Show LAKE W T tj ICAL 5 SONS c sa synopsis CHAPTER I 1 bud lee horse foreman 0 of the blue lake ranch con incel da no tre Troi ors manager Is deliberately d 11 libera jo ratel tely wrecking the property owned by judith banford anford to a oung boung woman her cou an pollock hampton hamilton and timothy gray decides to throw up hla his job judith arches alrh es antl and announces the lie has bought grays sharo share in the ranch and will run it she discharges di anah trevora evors CHAPTER 11 II the men man on the ra ranch dislike taking orders from a girl but by bv subduing a lolous horse and prom h her er thorough knowledge of ranch hie 11 f judith wins the beat of them the m over loo leo decides deal as to stay 7 then 11 co n no man there doubted I 1 longer n ger the nind mad tale talc budlee had brought them down from sleeves staining each hand there had bad come a broadening trickle of blood drank swiftly dia luing the cup get this coat off oc me he commanded curse ou dont tear my arms arius off slit the sieves slee Nes it was lee who pushing the clumsy cook aside silently nude made tile the two bandages from of Tro trovore vors shirt shin it was leo lea who brought a flask of brandy from which trebra drank deep and then came judith they stared at tier her as they mahr have done had the heavens opened and an angel come down or the earth split and a deil sprung up she I 1 looked in upon them with nith quick keen eyes which sought ought to take every mans measure they returned her regard with a variety of amazed expressions never since these men had come to work for bane had a woman eo BO much as ridden by the door and to have tier her stand there composed utterly at her ease her air vaguely authoritative a vitally vivid being who might suddenly have taken tangible form from the dawn bewildered them 1 I am judith sanford she said in her ber abrupt fashion quite as she had made the announcement to lee and this outfit belongs to me I 1 have fired trevora you take your orders straight from me from now on cookie give me some coffee she came in without ceremony and cat dowmat the head of 0 the table benny hastily brought the coffee from some emotion certainly not clear to him he be went a violent red perhaps the emotion was just juat sheer embarrassment ile be brought hot cakes with one hand while with the other he be buttoned hla his aping raping g shirt collar over a bulging wry cheat cheal men lien who had fInI unlashed shod their brak faaita roa hastily with frith a marked awkwardness Ward ness aad ill concealed haste and whence their low voices la in a 11 conrud consultation had not followed omm ofel i in an abort time but the gart 14 loe arton the th cook in the room bud budlee lee im amus with hl his usual wa wasi following when cool talce ld quietly ton TB lets lee wait waft a moment I 1 waat axt to talk with you lee hesitated then he cum cara badi back I 1 nad ad waited ade tt s men outside naturally grouped general manager hla HIS aum angry clearly reached the th two tb la the room T tm TB fired said bald trevore hanble As soon as aa I 1 can set get going I 1 am leaf tag bg 44 tor the western lumber camp every ertry one of you yon boys holds hi his job here because I 1 gave it to him do you want to hold it now with a fool girt girl telling you what to do dol do you want men up and down the th state to lauch laugham lau gat you mind and jeer at you for a pack ot lofties softies and edles or do y ava want baat to roll your blankets and to every man that jumps the job ob here and follows me today I 1 prom la ue blob with the western you ton fellows know the sort of boss bos rye been to you on you tou can guela the sort nort of boft IK that chicken in there ther would woul d ba b Ho wIm going if up to yoo stick t it a white man or 11 aul aay k i W Iffe B had wild jd what he h bia to fay adit when him bl shoulder bou ldar struck irlia md made his way down to th the stabled burkatt wasO eid d of ham going for the thet team earm 1 I y well U LW L said bald judith judith sharply ahw aher do you get boffl off do you want w to t stick or shoat I 1 count you yon out ft 1 I 1 saes saws bud vry very gen gently aly andt better count me out I 1 I Tot roure lre going with that crockr no rin reb going on my lay own f ibyl why youre getting good money kere here it if youre square IU ill keep you yon at the same figure but bud shook his bis head tm rm game to play square he said bald slowly lowly til stick a week we ek giving you a chance to get a man in my place all the matter