Show THE WAY r OF I 1 A MAN 1 1 by EMERSON HOUGH by b llie flit company SYNOPSIS joh john cle cow lea ot of VS binin kles hla his neighbor b or aliss cittee She inton lind and meets gordon urine a mysterious I 1 rig lishman cowls fehlis is a man for dace enges 0 otine line cleall challenges I 1 im to a m wrestling resi I 1 ing ho bout ut A delei delegate ate contest follows lesul tink in a dia slav the south Is threatening to eede Co boies Ies sies anes s ies aiace froin an infuriated bull and engaged to her hep i C cables 0 nies father falio ho Is frivol involved led in a big coa 1 land Is s robbed and coiles r tarts starts acu to see col colnul awl meil ether aether lila ilia fathel 1 I a I 1 laitner ai aner in I 1 tl e lail in st louls louis lie aiala meet i orme end ana iho me ale in ill a i ligeon igeon chuot awot at nil an ainia 01 ins ball canies conies cow leu meets a masked naniel I 1 lien colea forgetting grace tells clien that some bonio daiy diy d ly he enill win her anan ile hi d 1 14 not know I 1 r full cuine ilia peon match begins ang tile the brutal sport aport ellen merl v ether her stops the r lavon j t match sho ha Is colonel s dot dm ahter comes t Is necked lie rei cues INI mandy a ady McGove in I 1 slid and a gh kill 1 con leq and a plainsman w ve westward to ind find meil wether sioux ale aie or on tile lie karpath warpath Nar gonles Is overtaken overt mUen by ai nie mandy the girl an I 1 sot soll liels leis alie girl la Is ellen meila MellA ether iLmer cowles f falls ails in love with lii hot orme orma I 1 ly y shoots a sioux chief th the make ma ke an an arrow pene penetrates 0 trat e C coles 0 I 1 neck orric with ith I 1 co cowles I 1 e a cs consent 0 n s e i I 1 t t util is out tho arrowhead saving coblens life urme whom comes cables has learned to dislike ill delays power as a ma ina aklin I 1 lien ilen seeks seeka cole r company CHAPTER XII forsaking all others UR slow glov kiaei finally brought us noir lie ir to the historic forli 0 alir of the platte where that bli allow stretches out ano arms one running to the motin I 1 bains fill fai to tile HIP eolith tile the other still RIM I 1 e idling rt for a tanil it he e tn acen eel these thee two tm 0 rin the O capron zef on trill pointing the nv to the pacific lod ibid ou on this tj ti ill to the et est iny illy T nr I 1 efcic beaule Is w wv ON ld to we could go up the baiten hp itan told loid to Ll luramie rainie or ue ne could ciot he heio e i rid nd tale take ln in old ME on oil the gottli side of the ia lier or for a tine auberg thought this latter bouhl give battet feed nod ater ind berh he safer a as to indians so ro me e held a little bounell unc ll oer it the men cen here her a 11 wide ade san tt im its ind bottom tt t nig bt tile melad flood bioni tit ahr mount don ilo nn ind it deau glnn dui ing the dav lien hen for ali alie most ia pint I 1 t it tans itt sell sc ceia in n IP e th ill in know dem I 1 vt tt liere here and e at nm am time nix lisner eon er tible able to the eie ee atie martty where the sand 1 s out ind abild in alce there MUS ius shifting quicksand for nun min or animal ale V e retorted to the he old plinn imke shift of calling the wagon budles bodies and hirning turn ing them into boit it being thought plo bablI that hint two or chwe dans diio ond lie to virghe anle the ici in ill till anal n bv BT noon of tile the fol loNing div out om boalts bents atie rida ind oni oil lupin I 1 wafiq anvil not let et stieny ello ilah to be of enuch so I 1 sit it on oil the bank the file huv ernp ofir men i arc re ti api ell cd to the sl I 1 in some botn of the mount bion bimo almost as AA A A in ill illana for elon in ill those alq salte bite hunters often tode lode with will tin no hut nt tho the blanket mul not that ohp ann ila was caim ahe mere nom no in now out ont or of ill ohp nt 0 tle the line lanos tel libell the lina hoaf ft thit bole iii kids lit 1110 hoad heads of the flip hoists ahme find and idill shout tug ing enion eni raging ii getti