The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-14
That wasn't what you were

too amt It? might get I'll tell the
other one tomorrow Davis Tucson
"And when shall we Tucson7' she said, rising
and shaking her skirts, preparatory mounting.
He glanced at the declining sun. "A little the yon
side of midnight left yesterday mo ming
I'm acquainted in Tucson You didn't mention your
friends name. Maybe I could tell you how she is.
Spots of pink drove the out Of her cheeks.
My friend a Mr.. Thomas"
Not Bob Thomas?" The sharp ring of hostility in
his voice flushed her cheeks with resentment
Eyes. Bob Thomas Why do you speak in that toner"
observing with surprise that the boyishness had
been wiped from his with sponge. His kindly
eyes had grown grim and narrow
"wen, ma'am. 1 can relieve your mind point"
he told her dryly. Thomas amt sick Tucson
at ALL"
Not sick? He is better7'
81 reckon he hasn't been sick, to speak Of"
but 1 had a letter-from friend of his It said
might live long"
az expect that friend Of his ought to be killed."
his grim comment
"But-but what does it mean7" she faltered, appre-
hension catching at her heart
That's what I don't quite savez. Are you a relative
of his, miss?'
The color in waves mo. IL"
The voice st-anged, and the sooty eyeashes fell,
Roberts was kind of whose attitude to-
ward women a proclamation Knowing Thomas, he
might have judged cynicaly any young who
would him. But the first look into
the deep innocence child-woman had made
judgment impossible
You don't need tell any than you want
to-" he sald gently. But did this ask you
any money!"
ut said he Ill and pennless. I s2Oo-and
then 1 myself-from Ohio. you know
gagged to him." she added, simply.
He swore, his breath. ever anything
more vile? Il like Bob Thomas the weak,
worthless scamp, deceive then to bleed this child
who loved him.
Have you any folks back in Ohio, Miss Davis?"
NO why do you ask? What do you know? What
DO you think? Tell met she commanded surprised
at direct force of her SLIM young straghtness.
He la his of conduct, which many
silences men, but it did include
intervention when tender lamb finging itself to
the wolves.
81 think you amt getting a square deal Bob
Thomas-he amt the you think him"
How do you mean?' Her quiet voice made
uneasy. 1t different from what he might have
expected.
Men to the country-and it searches them,
shows what's them. Lots of nice boys get busy
raising kinds of hell when the bucking strap off
them. Bob Thomas was that way-couldn't stand
freedom, I guess He's weak. account.
loafer" The young occupied himself with the
saddle-cnch that he might look her anguish.
She had turned away before finished see
that her slender figure rigid and finger
.iaiis were palms of her hands.
He left alone for a reasonable time, then called
cheeriy: Ready start, ma'am, whenever you
are"
Start where?" she asked turning the delicate curve
cheek toward him.
"I don't know what I'll do" her, a
voice II gave up my place in a school and- have
money left"
"shoi That's nothing. Tucson's sunern' good
teachers" He had reached her side lifting
her place. stand, CrumbsI You don't to
us you're tckIed because the Iady's riding you.
expect. am. you had better put your round my
waist to steady you"
She rested her hand on the rim Of the saddle, but
caught at his waist when Crumbs started to canter
They rode straight into the glorious sunset straight
toward the jagged mountaineering, behind which bril-
liant sky famed splashes of saffron and crimson
and topaz. As dusk fell the tnts softened and grew
more lovely. The purple mountains took violent
haze fairyland the glory the southwest. the
charm Of limitless moonlit dmmed to perfect
they rode. hour hour little figure behind
the tireess rider dropped with fatigue At last small
voice took courage ask him whether it was much
farther.
He pulled up in contrton. I'm cetainly idiot.
You're tired to DEATH of Well camp out, ma
There's a spring about half mile from here 1 expect
Tucson will stay right where it is till moning."
Butts there hcuse?'
He laughed gally THE biggest you slept
in. All Arizona for a floor, sky for a
You'll have million electric lights to go sleep
by and the best system of ventilation invented
II don't know-I slept OUT she hesitated
That's ce'tanly your misfortune" he told her
cheerfully He took it much g matter Of
that her doubts fed,
They camped the spring in a little grove
tonwoods The Arizonian lit fire and produced from
his sadde-bags material for supper Nell Davis
imagined that coffee straight cold corn bread
bacon fried the end a sharpened stick could
make delicious a meal. But hunger is a that
iavors simplest food, and Nell hungry
she had been before in her life
After they had eaten, the young gathered dead