Canyon City News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1905 Page: 4 of 4
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The Blazed Trail"
Continued from 1st pace
Till U:ii.p"'!c(l romiii.V rlulliK'il file
flill't.V's UIIMIll. It Wiis no Iki-.kcI'ii l)W
t ion of killing- A ii hhiIkt hiti'i: i;ito
the sioiv :inl s'.iort'.y r;uT.itl hi'iirin;!
U of Ui'r s-ii. with whh-h tln-y ill
Up-d tin- sliiiis mi tin viiii'.v:irtl sill''
of tii mil Tin thimcs ;ini'!it the
Htniftuiv ir.stiini'.y. A tliousjiml spark.
I iu rut hv tin1 i-:Ts!:tin !rt;-.i. f:isti'!nil
like so i:i:niy Ntiiij-iu;; ini'iU on tin
lumlior in tlu yaiil.
It hurnitl as iii ii'il hnlsiini thrown on
n camp lire. Tin hi:tt of it drove tlio
onlookers f:ir hark in tin' village where
In siliMH-o they w:itrhil tlie tlestruetion.
Duly iHiil liis tuan wen slapped and
ruffed hither mid thither nt tin? men's
will. Their fares hied their bodies
ached as one lintise.
"That Ripiare ns." said tlie men. "If
we can't cut this year neither kin yon.
It's up to you nowI"
Then. liln a destroying horde of lo-
custs they Kiittitl tlie ofliee nnd tlie
store smashini; wl:at they coulil not
carry to the lire. The dwellings nnd
saloons they did not disturb. Finally
nbout noon they kicked their two pris-
oners into the river and straggled back
along tlie right of way.
'1 surniist we took that town npart
Rome'" said Shorty with satisfaction.
"I should rise to remark." replied
Kerlle.
At tlie boarding house they found
Wallace Carpenter and Hamilton seat-
ed on the veranda. It was now after-
noon. The wind had abated somewhat
nnd the sun was struggling with the
still flying scuds.
"Hello boys." said Wallace "been
for n little walk in the woods?"
"Yes sir." replied Iryhuul "we"
"I'd rather not hear." interrupted
Wallace. "There's quite a fire over
fast. I suppose you haveu't noticed
It."
Hyland looked gravely eastward.
"Sure 'nough." said he.
"letter get some grub." suggested
Wallace.
After the men had gone In he turned
to the Journalist.
"Hamilton." he began "write all you
know about the drive and the break
and the rescue but as to the burning
of the mill"
The other held out his hand.
"Good." said Wallace offering bi9
own.
And that was ns far ns the famous
Shingleville raid ever got. Daly did
his best to collect even circumstantial
evidence against tlie participants but
In vain. lie could not even get any
one to say that a single member of the
village of Ciirpeuter had absented him-
self from town that morning. This
might have been from loyalty or It
might have been from fear of the venge-
ance the l-'ighting Forty would sure-
ly visit on : traitor. Probably It was
a combination of both. The fact re-
mains however that Daly never knew
surely of but one man lmpiicntod in
the destruction of his plant. That man
was Injun Charley; but Injun Charley
promptly disappeared.
After an Interval Tim Shearer. Rad-
way and Kerlie came out again.
"Where's tlie boss?" asked Shearer.
"I don't know Tim." replied Wallace
seriously. "I've looked everywhere.
He's gime. He must have been nil cut
up. I think he went out In tlie woods
to get over it I am not worrying.
Harry has lots of sense. He'll coiue In
about dark.
"Surv.'' said Tim.
"How about the boys' stakes?" que-
ried Railway. "I bear this Is a bad
smash for the firm."
"We'll see that the men get their
wages all right" replied Carpenter a
little disappointed that such a question
should be usked at such a time.
"All right" rejoined the contractor.
"We're all going to need our money
this summer."
CHAPTER XXXV.
rrnnORPn walked through the Bl-
' I lent group of men without see-
I ing them. He had no thought
I for what he had done but for
toe triumphant discovery he bad made
Iu spite of himself.
