The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-18

ward. The crowd laughed-all save Billy
Goat, who knew his man.
Like lightning. and with cold fury in
his eyes. Foyle caught h tall cattleman
by the forearm and, with a swift, dextrous
twist. had the fellow in his power.
-Down-down TO your knees, you skunk. '
he said in a low. fierce voice.
The knees OF the big man ~bent-Foyle
bad o taken lessons Of Ogomi. the Jap.
for nothing they bent, and the cattle
man squealed. = intense was the pain.
IL was break or bend. and he bent-to tho
ground, and lay there.
Foyle stood over him for a moment, q
hard light in his eyes. and then suddenly.
as IL ~bethinking himself. he looked at the
other roisterers and said:
There's a limit. and he reached il. Your
mouths are your own. and you can blow OF
to suit your fancy, but II any one thinks I'm
a tame coyote to be poked with a stick"
He broke OF, stopped over and helped
the man before him to his feet. The arm
had been strained and the big fellow
nursed IL.
Hell. but you're a twister!" the cattle
man said with a grimace OF pain.
Billy Goat was a gentleman. after his
kind, and he liked Sergt. Foyle with a
great liking. He turned to the crowd and
spoke:
Say. boys. this mines worked out.
Let's leave the Happy Land to Foyle.
Boys. what il hs-what-is he? WHAT'S
Sergeant Foyle--boys?"
The roar OF the song they all knew came
in reply. as Billy Goat waved his arms
about like the wild leader OF a wild or
chestra;
Sergeant Foyle, oh. he's a knocker from the
West,
He's a chase me Charley. come and kiss
me tiger from the zoo.
He's a dandy on the pinch, and he's got a
double cinoh
On the gent that = going careless. and he'll
soon Cinch you:
AID he'll soon-and he'll soor-cinch you
Foyle watched them 20, dancing, STUN
bling, calling back at him, as they move
towsrd the Prairie Home hotel:
And he'll soon-and he'll soon-cinch you
His under lip came out, his eyes half
closed az he watched them.
1--we lone my last cinch. I've lone my
last cinch." he said.
Then suddenly the look in his face
changed. the Eyes swan as they had done
a minute before at tho sight Of the girl
in the room behind. Whatever his trouble
was that face had obscured it in a fash
and the pools of feeling far down in the
depths Of a lonely nature had been stirred.
Recognition, memory, tenderness, desire
swan in his face, made generous and kind
the hard lines of the strong mouth. In an
instant he had swung himself over the
window sill.
The girl had drawn away now into a
more shaded corner Of the room and she
regarded him with a mingled anxiety and
eagerness. Was she afraid OF something?
Did she fear that-she knew not quite what,
but it had to do with a long ago?
1T was time you hit out, Nett" she sal
half shyly. You're more patient than
you used to be-but you're surer. My.
that was a twist you gave him, Nett. Aren't
you glad to see me?' she added hastily,
with an effort to hide her agitation.
He reached out and took her hand with
a strange shyness and a circumstances
which was alien to his nature. Ths tDlch
of her hand thrilled him. Their syes met.
She dropped hers. Then he gathered him
self together.
Glad to see your OF course. Of course
I'm glad. You stunned me. 10. Why,
do you know where you arc. You're a
thousand miles from home. I can't get it
through my head, not really. What brings
you here? It's ten years-ten years since
! saw you. and you we're only 15-but a Is
that was as good as 20
He scanned her face closely. whats
that scar on your forehead, 10? You
hadn't that-then."
"I ran up against something" she said
evasively, her eyes glittering. and it left
that scar. Docs IL look so bad?"
mo. you'd never notice 1t, IL you weren't
looking close y l an. Yoa see, l knew
your face 40 we'll ten years ago"
He shook his head with a forced kind Of
smile. II became him, however, for he
smiled rarely; and the smile was like q
lantern turned IN his face; it ave light INT
warmth 10 Its quiet strengthen hardness.
You were always quizzing." she said,
With an attempt at q laugh; always trying
to find out things. That's why you made
them reckon with o out there. You
always could see behind things; always
would ave your own way; always were
meant to be a success"
She was beginning to get control Of her
self again. was trying hard to keep things
on the surface, for she did not know--You
we're meant to succeed-you had to- she
added.
I've been a failure-a dead failure, " he
answered slowly. so they say. So they
said-you heard them, Jo."
He jerked his head toward the open
window.
"Oh, those drum ken fools!" she said in
d%ignantiy. and her fac hardened. How
l hate drink! 1t spoils everything"
There was silence for a moment They
were both thinking Of he same thing-of
the same man. He repeated a question.
What brings you out here, Jo7- he asked
gently.
-Dorlond," she answered. her face set
ting into determination and anxiety.
His face became pinched.
"Dorl!" he said heavily. what for, 10?
What do you want with Dorl?'
when Cynthy died she left her $500 a
year to the baby, and"
Yes. yes, I know. Well, Jo?"
well. it was all right for five years
Dorland paid il in, but for five years he
hasn't paid anything. He's taken il. stolen
II from his own child by his own honest
wife. I've come to get it-anyway. to stop