The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-19

TIN, Henley, manager and part owner
~ the Bar z cattle ranch, got his first
-ia,+ of the new teacher at the Half
Way house just after he had recov-
ored from one of his periodical sprees.
10 was riding along gloomily with his
ooyuse at a walk, and the young man
,,.oe nutting in his time hating himself
sayaqely. In point of fact, Henley al
,,.ovs despised himself after one of his
outbursts, but they happened none the
loss regularly on that account.
He was a younger son of an old Eng
,tsb family. a university man college
of ST. Ambrose, Oxford, and gentle
man. add to which he was the pluck
ias+ man on the San Joaquin valley
or at least one of the nerviest, and that
is a pretty large order-a splendid rider,
y good shot, a handsome fellow in a
devil-may-care fashion, and was pos
sessed of recklessness enough to sink
+hree-decker. His vices were those
which sprang from Incidence and un-
steadiness of purpose, but at bottom he
had the manliness out of which stanch
men are made. The trouble with him
was that he hal always had more
money than he knew what to do with.
and unworthy companions who were
mite ready to assist him on the down.
hill road. The result was that he had
long since come to feel a cynical dis
trust about himself.
I'm a bad egg, and the sooner I'm
to fIaA mil
better it will be for my people" he
told himself, in the mixed figures he
was wont to employ. THE devil of it
is that I'm liable to live 100 years yet.
Hello What's the matter here?"
The matter appeared to be that there
existed a difference of opinion between
d young woman and her pony. The
cayuse was circling around at the end
of a bride, and the young woman was
serving as the pivot of the circumfer
cncC in a vain attempt to persuade the
animal to let her mount.
Henley flung himself from his horse
and rendered his services gloomily. III
five seconds he had brought the pony
to time and was offering a hand as
mount From the saddle the young
woman explained.
Il got off to pick some of those CO.
umbines and l found that Cal was
opposed to our renewing acquaintance.
I'm afraid l should have had to walk
if you had not happened to come
along, Mr."
name, briefly. You're all right now,
l suppose"
Yes, all right, thank you;" and the
young woman galloped away.
Doesn't seem very friendly. He
might at least have asked my name"
thought Miss Lyndona Forsyth, teach
er of the school at the Half Way house.
Il don't think I've ever seen face
at once so sad and so reckless. Looks
like a gentleman too. 1 shouldn't won
der if there isn't history behind those
great eyes"
With which Miss Forsyth. being en-
inently practical, dismissed the young
man from her mind for the present.
They met each other frequently in the
months that followed, though their ac
quaintance continued to limp until one
morning she found him lying on the
ground in front of the school house.
"A new pupil, Miss Forsyth" he call
ed out to her with his cynical laugh.
Didn't want to be late the first day,
so l came last night. Afraid you
have to excuse me from rising. Fact
is, my pony's foot went into prairie
dogs hole and l came a cropper. Sorry
to trouble you, but I'm afraid l shall
have to ask one of your hopefuls to
ride over to the Bar q outfit with the
news. I've broken my arm"
But you don't mean that you've been
here all night" she said, in dismay, no
ticing that his face was white and
drawn with pain.
Yes. I-you needn't waste any pity
on me. 1t was my own fault" he
said gruffiy, flushing to the roots of
his hair.
Miss Forsyths eyes grew grave. She