Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-25
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By
PAUL LEICESTER FORD
COPYRIGHT 1897
By DOop MEAD X COMFY

begged. I'VE Know already how brave you
l are" 81
1 thought for a moment. not so much OBJ
jecting, in truth, to the running away as
| to the running away from Madge.
I'D do it for you.p said. looking at
Miss Cullen SO that she understood this
time what I meant without my using any
emphasis, ''but 1 don't see any need of
| making myself uncomfortable, when can
| make the other side SO. Come along and
| see If my method isn't quite as good"
We went to the station, and / told the
i operator to call Rock Butte; then / die
tated:
direct conductorsof Phoenix No. on its
arrival at Rock Butte to hold it there till
further orders. Richard Gordon. superin-
tendent.
THAT will save my running and their
CHASING, | laughed; though I'm afraid
long wait in Rock Butte won't improve
| their tempers."
The next few hours were pretty exciting
ones to all of us. as can well be ina eined
MOST OF the time was spent. have to con-
Tess, In maneuvers and struggles between
Lord Rallies and myself as to which should
monopoliZe Madge. without either of us
succeeding. l was 80 engrossed with the
of time, and only when the sheriff strolled
| up to the station did l realize that the
climax was at hand. AS a Joke / intro
duced him to the Cullens, and we all stood
t th III lar out on the hill to
the south saw cloud of dust
and quietly called Miss Clllen.s at
tentfon to it. She and I went to 97 for
my neid glasses. and the moment Madee
looked through them she cried:
yes can see horses, and oh there are
the stars and stripes! 1 don't think I ever
loved them SO much before
Il suppose we civilians will have to take
d oack seat now, Miss Cullen?' said; and
she answered me with a. demura smile
worth-well I'm not going to put a value
on that smile
They'll be here very quickly she al
most sang
You forget the clearness of the air y r
said, and then asked the sheriff how far
away the dust-cloud was
Yer mean that cattle-drive?' he asked
Bout ten miles,
You seem to think of everything ex-
claimed Miss Cullen, as if my knowing
that distances are deceptive in Arizona
was wonderful. sometimes think one gets
the most praise in this world for what
least deserves it.
l waited half an hour to he safe and tban
| released No. 3, just as we were called to
luncheon; and this time didn't refuse the
invitation to eat minetin 21S
we didn't hurry over the meal, and to-
ward the end / took to looking at NV
watch, wondering what could keep the cav
airy from arriving
Il hope there is no danger of the train
arriving first, is there?' asked Madge.
Not the slightest" I assured her "The
train won't be here for hour, and the
cavalry had only fives miles to cover forty
minutes ago. l must fsay, they seem to be
taking their time
There they are new cried Albert
Listening, we heardsthe clatter of horses
feet, going at a good pace, and we all rose
and went to the windows. to see the ar
rival. Our feelings can be judged when
across the tracks came only a mob of thirty
or forty cowboys, riding in their usual
"show-off style. =
1.-The deuce,'' I couldn't help exclaiming,
in my surprise Are you sure you saw
flag, Miss Cullen?'
"Why-I-thought-' she faltered. IT
saw something red. and-I supposed Of
course - "a
Not waiting to let her finish, exclaimed.
There's been nuke somewhere, I'm
afraid, but we aresstfll In good shape, for
the train can't possibly be here under an
hour. I'll get my feld-glasses and have
another look before I decide what"
My speech was interrupted by the en-
trance of the sheriff and Mr.. Camp!
Cro be continued tomorrow