The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-21

~"uS lhht ooTuered so nearly upon the
| whole truth that they left that part
which was unrevealed apparently un-
worthy or mention. There was code
| OF morals on that ranch compared with
which the rigid rules of n Shaker set.
tlement would be travesty, and the
cowboy who once forgot or neglected
them related his forgetfulness there.
after In the employ of another man
than Richard Maxwell.
The interior OF the house where Lisle
had passed all these years was lavish
iy extravagant. Nothing was left to be
desired. Abysslnia's greatest king
| could not have provided n happier val.
ley for new Rasselas, with the excep-
tion that there was no Dlnarbis with
whom to share Its joys. The entire
place, inside and outside, presented the
spectacle OF the abode of man who
had regulated his whole life TO the full.
! fillment OF one Idea and had succeeded.
Seventeen years had not. In n single
particular. witnessed the avoidance of
one of the multitudlnous cares render
cd necessary for the fulfillment of a
theory such as his. utterly impractic-
able In Its conception and scientifically
Impossible OF completion. aud yet Lisle
Maxwell had arrived at the age of 1S
without once imagining that woman Is
a necessary quantity IN existence and
In the pcrpetuation Of mankind.
Nature had In some ways conspired
with Richard Maxwell. for she had not
hastened her work of development.
Neither had she retarded ii, but she
had done for Lisle what sue rarely
does for woman. Muscular develop
ment had kept pace with feminine
growth. so that as yet there was moth
ing about the figure OF Richard Max
wells sou TO suggest that he was
not what he appeared TO he. The sun
had Drowned bis naturally olive tinted
skin SO that the rich red blood be-
meath could only suggest It's presence
by imparting n deeper tinge. and his
coarse. dark hair. through which giis-
tened "A faint suggestion OF Furnished
copper, was kept half shorn, SO that II
fell In wayy and rebelllous masses be
meath the broad brIm Of bis Texas
sombrero. She had given his brilliant
eyes a certain holdness Of expression
which does not belong TO women. aud
there was poise about bis head which
had nothing suggestive OF the feminine
about II. The loose garments In which
be was costumed were certainly and
yet imperceptihly different from those
OF his companions. due In every In
stance TO suggestions from the father,
who never forgot nor neglected any
thing that had to do with his purposes.
I.isie's voice was rich contralto.
rather soft for a man, to be sure, but
sufficiently strong nevertheless In a
drawing room. issuing from the throat
Of a society belle, II would not have
been out Of place. There was really
nothing masculine about 1t, yet II was
heavy enough for youth of N. Craig
Thompson described ii perfectly when
he said that ii was kinder cooling like
girls
C'ralgs interview with tile ranch
owner had been short. and when he
rame away after II was over he was
no better informed concerning what
the outcome If IiSle's dlsobedienrc
| wouId hr than he was before il beean.
The ouIy change that had taben place
In the appearance OF Richard Maxwell
since that night II years ago when h'
| had called upon his lawyer with the
| baby In his arms eau be summed up ~
| The white hair and the hronzed >kin
| which timo and exposure had impaft-
| ed. In all other respects he was the
| same. He aud Thompson were known
| ia each either During the time that
! Maxwell had spent in Nevada they had
often met, SO that no introduction Vas
| necessary.
GLOW are you, MaxweIl| was
| Thompson greeting when they met'
| and they shook hands cordially
"Glad to see you, Thompson was
| the reionder THE boys are gettlis
the stock in rather earlier than usuai
this year. are they notf'
"A little. There's more OF IT to gel
| in. I've got three or four thousand eX
fra. You must have as many.
more. think"
AZ see you're brought your Kid along
| with YOU this time" said Thompson
ramminy home a wad of tobacco win
which he was replenishing his pipe
"Fine lad that Maxwell"
He did not look up as he made the ~
mark If he bad, he would not nave
seen the slightest alteration Ill the eA
nressjon Of his companion. But Max
well did not Immediately answer
When be did, It was to ask question:
.IIc has arrived, then" he aSke'
! quietly. -. o.o
Yes; about an hour or two ago
mot him out on the ridge While Wa
chasing a steer that would nave E'Ne'
me 4 deuce Of a run If 1t hadn peer
for young Lisle's rope. lie s"iu II,
wasn't coming TO the round up nut
had TO have some help to get 'hat cri'
for in. so persuaded him 10 come
along. Then he volunteered 10 ''S'
ont 10 distant bunch OF NINE an,