
bad become as limitless aa the blue !
space above him. He had known ber
for but a few hours, and yet In tbat '
time It seemed to. him that be had
lived longer than in all of tbe years 1
tbat had gone before. Sbe bad lied I
to blm. bad divulged only a part of
ber Identity, and yet be knew tftat
tbere were reasons for these things.
Tomorrow nlgbt be woo Id see ber
again, and then-
What would she tell him? What
ever It waa. It waa to be a reward for
hla own lore. He knew that by tbe 1
half fearing tremble of ber voice, tbe
sobbing catcb of ber breath, tbe soft
glow In ber eyes. Impelled by tbat
love, would abe confide In blm? And
then—would he go back Into tbe
tenth? 1
He laugbed softly. Joyfully.
Yes. be would go bock Into tbe
aouth. He would go to the other end
•of the earth If sbe would go with
him. What was tbe building of this
railroad now to tbat other great thing
that had come Into bis life? For the
first time be saw duty In another
light. Tbere were others who could
build the road. BucceMS. fortune, am
bition—ln tbe old way be had seen
tbem—were overshadowed now by this
love of a girl.
He stopped and Ilgbted bis pipe. Tbe
fragrant odor of tbe tobacco, tbe fla
vor of tho warm amoke In his mooth.
A
tii nrounuEß oaooht a aLiirm or m
DARK, OaiHKIXO fACM.
helped to readjust blm. to cool bis
heated brain. Tbe old fighting In
stincts leaped Into life sgaln. Go Into
tba south? Be asked blmselAhe ques
tion once more, and In tbe gloomy si
lence of tbe forest bis low laugh fell
again aa be clenched bis bands la an
ticipation of what was sbesd of blm.
No. ba would build the rosd! And In
budding It he would win this girl. If It
was given for him to possess ber.
His saner thoughts brought bark his
caution. He went more slowly towsrd
the cabin, keeping In tbe deep sbsdows
and stopping uow and then to listen
At tbe edge of tbe clesrtng be psused
for a long time. Tbere waa no sign
of life about the cabin abandoned by
Gregson and Tborne. It was probable
that tbe two man wbo had passed
along the path bad returned to tho
camp by another trail, and still hasp
ing as much within tho shadows aa
passible ha want to the delr And en
tered.
With hla feet propped In front of tho
big bos atove sat Jsckpin*.
"Any one been here. Jack pine?"
Tborne," be grunted, pointing to a
paper oa tbe table. Howland spread
oat tbe paper la the light of tbe lamp
and read:
My Dear Howlaad-I torfot to tell ma
that our mall sladge starta tor Le Paa to
morrow at noon, and aa I'm planning oif
(olax down with It I want yoa to gat ever
a» early aa you ean In morning. Caa
put you on to tba camp be
tween • and II TBORNE.
A whistle of satonlahment escaped
Howland's Hps.
Jickptno bad balf opened tbe door,
and for a moment tbe engineer caught
a glimpse of bis dark, grinning face
looking back over bla shoulder He
hesitated, sa If about to apeak, and
then with a mouthful of his Inimitable
eh tick lea. be went out
After bolting tbe door Howland
Ilgbted a small table lamp, entered tbe
sleeping room and prepared for bed.
"Oot to bare a little alaap no matter
if thlfgs arc going off Ilka a Fourth of
July celebration," be grumbled and
foiled betweeu tba sheet a t
r Jn splto of bla old bablt of rising
with tho breaking of da wn It was Jack
pine wbo awakened him a few boors
later. Tbe ramp waa hardly astir
whan ho followed tbe lodlsn down
among tbe log cabins to Thome's quar
ters. Tba eenlor engineer waa already
dreaeed.
"lorry to bostle yoa ao. Howland."
bo greeted, "hat I've got to go down
with tbe mall. Joat between yoa and
BO 1 don't believe the camp doctor Is
Bach on bis Job. I've got a deoeed
bad shoulder and a worse arm. and
!*b going down to a good aorgeon as
faat aa 1 can."
