Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04

Whats that?'
"A person who believes things happen
of their own accord. It's a delightful way
to think You never bother over any
thing, because you know everything Is GO
ing TO happen, anyway, and you can't help
Yes, guess that's what believe, all
right, he said slowly. You don't at first
You think you can slam ahead and manage
your whole life to suit yourself, and the
first thing you know the rens are taken
from You and there's some one leading your
pony for you over an unknown TRAIL
Like this?'
"A good deal. You can't help yourself,
and you've got to travel the way l say
porarily?"
That's 1t When Fate cripples a fellow
ana turns him loose. he's sure to travel
the unknown trail and get lost. Or maybe
he thinks he's lost | don't I believe
there's that other hand on the bride and
there's somebody leading who knows the
way
And you feel that your unknown trail
leads over the border?'
i amt afraid to go" He .miled ~ ~
her suddenly. ~
hate to feel that perhaps l may be
. me cause OF trouble for you" She hest
tSteu; lou See; am not fatalist I'm
AFRAID believe in common sense more
IMAM IN destiny Just a little applied M
the right moment win very often alter cir
W. ouiii sa Don't you think if you took
L
would md my way? We might arrange
ABOUT the horse. Esteban could take -
pack over the border and leave 1t with vo,,
az a goven point"
m going straight to the oo,,,,,
s"erea the Rather, deliberately.
ut w! ins uncle again she hesitated If
was extremely difficult trying to carry on q
conversation with person when tba na,.
son, In an entirely imnersonai $500 pe,,
owing TO necessity was Obliged TO hold b.
poUut .se waist, as the Rather did every
NV ai'u tnen; She waited until they had
passed over the rocky patch of land and
the arm was removed MY uncla is Tris
Tram knight. He is interested In Conner
as as. told you, and | know he expects to
NE, ne s9ihe persons from Grismer on busi-
ness; l. would be hard for you and very
nIuch more SO for me, should you meet any
one IN camp whom you--you--"
,shss noe, .1xJ De likely to arrest me-" he fin
!sneo Wel you needn't worry won't
get into any trouble. For one thing. vot're
not going to explain any details about ma
oHnand. Ii / get you to the camp in safely
you're going to play fair"
Els teban--'
.Elsteban knows me well enough NOT n
orfer any explanation. Anyhow. I ain't do
pendent on either hi NOR you for an intro
Gpe'ion: l am taking you home as favor
~ just convenient for me- I'm on my way
TO the arroyo on my own account"
AT his words her first impression of him
came back 1t had not been four weeks
since party of welI-to-do Americans had
been robbed and killed on the Mexican Dor
der. Her uncle was wealthy The RATHER
was vas, desperate, an outlaw, man who had
Killed three men, and probably more He
must nave heard OF the business deal her
uncle was closing.
After prolonged silence the Rather
looked az her with keen measuring of her
reasons for ignoring him.
You've heard all about me, haven't Won
Heard l was about the toughest PROPOSE
ton around here, yes?"
She did not answer
| Didn't yOu?' he demanded s.Ilsd,rt 49,,
hear all about the claims and how / killed
three men,"
"Esteban said there were Others. too.
He's a. 1t amt so.' He stopped ab-
ruptly, the color surging darkly to his face
"A mans got right to defend his own
other fellow gets the worst OF 1t, what is IT.
crime. or fateP Is 1t you, or the hand ON
the bride that did it2 They tried to do
me out of my share in the whole properties
the three of them, and my partner. the man
had brought from Texas, and stood by
through every game we got up against In
hard luck, he tried to k.,i me behind my
back Was | to blame II showed fight?
And with all three opening up on me- was
II my fault that their shots went wild and
mine told true? Would you want a man
stolen from him? I killed them; sure. l
did. I'm not sorry 1 did IT.
What did you run away for?" Her voice
was low Why didn't you stand a trial7''
Because there wasn't a ghost of a chance
for me- he answered coolly. AZ didn't
| have any wftnesses-nothing but the bodies
of three dead men, and the straight. cold
blcoded fact that / had shot them. And
the law won't take a mans word In his
own defense. Over in Grismer they know
told the truth. and they let pretty well
alone But public sentiment don't do q
man any good when he is shut out from
his own kind and feels that every time he
shows up hes liable to be hunted down
IKE q wolf With government bounty on
his peit"