The Marshall republican., 1906-06-08

Must mott" she cried. adding an Inch
TO her height. "who says sol"
"Godr' was the simple. short answer.
She was greatly taken back. and
gave n quick glance ove her shoulder
as II 20 see him who would dare TO
say must not Z o her: but. recovering.
she answered sullenly:
II don't cnre!'
Don't care for God7' The Pilots
voice wns quiet and solemn. but some.
thing In his manner angcred her, and
she blazed forth again:
IL don't care for any one. md |
shall do as | like"
The Pilot looked at her sadly for o
moment. and then said slowly:
"Some day, Gwen. you will not be
able TO do Us you like"
I remember well the settled defiance
In her tone aud manner M she took n
step nearer him aud answered In n
voice trembling with passion:
Listen. I have always done Ms !
like. and I shall do M I like til I dlcr'
And she rushed forth from the house
and down toward the canyon. her
refuge from HI disturbing things and
chiefly from herself.
! could not shake OF the impression
her words made upon me-. Pretty al.
rect. Tint" I said 10 the rilot M we
rode away. 'Thc declaration may he
philosophicnlly correct. but II rings I'M
commonly like n challenge to the Al.
mighty: throws down the gauntlet. 80
10 speak"
Hut the rilot only said: "Don'tl
How your"
within n week Ter challenge was nc.
copied. and how tcrccly and how gal.
lantly did she struggle 10 make IL good.
II was the Duke that brought me tie
news. and Ms he told mo the story his
gny. careless self command for once
was gone. For I'm the gloom OF the an.
yon where he overlook me ] could see
his face cleaning out ghnstly white.
and ever his iron nerve could not keep
the tremor from his voice.
"I've Just sent mp the doctor" was
his answer 10 my greeting. II looked
for you last night. couldn't lind you aud
so rode OF 20 the Fort"
whats upf' ! said. with fenr In my
heart. for no light thing moved the
Duke.
Haven't you heardY It's Gwen" no
said. aud the next minute or two he
gave 20 Jin.o. who was iDdulging In u
series OF une -.nectCd plungcs. When
lingo wal brought down the Duke was
master of himself aud told his tnle with
careful self control.
Gwen. on her fathers buckskln bron.
co, had gone with the Duke TO the big
plain above the cut bank where Joe
WINS herding the cattle. The day was
hot, and a storm was In the mir. The
found Joe riding up and down. singing
70 keep the cattle quiet. but having a
hnrd time Ia hold the bunch from
breaking. While the Duke was rid ne
around the far side OF the bunch u cry
from Gwen arrested hls attention. Joe
was In trouble. His horse. n half br,-
ken cnyuse. had stumbled into n badger
hole and had bolted. leaving Joe to the
mercy Of the cattle. AZ onc they he
gan 70 sniff suspiciously nj this pbe-
nomenon. u mnn on foot. and To follow
cautiously on his track. Joe kept Ills
head and walked slowly ont TIL all at
once n young COW began tQ bawi and "a
paw the ground, In another minute
one and then another OF the cattle be
gan to toss their heads and bunch and
below TIL the whole herd Of 200 were
after Joe. Then Joe lost his head and
ran. Immediately the whole herd broke
into a laundering gallon with heads
and tails aloft and horns rattllng like
the loading Of q regiment of rifles.
1.-TWO more minutes" said the Duke
would have done for Joe. for ! could
never have reached him, But In spite
OF my most frantic warnings aud sig
nalings, right into the face OF that
mad. believing. laundering mass OF
steers rode that little girl. Nervel
have some myself. but ! couldn't have
done II. She swung her horse round
herd believing at the tall OF her bron
co. I've seen some cavalry things In
my day, but for sheer cool bravery
nothing touches that"
How did 1t endY Did they run then
DOWN. ! asked. with terror at such I
result.
mo, they crowded her toward thu
cut bank. and she was edging them OF
and was almost past when they CAM
to a place where the bank bit In ant
her Iron mouthed brute wouldn'
swervc. hut went pounding on. brok'
through, plunged. She couldn't sprinI
fvxe becs use Vt Joe and pitched head
long over the bank. while the CATH
went numbering past. ! flung mysel
on lingo and slid down somehow Int
the eand thirty fest below. Here wa
Joe safe enough. but the bronco u!
with : broken M and half under hin
Iwas Owen. She hardly knew abe wa
hurt. hut waved her hand 70 me an
cried ont: Want that racef
couldn't swlps this hard headed brute
CT me- out-' HIT sysu Na she spok'
IA llighf saded from her syeA ~
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