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Show The Events of a Day, " ' DT THOMAS V MONTFOIIT (OopyrltM. im, by Dally Story Pub. Co . "By Oeorgsl but I with I bad a pfcnce to know' hsrl She's about the Itrtttlcst gtrl I ever saw." joe Martin ended with a sigh, (or, jjthoush.he wss not aware, of It,, be B4rnteady taVerf tho first step toward to-ward (ailing detperatsly In lov wllh latan Meads. ' He had seen ber tor the first time la hla life while walking slowly along a trail that ltd across the cattle range ofwcstsrn Texas. Hearing a woman's tsreams, be bad turned off to the east I (ew yards where he bad found Miss Heads in great distress. In reaching out over a little atougb, trying to get a choice water Illy, she ltd lost ber balance, and tumbled Into the water. She had quickly regained tier footing, but the bank was so blgb and steep that she could not ascend It So, drenched (rom head to (oot, aud standing In water walit deep, the waa compelled to wait tor some on to come to htr rescue. When two long hours had passed, and the had called, time and again, without attracting notice, the loit nope and began to wonder it aha would have to spend the night there, or whether It was not possible that she might remain there until she died of starvation. Just a she bad tuc-oded tuc-oded In conjuring ub the very gloom- Joe Appeared on the Bank, lest o( prospects, nnd was having a bard struggle to keep back her tears, Joe Martin appeared on the bank abov her. Bh looked up at him with mingled (Mllngs of Joy, shame and anger. It wa Joyful to know that a iecuer was at band, but the was too womanly to forgst for an Inttant the tad tpecUcle the presented in her drenched condition, condi-tion, and the (alnt trace o( a smile t, iw on nU "Pt OW"! ber. Reaching down towarj h n9 nm. manned her to give him her handt, and shs hesitatingly obeyed, and th next moment be drew her up to his own level. "I hope you aia not burt," he said, looking at her anxiously. 'Not' In the leust," she replied, shrinking before his gaie, "I am very well now, and need not trouble you further. I am very grateful to you (or your kindness." "Which meant," he said, "that I may go as soon aa I like " "Don't (eel that I am ungrateful and unappraclatlve," she answered. "But you " "I know,' he said, "II Is your appearance. ap-pearance. I am not cruel enough to .t!'nrJrt4MjUht-Utn,'UIil-. some plher tervlco I could Tender youf Can't I see you to your hornet" "I thank you, but I prater to go alone." "Then I'll bid you good day.1' ' Oood day." Aa Joe continued on his way he recalled re-called htr (eatures, and the more ha thought ot her the more eagerly he wished that he might know her. She, too, thought ot hlm and wished she might know him. "llut It can never be," be said to himself, "(or tomorrow I leave (or my home, back Cast" "Perhaps I shall meet him again," shs said .to herself, "for one can never tell what may happen" She was right Ona can never tell what may happen Joe dltcovered tha truth o( thote wordt sooner than might havo been sipocted And be dltcovered 11 In a way not to be readily read-ily forgotten. He bad gone but a abort distance when ho met a man on horseback. The man had been riding hard, for his horse was wet with sweat and was well blown. "Are you going to town, strsngert" be called eagerly, bringing hit hone lo a ttop. "I am," Joe replied "Why J" "I thought you might be willing to do me a favor," th other antwired quickly. "Certainly. What It It!" "My brother hat Just been merely hurt and mutt have the attentloni of a doctor at once. There It no one with him and I bate to leavo him alone, to I thought If you would Just take my horse and ride to town you could send the doctor out" It all seemed reasonable enough to Joe, to he contented lo the arrangement arrange-ment "Just leave the horse at a stable there," the man added, "and tell the doctor that It'a at HI Bltnklns he's wanted." "All right," Joe replied, swinging himself Into ths saddle, as soon as ths other had vacated It "And remember that thtrc's no time to watte," the man said, "for It It a matter ot life and death " It wot a matter of llfo and death, but In a dlffeient way to that