Show the 0 light ight of oa 04 71 v zane ance grey esfer western we stern colht Copy 6 by 61 1 II M 1 end brethen 1 MET A LADY SIF arriving Tin at t the th tons lon r L meation of el cajon b 1900 hammond Hron ond dulco co madolin a yo az york garl irl find finds DO no one on XV olt her while tn in the willing 0 LA drunken drunk cowboy enters k 0 bahe oahe th is married I 1 md rid departs art lett ls atto hr bar if returns biset riset who goes through 6 P with 11 sort of 0 and the 06 be oraw folvag hr her to say y I 1 BL be br r tame and her bar mouty the th ay seems dazed shooting cp outside the i a a 1 milan is hilled killed tb cow salt to girl arl bonita tk take his hl korm to a 4 cape tha then conduct conducts jor falln ln to inocence kenily Kins Kl nily slay arnd 1 of tir her brother florence hr her tory story and ains hr bar loam Jlia liMi the th COW cowboy boy 0 oen alfred hammond ammond II at L next ily mir brother takes ta stewart I 1 to tul tok nd xon rt him wron wrong intent alfred alfredi clon selon of t so iff i a wealthy family 11 had been die dis mined from his hi honi home blui of no seem i atif tb wt watt hu has redeemed dmd re him she ah 6 ati to bt lilwall ala al arv I 1 kl kal western ir tro ranchman F CHAPTER III continua I 1 3 awit wal al this Is the proudest www of my life replied stillwell ti a booming voice lie ile extended a alea majesty o 0 hand hind 1311 amiee abt of 0 you is as a nelcome 6 ai as the rain is bathe the flower lowers to an old desert cattle sile mil 1 erected greeted him and it WAS ian all ge could do to repress a cry at the be crunched her bad in a crasp grasp d iron he ile was old white haired rother beaten with long ion furrow fohs down his hi cheek cheeks and with cray eyes dost bidden in wrinkles if it be he was I 1 he she fancied it a most extra or airy smile the next instant the milled that it had been a mille baille for ui face appeared to stop rippling the abt dh died and suddenly it was like ndell chiseled stone the quality of li rines the she had seen in stewart was ti measurably intensified in this old it URI i face L misi miss majesty ite its plumb r to ill all ct of us thet we M aint on hand band to d wd yoa you stillwell eald said im sure it was wat a bit unpleasant fer ter you ton W night at the station wal I 1 im m mome ead lad to ten yon son ailet theres no tia in these parts except your brother beet rd as cef hev met you as gene stewart Lidee dr its W abet 4 into consides it ton im genes weakness too im rm allus anus A ama of sayin of myself thet rm the lut ka of the old cattlemen wal stew el not dot a native westerner but hes bee ri IT pick of the last of the cowboys tm but hes let youn young but hes hies the last of lie de old style the picturesque an UTil rou too I 1 make bold bolh to say ma Ifo majesty esty as well as the old hard mia dw kind folks are am down on stew rt an rm only sayin a good wo word rd IN owma him because he be Is down an lost night he be might bev geared scared you W M bein fresh from the east 11 liked the old fellow for his ro clity to the cowboy he be evidently t wed w for but as there did not seem for her to assy 7 she be remained cat ceat majesty a jesty I 1 reckon bein beta as mh la 11 the west now thet you must to bols I 1 things as the come aw an mind st Is is of n C or at of ct or ot ed 04 i to MA jestyn its ll 11 plumb b Humi Hurni flatin et aa of Us that we on he hand a to meet you stillwell bald it M thin 9 a little less lessi than the ong on t wt we old tellers e beant been 1 I wed never ner bey hey lasted hilr 14 night ablat particular bad with af tan ther other lately i W I 1 hullt much dow bt but I 1 had knock 0 yesterday when we att 14 i will a 1 bunch 0 of catao I 1 2 dt I 1 vt of to 7 cowboys danny mains of 17 02 est mead c amin money I 1 bed to of q th tt lz my bills ate I 1 want ak sa only to get in town before 21 11 41 danny nay was wa held up I 1 e itil zt nce the lad been Is gream tr IA tow btroy in W abbe they knew about the moory money wal will when I 1 arrived with the ct ell tie ile I 1 wit a tome some put to it to make end ends meet ao all today I 1 aint waat in no angelic humor when I 1 hed bed tny my business ill all 1 dona done I 1 I went around my none nore heah an there tryla to get of thet money an I 1 happened in at fc ball hall we thet dock duty fer jill an hospital hOl Pital an fin election post an whit what not riol wal jut just then it wai was dolo data duty u a 1 I hospital lait list night was ai finta tests night these greasers he her a flesta fiesta tt e cry try week or 0 80 o an all on one greaner greaser who bad had been bid bad hurt wa wall ilyin in the hall where he hed bed been fetched from the station the hall will wa full of chuboy co cou boy ranch cr eri 1 greaber Grea reamers eer I 1 rul ners cri ate an town folk along with some strangers tran cera I 1 wie was about to set get started up thi this way when pat 1 glawe come in rat pitt he a the sheriff he come into the hall an he wai was boarin about thine things lie ile visa wa coin goin to arrest danny mains 1 on eight sight wal I 1 jest mollte like ilke told pat thet the money WAS wa mine an he ct et riled about it it an ADO if it I 1 wanted to trail the thief I 1 reckon I 1 could do it ai its well ae an anybody then he cooled down a bit an was askin