Show the old settler continued from last issue iTy dear san Jua ners 1 01 0 3 henry figured he was moving ng more than ihan a mile arf an hour while he climbed from the canyon and hs he did much better after oc caching aching the top he knew julia jane was in agony of weariness although she w uld not admit it and he ha tried to step off briskly while to himself he was trying to estimate the rods yet to go before reaching the cabin it was night when they ar arrived rive rived d and he kindled a fire to light the tha dark interior of the cabin the posse had been there and from all appearances they had not been full of love towards him nt nr of respect for his household furniture he got some venison on the fire to fry and some old bread to toast while he fished out some dry rags fi a sack for julia jane and for biasell bim sell apologizing in great dis re 3 b because c use thy th y were ragged and soiled but she apologized apologize i too and begged I begged egged a thousands pardons I 1 or the much trouble to which she had put him when with their ravenous appetites pet ites they had made out a supper on bread and meat the purr of the rain had about died away N w little girl said henry with more pride ind and confidence than he had had before this house is yours again and yu wont run away this time will yu no 0 iwon I won oi k bes be so i foolish ag again aln anyway i to b have aie yo you U hel help P me if I 1 tried it well you bolt the door like I 1 td tai yu and he rose to go out you have your sheltered place out there she half asked to ease the fact of his going out into the mud sure he answered and proceeded with his dry clothes to a sheltering rock where he made a fire int intending erding when it had warmed the ground to scrape it away and lie there to sleep then on the night wind he hoard voices the tread f hoofs As they came nearer he heard one of them say theres a light there now hes sneaked back in here since we left what kind of a tall story will he try to tell this time said another and what he be could gather from the general din made it clear that the hard hardt twist idea was still strong in their minds they rode up into the light of his fire and looked wonderingly at the cabin with its dim light beyond that man who had spoken 0 him first in the morning looked at him with mean eyes we intend to hear bear the whole truth from yon toki tonight ight he declared threateningly enin gly just behind him in the company henry could make outtie drawn continued on page 8 the old settler continued tram na 1 and tense face of ned denny danny and ho li dir elter his answer to him YU go over there to the cabin and have your wife tell you all about it i j the surprising revelation of his answer with the tha perfect confidence and defiance of his tone threw a hush of blank astonishment over that whole rain bedraga aled and ill natured posse numbering now more thian than forty men well by coughed that first man slowly in complete surprise do you mean to say P demanded denny spurring his horse up nearer to the fire do you mean it henry affirmed im tellin yu ashes right there a edu in for fer yu ALBERT R LYMAN I 1 1 concluded next week |