For an hour after bronkfaat tbe two
Ben were baay with paper*, ma pa and
drawings mativo to the ramp work. 1
Before that hoar had passed ba waa
certain of at least 000 other thing— |
tbat tt was not Incompetency that waa
taking the two senior engineers back
to tho boms office. Ho bad half ex
pect ad to find tbe working end In the
asms dlsorganixed condition aa Ms
'rblefs. Hut If Urvgson and Thome had
been laboring aader a tremendous 
■train of some kind It waa not redacted I
In the compeny'e work, aa shown In ,
the oOco records which tho latter had
sprsed oot before blm.
That's a big six months' work," aald .
Tborne when they had finished. "Good j
Lord. man. when we first came np
here a Jack rabbit couldn't bop tbroogb
thia place where you're eltting. and
now ao* wfcat we're got—fifty cabins,
four maaa balls. two of tho Mggast
warehouses north or Winnipeg, a jwst
offlce. a hospital.- three blackamlth
shops snd—a shipyard!"
"A ehlpyard!" exclaimed Howland In
genuine surprise.
"Sure, with a fifty ton ablp half built
.and frosen stiff In the Ice. You can
finish ber In tbe spring, snd you'll find
her mlgbty useful for bringing supplies
from the head of tbe Wekusko. We're
using horses on the Ire now. Uad a
deuced bard time In getting fifty of
'em up from Le Pas. And. besides all
thia, we've got six miles of roadbed
built to the aouth and three to tbe
north. We've got a sub-camp at each
working end. but moat of tbe men atill
prefer to come In at nlgbt." He drag
ged himself slowly and painfully to bla
feet aa a knock sounded at tbe door.
Thafe Mac Donald. our camp auper
lntendent." be explained. "Told blm
to be bar* at 8. Be'a a corker for tak
ing bold of things."
A little, wiry, rvd headed man bop
pad la aa Tborne threw open the door.
The moment bla eyee fell on Howland
ba sprang forward with outetretcbed
band, amlllng and bobbing bla bead.
"Howland. of courser be cried.
"Glad to see yoo! Five mlnutee late
awful sorry—but they're having the
devil's own tims over st a coyote we're
going to blow this morning, and that'e
what kept me."
From Howland be whirled on tbe
aanlor with tbe auddon movement of
• cricket.
"How'e tbe arm. Tborne? And If
them's any mercy In your corpus tell
me If Jsckplnk brought ms. tbe ciga
rettea from Le Paa. If be forgot them,
aa the mall did. Til have hla life aa
sure"—
"He brought them," said Tborne.
"Bat bow about this coyote. Maet I
thought It was ready to fire."
"80 It I*—now. The eoutb ridge Is
scheduled to go up at 10 o'clock. Wall
blow up the big north mountains
some time toulgbi. IfII make a glo
rloua ft reworks—l2ft barrels of powdsr
and four fifty-pound casss of dyna
mite—and If yoa can't walk that far.
Tborne. we'll take you up on a sledge.
Musto't allow you to mlaa It!"
"Sorry, but I'll bure to. Mac. I'm
going aouth with the mall."
llacDonatd seemed to be tbe life and
law of tbe camp, and be wood.-red
move and more at demeanor.
Ha began to note that tbem waa a
strange nervousness about Tborne
when they were among tbe men. aa
uneaay alertness In bis eyes, ss though
bo were looking for aome psrtlculsr
face smong those they encountered.
"I wsnt Howland to see this eoutb
coyote go op." aald Mac Donald. "Caa
you spare him? We'll lie back before
noon."
"Certainly." replied Tborne. "Come
and take dinner wltb me at 12."
Howland fancied tbat them was a
certain tone of relief in the senior's
voice, but be madr no mention of It to
the superintendent aa tbey walked
swiftly to tbe scene of the "blowout."
Tbe coyote was ready for firing when
tbey arrived. Tbe coyote Itself—a tun
nel of fifty feet dug Into tbe eolld rock
of tho mountain and terminating In a
chamber packsd with szploalrsa—waa
cloeed by tnsssss of broken rock, ram
mad tight, and Mac Donald showed bis
companion where tbe electric wire
passsd to tbe fuse wltbln.
"Ifs a confounded mystery to me
why Tborne doesn't cars to sse this
rldg* blown up!" he exclaimed after
tbey bad finlabed the Inspection.