questions lon about the wounded greater when gene stewart bomes come in whenever pat an gene come together it reminds me of the early day days back in the seventies jet jest naturally er abut up fer pat hates gene an I 1 reckon gene aint very sweet on pat hello stewart I 1 youre the feller teller I 1 m lookin fer for laid said pat there was ome some queer goings on lat last night thet you know so methin about danny mains robbed StIll money tone gone your roan horse gone one an sn thia this greaser gone too now heeln thet you was up late an prowling prowl prow ln lin round the it tation where this greaser wa found it aint aln t orres to think you might know how be got plugged 1 I 13 it stewart laughed kind of cold an he rolled a cigarette all the time eyela tat pat an then he said if hed bed plug plumed ed the greaser ltd it d never bey been o 0 sich a binglin bun glin gilie job 1 1 I I can arrest you on suspicion stewart but before I 1 go thet far I 1 want some eil evidence dence I 1 want to find ind out become of your boss hosl youve youre never lent him since you hed bed him in an there aint enough raiders across the border to steal him from you its got tot a queer look thet boss bein gone lou was drunk last nighta steuart stew art never batted an eye you met some xiomar on number eight your shouted hawe howe 1 11 I met a lady replied stewart quiet an like you met al at Ua aimond a sister an you took her up to Kings leya leyL an cinch this my cowboy cavalier rol pin up there axe an ask this grand grind dame some quest questions lons an if she s 2 as closemouthed as you are ill rii arrest her berl gene stewart turned white I 1 fer ter one expected to see him jump like as he does when hee hes riled sudden but bebas he was calm W an he was chinkin th inkin bard hard presently be said pat taets a fool idee an in it if you do the trick it 11 hurt you all the rest of your life theres absolutely no reason to frighten miss hammond an tri mriln in to arrest her would be such a R d dd d outrage as wont be stood ter in el cajon if youre sore on oil me send me we to jall jail at 11 go if you want to hurt al at hammond nam mond go 90 an do it some man kind of way dont don t take your spite out on us by insulin Insul tin a lady who has come byar to liev a little visit were bad bid enough without bein lowdown as greasers 1 talk for gene an I 1 it was a long was as surprised as the rest of the fel lers it was plain to me we an others who spoke of it aft afterward emard thet lot I 1 at the law a an a the hawe havie bed forgotten officer in the man an his hate I 1 m a coln an I 1 in a aln right bowl now he shouted stewart elmod kind of chokin ate an he seamed seemed to bey been bewildered confront antin io you by the idee of dawes an finally he burst OU out t cut but man in think who it Is I 1 lt its 5 miss ills s him it if you seen her even if you was locked or drunk you yo you U couldn coulden t do it if I 1 couldn coulden t I 1 IT wal III show you d n quick what d do 0 I 1 care who ive the she Is IA them swell eastern women not dot eo so much beerd heerd of them this hammon II ammond d woman with suddenly enly hawe shut up an he went for bis big red mug curnin green gree his stillwell gun PR paused used la in his narrative moist to breath RD and d be wiped his get brow and now h his is face began to lose it changed it softened its cragginess and arink wrinkled led and all that rippled it focused and shone shon e to in strange 0 mobility a w wonderful smile miss majesty desty then there anthen happened att stewart wart took was so methin ed him and abrou thrones rat gun away from followed was an am what the floor it on 04 beautiful it was the sure dutiful b only it was wa est sight I 1 ever sem after whir 1 A little ove over r 0 0 soon he be bed mother doctor I 1 ce ches the Gr greater estere besides th tb I 1 wounded patient woula re one this new ale he said thet an meathe to be W W quire about four fout ohm AW aaa uto aa round around cheerful stewart bed hit the th trail for the border CHAPTER IV aride A rid from sunrise to sunset neit next morn lne when madeline waa was groused by her brother if wa was not yet daybreak the air chilled her and la in the ply gray loom gloom ahe the had to feel around for match and I 1 lamp in her iler usual languid I 1 maner fr afta a touch of the cold rater water Pr fitly when alfred knocked on he her r door and uld he via we letiah a pitcher of hot water outside the ah replied with chattering teeth th think Y you b but I 1 d doa don t ne need any now io she found it nece ary lary however to warm her dumb numb 91 aln n pro before abe the could fatten fasten books a and rid I 1 I 1 d N well if I 1 som some colard she exclaimed but button tont and when she was dressed the she marked in the dim dina mirror that there were tinges of red la in her cheeks well if it I 1 haven t some color I 1 be she exclaimed Break breakout fut waited for or her to in the dining room the sisters ate with her madeline quickly caught the feeling of brisk bris k action that teemed seemed to be in the air aar then alfred allred came tamping stamping in majesty here bews where you get the real thing he announced merrily were rushing you off oft rm sorry to say but we must hustle back to the ran ranch ch the tall fill round up begins tomorrow