Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-09-11
IN APEX.
CANYON
By WILLIAM
MACLEOD RAINE
COPYRIGHT, 1905, bp n. G. Mcclure

chance there were any of his friends
aboard to whom he might confide the
care of his sister for the journey from
Chicago to Denver His eye fell on
Maddox-big Jim Maddox of Cripple
Greek and Seattle and Los Angeles, a
mining argonaut who knew his west
as Boston girl does her Henry James.
A moment later Maddox's big fist
was squeezing the blood out of the
clubman's limp hand.
"By thunder, Huntly, but I'm glad
to see you. Let me see-last time
saw you was on the dump of the Moi
lie X, out In Gods country. Member
the day drove you up Son-of-a Gun
hill and sold you 5000 shares in the
James G. Blaine? We saw weather
that day, young man. The blizzard
sure did hit us on the way home. You
on the way out there nowT
Huntly rescued paralyzed hand be-
fore he ventured on explanations. mo.
I'm seeing my sister started. She has
not been well, and the doctors have or
dered complete change. We're send
ing her to Denver. 1t was the original
plan that I should go with her, but
received telegram this morning that
the senior partner of our firm has died
suddenly. and 1t is imperative that
should leave for New York at once
Would It be asking too much of you
to see that she doesn't get too lone
some and that she makes connections
with my aunt at DenverT"
"Well, l guess not. That's what Pm
here for-to help out my friends when
they need me. But Pm not much Of
lady's man. Miss Huntly will have to
take me in the rough"
Now, big hearted. breezy jim Mad
dox was the very man to cheer II home
sick girl who was travelling in search
of health. He was as full OF good spir-
its and wholesome energy as a Fourth
of July is of noise. He had In his va
ried past experiences enough back OF
him to beggar romance, and he had the
gift Of breezy narration as few men
have 1t. To be sure. he didn't know
from Bryn Mawr, but as soon as he had
seen Miss Huntly he was more than
willing to learn.
Helen Huntly accepted the lntroduc-
tlon win outward reserve ana win IN
ward doubt. She was tired, and she
did not want to have to smile and look
PHEASANT 10 THIS Dig, AWKWARD man Tor
TWO Whoie Gays. but Maddox dio not
know OF the existence OF elther the
doubt or the reserve III ne nnd, II
wouldn't have mattered. HIS big brown
hand came out ana buried the little
white one ana somehow the gfrl FOUND
herseir less ioheiy When sne looked IN
TO the honest, smiling. blue eyed race
OF this tanned stranger.
beIore they had reacheo Rock isiahd
she was congratuiatlhB herseiI on the
good fortune that had MADE MIN her
travelling companion. he was the most
interesting man on her list, she decided
More strange adventures had raiien 10
MS lot than TO dozen average men,
He told his experiences quite Simply
ana because she was Interested IN near
ing them. not at all because he was
proud or them. lie seemed 10 nave
-
gathered into his personality the rree'
uoi, nnu 'ne Die"u.n " "ovu' " uo~en
On tne iiioun,aih suites ne wash :
co"rSe ~ tiie 'ene., W. no "ns "s WI
coh'e".,o"u' 40 n"''o1 e,e,ono - ~.
.ioh, ne trnnipieu unoo''ec,ou',S vi
ner we" 1neinnu lrau,'lonS WIN VIZ
or that would huVe shockeu III IL hhu
not amused her. They simply did not
exist for him; that was all
The emotions Of jim Maddox were
not bit complex. When after two
happy days he said gOodby Mt the I'm.
lon depot In Denver. where Miss Hunt
lys aunt met her. he had already made
up his mind TO marry her or know the
reason why. AS he phrased It to him.
self:
you've struck the best vein OF ore
you ever unearthed, Jim Maddox, and
II you don't follow It up you're the big
gest fool in Arapahoe county"
He certainly followed It up. and II
hia tninea Mt CrjDple Creek required