| Show ZEN FN J N 0 OF F THE r it ea Y 0 D A novel the foothills F I 1 HAD A GO GUN alif ST SYNOPSIS open I 1 1 I hay sy cutting at after mv at elsm A 3 A ton e I 1 on A ma 1 w dav I 1 to the tha big r P ranch much headquarters Tran lir Bley IS a ell e or of nien and under mr orrinan inan allt hot but not met self ilot I lot alve georbe or ell draak an one ol of tha men I 1 an irresponsible so chap wo who proposes r 42 ia to bory hs D meeta eel an and 0 linda lander a aine with Y D and ad it hla t alte a an ad abush zen Tran alBy r to marry zen Y D m instruct t to cut the he south Y v it alte 0 A 1 I 1 so a hagn water star 1 nd I abon fellow it w named d LAi deen ilson D dealt ak prop oBea to zen and I 1 IE neatly re bulled tr Tra nalcy pitches rom camp on alia A 8 south A y v D and ad an fidila land A aoa at dus cutting a hay cm C m on grant giant land aa manao manabi sr 0 s Tra Tr anley that he 1 la work mark low ild under r I 1 lease I 1 to rom ill the legal least owners aub anil warns n Tra r naley lay off ff sit all of 11 which 11 meana yu to and zen adf il to the he south T y D yen A 1 lq a natural vamp act not yet c halter arnke ard c tr ripe tor 0 Y T has A liking to trana le J III cont sued Tm niley alsy I 1 ana fleeting them theat As 3 they daw dren 1 into a camp of glad ad to 1 diee yon yen Y TO 11 honored bounced to 0 b bea have visit alem from me to nn I 1 am ork hf said bald a as he helped then them from tire the deal below and aad gave for fee alie if care of their imme horses sup sol ivr av Is 11 ehlt sit ing and the men wont won t be ready for some time Y D shook hands with Tran eor cr diahy zen an me A just tho thought light wo we d 1 re run 0 over and see how the wind his blew w s he said you yon got a good spot put b here ere tor far a camp Tran Bley but we we won t go tn in to supper sapper just juat now ms lot let the a men set eat first I 1 always say BY tile the we r homes bould be first at the barn bew ell how a she BOB r fine eald old transfer niley line but it we waa evident ld cut ad his mind led we waa divided he be mm waa nd a at zen wit who A stood blood by during the conversation 1 I 1 must try bud and make your A dough daugh ter ive at he continued 1 I 1 0 abow imek the luxury of a private tent bud and as aa you will gill be staying ove over sign night I 1 will ask you to accept it for fee her but I 1 aban bare my DD on tent with ane in A t the a democrat alered mid zen zea it if you will le let the men pitch pinch tt it under rude the trees ines mb where per a ican I 1 can hour hear the waier later mur waving inuring in the night be leave thought it fro from the lle daughter of th the practical YD Tr Tra naley ausley bantered all right in ma ani but in the meantime east wk take my gmt ni fit get water bud and threes there s a basin ile he tread was lending leading the way make yourself at home zen may I 1 call 11 you ac zen he be added in ID a lower voice as 22 they left ft Y YD D at t I 1 a di distance S amace el r body calls me zen they were standing at the door of the tent he holding back the flap that she might enter the valley was waa already I 1 in shadow bud and there was no sunlight to tn pl ply play y on am her hair but her feel and ad ll 11 figure geri 1 in the mellow low dusk dealt seemed o entirely who winsome and ad adorable 0 there wn was no a remit faint of I 1 D a lows in the admiration that bent upon phep of IA course as A an adjunct thes million ele not to be despised do when the men had finished supper cupper tiey summoned ed he her 0 on the way to the churk chuck wagon she passed close to george draak it was waa evident I 1 that at he had chosen a edth tint grit re ault ad tn view she had bad passed by when bhe bs anin turned 7 whimsically W ell george home how a that pets horaeio he she said aid up an comin all the time thus zen he be answered w d 7 she bit her bee lip HV over r his but she me had no do ebden she he bad given G george ve gel hani the opening by calling him lou ine we bee I 1 got quite welt well acquaint cd with fill sir mr 1 drach k when he came back to hunt hant for far a horse blanket rich had mysteriously disappeared she explained to fani lcy they ascended the alie steps step which led from froin tile the ground around into th the wagon A the table laid been bee reset meet f for fee four r and to as the shadow were now heavy to ID ill the valley tile had bad be been lighted id YD D all his dab so nt on one due side do Tri meley B on the other in a moment under linder entered lie he had already had a talk with fib YD hut but had not not met zen since hwe their cpr supper together in the ra rancher teber s house bouse glad to we you yon again air I 1 I 1 inder mid bald the girl kisag and extending her be hand ac acerb j fit the table you a see we lost no time in I 1 your M call I 1 inder t took off her hand in a frank mill grasp hit hut could think of nothing in do particular lc ulal to sav we were re glad led to he have a y you ml s we was all 11 he A could mannee manage I 1 zen was rather sony that I 1 inder b had ad not made nore more of the situation i she wondered whet quick rin repartee rive shot hot re no doubt with doubt double amede would aid hare he ri refa gurred nied it 1 was sa evident that as he her father had said old I 1 limer we was second ad best beef