The Delta independent., 1899-02-03
Brav.o~ asOatseS hsm On ne psasso.

Brayeo~ asCatts6 HIN On ne pSa1so.
ing his nerve. IL oouldn't b shaA Bat
had his trouble % weighed upoa him
that he really welcomed the possible
coming Of the end? BEayton's was .
hard lot just now. AsaiduousIy be was
hiding FROM his own captain all ipdioa-
tions Of the forthcoming meeting.
Somehow hs felt shas Barclay would
not hesitate 70 discloss the peo5sos 30
the poss commander, end then every
cad In Texas would jsef and crow and
ny IL was Wipn and he who crawAshsA
Barclay had noted thas Winn sesoe'
avoiding him again and spoks oe u 10
Hnytna. Whe answsssd that Winn was
svoldja0 ovssybndy. Hs Was bane -
dsprssssd abnss bis saAirA
"Yss I underwood that hs had ~
sslvsa o@e shas snosgh 20 seetls thoss
eunmisasy ane0ansa. mid the captain.
"Oh, -. answered Brsytoo. ''but
sbsrs ass oebse matters" How could
hs tell Barclay sLat he thought winn's
love aad faith In his wife were dead
and gomez How could he tell him thas
Winn would touch NO dollar Of the
money until he had nrss met and sstis-
aed another claim! Barclays suspicious
would have been aroused st once.
But Winn was having another trou.
blo now. Lousa had cot heF heart on
going 70 the picnic, and for NO other
reason. she declared. than thss shs
must show the women there was moth
ing amiss II he and she. either OF both,
should fail to attend the Frnziers' en-
tertainment. every one would aay he
still believed her guilty Of having .
rendezvous with Barclay at that un-
earthly hour and that she was unfor-
given
Al he had done many = time before.
Winn yielded. What mattefed IL? There
might be only that day for him. He
could accomplish nothing by absrntins
himself He could aid In brushing sway
any cloud upon her name By going and
being devoted to her. 20 10 they did.
and women who watched with wary
and suspicioua eyes long remembered
how fond and lOvafliks were wiun's
attentions to his bsautiful wife; how
often on tho way hs rode 20 the side Of
that ambulance to say sorne little word
10 her: how anxiously hs seemed to
scan that lowering westward sky, for
BY the time they reached the Blanca
eorgs the cloud banks wers climbing to
the .enith and the westward heavens
were black - the ciudef patches along
the heights sboot them. where Or aud
speuce end ssunted ptne bed strewn the
slopes with dry. resinoss carpet. TOO
easily ignited ~ the sparks from hunt
ere pips o. campfire A. 3 O'Clock
Blytka BROOKS sad Rraxies. clamber-
ine Q rocky rides 70 she spusheass of
The lovely picnic owe, looked aravely
q ~ blackening shy. then grsvely in
10 ono soothee's esces. II think We
oashs 70 ssast - oecs. said the colo
ssl. That's 70 plecs 20 be caught In
semm." And - pointed downward -
~ spoke
Al their fess w. the deep. srs.y
valley. hsmmed By precipisoas bIufia
The greenswsrd ~ the l,ass Of she tar.
sses rsdse wss suss and velvcsy. A rich.
q soil pourtsbed she roots of the bunch
ersss. and all a<n kssw that moro than
once in y gone days the ssdden well.
Ing cs the krawiin9 wasefs that came
fnamine and swirling down the s.vipe
fsum The depths Of the sress~d heights
within he'd suSssd ehst txsetifui iistI
ssseieesxd sonk iseo . de~p lahe tina
sscwIy smpsisA ttelf shrorsh she mar
suw. swissiaa. rucky snsee thss ended
- ~ Whtse Osse. O. sbs level sssf
- aaosuD O1so 0ssstly tuus1aR n
evuo ~ - - 0a1ts q - insV0saoa
Qoe1B1llA - DsUou ODWns q - ~
- - 061D0 - - -. oanIns
ousdh0nD - - poueusA nsssv- r
-D - Oe1sD - bosD Vsss D1osl
H0ss1uB - 0o1o hass sD1onR Z
ossz1A - ~, Osv0 - jAsSo'