"We've been at work for three months
drilling this coyote and tbe bigger one
to the north. Tbem am 4.000 square
yards of rock to come oat of tbem and
•400 oat of the ocbar. Yoa doa't eee
shots like tbooe three times la a life
time. and there'll not be another for us
hstwssu hem and tba bay. What's tbe
msttsr wttb TMmor* ,
Without wslttng for a reply Msc-
Dooaid walked swiftly In the direction
at a rldg* to tbe right Already guards
bad baan thrown oat en all aidea of
the mountain and their thrilling warp
togs of "Fire. fim. firer a boat ad
through megaphones of birch bark,
echoed with omlnooa meaalng through
the still wilderness, wham for tbe time
all work bad ceased. On the top of
the rldg* half a hundred of tbe work
men had already aeoomMed. and aa
Howland and tbe superintendent came
among tbem tbey fell back from around
a big. iat bowlder on wblcb waa ata
tioned the electric battery. MaeDoo
ald's face was flashed and Ms eyes
snapped Uke dragon fllee aa ho pointed
to a tiny button.
"God. but 1 can't understand why
Thome doesn't mm to sse this!" be
aald again. Think of It. man—"jv»
poanda of powder and 9011 of dynamite!
as VIMo* uxatut or A TnotJ*A*o
uaaav ooss *a»T nut AM.
A touch yf this button, a flash along
the wire ami the fuse Is struck. Tba*
four or five minutes aad up goaa a
mountain that has stood hem since the
world began. Isn't It glorious?" He
straightened himself and took off his
hat "Mr. Howland. will yoa prase the
bat tour
Wltb a arrange thrill Howland bant
over tbe battery, bla eyee turned to
the maaa of rack looming enllen and
black half a mile sway, aa If bidding
I defiance In tbe face of Impending fate.
Tremblingly bla finger pressed on the
little white knob, and a silence Uke
that of death fell on tboae wbo watch
ed. One minute—two—three—fire pass
ed, while In the bowels of tbe moun
tain the fas* waa similar to tta end-
Then Ultra came a puff, something like
• cloud «f du»t rkyward, but
without sound. und before lta upward
belching had erased n tongue of flame
•parted out of It* crew, and after that
perhape two second* later, cam* the
explosion. There wits n rumbling and
a Jarring, nf If ihe earth were con
raised under font Volume* of denae
black smoke *h»t upwnrtl. shutting the
moiintnlu in mi liu|H-ii>trahle pull of
(loom, nnd In im Inxtnnt i|ii**e rolling,
twisting volume* of hlni'k *tn«ke he
came Inrld. mid nn >»tplt>«lini like that
of a tbnuwiml trrestmn* rent the nlr.
Aa faat a* the eye could follow Kheeta
of flsmi' eltor nut of the m-a of *tuoke,
climbing hlirber nnd higher In light
ning (lashe* until tin* nirtrt tongues
licked the air a ipiiteter of n mile nbore
the atartled wilderuemi. Rxploalnn fol
lowed explosion. winie of thom coming
in hollow, reverberating boom*, other*
aoutiding a* if in midair. The hesv-
Ha were Oiled with hurtling rocks;
•olid manses of granite ten feet oqimre
were thrown a hundred feet Away;
rocks weighing a ton were burled still
farther, aa If they were no more thaa
atones flung by the band of a giant:
chnnka that would bare craahed from
tbe roof to the baaement of a sky
•erapar dropped a third and nearly a
half a mile away. Kor three minutes
the frightful conrulslona continued.
Then tbe lurid lights died oat of tbe
pall of smoke, and tbe pall Itself be
|u to aattle. Howlnnd fait a grip on
bla arm. Dumbly he turned and look
ad Into tbe white, staring face of tbe
superintendent. Ill* ear* tingled, er
ery Cher In him seemed unstrung
llacDonald'x voice cam* to him
strange and weird.
»"What do you think of that. How
land r
Tbe two men gripped hands, and
when tbey looked again they saw dim
ly tbrongb dust and smoke only torn
and shattered masses of rock where
had been tbe giant ridge that bairsd
the path of tbe new road to tbe hay.