forwald ll it took them an hour to malte the first cro glug find and presently we ve could ste aw th flit ot of clr faitha rump no OCIL IV bv auice of those not iu in tile the ik As I 1 rat feat thus I 1 N ib i jolof jolma d b did yuu you see lee nil 1113 IY I Y midy jackson she ehe asked lie ait accost imi the alist buirell pary stitch of clothes on oil to him I 1 hili hai hopes 1 I his hope bove thit hit andrew jackson 1 H I lill kill a 11 man buin time yat and III like enough it 11 lit I 1 light soon eoon I 1 gave my iny assent to tills this ameible hope and presently presenta presen tl maudy went on I 1 cut but sin sai man inan you and roe lue has got to to get that gill accost somehow be ON aftem us ou oil enoi tier her and me a aill that T englishman along lit in the ashes allowed tI to tile me th tint it when the ho titue conva tot foi her to go acius ached bhe d rut tier her juu oil luid and a nd tile me ment ent along mi nil all leady if boit air 11 scry ery good wild ill I 1 lewt will ii go now ilow ittye Ih tye got a fire tetie and tile me took oil ID ilig I 1 suppose we chite till all mounted met tit at tho tha milk taking the girl bati een us 8 mindy and I 1 stinted and the haibt s plunged down domn the bank As it clinti cd 0 me o stil tiLL a deep ci vinnel at the send oil and the horew ildie ie rit fit once sep stunted u ted ahe 1 he girl afi ar ewel pwel sie t out of lier her latt but I 1 olilia tiny any le phe stilled out not lot to 0 o bo be il lIned I 1 saw that he uns ns Min ining dinn din stream from tit thi lifite allol e mith th one annd on oil tile the without NIt hout much concern she footing on oil the bir tit ot alch the horte up I 1 in III rood good ind and wet 1141 she he it mont make tiny re after I 1 bee dons hoa ho A tho the do 0 plunged on oil alagi the atil out oui for lit most 3 t of tile the X av sometimes in N ator ater on dr rinda slid nd non nola and again lit in avlet Fm IrlIng chian nals but fit at last we ile ROI got oer and fell III nion oil tilt lie st steaks eills of buffalo wid and lint hot coffee A aich v e found lit at tile nil li tile the gill left us to imke hh in till hi i apparel as ai she 1114 hint K il s good canough tor i I 1 real ninn like ni uit lin Iiii bind wig TI still minli ant lilt oula lie he do I 1 i d tier her mil lillig a n candle at fifty skids or dile a mil lit tit at lie ile tile I 1 cliv coined 01 lied to biang home hollie a shot lck hicl of tile the e ens 1 9 lie ite killed fur mc nian it in fier inife 1 alf figh fightlin tin an endi ench till iro coine atee in cote co te he wa at 81 foot in the clean could hug like ilke a bir and ami ak want kedred ke ered of anything that draped tile the breith of life rell fell all nip mint mandy jandy I 1 isaid said till teu me lo 10 lie came courtina court lna vou anyway anyn N ay ile ho never lid did no great tit at co tin faill saillie he gi gt inning hining lie ile just come along till nn lie ho tot eves on me ile then tie he not es on oil me again I 1 sot eat ean ii on oil him too es one cenan nys ho he mindi pal I 1 in goin to mat biair r 3 ou nil all right oon as kajs 1 no INO ou aint t S byg ile les jes I 1 nil I 1 I 1 jest hughee at him tile then find and malted tal ted to mn inn ai but lie he jumped and ket clied me I 1 told you yol ile he could illig hug like it a bar debbe I 1 il ant 11 t lidid to I 1 etch eccli then lie holds me light tight tl ailt nn an sirs lie 00 quit this licie hoe boolin in im goin to lit in irry you yon you hear alin maybe he kles insel we uie 1 N I 1 dunno IN lint iq 13 it 0 conin anyhow flints about I 1 nil fill abele to it I 1 seem to leer heer but thit hit she concluded ailts lilts na a roil rell ann m ill lie ire shore ind EIT oilier 0 til er to men luell plumb bided 11 lint lice liec tine iino of bour lat hil balad maud I 1 asked 1 I tole jole you I 1 up nn nil left him atut oui u oui joul pioma e my illy in omle ai hilt huab tile euid ill of aN a to ion n alinn mait a die MIMI nid of