and yet th there was something marble about or it ills shyness mir that file appealed one ed to b her even more than did Trun hley superb up self it confidence c the in meal was spent in small aint talk a boot about ho horses re so anu and steers and the me mer its of the different makes of 1 I while when it man finished trubey Tran Bley apologized for not act offering lit hl US ruenta any liquor 1 1 I never a keep keen it abol about the amp IV 1 said old quite Y YD D agreed gr bud quite ri right lit booze bonn I 1 is ilk like ft alre a valuable habl tiling 1 in careful hands but mighty d son ban very bodT sent by ROBERT STEAD author of ab cow puncher Punch sr afie homesteaders neighbors 11 etc br ba ROBERT 0 STEAD with it breckon I 1 reckon the grass Is gettin pretty reia dry trans ly lighty dry all 11 right but bet me were taking every precaution I 1 in sure you are do but t you cint take precaution ter for other people has bas am body been putten you up to bay any trouble here well no icart I 1 cant exactly say fr brou trou ble bit sold aid Tr anstey but weve love got call notice it a coming A flap named grant foreman I 1 think for I 1 andion down tile the vall valley rode over else last nitwit and nd 1 invited tied us not at to cut any hay bay he hereabouts m ne he was vens ve very court pom end and all that bu but he h hail ad the manner of a man hod go quite a distance in a pinch ft hat did you yen tell him told III him I 1 was working for Y D and then them allied him to stay atay tor fer supper u did he moor zen aked 11 he did not net he do entered cantered off buck back courteous ns as lie came and this morn ing we set out on DO the job and two hate cut all day mid and nothing has hip mcw pined so 1 I guess he found you wee not to tw he bluffed said mid yen still anil to could III not prevent a flush of pleasure at her compliment of 0 course a s lead land son has no real claim to tile the hay bay has he dd dad of emuse course not of I 1 reckon them 11 be lo 10 hafl MACL we me saw law down the valley illy ft ell I 1 at not at w to rob mb him of ill the fruit of his labor onit anit he keeps cut calm perhaps me well 11 let him it have what he A he has rim cut be but t if he be don t yd Y D a face hardened with the set of a man accustomed to fight and win his own bell battles T think thick well lust just stick or around d a day of two I 1 in A case a he it tries to start an v thin he continued anell vell ove five 0 clock cornea comes early said aid bud and you folks must bat be tired fired with your long ill arhe a we wove w had your tent pitched down by the w water ate zen so a that its if murmurs at amy y sl sing us you do to bleeg bleep you see eo I 1 have a borne of the poetic I 1 in me amr to too ier fr linder w show you down and ad I 1 will we see that your blither father Is made corn com formable and ren remember ole five 0 clock does sot not apply to visitors the camp now lay in complete dark me less save Is where here a hall threw its I 1 mol tha th truth Is mr all under unde you re haipt shy youre frightened light debt from a tent by tb the aher zen walked by Li side press present if I 1 she reached out and ad took his arm am 1 I bog beg your portion pardon I 1 bald aid linder 1 I should have offered of course conme vou MA should sir air trials tran ts lei a would of me ant b have m waited united to be a dad thinks that that a m worth ort h hiding biting in fill thia work 1 la worth going aft aati and going after hard bard I 1 I 1 im dad ad a daughter in an mie e way thin one 1 suppose hes right lendlr ell con feared but I 1 ive ve alnas div bee bepin my ehy 1 get al along ng alt all ri with men the truth Is sir mr linder youre not shy joure trial frightened bened B law I 1 ell can well limits believe that no man coi cc id frighten you yen consequently you get long along all 11 right go with num niad do be I 1 1 acid I to te tell I 1 I 1 you the th reif it 1 I ner thought of myself elf ns AS being afraid of women lie ile replied it has always alloys seemed that they were well he replied jutt just out of my line they had bad reached the tent but the girl mude no man of going in in ID the silence the be sibilant lie lisp of t the he ile aire 1 im rose a loud lead boot them mr ile linder she ile said old at length do an ioa know wh why mr all T ley sent cut you oil down her I 1 with me e T im aure or I 1 don t t to a show you I 1 to fiur dw te tent t that was waa the least of his bis purposes he wanted ranted to show yo you A i that he wain t afraid of you and he wanted to show me am that he be nhsn am t areld ot of you air 31 bransley la Is a very confident in diL dui there them to is both a thing ae being to loo belt confident mr me leader juitt e ill there S re 1 la such thing thine as being too ole h by Y do you got get me mel good night Is and with ft a little cash she be wee wax 1 in he her tent under linder walked slowly down to the w anter 1 11 a edge mid and stood stand there think ing 19 1 9 not until il ze zen a light went out his ella bral brain n was in a awhirl whirl with a sensation entirely strange arrange to it A wind lallem laden with snow nw noruell smell ruell from fr the mountains pre pressed a it ae gently fly against his features feature bud and presently under linder took breaths than he be had bad ever known