Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-23

hands that the right one has been In its
pocket most of the timer
What do YOU meang" sharply. 1That
| you have revolver there!"
Sometimes / meet up with cases like
this when do not have time to draw
in the regular way said Brad retiec-
lively. 'sThen it Is convenient to have a
weapon lying loose in the pocket
have ruined lot of clothes practicing
that way
"Have you a revolver lying there
now?.
YES, and had you been desperate
l might have used it. Here it Isl And
| he half turned, tossing the revolver at
her feet. Involuntarily the muzzle Of
! her rifle lowered.
why did you not shoot me If you
| could n she demanded.
Shoot girl like you? Oh. Lordr'
They walked on for ssieral rods,
| then he called again over his shoulder.
"Would you mind repeating that re-
mark about previous successes p
"Why, you have been coming to the
mouth of the valley and removing
skins from the bears we caught in our
traps. This would have made six, only
as soon as / found the grizzly was
caught / went up there to watchn The
girl tried to speak sternly, but Brad
fancied he could detect doubt in her
voice.
"The grizzlies caught our CATTLE" the
girl added after few moments, "and
they all seemed to enter the valley
through the gully. That's why we set
traps there"
"And are there no men here for such
work."
She hesitated, but only for a moment.
Apparently the voluntary surrender of
the third revolver had disturbed her
self confidence.
My father was thrown from his
horse last week and had his leg bro
KEN" she answered, "and the only man
besides him is half breed we hire. He
Is busy elsewhere today
"You are taking me to your father?v
Eyes, that was my intention, but l
don't feel quite as sure now. If you
will tell me you had nothing whatever
to do with the bears IL suppose you
could 60 back. l would not like to
make mistake"
at is impossible for me to go back
now" said Brad decidedly You see. L
am under suspicion and could not
think of going until thoroughly cleared.
1t would leave faint upon my charac-
ter. T. But she had been watching
him for some minutes intently, an odd
look of CONSERVATION coming to her
face. That arm, with its hand resting
loosely in the pocket, hung strangely
limp and lifeless. Suddenly she whirled
to him.
did Ibid r. she began. Then:
"Yes, know did. You need not say.
You would turn it off with some fool
ishness. That arm is shattered.
know 1t from the way it looks. We
must hurry to the house now so I can
attend to it,
Two weeks later he was lounglng in
an easy chair on the piazza of house
half hidden among the trees, his arm in
" sung Lit SiIl WAS SlduulHR near
him. Evidently the two had been talk
ing.
ut Is fortunate for us that you
came" the girl observed. 1--WE never
once thought of the half breed being
the thief. He might have carried off all
our cattle If you had not come and dis
covered him."
ut is a thousand times more fortu-
nate for Inc, Leslie, that l came and
and shall never have to go away
again." Brad returned gravely. "You
can hardly realize what home will
mean to me-" He turned his face
away, conscious that a soft flush was
coming to her. But she did not appear
angry. Presently he felt her hand slip
ping into his.