it a in ill in to a it t 1 aidi 0 man maii jtb it s in sickness or in III herlth I 1 quo quota I 1 tints 3 nil I 1 eglit if conr feelen s j li ill right the church Is all right too to I 1 alo aln t pot got no kick hick all I 1 m elyin to aou Is 19 foil folks mardes I 1 ponde let et further mala mandy 1 Y 11 i said 1 I 1 suppose aou ou were nere a man 1 aada I 5 oui woid ills 19 glen gilen to it a girl and sou ion met inet another girl and coulden couldn lit t got get tier her out of join lead or out of your feirt aou ou lod lo d the nev ne one most and knew you al would hait bould ou do rut but tile the sphinx of may lie under langev na m nell ell ns Is I 1 silk man sold said she mid and kno knocking tier her pipe ii milliet hel hei I 1 loav oila mice knee I 1 ou tall talk like i fool it if adv arst ans alte lie he tal ailt inny be eliat for i ou oil liter in ill tile the I 1 was ou oil the flit ther iler bink mot ching itie men out on llie hit bins bills mill thi tellus and box boots oinie had tho alier boine timp evilier eviller and duft lie he joined me ine sit nt tile eige or of om oil disorder IlA order ell ed camp efow Is tile the pit lelit getting tt lilg linns he be Inq urd I 1 replied tivit lint I 1 is do ing in era er all and Henet oili lillan 1 ed to comport it a nuth noth ing hid h bippen ed I 1 am somewhat sony orty to heir tint thit said be still smiling in its his ou osti way ay 1 I fig ill n hopes holles that vou voll bould be to dun buck don domn the river 1 I dont in the leist vi tt hy by I 1 a should hould be going east when in bust bus t nes lies in precisely the opposite dl di I 1 remarked it 1 I ib abit it von might be sensible of a ertain certain ert aln obligation to ine he began 1 I am deeply sensible of it are you I 1 I 1 pleased to tell me bibat ant hlll hettle this debt batien be tien ua lie he turned squarely toward we me nud and I 1 looked me keenly in the eye ru rum ru I 1 about and go home meaning that jour 3 our affections are engaged i with a highly highl young la awk at your borne boine iu in virginia tie be raised his hand aau to ward wa rd him IN meaning Evanin also al solie tie went wen on alint sour our affections are apparent 13 1 also som somewhat with all ai equal respectable lady idy who inho 14 1 not back home in Nir birginia ginia there fore tle ite caught my in a grip at 0 steel as aa I 1 would have struck him I 1 siw then that I 1 still was mas weak beak walt ho he vald sold smiling coldly walt wait tilt till you are st strongest stron gei lou aou are right I 1 said bald but we v shall settle them that of course I 1 orme orine 1 I aud deul our love ion Is 19 a to any vonan A usually he admitted calmly bill not lit in this cast I 1 propose to alaa and I 1 tell you frank ly y I 1 do not picie se to lime bale anything stand in III in way may eliell 1 lien herl I 1 eflee angri angrily lr ami and diel did lr r amr any worn 01 T TA MA M A wait he said wait till you are f stronger un tin with another nian man tho the field la Is ol 01 oil do what N ou cati can I 1 know that i th the m way it v I 1 d do oinie why vvhs did you not kill hill we the r day when aou ou jj III j I 1 il ii afi an fn red it the other dav ho he re ill mal it I 1 eil ed 1 1 ou imla lind had no about if nt t in the hibst I 1 d aj ai soon have kallid d 3 aiu u wt ui to b hue I 1 e taken a dilnik of w M dut but 1 I loe to play PIRY any klud klad of aulne tint tessea me be tiles tiled ine puts put me to till nn mettle 41 1 I anas ns ue bet 11 nery ery subtle I 1 said simple 0 no o on the contrad con trao ar you are rattler dull I 1 dind dot kill hill ou it mould lime hine bateu a ui lUike lu in the garite game it mould hut hiie vt ot ine her sympathy tit at conr onre e banci I 1 ila did nut not and ana lince fie nou ou uwe owe me something for that fact M lint do 3 ou about it yourself rov mv fri friend elide I 1 thought for a long time my hond head between my iny hands before I 1 d him ill ihna lint I 1 sit shill ill pay you