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Lassiter looked at the grave and then out into space At that ure of bronze

Jane touched Venters's arm and led him back to the horses

"Bern!" cried Jane, when they were out of hearing "Suppose Lassiter were Milly's husband--the father of that little girl lost so long ago!"

"It ain he'll come"

So they an to clie, where they had started down, Venters looked back He did not see Lassiter, but his glance, drawn irresistibly farther out on the gradual slope, caught sight of acloud of dust

"Hello, a rider!"

"Yes, I see," said Jane

"That fellow's riding hard Jane, there's so"

"Oh yes, there e, and then puffs of dust ht for the corrals"

Venters and Jane galloped their steeds and reined in at the turning of the lane This lane led down to the right of the grove Suddenly into its lower entrance flashed a bay horse Then Venters caught the fast rhythnized the swing of the rider in his saddle

"It's Judkins, your Gentile rider!" he cried "Jane, when Judkins rides like that it means hell!"