ton you will ride in the buckboard with florence and stillwell III 1 ride on ahead with the boyi boys and ax up a little for you at the ranch irs if a long ride out cearly nearly fifty miles by wagon road no dont forget a couple of robes wrap her up well and hustle getting ready were vire waiting walting A little later when madeline went out with florence the gray gloom w was lightening tightening horses were champing bits and pounding gravel lawnin Maw nin miss majesty aid said stillwell gruffly from the front seat of a high vehicle alfred bundled her up into the back seat eat and florence after her and wrapped them with robe then he mounted his horse and started off As madeline gazed about her and listened to her companion companions the sun rose higher and grew warm and soared and grew hot the horses held tirelessly to their steady trot and lad nille mile after mile ot of rolling land slipped by from the top of s a ridge madeline saw down into a hollow where a few of the cowboys bad had stopped and were sitting round a fire are evidently busy at the noonday meal their horses were feeding on the loog 1029 tray irray grass wal smell of thet buroon greasewood make makes my mouth water said 14 stil awell tin rm sure hungry well noon ayar an let the bosses to rest L its it s a long pull to the ranch during lunch time madeline observed red that she was an in object of manifestly preat mat interest to the three cowboys I 1 she returned the compliment and was to see that a glance their way CAU caused sed them painful embarrassment they were grown of whom had bad white hair yet they acted like boys caught in the act of it te eating aling a forbidden look at a pretty girt girl cowboys are an ure re all flirts said florence as its it if stating an gin uninteresting fact but madeline detected a merry twin twinkle kis in to her clear eyes the cowboy beard and the effect upon them wax was magical they tell fell to shamed confusion and to hurried bun led useless task talks naw haw haw howl roared stillwell flor yon you jest hit bit the ball cal on the bild ence cowboys are all oil plumb flirts I 1 I 1 was wonderlin won derin why them boy boys mooned ayar aint aan t no this rin aint t no place to noon wood wu th burnla or numb grazin or W n them then boys jest est held up th thrower rowed an waited cited ter cs UL it aint the pack pick in fer ter an ILI ned so to S aels jels els an coltish but they re young old enough to be the wa bes why the bere te li IS amaila girls it ure sure paw of 0 both you strange 6 branze the white haired A eu ensued ea nels fussed aimlessly aim I 1 ess ay iy over cowboy and then ened up th the 1 wink A red face bill I 1 youre i 8 dog deione pat list he aid said 1 I reckon I 1 wont won t stand to be b claued classed with 1 an kni ked ned there aint no to cowboy on this range theta more of the th ladles diet than in me but I 1 thore short aint ridin out of 0 tny my way I 1 reckon I 1 he hey enough ridin min to do now if 1 youve atch doggone doc anna kol eyra eyes debbe yon you seen ao so methin on the th sy out nels nl I 1 lieval teen seen nathla be re piled plied bluntly jett jest take a it squint at these hoai boss track uld nels and slid he drew still viell ell a few paci paces elde aside and pointed to lare large hoot footprints prints in the dutt dust 11 1 I reckon you know the boss thet bet made them shelor gene stewart stewarts roan or ara a loa aon of a tun runt I 1 exclaimed stillwell Still welt and he dropped heavily to his hi knees and began to scrutinize the tricks kelt nels who ever wai was stewarts Stew arti hou hm met somebody an they hauled op up a bit but lit git down downs tolerable good for foi you bill thet reason ln replied the cowboy 11 1 I reckon you know what hou boss made t a other tracker f tin q th inkin hard but I 1 aint sure ure it was wa danny malna mains bronc how do you know merl thet demanded dea stillwell sharply nill bill the left front foot of thet little hor boss alway ways wean a ahoe thet aeta sets crooke fL anfoot the boy boys can tell you rd know thet track trick if I 1 waa wits blind nela nels you dont think the boyi boys eloped with thet little husy hussy he ahon shore wai was sweet on bonita same aa as gene wai was an in ed ra linton before he be got ot engaged an all the boy bon she shore chain that little black eyed devil danny might her bey eloped with her bar all highl danny wai wu held up on the way to town in an then in the thame of it he be tot got drunk bat but hell bell show up toon boon 1 wal febbe you an the boy boys are right I 1 believe you are nel nets there aint no doubt on earth about who wai was ridin At stewarts ewarts hosar taets ac as plain as a the hass track a vaa wal its it all strange it boat bents me I 1 with wish the boy boys would we so up on drinkin I 1 wai was pretty fond of danny an gene im afraid genes done for ter sum ure if he crosses the border when where he can fight it wont take long fer ter him to set get plugged I 1 guell im pro bettin old t dont stand thine things like I 1 mcd to bill I 1 reckon rd better hit the pel pei trail troll debbe I 1 can and dann danny Y 00 1 I reckon you had bad nela nelsi replied stillwell still ell but dont take more ia a couple of day days we cant do much on the round up without you im short of bon boy 1 ell |