Show row 4 A BLUE LAKE L RANCH 0 JACKSON amm scare sms in these day days with women winning 1 championships in outdoor gamos iram and athletic contests con teete and invading lines of endeavor en endo avor that it past generation had act apart exclusively for men la Is it not logical to hava hav a heroine of fiction who take taken a mana mans part art in the th management manaro ment ot of a big en on 6 and brinca brings to bear th the quail flea ties of courage co coolness and daring O 0 callad tor for in mahin making the un d staking a success it la is decidedly logical lorl cal particularly in the wet west whore trie on ranches ar or taught tau ht to hoot atral fht almo outlaw hom horses brand cattle and in general respects oto b be quail fled cod not only to tak take car of them salvos iva but to r meet neet any exigency calling tor for judgment and nerve the boya boys of the blue laic outfit were pretty thoroughly disgusted when they learned they were to have a girl irl for a boas opinions lona changed however when a few of juditha Jud ltha quiet exploit performed under the stream of necea alty ity i and without any bravado or aorl n ce of womanliness proved her to be the beat bout roan man on an the bier big ranch judith did not nook k the job of management mana rement it wae was forced upon her through the death of her father and her hor realization that her foreman waa was a rascal bent upon wrecking wreck ling the enterprise in the interests of a rival concern it wae was a stupendous job and the girl irl who handle it successfully deserved to be the heroin heroine of an ochil crating romance judith la to decidedly welcome because she h la Is a new type typo of heroine she la Is all the snore more welcome from the fact that ahe she Is 1 not an elac type there are aro plenty of iria in n the west and elsewhere who given such a frand grand old father to train them aa judith had would be able to show the true steel which ahe she exhibited and nd like judith would remain sweet and nd womanly throughout hout judith will win readers juat just aa as ahe she won the blue ulu lake boya boys it la Is only fair to reveal that there waa was one of those tho boy boys who held hold out against surrender aur render lie had old fashioned notions of what a worn WOM an should be and what a woman can do with the exception of judith he in the moat most interesting character in the tory story fifty dollars for a itea lime con like ike comet Coin etl I 1 she stared at tit lee na as though ahe she could not bellee it ile merely stored stared lick nt lier her on dering just low how antich she knew nebout then suddenly sud deril sho whirled neuin upon trevore 1 I edme out to we see if you were a ccok or just at fool elie she told him hini her words liko like a ship in his face nu could bo be so big a it fool ns that I 1 yon You you crook I 1 the 1 under dnene tremor ana corded youe said about enough lie khot buck back nt her and een if alu u do onn min at third of this outfit ill 11 hae hane you understand that I 1 am the nin bero here anti that I 1 do what I 1 like from her bosom ebe she snatched a big envelope tossing it to the table look at that she ordered him you big ive my holding for fifty thousand dollars and 14 ae e boughtin timothy graas share I 1 eleff ing two to votes out of three now ba anne ne tre vom and the first tiling thing I 1 do 1 in run you out you great hig 1 grafting fut fat hend fiend you would chuck luke san fords boutot to the dori dogs would get off the th ranch youre fir etil I 1 you cant tat do a 11 thin thing like thial trevor after tafter ono one glance at nt the paper be he lind whisked out of their covering 1 I rant entil lant I 1 17 abe jerred at tit him pout noil on fd for one little pad vae our ur little trunk and trull trall ill do nothing of f lite lind why I 1 dint sit i t I 1 now can e en bo be xou on n anre re I 1 you that ou are tire onford Ann ford lie ile ti bl lih lawsl e how llo do I 1 ingv game o 0 sou iu tire up tit 0 o you ann cnn bennt blixtt tup me for ho 1 lanne 1 ari or the be a nt ill 1 n 1 I on i anim who I 1 iani nil all right for sunn 1 II 11 I arper she ended if fl mil abr neo ngo tr old her latr 11 ll lih n show sho A of teeth bohnn blodge o coin or r tod bruce or bing kellel 11 the 1 till 11 II inov anu n me elrd aln Fl rd d biting uh till of them laught 41 1 w l lunka dooin for competent filen ait n to make moin for more cr crat kt abe cried her on bron bronn belled into flet fists nc arcely lem 4 hard than tre 41 lind hern been then for the third time she turned upon lei ler you arg one of it hie film new I 1 aup suppose pose you maani ina aiu raid wild bud lee gennely g rit ely uell well nie ni arc are your you no baatu iii he told lier her with no hint of n minkle in bilm III culm eyes not hid his exactly you iset I 1 do ull all my killing and higl lilg tuy hutty robbing on my own books wilke its juet just a 14 way ay I 1 have well judith anif sniffed fed 1 I 1 dont know it bo be a jolt to me if theres a square roan man left on the ranch 1 go down to HIP the bunk bouse and tell the cook im here and aind im hungry as an a iv tell him and any of the boya boys that are down there that ive come mine to stay and that tre vors la to elrett they take ordes orde s from me and no one else and hurry if 1 