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He found me wandering around in the sage brush a few miles from his ranch when I was t i ti 1 ! 5 i ! ; i , V .about Joury?arsoIdL Hr tititiitititit' itit tfrttf' JIM : iP ilAi I ipip ipipipipip ipip,,ipip ip ipip ip ip ip ipip I - - ej I - - -h-orses-before-band-and sus-pieion- ln j ' sSZ 7 ' " rx 1 knew where I came from, but. guessed I must have become lost from some roving band of In dians into whose hands I had fallen, or been lost by some of the innumerable immigrants who were then going to Oregon and face.I ran nyeleft"me for the brandy; I placed it to her fips. , She opened her eyes again Marie! Where am I she whispered Whats the matter? . nn r w uj AJUL-aC- -- I i y i stammered. 7 0 yes, Buck he uiu iuui li. if -- 0 my arm. her eyes closed. I- i r $4 . TV fc in con- sciousness. I raised her to a sitting pos ture, getting her head rest against , , my knee. How did it all happen, Jimf Never mind just now, I an swered. Are yoii.,feeHn ib4 ' g-- ter? 0 Jim. how romantic. Romantic,. I gasped'what She looked up at me bravery, and smiled. I couldnt f resist I embraced and kissed her the joy of that moment But, say. I finally Were ten miles from home. Do you care?--she-aske- I kissed her. never been able to - figure out' just "h o w w e m a d e tt" homer Perhaps the joy of my love or the excitement of the accident overcame me. for I cant remember the details. I know he rode the ... i uyiac ta waxikcu, ttuuj we gUl liUim? some time in the night, but the rest has slipped my memory. Her father, who happened to be at the ranch was very grateful to me. It soon became known that I was an open suitor for her hand. She recivired rapidly from her injuries, vhich did not prove to be as Serious Again 3Ive n.j A few weeks later she returnthe east. - Before she promised to' write often. She also wore the best diamond I could procure. The. round-up- , that was then on, took me away from the' ranch most of Cie. 0 f ? - ed to A Tilbury Christmas t 00 ' .. 1 ng 0 0 0 00000000 jst - 'airoos amd Friemids 0. 0 0 Threw-more-water-- first 0 0 0 handkerchief. her face. She regained - . ' of her, arm, it was broken, jus!f above the wrist. I cut the sleeve away, put splints on and bound thfem with my -- ""V-- Henever. I felt 'I A F iP ip iP iP ip ip ip ip ipip ip ip ip ip ip ip iPiPJP.iP..iPi&. he stumbled, he fell. I leaped off to bold him down but was too late. He rose, her foot was in the stirrup. I shot at him; missed; again and he fell. I ran to her. She was unconscious. Her nose was bleeding; there was an ugly gash across her forehead. released her Jpqt from the stirrup, gently carried her to tb creek and bathed her face with water. She opened her eyes. Marie I cried. They clos'd moreVater. in threw I again. ,4-1-, 44 - Ernest Hoff Then Buck a reckless speed. threw his head uneasily. Marie glanced at me; fear was in her eye. I spurecLmy horse alongside of her and made a grab for the bridle but was not quick enough. Ilei whirled of to the side and kicked at me. Marie almost went off. For Gods sake hold on I yelled. Buck jumpel, her '" 4 1 moted !to assistant foreman. It cultured woman that gays me so was at this time that I met Marie, much pleasure. She was' remarkthe Colonels daughter. She came ably beautiful and her character out to the ranch to spend the was just as beautiful as her face summer and as my duties- kept and form- But while we were in me around the home ranch most the inf untains we had an' exper-ienof the time. I came to know her that told me there v as pretty well. Col. Wheeland told something stronger .than mere me to gentle a horse for her and friendship existing between us teach her "how to ride as,he was We had gone far into the should anxious that she had mountains, very stopped for derive the most, benefit from he. lunch and were then on our yray back to the ranch. As we were stay in the west. Of course I was not averse to going down, through the canyon this arrangement and soon we the inborn badness of the. .muswere taking short rides around tang she was riding began to the place. But by fall, when sIk assert 'itself. "At first 7he just had to return to the east to schoc wanted to run' but when we we were taking longer ride came .out of the canyon he beWould sometimes make forty o came rather unruly. When I offered to?bange horses, she gave me a fifty mile ones in a day. toShe returned school and sly glance and said she feared I saw.no more of her till the next ddnt plaee much confidence - in spring, when she again came to Ji.r ability as a rider, Tha: mat'e the ..ranch, ...This lime I .had .pre- me feel so. cheap I .was almost - it sorry T- had "offered to change.pared about ten years and finally came was not long after he arrival tiU Still there was a lurking to the famous Bar W. ranch. - It we were again enjoying pleasant my mind that 'somwas then owned by the Western rides. One day we went for a ride ething was going to happen. Stock Company. Shortly after- in the canyon. Up to ths I hr. it When she suggested that we ride T s All wards it flTianffftd MAllI arujglflTi I UlUV A ntJ i' 1 UtULt came into the possession of Col. was in love with her and had increased the pace. Wheeland of Chicago. I worked simply thought that it was the The first thing r I Lnew we with a were fiying across the country at lere four years and was then pro- pleasure California. M any rate he was never able to find out anything about me, except that told him ' 4 my name was Jim. He kept me about twelve years, taugh me how to ride and rope, shoot and to perform all the different duties of a ranchman. At this time he took sick very suddenly and died, leaving me alone in the world. . He had said he would give .me the ranch, but one of his nephews camejand being so young and inexperienced was literally rob.bed of the place. Prom this time on I went out and roughed it. No one cared became for me and I confess a hard nut. But have never done anything dishonorable in my life andTiave always triecl to treat my fellow, men right,. although have often fallen far short of my - ideal of life. 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