which Joa tuiptcted. He undcrttood tome-thing tome-thing of this, however, when ten minutes min-utes later be rode (ull tltt Into a gaug o( cowboys and (ound blmteK stopped with a doien pistol pointed at his White he sat staring amtiedly at the cowboyt, wondering what their conduct con-duct meant, one of their number remarked re-marked drylyi "Pow'ful 'commodatin' of you to come right to ut, joung teller, 'stead o' bavin' us chate you all over the pralrlo Savct us a heap o' trouble. Don't 'pear lack It shows much good Judgment on yo' part, thuugh. "What do you meant" Martin managed man-aged to gasp. "What are you talking about?" qb, nothln partlc'lar. 'iou Jsst go long up to the ranch with us end M well explain matters there." M "Cat I can't go to the ranch. I'm M In a gTcat hurry i m going to get a M doctor for a man who' badly hurt" M The cowboy grinned dryly H "Oh, the man ain't hurt ylt," jH said, but he will ba pretty soon, and H when be is, he won't need no doctor. jH Doctors ain't no use to hoss thieve HaW! when once we git our hands on 'em." flH "Horse thieves! Whst are you Wfti why you are madl'' Em "Talkln' 'bout you That happen IUH to be our horso you are riding, and aa ataul you didn't buy him It stsnds to rea- DU son you stole him." Eh "But I did nothing of the kind Iff Ml a lie" B And then Martin told how he rams jHrT to have the horse In h.s possession, &( but the cowboys only sbook their fSu. hesds and smiled Incredulously. "You MM ran tell that to the bote when w get jEfS to the ranch," one of thtm tald. SS "Mebby ho'lt belleva It Mebby to" ftEM Joe perforce acsompanled the cow Jfll1 boy to the ranch There they wore jMS met by the owner, a young man ot jtHE good appearance, and to him Joa told. HO his story, hoping It would be believed ,911 However, when he had finished, tha W other slowly shook his head and re- HH plltd "You tell a very plausible story, but H I am a little afraid to believe It. I H am fearful I can't do anything for HB you, but I will think It over. In the- IH meantime we will hold you Oo Into. ,H that room there." lH Martin went Into tho room Indlcat ! ed and sat down In a dejected attitude It was bad enough (or a young twa ' of Irreproachable character to be sus- peeled of such a crime as horse-steal- ! Ing, but that was nothing compared to IH the prospect of being hung to th near- H est tree, fie bad not been In Texas long, being only there (or an outing, ' but ho knew that a horse thief, and. jH sometimes thote who were merely H suspected ot tb crime,, were suramar- H lly dealt with there. M lis had been sitting o for a long H time when suddttily a woman' vole H broke a deathlike stillness, and ht H raised his bead to tlstsn. H "Oh, Hob," she cried, "I have Just had tho greatest experlencel It would H have been perfectly lovely undtr other Bl clrcumttancea." Hi "it must have been lovely anyway. Hi Judging by your appearance.. You look H as though you'd been wallowing In a- HI pond," H t'l have. Not wallowing, eiaotly, but I fall In, and tha handsomest , H sweetest young man came along and H pulled me out Ob, dearl I wish I H could know him," . M Bob was silent and thoughtful (or a H little while, then b said: H "Would you know tha man, sitter, It you were to teo blm again?" M "Ot courts. But I shall never tea HJ .hlm Morn's the pity." , "Did be have a bortet" ' M "Not then. Dut I saw a man give M hlm one, or sell It to him, or some- i HJ thing, directly after he left ma. , But "vHI why d6 you ask that?" jHJ 1 '""' Maaall. ..,.... e -liz , -,r .iHl ranch, took hit titter to Martin, and, ot course, shs' recognised him at a H glance. Then 'Mead understood th H whole situation. Tha horso thltf, find- H Ing blmeelf too bard pretted by tha HJ cowboyt, put Martin In potteitton of HJ the horse to throw the suspicion on Hi him HI Martin not only established lilt In. Hi nocente and regained his liberty, but HI "What Do Ycu Mean?" M be became a guest nt the ranch, and HJ Anally bought an Interest In the busl- HI ness and stopped permanently. HI He never (orgot his experience or Hi that day, and h never regretted It Hi either, tor otherwise he would likely- Hi never bavo won Susan (or his wife. M |