some day clay but not lit in any such wa as you sug f st I the ithe it Is to be nar ar he asked quietly I 1 shrugged my shoulders you heard beard 1 I me alery cry well tie replied calmly after ay awhile hile I 1 but listen I 1 don it forget if I 1 do not have bare my pay voluntarily in n the ho way I 1 ask I 1 shall some borne lay day col icci it lit in my iny ova ona fashion altien V hen dually our entire party had I 1 pen ien i en bot ot across the platte and we had resumed our westward journey the routine of travel was waa for the time broken 1 ind na our line of march became some aliat liat scattered across the low billy country to which we presently ly came ne it was tail v in the afternoon when I 1 lieford her horses feet coming up be hind me as I 1 rode slie she passed mo me at a billop laughing bark bak its as though in challenge and so we raced on for a time until we quite left out of sight right be hind its iia the remainder of our patty allen lien meram ether was ivas a arl experience and it KOS without that she nhe rode ill 01 ot of course lit in the saddle wid und with mith the cros crog ent eat brom brown u as her face wits no one might indeed tit a little diRton ep linse lime her to be rither a daugh daughter tei of the he plaine orin it 11 helli of cin ci I 1 ro tile ide some borop corn OM went dent on this sho she 1 d I b lilt alt ting tile the mote mole in ill her sabaii find anil ora ii ing a deep breath I 1 think I 1 hhall chiow an avay ay my glo alous ts she ehe said bald land and hunt tit up some bruss brie lets I 1 glow mote moie indian ecay daa da ion t it glorious liete heie on the plains it BO at to we niu and I 1 so BO advised her saving I 1 wished the western jour ne lne ajl billit dijt be twice ai ag long but mr orme was baying that he rather thought you take an es cort and go bick dom down it the rl alei et 1 I wibb nir mr orme no adji respect I 1 answered but neither lie nor any one else dvis regulates regu regul lites etca my travel I 1 have III al toady ivady told you how necessary ebsary it was as for me to see pee tour father colonel meri ether I 1 began to hum bum to ma telf the of an AD old song then commonly heard oh come with me and be my love for the jungle june a depths I 1 II 11 rove I 1 I 1 III II ch chafie as e the antelope over the plain and the users tigers cub I 1 it II bind with a chaan arid and the tha wild gabelle with the silvery teet feet 11 give to lo thee tor for ft a playmate boeta I oeta said 1 can very well sing about such BULU things but perhaps thy W CU could no all 1 74 ditlif 9 TE always aw 1 0 bh whispered r her horse gently y downs down to a walk all and blemly ly to a pause looka booklover klOver Loo over Is one of the wild gazelles 1 I 1 followed the direction of hr hor lives yen and siw peering curiously down lit us 1111 front from beyond the top of a little ridge something like ille a bundled yaida away the head bead hortis horns and tiek neck of a prong horn buck standing facing ut and not much thicker than n inde iler her leei keen ee ean caught this first my iny own I 1 fanci being busy elio cne where at once I 1 slipped out of ray my saddle and fired tile tho long hoac me line flow its ita sling I 1 heard liei let voice hard bard nox now with tage ruess I 1 caught a gillula ut tit hei bet face blown Io between tween hei box builds she was a wom in Q sho she v 11 run lager its aa she but I 1 raised the lung long bariel band to line and tou dIttl the I 1 the thul I 1 or of tile lie ball against tile tho antelope s shout der find hall had no doubt that we should pick p ick it up tip dawl for it ap paren aly end end cud nt at the moment of tile the shot spi ginging into tile the saddle I 1 laced with nin im comp anlou to the me top op of the ridge kut lot lol was ns tile lie tinte lopp JOO 00 i awny away and going na as fust fat on oil thilo thieo legs at as our gotses on oil four alile adde oliv alie cached huri I 1 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