It was then about 0 o'clock in the
morning. Thorpe passed the hoard-
ing house tb store and the ofliee to
take himself as far ns the little open
shed that served as a railway station.
There he set tlie semaphore to flag tlie
east bound train from Uuluth. At i:.'A
the train happening on time be climb-
ed aboard. He dropped heavily into a
Bent and stared straight in front of
him until the conductor had spoken to
him twice.
"Where to. Mr. Thorpe?" he nsked.
"Oh! Mackinaw City."
Thorpe descended at Mackinaw City
to find that the uoou train had gone.
He ate lunch at the hotel borrowed
$100 from the agent of Louis Sands a
lijiiibt-iiiuiii of Ih'k uciiuaiiiiatice and
seated himself rigidly in the little wait-
ing room there l remain until the 0:20
that night When din cars were backed
down from the sWing he Ijourdcd the
nh-eper. In the doorway slood a disap-
proving colored porter.
"Yo'll tin' the Hinokln' eah up fo'wn'd
sah." said the latter thinly barring the
way.
"If generally forward." answered
Thorite.
"This yenh's the sleepah" protested
the functionary. "Vo' pays extry."
"I am aware of It." replied Thorpe
curtly fjivemea lower."
"Vis. sah." acquiesced the darky
giving way but still In doubt. He fol-
lowed Thorpe cautiously peering ntf
tlie smoking room on him from time to I
time. A little after 12 his patience
gave out. Tlie stolid gloomy man of
lower G seemed to iuteud sitting up all i
night.
"Vo' berth Is ready sah." he delicate-
ly suggested.
Thorpe arose obliently. walked to
lower II am! without undressing throw
himself on the Ud. Afterward the
porter in conscientious discharge of his
duty looked diligently beneath the seat
for IkioIs to polish. Happening to glance
up after fruitless search he discovered
tlie hoots still adorning tlie feet of their
owner.
"Well for the land's sake!" ejaculat-
ed the scandalized negro beating a
hasty retreat.
Thorpe descended nt Twelfth street
in Chicago without any clear notion of
where he was going. I-'or a moment lift
faced the long parklike expanse of tlie
lake front then turned sharp to his left
nnd picked his way south up the inter-
minable reaches of Michigan avenue.
Block after block he clicked along tlie
calks of his boots striking fire from the
pavement
After au Interval he seemed to have
left the smoke and dirt behind. The
street became quieter; hoarding houses
nnd tailors' shops ceased; here and
there appeared a bit of lawn shrub-
bery nnd flowers r.y and by he came
to himself to find that lie was staring
at tlie deep carved lettering In a stone
horse block before a large dwelling.
His mind took the letters In one after
the other perceiving them plainly be-
fore it accorded them recognition. Fi-
nally he had completed the word "Far-
rand." Ho whirled sharp on his heel
mounted the broad white stone steps
nnd rang tlie bell.
It was answered almost Immediately
by n clean shaved portly nnd dignified
man with the most impassive counte-
nance in the world. This man looked
upon Thorpe with lofty disapproval.
"Is Miss Hilda Farrand at home?" he
asked.
"I cannot say." replied the man. "If
you will step to the back door I will
ascertain."
"The (lowers will do. Now see that
the south room Is ready Annie" float-
ed n voice from within.
Without a word lint with a deadly
enrnrstness Thorpe reached forward
seized the astonished servant by the
collar yanked him bodily outside the
door stepped Inside nnd strode across
the hall towarJ a closed portiere whence
had come the voice. The river man's
long spikes cut little triangular pieces
from tlie hardwood floor. Thorpe did
not notice that. He thrust aside tlie
portiere.
Before him he snw n young nnd beau-
tiful girl. She was seated and her lap
was filled with f.owers. At his sudden
apparition her hands Hew to her heart
nnd her lips slightly parted. For a
second the two stood looking nt each
other just as nearly a year before their
eyes had crossed over tlie old pole trail.
To Thorpe the girl seemed more beau-
tiful than ever. The red of tills vio-
lent unexpected encounter rushed to
her face her bosom rose nnd fell in a
fluttering cntcli for breath but her
eyes were steady nnd Inquiring.
