Westerfelt

eally a fatal one, he said, but if Miss Harriet had not been so attentiv

d nor where he was, and he felt very weak and sleepy. After awhile, however, he became conscious of the fact that he was not alone. A slight figure was moving silently about the room, now at the fireplace, aga

smiling. "This is my first day, and yet I've turn

le; the doctor said let you

I've been hurt wors

s brow. "It'll make yo

lt; go t

y jail W

es

I ever tackled."

the contents of a three-legged pot on the coals. To see her

m, "you'll break the stitches, and

nket and looked d

ng all right, though I d

id if you wanted anything I might give you some gruel and milk. I'

up at the table and eat a square meal; somehow, I'm not hun

she said, looking at the fire; "you'd be

; you are

ut she was confronted by a difficulty. He could not eat gruel and milk from a spoon while l

owl on the floor and gently pushing h

week, like a sick cat, for such a little scratch. I've lost some blood, that's all.

lks," she said, in despair.

adn't held my cut so well

se could ha

else d

t quick, and lie down again; y

blamed weak to sit up without propping with my hands, and the

ap and her arm round him. Then neither spoke as she filled the spoon and held it

said, as she filled the

was so hungry; yo

wipe your chin; you ought no

spoke. He finished the bowl

w the cover over him; "here I am being nursed by the ve

he bowl on the table, a

in anything but self-defence, for even if he did use a gun and knife, when I had none, he's got bulldog plu

abruptly, and rather sharply, "you'll keep talking, and not sleep at all. I'm g

ajar, and a ray of light from his lamp fell across the dark carpet and dimly illuminated the room. The hours passed slowly. No one in the house was astir. No

ee! Wh

ng down from the loftiest mountain pe

window, moving softly, that her ear might not lose any of the sounds. She raised the window cautiously and loo

he exclaimed; "it'

the hotel and stopped. There were twenty or more, and each wo

d voice, and a white figure pointed to the spot where Westerfelt and W

e one breathing behind

s he leaned towards the

she cried. "Go b

ghastly pale. He suddenly drew back beside her to keep from being

d touched him, but she did not look at him, being unabl

and on an old-fashioned what-not behind him, an

ou; you couldn't do anything against so many.

ends?" h

es

opening into the hall, the other into his room

raced him up. "Oh, you m

to the window. The band was cr

himself, resting his hand on her shoulder

ke Too

'll lead the

aced him for an instant, a look of helpless indecis

. I'd better get ready. You see, he may want to

d. Surely he had never felt so before; perhaps his mind was not right-his wound and all his mental trouble had affected his nerves, and then a genuine thrill of horror went over him

the room softly and turned

she said, her tone

hy

strong enough to get out of their way. Oh, I don't know what to do!" She wen

used at the gate a moment, then filed into the yard a

rpley Brown, show

light the body of men looked like a snowdrift

kin know what sort we are by our grave-clothes ef

ing voice of the jailer, from the wing of

it began to cry. The cry was smothered b

ant," answered the lead

out, ef you know w

a sworn office

cell door, ur we'll pu

jailer's wife, begging her husband to comply with

ains clank and rattle on the wooden floor; a bolt was slid back, the

?" doggedly ask

to the fence," a

l of a time comin'

uv yore capture tell a hour by sun. Huh, you'd b

ses. Toot Wambush was a little in advance of the oth

ack behind the curtain, Harriet

eemed not to hear; he leaned forward and peered again through the window. The

whar you gwine?"

; I'll never budge 'thout him, you

'bout ter die;

'im; but he did me; he damaged my feelings, and I wan

," said another. Then there was a clamor of voices, and all the gang gathered round Wambush. He chuckled

"They are drinking," she sai

N

u; I'm going up-stairs and speak to Toot f

eard the rustle of her skirts as she went up the stairs. A moment later the door leading to th

led out in a clear, steady vo

to the veranda, and could hear nothing above the t

re wanted!" cried out the lead

Wambush, riding ba

sh!" Harrie

ant?" he asked, doggedly, after gaz

he replied. "His wound has broke

inly good news!" Wa

rder. You made the attack. He was unarmed, and you

upraised in the full moonlight. There was no sound e

led yore man's hash; what more do you want? We've got you out

om the girl. He now spoke as if h

ill you follow me? You know I'm not a

f what she had become to him and what she doubtless was to Wambush came upon him with such stu

things," he heard the girl say, finally. "Go

ving away. Westerfelt could no longer see her, and t

eader whipped his hor

mb

hers had alrea

was still looking at

had

s the halter, y

ask of the speaker, and t