you know how goodness know knows you look BB as though it would take you half an hour to turn around thank you maam 11 said bud IA lee but you aee see I 1 had juet just told tre torm here he lie could count roe me out im not working for the blue luke any more an I 1 go down to the coit corral 4 anh I 1 bond send up one of the b boy t to tako take your orders or dersi there waa was a little anillo smile under tinder the last words just as ail there was a little mite smile in bud leee lees heart I 1 at the thought of the lie boye boys taking orders from a little slip of a girl inside he wax chuckling vastly delighted with the comedy of the morning ashes she a sure enough little wonder bird all right he mused nut but aay say libat does she auant to butt in on a mans size job joh for I 1 want ant to know knowl lee culled called Tre tremors ors you take orders from me we or no one on this ranch you cun esin go now and juat just keep air our mouth hut lee le ns turning to go out and down to his hore hor hen he eliw the look iii tors eyes n look of con miming Kinn lii araxe the gen erril algers voice buil hn been himme 1 D I n aou ou shouted Tre ors get out 1 cut out the earwon ls aror Tr or t tilo ilo leo lee n i ith quirt sternness rhems n hid heri here lal I 1 scoffed tre ors lie ile ti conle Wh whoops erps bour 11 that and tind lie leve leil a scornful finger nt at the girl A aint ing tough of a female ho iio brings it breath of the Rtuh it with her and scolds like a fish wife ife shut upil said ite I te croming cro ming ising the room with quick strides R hie ids face thrust fo rard it little you shut dupill up it was as judiths voice as judiths hand fell upon bud lees shoulder pushing him aside if I 1 take care of myself do you think rd be fool enough to take over a little job like running the balue calel now and with blazing eyes she confronted tremors bif lf youe got any more nice little pilings to say suppose you say thein to mel me I 1 trevor temper had had ample oration and now stood naked and hot in his tits bard burd eyed in a blind in stunt tant he lie laid alq tongue to a word which would ahme hent sent bud leo lee at ilia him throne thront but judith stood between them and anti like hk an echo to the word ame the tl slap no judiths judith open prim palm smote Tr cor rit cheek you Il dentt he lie cried and hi his two tun big hands alev lew out seeking her hould erm stand stand bickl culled judith just bernuce you are bigger than I 1 aro am dont bitile any mista misanko kp stand hack back 1 I tell 3 ou I 1 atud iee lee marveled nt ut the swiftness knitli ith which her liand lind gone into her hor and out heln n smallest small cal Is w in tho li to mir fincers now had never cnown a man himself possibly exempted quicker at the draw but dayn bayne from whoso who makeup make up cowardice had been laughon 11 at t her and did not tand stand back ilia two bands oat cut before him his face crimson crim eoa he b came oa on fool I 1 cried the kiri girt tool still he came on los L fathered gathered himself to prini spring judith fired jonm and tre bore rore right rah anu arm fell to his bl ilde aide A second and trevora left ana arm hung limp ilk like the other the crimson was gone from hia him face now it waa was dead white little beads of sweat abman to form on hie his brow lee turned astonished eye eyes to judith now you know whoa running thia this outfit dont your you she ho said coolly lee have a beum eum bitched up tocarra to carry wherever he wanta wants to RO go iloh not hurt much I 1 juht just winded winged him hini and anti go tell the cook about shout my brenk breakfast fast bilut bep L and anti looked at her lie ile had no remark to offer then he tump I to go o 0 upon her bidding ae an ho lie went down don to the bunkhouse bunk he lie mild paid softly till hin breath well im d d I 1 most certainly ami um I 1 CHAPTER 11 judith puts it h wrinkled grizzled old halfbreed half hulf breed joee jose hia his hands trembling with eagerness a a stood in the smaller eni aller rosegarden roee rose garden c culling tilling the perfect buda buds a joyous tear running ite its zigzag way down each cheek la ife norita eee een come hornet home I 1 he announced as lee drew near on hie his way to tn the bunkhouse bunk house jesu maria een my heart it Is like the singing of ceetle birdies mire senor my flowers bloot nin the brighter already no youve known her a lone long cline joe joer keence ehe she eee ees homland joee jose unashamed wiped a tear upon the back of a leathery hand senor sanford and me senar we teach her when ehe the eee ees so leet leethel lel joses shaking band was wa lowered until it marked the Itta stature ture of a it twelve inch plumy nett never at all until one year ago doea does ehe she leave us and the rancho we ua us two aho ho love her senor learn her to walk and to ride and to shoot and to talk you shall hear bear her say buenos dins dia jose ml V you shall sec see her kees the check cheek of old jose madre de alost I 1 bould go doin to ii I 1 for her to bring brin bacic back ire fire to arm her tier beetle feet cen een we entert teri le lee went thoughtfully on hig his uny ny to tho the bunkhouse bunk house ive got orders for you fellows he from the door wn na the boss of hie the outfit the real owner ozier ou kno just blew la