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"Ellen, y'u've got your half-breed heah!" he said, with a terrible sestion of collapse, but it was only a change where the alluring softness of her hardened into a strange, rapt glow And in it seemed the same mastery that had characterized her former aspect Herein the treachery of her was revealed She had knohat sheat the door, reached a long ar it away he held it palm outward for her to see the dark splotch of blood

"See?"

"Yes, I see," she said, ringingly

Passion wrenched him, transforivin' in--was a lie!"

"No, Colter It was the truth I'll go--yet--now--if y'u'll spare--HIM!" She whispered the last word and ht movement of her hand toward the loft "Girl!" he exploded, incredulously "Y'u love this half-breed--this ISBEL!Y'u LOVE hilory It o to hell with y'u--if y'u'll spare him"

"Da of respect rung from that sordid deep of hirave He'd rise out of his grave if this Isbel got y'u"

"Hurry! Hurry!" ier may come back I think I heard a call"

"Wal, Ellen Jorth, I'll not spare Isbel--nor y'u," he returned, with dark andleer, as he turned to ascend the ladder

Jean Isbel, too, had reached the cli all his muscles in a knot he prepared to leap upon Colter as he ly and snatched her rifle fro it, she held it forward and low

"COLTER!"

Her scream and his uttered na out "Drop that gun-drop it!"

"Shore, Ellen Easy now Remember your temper I'll let Isbel off," he panted, huskily, and all his body sank quiveringly to a crouch

"Drop your gun! Don't turn round Colter!--I'LL KILL Y'U!"

But even then he failed to divine theand the spirit of her

"A, Ellen," he entreated, in louder, huskier tones, and as if dragged by fatal doubt of her still, he began to turn