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"What is it?"her lover's face He studied

the telegra time and she came to his side He raised his eyes

from the paper in his hand and looked out of the"What is it?"

she whispered

"Pilot Hill"

"I do not understand, dearest"

"A wreck"

"Oh, is it serious?"

His eyes fell again on the death e "Morris Blood was in it and

they can't find him"

"Oh, oh"

"A bad place; a bad, bad place" He spoke, absently, then his eyes

turned upon her with inexpressible tenderness

"But why can't they find him, dearest?"

"The track is blasted out of the raveyard, but I couldn't get to the o to the Wickiup at once to get further

news This ht yet"

"Will you coet definite news about Morris In half an

hour, probably"

She tried to comfort him when he left her She knew of the deep

attached her lover to hope

for the best Not until he had gone did she fully realize how deeply