Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-12

blankets wherein he lay curled like an arctic dog.
 ] Ann answered them breathessly. 1 Come to the house, quick. MT. Ray mond Is shot,"'
 i Their responses were like bullets: 1 'Shot. Who shot him:'
 Some one fired out of the darkness ] l.n was standing in the doorway. I'm all alone He must have help"'
 Where's Watson:" Gone for the doctor.'
 Shaking loose from his bed Baker started on the run for the house. but l Ann cried out sharply: Wait. Go l quietly. You must not excite him. And, walking beside him. she returned 1 to the house. and in q sort of daze the 1 other herders silently followed. The 1 iangle of Bakers big spurs, familiar and penetrating, called Raymond to q l knowledge of his surroundings
 He turned his head and looked at the men in a way that made them shrink and asked: Flows the fire? Did you stop it?"
 Baker replied, "Yes, we got her un- der"
 Raymond half closed his eyes "I'm glad you're here. This lady needs a rest. Somebody did for me. Baker, you and Jones and Skuttle stay here. Perry. you saddle a horse and get Abe and his wife. Miss Rupert you go to bed: the boys will look after me now. I can't let you wear yourself out for me
 Bat Ann could not so easily be put i; aside from her plain duty. "No, l will stay till t,le doctor co,nes''
 .tt last when the wounded man was I,.ing comfortably on a thick pile of I!anl:ots and the white light of the morning filed the cabin. Ann yielded to his ent"eatios. went to her room a.zf threw herself down uzan her bel wt.tlh q sense cf Lav.2s put ;Jfl her eilse. fU1, careless ssi@.ha91 behind her It 3=.=s ;,s | Sle l,,3 suddenly been flung i..to q gray and bitter sea faH=from s.l .rn.
 Louis. wEo had been roaSod hy the refa.n of tie hzfders and who sat watching their slow and painfully cat t.it mute, International gaze of a sleepy Kitten. followed his sister into the itl- Ter room and stood in silence till his I heMlllerment left him and his par- @leXity cHystalliZed into words. Then he Said:
 "Jupiter. I didn't know you could do such things What do you think Is he going to die:"
 II don't know, laddie. I hope not. I've done all can.
 Am must have dropped asleep there. after, for when she woke the horizontal rays of the flaming sun filled t,Ie room and the loud and hearty voice of wo- man could be heard out in the kitchen. Her words came distinctly to Ann $ ears. NOW. Rob. you've got me to deal with. I'll cuff your ears if you don't do as I say You've got to eat to keep your strength up.'
 Ann rose hastily but paused before the closed door With new and singu- lar timidity. The coming of another woman made her own position embar- rassng With return of resolution she opened the door and met the big gray eyes of a tall. broad shouldered. slatternly woman, who stood over Ray mond with q bowl of steaming broth ill her hand. She was neither delft nor dainty but Ann perceived that she was capable and good tempered, a natural nurse, experienced ill the ways of the border.
 Good morning." she called. and her infections and many of her phrase were masculine You must "a had a right hard night of it. Friend of the Baruetts, Rob tells me
 Her familiarity and the essential commonness of her tone repelled Ann who asked, with cool dignity. Gan do anythng:"
 Not q thing. I'm Mrs. Scribbins Eob's highest neighbor, We come afaunin the moment We heerd of this thing. for Rob's d mighty good man and neiesi!bof'~
 Am rcpented and held out her hand ''I fn glad to see you, Mrs. Scribbins l'9l Miss Rupert. and this is my broth CT She turned to Louis, who La( crept to her side. pale and silent.
 Mrs. ScrihhinS shook hands. carefully guarding her broth T don't see how y0l kept Rob down. I've had to jus ui5out throttle him once or twice since l came. Hes q he0Gstrong cuss ant hats being boSsed or nusSed."
 ".IaS the doctor come: Good Lord. no. But I've sent Abt up the road. That fool Watson i: u.oren likely to get lost and never ge in Even if he did lie couldn't get ; doctor here before noon, and that Wal lace G3ctor ain't worth the powder t l, , blow him up anyway. We need bon' doctor from Valley Springs. As sool | as Don Barnett hears of this he'll conn arunuin with the best there is ill tn Springs,
 Raymond lay on his pile of blankets his face expressionless as that of
 dead man. but his eyes called to th . girl, and she bent to ask, Are vol