Then the butler pounced on Thorpe
from behind with the Intent to do great
bodily harm.
"Morris!" commanded Hilda sharply
"what are you doing?"
The man cut short his heroism In
confuslon.
"You may go." concluded Hilda.
Thorpe stood straight and unwinking
by the portiere. After a moment he
spoke.
"I have come to tell you that you
were right nnd I was wrong." said he
steadily. "You told me there could be
nothing better than love. In the pride
of my strength I told you this was not
so. I was wrong."
Hi stood for another instant looking
directly at her. then turned shnrplv
nd head erect walked from the room.
Before he had reached the outer door
the girl was at his side.
"Why are you going?" she asked
"I have nothing more to say."
"Nothing?"
"Nothing at all."
She laughed happily to herself.
"Hut I have much. Come back
They returned to the little mornlnj
room Thorpe's calked boots gouging j
out the little triangular furrows In the
bard wood floor. Neither noticed that
"What are you going to do now?"
she catechised facing him In the mid-
dle of tlio room. A long tendril of her
beautiful corn silk hnir fell across her
eyes; her red lips parted in n faint wist-
ful smile; beneath the draperies of her
loose gown tlie pure Blender lines of
her liguro leaned toward him.
"I am going back." he replied pa-
tiently. "I knew you would come" said she.
"I hare been expecting you. Oh. Har-
ry" she breathed with a sudden flush
of Insight "you are a man born to be
much misunderstood."
He held himself rigid but In his
veins was creeping a molten fire nnd
the fire wns beginning to glow dully In
bis eye. Her whole being called him.
And still she stood there before blm
saying nothing leaning slightly toward
blm". her red Hps half purled ber eyes
fixed almost wlstrully on his face
"Go away!" he whispered hoarsely nt
last. The voice wus not his own. "Go
away! Go nwuy!"
Suddenly she swayed to him.
"Oh Hurry Harry" she whispered
"must I tell you? Ion't you see?"
The flood broke through him. He
seized her hungrily. He crushed her to
blm until she gasped; he pressed his
lips against hers until she all but cried
out with pain of It; he ran his greut
brown hands blindly through her Imir
until It came down about them both in
j it cloud of spun light.
"Tell me!" he whispered. "Tell me!"
"Oh. oh!" she cried. "Please! What
Is It ?"
"I do not believe It" he murmured
savagely.
She drew herself from hint with gen-
tle dignity.
"I am not worthy to say It" sho said
soberly "but I love you with all my
heart and wiul."
Then Tor the first and only time In his
life Thorpe foil to weeping while she
understanding sUhmI by and comforted
him.
The few moments of Thorpe's tears
rased tlie emotional strain under which
perhaps unconsciously lie had been la-
boring for nearly n year p?ist. The
tenseness of his nerves relaxed. lie sa-
vored deliberately the joy of a luxuri-
ous couch rich hangings polished floor
subdued light warmed atmosphere. He
watched with soul deep gratitude the
soft girlish curves of Hilda's body the
poise of her flower head the piquant
half wistful half childish set of her
red lips the clear starlike glimmer of
her dusky eyes. It was all near to him
his.
"Kiss me dear" she said.
She liMiniMl her cheeks against her
band and her hand against his shoul-
der. "I have been reading n story lately"
said she "that has interested me very
much. It was about a man who re-
nounced all he held most dear to shield
a friend."
"Yes." said Thorpe.
"Then he renounced nil his most val-
uable possessions because n poor com-
mon man needed the sacrifice."
"Sounds like n metll.'pvnl story" said
be with unconscious humor.
"It happened recently" rejoined Hil-
da. "I read it in the papers."
"Well he blazed a good trail" was
Thorpe's sighing comment. "Probably
M'i'Hi ram
i if
1111
"(Jo auayl" he whispered.
he had his chance. We don't all of ns
uet that ThiiiL'S co crooked nnd L'et
J tangled up so we have to do the best
we can. I don't believe I'd have done
It"
"Oh you are delicious!" she cried.
