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"Hadn't we better be ave a little start as though surprised in some questionable act

"I suppose so," he said; "this ain't no place to spend the night--it's too open We gotta find a sort o' hiding place if we can, dat a fellow kin barricade wit soly hopelessin search of they knew not what Away froers many fold ain she feared and mistrusted the mucker

They followed down the little brook nohere it emptied into a river and then down the valley beside the river which greider and more turbulent with every mile Well past mid-afternoon they came opposite a small, rocky island, and as Byrne's eyes fell upon it an exclaratification burst from his lips

"Jest de place!" he cried "We orter be able to hide dere forever"

"But how are we to get there?" asked the girl, looking fearfully at the turbulent river

"It ain't deep," Byrne assured her "Co for a reply he gathered her in his arms and started down the bank

What with the thoughts that had occupied histhe afternoon the sudden and close contact of the girl's war body close to his took Billy Byrne's breath away, and sent the hot blood coursing through his veins It ith the utmost difficulty that he restrained a mad desire to crush her to hiht cairl to him? Had he not always hated her and her kind? Did she not look with loathing and conte anyway but to him--had he not saved it twice? What difference would it e world alive, and if he didn't take her soet her

They were in the middle of the streahten upon the girl With a sudden tug he strove to pull her face down to his; but she put both hands upon his shoulders and held his lips at array ones of thethat held their looks for a full minute