with your she cried hotly why wont you aitay with your job Is it bec because aurre you dont want to take orders from me L I 1 1 then ice lifted his grae eyes to I 1 hers nil nd an 1 slin pl it im not saing kimn youre not nil all light but I 1 sot got it out nut just 1 two kinds of ladles indies if you want to know I 1 dont see that youve got gor any cat cull 11 to ti tic into it mans job oil ob seat scat wed died the girl angrily ati rily you men make mahe nie me tired two kinds of ladles and tn ten thousand kinds of nic men na you wint me to diess like a doll I 1 suppose and k keep cep my hands soft and bilte and go around like n brainless simpering simmering sim fool I 1 there tire are two kinds kind of indies my fine friend the klud add that can and the kind that cank cant t 1 chank I I 1 ank god im none of your precious sighing hothouse little tools fools I 1 gulping donn a lust hist mouthful of ceilee coil ee she was on tier her feet and passed swiftly out among the nien you men she cried and they turned sober eyes upon tier her listen to me youve youre heard that big stiff rant now hear me mel I 1 im here because I 1 belong liere here my dad was luke sanford and he be made this ranch I 1 was raised here its two thirds mine right now there Is a crook and I 1 told him so hes been trying to sell me out to make such a failure of the outfit it that id have to let it go for a comic song ile he got gay and I 1 fired him he tried to manhandle me and I 1 plugged him and now im going to run my own outfit what have you got ta to say about it you grumbling old grouch with the crooked face put up or shut up I 1 im calling you the men turned from her to ward hannon the field foreman who had been right hand man and who now was wag sneering openly im saying its no work for a kill of a girl grumbled rumbled hannon you tou run an outfit like this he laughed darial derisively vely it cant be did it cant cant cried judith tell me why old smarty spit it out lively jake carsons shrill cackle cut through a low rumble of laughter passing it to him straight said the old cattleman the word ward ward hannon shrugged hlo his shoulders and spat impudently 1 I aint saying claying nothing he growled only this I 1 got a right to quit alet 17 well rm fro quitting any time you ketch we me working ng for a female girl that cant ride rida a t borso r phout out tallan alli off that cant 84 see e a pit pig stuck phout fainting inting ta that cant walk a mue phout getting betting laid up that cant 1 slow up ther therein therald alt called judith I 1 abick a pig pie already ehte moraine and hare I 1 kerele balod d over yet thant dian t I 1 ride I 1 tho forty mile allea fr brxa rocky bocky bend tut lat night and get here before sunup leates Lt ates to me chief kicker if youve your sot got a hon hom on OB tho the ranch I 1 cant ride ill quit right now lud and give giro you my job that artrur you I 1 tell yon tho the word on ULU this ranch iff Is going to bo tut up 59 or shut hut up cpr npr I 1 which Is baht ft drowty r I 1 again the and 4 hia ams tac face angor ua ia v mean de briefly you ton can just jort bt bart your gocr yes srm I 1 mean tt 1 hannon turned toward the stable all highl see ae chos going to put pat up or shot 4 cpr r ho he jeered over hla hoeldt dr you tou ride the prince lust just two little minutes minute wo and ru sta y aud and work for or you your V v 1 1 x bud lee from the doorway interfered he was waa a man maa who loved fair faar play and he knew the prince none of et that ward he called sternly not the Pr prince Ineal r but judith her eyes aflame whirled upon lee her a whip as she said lee you keep out oat of this tabi the sooner boner you learn chos running things here the better for you maybe so said lee quietly but dont you fool yourself youra elt you can ride prince theres riot dot a man on the job inept mo that can rId whIm it was but with catin calm uce dumn i hes an outlaw miss jud Ij iches Hes the lim abre se that killed jimmy carpenter last spring prini and jimmy I 1 I 1 godhead go Ahead ward judith repeated TV 1 got to do aldea play cumy wanta a cornec with dondoy boll yon aiom Doy ward went hla his ey eye filled with malice two or three of the other men joined their voices to buds bada and carsons expostulating telling of that fearful thing an outlaw horse judith maintained a scornful silence in fa due time ward came bade back he was lending leading a saddled horse horae a great wild eyed roan that snapped viciously as he came on walking with the wide spreading stride