After a time she said very humbly:
"I want to beg your pardon for misun-
derstanding you and causing von so
much suffering. I was very stupid nnd
didn't see why you could not do us I
wanted you to."
"That Is nothing to forgive. I acted
like a fool."
"I have known nbout you." she went
on. "It has all mine out In the papers.
It has been very exciting. Poor boy.
you look tired."
lie straightened himself suddenly.
"I have forgotten actually forgotten."
be cried a little bitterly. "Wby I om
a pauper a bankrupt. I"
"Harry" she Interrupted gently but
very firmly "you must not say what
you were going to say. I cannot allow
It Money came between us before.
It must not do so again
right dear?"
Am I not
She smiled at him with the Hps of a
Child and the eyes of a woman.
"Yes" he agreed after n struggle
"you are right. I!ut now I must be-
gin all over again. It will be n long
time before I shall be able to claim
you. I have my way to make." -To
Be Continued
Get Your Trees From the
Hereford Nursery.
Over 100 varieties growing here;
100000 trees in stock all of which
are Plains' grown. Have had 14
years experience in Texas. Write
me fo' catalogue. Visitors welcome.
L. P. LANDRUM Proprietor
Hereford Texas.
The News is always ylad to get
items of local interest. Have you
sold out? Have you relatives or
friends visiting you? Do you
know of strangers in the country
seeking to purchase property? If
any of these things or anything
else call in and tell us. The News
at all times has a cordial welcome
for all its friends. Come in!
L. G. CONNER
LAND LIVE STOCK AND
CANYON CITY PROPERTY.
0lit
Thousands of acres of fine Grazing and
Agricultural lands at from $1 to i
$5 an acre owing to loca-
tion and improvements.
Notary Public Abstracters fn
office opposite Northeast corner
of Square. Inquiry Solicited.
M
r Art
ALONG
THE DENVER ROAD
IN
NORTHWEST TEXAS
(THE PANHANDLE)
Are advancing in value at rate of 20 per cent per annum.
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you need or wish as regards ''either Agricultural Properties or
i Business Opportunities and will
Drop us a postal.
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We have- brought to the Panhandle of Texas and Pecos Val-
ley more than our share of the jjreat army of homeseekers now
attracted to this part of tne world where there still remains op-
portunity to acquire cheap and productive lands.
GOING
We have maintained the record of the "Cattle Trail Route
in handling the one ureat export of this region. Requests ior
information should be addressed to
A. L. CONRAD
Amarillo Texas Traffic Manager.
SOME UNI) HA KC A INS.
1 An improved section one mile
from Ceta $2500.
2 640 acres patented land S
miles S. E. of town fenced fine
well of water windmill and tank
$4 per acre.
200 acres patented land under
fence and on public road 6 miles
South of town 90 per cent tillable
60 acres already in cultivation
house of 2 rooms outhouses two
2ood wells of fine water and over
one of them a 2-inch pump outfit
and 12-foot Red Cross Windmill
640 acres adjoining lease goes with
it all for S1250.
Each of above tracts of land is
choice all fit for cultivation we
have others.
The Dr. Odell residence:
An almost new and substantial
7 room frame house; desirable
location; large lot tine wel' and
new windmill garden outhouses
etc. Will sell at much less than
real value or exchange for land
near town.
3 Seven-room frame house east
front good outhouses fine well
water. A very desirable location.
5 Two 2-room residences close
in at low prices.
Geo. A. Brandon
News Office.
Home and Farm one of the best
agricultural papers in the world
and the Canyon City News one
year for $i.J5.
LANDS
cost nothing why not use us?
A. A. GLISSON. GCN'L. PASSGX. AGENT
PORT WORTH
IORTH TtXAS. FT
95
Puring the year 11)01 tlie lVcos Valley Lines
and Southern Kansas Railway of Texas have been
making Railroad. History in tlie Southwest.
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Ipbpsiclan anfc surocon
Olliee with Thompson Drug Co.
(-'.ill. promptly answered nltflitordn?
geoTTbrandon"
----'LAWYER.
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