before fly by jet jove he be said old livid it have it possible CHAPTER IV rhen zen awoke next morning the mowing mf 9 machines mac ninea of 0 Imn alsys outfit w were ere already singing their symphony in the meadows meado wi she die could hear bee the met metallic life rhth rhythm as it came home borne on tacit the early breeze SIDI gh lay snake aake on her comp cot tor far a few minutes minute stretching her lingers fingers to the canvas ceiling and feeling that it was good to he alive and it nas mos ills ripple of unter aier came from almost underneath the wells walla of her tent flat the smell of spruce trues trees and balm a 0 gilead and new mown hay bay was ft as in ID tile the air she could feel tile the warmth of the sunshine already pouring upon her h er r white roof she could trace the gentle sway of the trees from bv the leafy patterns gliding f fora ard and beck back A cheeky cheek gopher exploring about all ol 01 the its door 0 A or of her tent ventured 1 in and sitting d t ong bolt bell upright sent his big shrill whistle boldly forth she watched hla his one fine bravery for a minute tent then the clapped ald 0 her hands together and laughed an ghe d aa he tied fled therein we have the figures of both Tr anley and linder site alie mused to herself lera elt upright UPI ha TIM ialey barlena tal lot under linder I 1 doubt it if the poor fel low slept last night bight after the fright flight I 1 gave him I 1 slowly and clamey siti be turned the incident over in her mind she won tiered dered a little if she die had bad been quite fair with linder else bee words worda bud and con dult duct were capable of very brit broad d 1 in S sace w wan favel not S at E au ll 11 mi in aimee ove with I 1 inder buter of that zen was sure she was equally sure that a she a was not at bit all to in I 1 love a with fill T Tran gansl sit she ad retired mined that she admired translay for ils his colin calm assumptions but they nettled hero her it little nevertheless if t this b to should he A III del develop lop into A to a ion loe a affair if it build she had no intention that it was to be a pleamon plea inna afternoon a center canter it ft wa was to be a race eme a rule race mind blind you and ad em may the th beat man nia I 1 she had bad a feeling amounting almost im at to R contic coni tion that underrated his fo foreman n g poss possibilities I 1 1 in web such a contest sit she had s eln aen many a dark horse home less promising pro than under linder gal top op home alth the stakes then aen smiled her own quiet self confident adrile ills idea of either Ti ansle or linder binder thinking he could gal gallop 11 aft home with her for far the moment mogal she forgot to do under linder the J justice of remembering that we was further from fr in ills I 1 is thoughts would wool sile shou shon them alia would make a race of it almost sho to at to the wire in the home stretch she would make the leap out and over the fenn fence bhe we wa I 1 jn it tor for the i ace not for the but finish it tah zen contemplated for some minutes the possibilities of that race a then as the he imagination threatened to bee become me into 1 ved she atie sprang from her cot and thru thrust s t a cautious head through the door done of tier her fine the gang had long since face a gone to the fled fields bud and friendly bushes bashes sheltered Bhelt ered her from view from the he cool cook car she drew on her ter load boots shook out her hair threw owes a to towel bros dirosa 1 her shoulders bell 1 11 old and soap cap in h land ad walked d boldly bt iff the few steps to the air stream rippling over it its shiny finly ave gravel at red bed S she e topped and tested ill he a at ater with tier her final fingers then them brought it in resh fresh cool handfuls handful about her IS face and ad seek 31 orill zene zen said a familiar 1 voice I me for happ happen lahl tn to be here hem I 1 was mus jus that pete horse horbe after a hard bard ride now ow look it here re mr all adrial set said the girl whipping hipping her scanty clothing clo Hilna about her if I 1 had a ron fun I 1 I 1 won wont I 1 be hae ou aping iping ing about aw w don be cross draak protest ed U he was ban sitting on Ms me horse home in allm lie ford food a do doben tards aid sway away I 1 jus joe happened along I 1 guess tile lie outside belongs to all of us sol sav zen it if I 1 was to eel property properly hat the chances not one in a 8 million and if that odds dds enough I 1 it double it loure I 1 oure not act goin goi to hitch up with fib linder are i iou on linler linder who said anything about ole gee but aint the be D draak it at elfed hla his be bobae up a few pet feet to facilitate coul mation 1 I 1 I ulus aca take P an musical intel est in irmer cent gills gal a awa from home so I 1 kinds kep hep my nad eye on iou ou I 1 las night an I 1 see ee bia lander luder staken aroun armin here a an out act lose 01 er the water when he should ave been in bed but of nor course he be s been bee ingerd red george drazic rk it if ou an peak to me A deaia cut III HI horsewhip iou on out of the map camp at noon be before fore all the men mem now beat 1 it jua a yu you aay 1 roa 1 am he here turned to with t mock artur courtesy 1 Y but you don t need to be bared th that t s 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