of a horse little used to the saddle judith measured him with her eyes us its she had measured the men in the bunkhouse hes an ugly devil she said and lee at tier her side sniffed smiled again but the girt girl had 01 not altered her anten tion she stepped closer looking 0 lo 10 o cinch hit bit and reins she commanded ward to draw the latigo tighter and ward did so dodging back as the big brute snapped at him judith laughed look out ward she taunted him lies hes after your hair hairl I 1 two men held field the prince at judiths command they shortened the stir nips and then him with a bandanna handkerchief then moving with ith incredible swiftness she was in the saddle the reins firmly gripped the prince a udden sudden trembling thrilling through him stood with his four feet planted the girl leaned forward and whipped the blind front from his red rimmed eyes theres a good boyl boy said judith coolly buck a little for the lady prince slowly the great muscled of princes leg and shoulder and lank flank 7 0 t t A alf bucking as only a Devil Hearted horse knows how corded the trembling passed he was the like a horse carven in bluish granite ile he shook his head a little judith tier her hand tightening upon the reins held field his head well up the severe bit thwarting the attempt to get his nose down between his forelegs fore legs then suddenly without warning the horse whirled leaping far out to the left striking with hard hoofs bunched gathering himself as he landed swerving with the quickness of light plunging again to the right and again he be stood still judith sitting securely on hla bit rebellious back laughed her laughter cool and unafraid sent a strange little thrill through bud lee who with tear fear in his heart was watching watch ins her look out for him bowl he called warningly in truth the prince had not yet begun au n he plunged toward the corral his purpose plain the one desire in his heart to crush hla his rider against the high fence felim but judiths spurs answered him and the bit savage in his hib jaws brought him about whirling addling ald ling striking bucking as aa only a strong fe ariesS cotil hearted horse knows know how to buck beck he doubled up under her ho bb ro row wd and feu ell in a quick series of short abort jumps jumpa which tore and jerked at her I 1 body which to tear her kneet enert away from his idea bandi and break thi the trip of her bar hand oct oa th the reins mut but it amed to the men mea watch lne that the girt girl knew before the horse which way he would jump that she knew how bow to sway away her body with his ao that she and ho he were not separate beings but bet just ast one moving to gether ta in some bazim otts cai f p she rider ride I 1 bud bad la awant to knowl 1 l 0 again tho maddened prince reared and alln abe to franth again be roamed resumed the terribly tearing series bries of short sharp budra and still hr her hair tumbling blown about her shoulders hou she abe rode him suddenly with aa a quick concerted action of spur par whip and rein judith aruny the prince about abbot aoi BO that he be arif wa beada heade d for foi theroun lial run ran ning toward the west living him hla his head only a little benr he broke into a thundering run snorting as with mane and tall dying he dashed through the men who fell away from his furious rash and as a he ran judith spurred him so 0 o that hla his only thought lay in running away from the menace upon bla back three minutes later she rode back to the bunk bank house and slipped from the saddle bud lee going to herb her had bad his bis hat in his bin hand band now ward she bhe said aid quickly her breathing hurried harried her bee cheeks red what do you any 1 I suld rd stick if yon yoa rod him muttered wardi and an aad cried the th sirl with quick hamlon TU ru tell you co teare a great bix big lamarta cowarde stick with mar ab she latched lin lau ched bed again araan a now new laugh wm liti icorn acorn heres He rca your ottiar ou tiar rye ign tied him a bit Tou Te aride ride lilma halml al his fellows laugh edat ward for the field foreman wax was no hordeman ho raeman and the timorous way war la in which he be had bad brought out this snapping vicious animal had testified to the fact he H drew back now muttering ride himl him 1 cried judith her voice stinging him ride bide him or get oft off the ranch I 1 which la is it 1011 ward hannon glad of the opening answered su rilly awl think I 1 wont want to take orders oarn a woman youre right ni get ofin the ranch 1 to be continued |