The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-05-22
THE LAW OF
THE RANGE
~ Arch Maokln

warmly an tho hundred mile ribbon ~
green mtl liant pasture range moro
fhe en.d .f De- law was Force and inc
.tren.Ih U. fhr stronger Man.
Oid um Nafb'cfon. who 10 All the
wears Dts cattle hai ranged that slope.
hal b.rr tho stronger Man and the
law. ana when rnd nlodaoo and BIS
.Hoen uufnf came up FROM The south
t.... haI boom % iItIding llnc maftel
down hf fhr fau which Nedsue =
.I..n atr. .u severely respect The
IilIIIue Inr nas Hopkins creek ana
f0r nI|r. .I ....ine death hiedsoe y
.l..n lIUU.od tho stuhhY Efass above
uarElus creek until there va none
lsr to crop so they crossed. u was
then Chat Ihc war began.
Martha Narkeion. buathlug deep
he mountain a.r rubbed her eyes aud
looked to fhp dawn Kissed peaks ~
ha snowy Cascades RlsIuf white
anti blue lnf straisht A. q temple cot
uun. fh.n shaft of smoke ouEht 90
furaH fhr heavens The nifl chokcd
.n Dor deep breathing and turning ran
r.ef fuU.si to fho house. her eyes Wild
with excitement
.uad, nad. dadi" she cried they're
commit"
There vcre four NJ them when thoy
rofa aaaF OI 1Im. Mat Hicks. Tom
Mcconnell and Martha TIE old man
suo-e re Dog coming
DO alnt roin to ho no picnic. Eirl'
~ rtIfof. thereIi be- some KILN and
rerlar barbecue 10 sheep in kN
nud H'eIsoe 10 can. Likewise he'll
ALL me 20 he can.
Martha Markleton fen Co thinking
once in her ioarly rides shs had met
msdaoe and talked with hlm. Taught
- fesrlsr Fhrenmen. she hsf found
DO hard fo dislike Hiedsoe. who haf .
.waY fo different irnm her orn
folks. ard Kind which che had rad
about in books BE- vas q sod iook
iuF young char. roodiookiug in spite
~ DE- res hair and. ehai was gfeaisr
be- seemed fo have un mure fear ~
her DAD than she When che rrass
IL gone un f0ndcr." he haze said. then
u@ slI cross the creek AFTER that
- Rad rerIfef his opinion ~ mas
sho thoueht be- owned ne whole state
~ oregon which made beg Vory
anrrf. anl Immediately fosoulnr hat
D. haf made her nrp when BE- said
n believe that already love you and
elu uauf CAB mafn sou some nne
day." Even nov her heart bear faster
shcn she called .t fo mind.
And noe her fai vas riding ont "a
hu Bud Uiedsoe and Hledsos 90 kin
her dad
10 vas near fo noon when they cams
scrnas the Hleds0e party Pes non
aidran Nar.iefonr lookout sts hat
rirnaief fhs march af the enemy. hat
taken fo fhr woods. and showed uI
after III nehf Waa over. pale and en-
harrassed riurr0d deep bY buliei
from one of n'ndsooa men oit
warkiefon iay cuaInr ard spiftint
blood uhIir his afaiaart eaemY. Hiei
sae himself hlndarod him up. carried
him info ha oen shack and 'ald bin
carefully on bis ovn bed Then he
ien h.m in care ~ Martha while ~
rode down into Somerset % miles
away. tu fetch a doctor
MartIeion uas old. and n TOOK hir
q long lime 90 Eet sell ~ vas Fo1
long time. even before De- could be
moved fo his oan ranch. nlsrrunfisf
% the big. rcd headed sheep herdei
and hia men. oii Jim begged hii
daurhfer to stay sifh him
Martha Mariloiou stayed a. her "a
thsrs side and cried shcn Hud mad,
love to her and scolfed her father
for terminF their hosf "roodfor
naVthin' murier0ua sheep hooker
nut in time ola Markiet0n began a.
hold fhls ndomltahle Young "cass'
IN awe Hours st time bud and he
chesrmI'y uuanFicd az pouuos oi|
poker fhe Younger man always com
inF out rslfoatiy victorious la ths
end
one day lthe oid man vas able "a
hohhle about Bud preached the Ques
ton.
Il love your daughter. Jim" be
said and he loves me she's never
que said so. bui she does insf me
same Sever mind now Wait until
I'm Through talking I've got a prop
osiron The law Of the range b what
! say You're a back number. . good
ornOthinr old coWpmurher. prav|
don't get eKrlted Suppose Ne make
90 'Markiei0u a Blodsoe' You know
tho law % che range is what saw"
Dad dad" said small wee
voice. "doi"
The old man thought b over just
one minute and ara.u The small. We.
voice said Dad dof"
The law OF the range il what sbe,
says" ODD Markleton Jared up. and
he again began cussinr his luck
Human LIE In the Future.
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