The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22
IN APEX;
CANYON
By WILLIAM
MACLEOD RAINE
Copyright. i9o:. hu r. {. Mcclure

and comfortably settled In her section
he looked about to see II by any
chance there were any of his friends
aboard to whom he might contide the
care of his sister for the journey from
Chicago To Denver. His eye fell on
Maddox-hig Jim Maddox of Cripple
Greek and Seattle and Los Angeles. Il
mining argonaut who knew his west
MS 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, IIuntly. but I'm glad
TO see YOU. Let me see last time
saw you was on the dump of the Mol
lie X. out i'll Gods country. Member
the day | drove you up Son of IA 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 now
lluntly rescued paralyZed hand be
fore he Nentured on explanations No
I'm seeing my sister started. She has
not been well, and the doctors have or
dcrcd complete change We're send
Ing her to Denver 1t was the original
plan that should go with her but |
received IL telegram this morning that
the senior partner of our firm has died
suddenly, and II Is imperative that
should leave for New York ut once
"nnlI II ha "a els Inp Of
To see that she doesn't get too lone
some and that she makes connections
with my aunt ut DcnyerY'
well, ! guess not. That's what I'm
here for to help out my friends when
they need me. But I'm not much of II
lady's man Miss lluntly will have to
take me In the rough"
Now, big hearted, breezy Jim Mad
doX WIS the very man tu cheer II home
sick girl who was travelling In search
of health. He was us full of good spir-
Its and wholesome energy MS II Fourth
of July is of noise. He had in his VA
red past experiences enough back of
him To beggar romance. aud he had the
gift Of breezy narration us few men
have II, TO be sure, he didn't know
anything about young college graduates
from Bryn Mawr, but rs soon as he had
seen Miss llHntly he was more than
willing to learn.
Helen liuntly accepted the introduc-
ton with outward reserve and with In
ward doubt. She was tired, and She
did not want To have to smile and look
pleasant to this big, awkward man for
two whole days. But Maddox did not
know of the existence of either the
doubt tho rasoreo. If lao hod. IA
wouldn't have mattercd. His big brown
hand came out aud buried the little
white one, and somehow the girl found
herself less lonely when she looked in
to the honest. smiling, blue eyed face
of this tanned stranger
Before they had reached Rock Island
she was congrn tulating herself on the
good fortune that had made him her
travelling companion, He was the most
interesting man on her list, she decided.
More strange adventures had fallen to
his lot than TO dozen average men.
He told his experiences quite simply
and because she was Interested in hear
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raosnn v,,y A. he nlros.d II ia him.
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,,,, avn. ,no.rthod Him N,ddox and
r. VA, dou,t follo,v II nm vu,,,r. the hIp.
goet fool I'm Arnnnhoe cnuuty"
II. c.rt,InIv folinved II nm. and If
his mines al Grimm. Crock renulrod
o,,,, ,,ro,t .u,,u,t ar ncr.ouol ottentinn
d,wino the uext tLrco weeks thcv
,nuot h,vo suffered far thcir owner
oneniv and maternity mad. n the busl
nees NJ his life to WOO Miss uuutly
tIo oroonizod uicnirs md excursIons
,alore and he always c0ntriyed to be
~. n,nn who was nairod off with her
FinoIlv H.. inducod u marty of the elder
Misc IfuntIv,s chasing 10 go camping
Ga tho Mountains neor II new mine he
was developing.
AS to Miss IIuntly, Jr, her feelings
were as a house arrayed against itself.
She found herself falling into greater
liking than she cared to admit for this
free and easy blond Hercules, and the
nature OF her liking ala not approve
itself to her judgment She knew, or
course, that he was in love with her,
and the knowledge Of IT sent delightful
thrills 10 her heart, but afterward she
would scourge herself for II, The things
that had formerly seemed to her vital