in up at the house sus sas you boys are to stick around to tahe orders straight from headquarters you benny to the cook lire tire to liae a mans maits size breakfast rend in a jiffy naturally benn denn led the clamor with a etring string of oaths what in blazes did 0 A second time and Tre trevor voral left ami arm hung limp like the other the owner of the ranch have to show up for bo lie wanted anted to know ile H d the fact it s N it personal 1111 hf at t MIA w was ri gam banded ward hanson the th ot the 10 lower r raach ranch WB whong the th alfalfa flidr wm WT lee L gravely that the th newcomer was some ort sort of at relative kofold of old luke sanford who had recently a quiren a datert la is the ranch ward ranson grunted contemptuously th the lord deliver bial nhe mos moaned ined eastern jasper I 1 oa one of the know all about lt it brand huh hub budt bud ill bt bet he h combe hie his hair la in the middle and smokes clort cigar eats outa a box I 1 the putty headed beaded loon loons cadt even roll their own smokes dont believe bellr re lee L to in differently from the th looka looks of our visitor that that the th owner smokes anything I 1 elsten to glinted ward hannon softy buhr well bud admitted slowly look looks ort sort of like a girt you know I 1 that choke chake you couf de Co coreon truon the cow foreman a thin awkward little man cray in the menice of real men taking raking order oarn a fool east easterners erneen bad enough but old man or mounir budr bud juet just a kid wae was lees farther further dani pening new news anil and as he no nonchalantly nelfa buttered his hot cakes he added carelessly something of a scrapper though tho juit just put two thirty two calibers into they stared at him incredulously then carsons dry cackle led the laughter youre the biggest liar bud lee said the old man good natu III 1 I ever eer focused my two eyes on ill lay an even bet there aint nobody showed atall a tall up this mo coming ming you tommy eald said lee to the boy at his side a shovel hovel your arub down lively and go hitch molly and old pie face to the buckboard buck hoard orders from hes headquarters he grinned eri grit nned med 6 Is to be hauled away first thing tommy looked curiously at sit his superior on the level budt he h asked doubtingly t on the level laddie laddle was wax the quiet response ree and young burkitt wondering but doubting no longer hastened with his breakfast the others looking at lees les sober face questioningly fired a broadside of inquiries at him film but they got no further information ve ie told you bos nil all the news he lie announced d ply lordi that an earful for this time of day the rt ml 0 boss Is on the job lot theora ie Is finned ou tire re to stick around for orders from out of the tull of his eye he saw the swift up of bane abe ina ringers fuce was as binch black ith rape rage und 7 through that durk dark brath ahomed sli omil it dull ml md flussi of he bilked with ith hir lil two to firnin lat lax nt ula aides alvo me a cup of coffee ben he curtic into a flurr rena looking nt him burlou 41 l I 1 brought n cup tint auml offered it breor Tr are eor moved moed to lift a liand hand then sank back n little further in his lils chair bis his face in his lils pain put some milk in it lie snarled then hold it to my mouth for the lne loe of heaven heaten hurry danl then no man there doubted loncer longer the rond nind tale trie bud lee had brought them down from Tre slee sleeved sl eevea ev staining each band there had come a broadening trickle of blood trevore drunk sIft swiftly ly draining the cup get this coat off me he com mandel burse urse you doni dont tear nil arms silt slit the slee sleeve es it was as lee who ho pushing the clumsy cook aside silently made the two to bandages banda ees from strips of ors it was lee who brought a flask of brandy from which trevor drank drunk deep and then came judith they stared nt at her us as they might anve done had the ti heavens eavens opened and an angel come down don or the earth split and a devil dell sprung up she looked in upon them with ith quick keen ees which sought to take every mans 8 measure returned her regard alia a gariety bt amadea never since these the boon was had coca to work for bayne bad had a woman so aa as ridden by tho thedoor door abd and A bd to hav haver her aland stand there composed comp utterly at her ee vacher ber air vaguely authoritative a vitally vivid betas being who might suddenly aud denly have takeo taken tangible from the dawn bewildered thein 1 I 1 am judith sanford alie she uld said la in her abrupt fashion faeh lon quite as a aho she had made anad the tb announce ent to lee L a and tromm thle this outfit bolengo to me I 1 hav have fired trevon you take jour your orders ht from me from now on am cookie aspre 1 me moms coffee ahr came in without ceremony rc mony and ant down at the head of the table benna hasuly brought the coffee from some emotion certainly not clear to him be he went a violent red perhaps the emo notion was juit just sheer embarrassment he ile brought hot cake cakes with one hand while with the other he buttoned tits hl raping shirt colar collar over a bulene bul lne hairy cheit chest men who had finished their break reak fast roae rose hastily with a 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