The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-11

knew and instantly recognized it as the
ordinary fanciful appendage of a gentle
man rider, used for lettering his horse on
lonely plains, and always made the object
OF the most lavish expenditure of decora-
ton and artistic skill. But he was as
suddenly filled with blind, I'M
reasoning sense of repulsion and fury,
and lifted his eyes to the man as they ap-
preached. What the stranger saw in
Clarence's blazing eyes no one but himself
knew, for his own became fixed and star
ing; his sallow cheek grew tanker and
lvid his careless, jaunty bearing stiffened
into rigidity. and swerving his horse to
one side, he suddenly passed Clarence at
furious gallop. The young American
wheeled quickly. and for an instant his
knees convulsively gripped the TANKS of
his horse to follow. But the next moment
he recalled himself, and with an effort be-
gan to collect his thoughts. What was
he intending to do-and for what reason
He had met hundreds of such horsemen
beforehand caparisoned and ACQUIRED
like this-even to the RATA. And he GER
tainly was not dressed like either of the
mysterious horsemen whom he had over
heard that moonlight evening.
He looked back; the stranger had al
ready siackened his pace, and was slowly
disappearing. Clarence turned and rode
on his way.
CHAPTER TX.
Without realizing to the full extent
Jim's detection and desertion, Clarence
was able to truthfully assure the Hopkins
family of his personal safety and to prom
Use that he would continue his quest and
send them further news of the absentee.
He believed it would be found that Jim
had been called away on some important
business. but that not daring to leave his
new shanty exposed and temptingly un-
protected he had made virtue of neces-
sity by selling it to his neighbors, intend
ing to build better house on its site after
his return. Having comforted Phoebe and
impuisively conceived further plans for
restoring Jim to her. happily without any
recurrence of his previous doubts as to his
own efficacy as a special providence-he
returned TO the rancho. If he thought again
OF Jim's detection and Gilroy's warning. il
was only To strengthen himself to a clearer
perception of his Unseiiish duty and sim
gleness of purpose. He would give m
broodIng, amply himself more practically
to the management of the property, carry
out his plans for the foundation of a
Landlords Patriotic League for the South
ern Counties, become a candidate for the
legislature, and, in brief, try 10 fill Pew
ton 5 place in the county as he had Mt the
rancho. lie would endeavor To become
better acquainted with the half-bred
lahorers on the estate and avoid the fric-
ton between them and the Americans: he
was conscious that he had not made that
use OF his early familiarity with their
Ways and language which he might have
done. II, occasionally. the figure of the
young Spanlard. whom he had met on the
lonely road, obiruded itself upon him, il
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t!on that he would meet him again, and
The mystery OF the sudden repulsion be IN
some way explained. Thus Clarence
but the momentary Impulse that had
driven 10 Fair Plains-the eagerness To
set MS mind at rest regarding Susy and
her relatives, he had utterly forgotten!
hoWbelt some OF the energy and enthu-
slasm that he breathed into these various
essays made their impression. He sue
ceeued IN forming the Landlords League,
under commission suggested by HIM the
struggling boundaries of Robes and the
adjacent boundaries were resurveyed de-
nhei ana mutually protected; even the
ia"4ess 'iifov, from extending an amused
toIeration 10 the young administrator.
gre" 10 recognize and accept him; the
poems ana Naqperos began TO have faith IN
man ~ho acknowledged them sufficiently
10 rebuild the ruined Mission chapel on
the estate and save them the long pilgrim
- ~ tlaait>i iiiSG on NGnuatS anu SAINTS
Gays Inc San Francisco priest imported
from ClaTence's old cottage at San Jose,
anu an ha6itual guest at Csarence's hos
ptah!e hoard. was grateful enough to till
ms hock with loyalty to the young padron.
lie had returned from long drive one
afternoon, and had just thrown himself
INTO an easy chair with the comfortable
Consciousness of rest fairly earned The
aus eulbers Of tire occasionally gioyeyi
III the oyen-like hearth, although the OPEN