Rowland talked bat little an tbeir I
way back to camp Tbe scene that be I
had Just witnessed affected bin
strangely. It stirred once more with |
In him all of his »M am hi tlon. all of ,
bis old eotbuetasm. and yet neither,
food voice In words. Ha waa glad
when tbe dinner was over at Thome's,
and. with the going of tbe mall aiedg*
and tbe senior engineer, there came
orer blm a still deeper aenae of Joy '
No- he ws* in chare*. ft was bis j
load from that boar on. He waa la I
charge—ln charge of tbe greatest rail ,
road building Job on earth—be. Jack !
Howland. who iw* tuau twenty years
ago waa a Uirrfooted. half atarrad
urchin paddling papers In tbe atraati
what* be «»» now famous: Aad aow
what waa this black thing that had!
coma up to threaten hi* cbancaa Just I
as he bad about won his groat fight? |
Ha cllncbad hi* baud* a* he thought j
again of what bad already happened— i
tbe cowardly attetu|>t on his life, the!
warnings, and his Mood boiled to fever J
heat That night, after be bad sssa
llaieese. he would know what to da i
But be would not be driveo away as!
Oregson and Thome bad been drltso.
He waa determined on tliaL
Tbe gloom of night f*Jls early In the j
great northern midwltner. and It waa |
already growing dusk when there cams
tbe aoond of a role* outside Howlaad'a I
cabin, followed a moment later by •
loud knock at tbe door. At Howlaad'a
Invitation tbe door opened, and the
head and a boa Idem of a man appeared.
"Something baa goo* wrong out at
tbe north coyote, sir. snd Mr. MacDoa
ald wanta you J'ist as fast aa yoa can
get out there." be ssid. "He ssat as*
down for yon with a sledge."
"Mac Donald told me the thing waa
ready for firing." aald Howland. pot
ting oo his bat and coat "What's
tbe matter?"
"Hud packing. I guess. Heard hlai
•wearing about It, He's to a terrible
Sweat to are you."
Half an hour later the aledge drew
up cUiae to tbe place where Howland
had eeen a score of men packing bags
of powder and dynamite earlier to the
day. Half a dozen laotaraa were
burning among tbe rocks, but there
waa no alga of movement or life. Tbe i
engineer's companion gave a sadden |
•harp crack of bla long whip, and la
response to It there came a muffled
"Hellof" from out of the gloom:
"That's Mac Don* Id sir. Toull find
him right np there near that second
light, whera the coyote opaaa up. He's
grilling the life out of half a dseaa
men In the chamber, whera be found
the dynamite sa top of the powder to
stead of under It"
"All right r called back Howland.
storting up among the rocks. Hardly
had be taken a daaea steps wbeo a
dark object shot out behind blm aad
fell with crushing fdrce oa his head.
With a groaning cry ha fell forward
oa bis far*. Par a few aoantt he
waa cooadoaa of voices about him.
Ha knew that he waa being lifted to
Ike anao of meo and that after a
time tbey were carrying him so tbst
hie feet dragged *a the ground. Alter
that b» seemed to he slahiag down—
dowa—down—nntll he lost all seaaa
of exist son* la a chaos of laky Mack
|rs •• uuinjnm] -ik
Everywhere Peril.
There's pert) In a drx. broom; ,
There's peril In the dust:.
There* peril In ths old well.
With bucket red with rust;
There's peril In ttie drinking cup;
There'* psrU In the air;
The specialists they warn ee .
There » peril everywhere
Bom* peril like s nightmare
la ever fore our ere*—
There's peril In the (right caused
Br peril shouttag says.
—Kaaaaa CKy Mar.
Altai tamee Mellean.
"Wall, Wun I.untf." aaya tbe custom
er, "I suppose that yoa sre going back
to China ot help organise tbe new re
public."
"No," suavelj replies tbe laundry
man; "I wait until tbe new republic is
organ lied, then I go back and organ
las a laundry trost"—Chicago Evening
Faat ~
The Haa and the Are.
rd rather be.a could be .
If I could not b* an are.
For a could be la a maybe.
With a chance of touching par.
rd rather be a haa been
Than a might have been by tar.
For a might have been haa never been.
But a haa sras once an sre,
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