The Ordway new era., 1909-01-15
RY RIGHT OF LOVE
A Short Story of Rural Lie
By MARY c. RINGWALT
s- o. Bssas-N-THa CO
Bv MARY c. RINGWALl

II. agzLtsr trailed from the shop
Co. -f.. .IfaEaIE and Joe Riley stAik"h
r.7rr1r-rr toward the buggy. the
-f.,-s- IE his triumphant wake
We'll Doe .aid Riley With bolster
Que .8yaury. vhat Is It iodAy-iea'
gsr. or cfo'hrEWringsr:
The doctor laughed I guess IT'S
rrazra-r.arors hrst isn't H. Joe
-P-ra.s ge.u leaking Riley play
,-rr .ragg-f the mans shoulder.
There followed a Esuerai exchange
0. Har.srnr p,aasautri-s. then In a
Hrrf- drift OF silence the doctor said
--z.srrr SO This legacy vas In your
mind u.eaa ago Joe. Shen you
asked. mr DO walt no settis that liiiIe
a--lu--s- aEalr 1i oursr
E..r lifted one foot 10 the buggy
--.- aaf bent over 10 rIe a dragging
.-..-. ..-.-g Y-a Doc I had the leg
a.. .- mlzl au Hzhi-~
s-n-s suUa held the radiance OF
-.--l.a- after a storm The money
a...r has. come lu more handy,
r.- THAI Urrl. mother Of mine Is all
ao-r Ha, Nua { shall take your $500
AZ. araa E.- 20 'ha shore for as long
q tire 10 4 can cuaH her 90 stay"
.Tgr uar a-tylas your chicken be
'n-- rarE- rarrhaf b. d. sou. Doe
.-.aar ..--uBtaEsland. The
.ag.a-- mlrI .aub.rd for the point
n. a.rar 90 fae.s Joke
--. her. sleek 6alraiIed fortune
a.-r 81. tarE hurn 10 hau! a load OF
..ar- She's r1 ba ridden Tor sport
ca--. Jg-. sa!i the doctor quiet.
Dr. sar raa. 'o0,.nE I'm in dead
aaa--r
So a-- g.
N.-.1. ssrs b.aEed Joe Riley.
s.s- .la 'alr uars Hz-I'u put mp with
-o -aa-.ae. NauH Jay ne that $500
a- o.. l-,a .h. ,aw 90 YOU
AID rh- laugh Uu you Doc Nor.
r3- Cr.aI Joe. m.mlcEuE the doc
fgE- ruls Your hT was outlawed
E-.r---ag % had that In mind. too.
vhez asked sou To give me- another
E-a.'-
For az instant The doctor cat mo
fl11.s.-. raau be threw the lines out
O. Els hand. and jumped from the
buggy Dash.u= on his coat and toss
.zE .r on the Sidewalk. BE- crieds The
bills outlavef. b. IT. BY heaven.
Te- settle ir without the law them
Tie astnuished Riley skunk back
from Nortoa's threatening fist.
You're making pretty good blum,
Do. be laughed derisiyely. but 4,
to-.t cut any ice with me, You book
-sh EsI aia.f Eut the ginger to fight.
and
i 5loT from Norton's fist stung a
crimson t-ail down Ruey's left cheek
? With 3 CRY Of rage Joe sprang upon
P bis antagonist
Ont ot hurTyiuE clouds Of dust ur
: and down the pike men came running
l. Something vas doing" in front o,
= watson Sin the field the plow wa.
: -ett IL The furrov. in the butche,
; shop the cleayeT flung down upou tn,
/ choEPing-block,
There Sas no time for explanations
: and tie crowd was not one Of fine dis
cEiGlaaiioa. but for the past ten year,
: DOC Norton had come into intima;,
: toIch With their lives and hearts. ant
! tAey chatnPioned him to a man.
Go Il, Doc, Steady there, That,
: The boy. Doc" were cries given in ar
: ascending scale Of enthusiasm.
! hiley's great bulk was now a wal
: o. ssii-dstense, now a battering ran
{ o. Danger against his Zoe. But Nor
'oA : staying power. his habi, of In
Io'!ns fatigue, aches and pain in tn,
2 -IloEnance OF a physicians duties
Hso stored the strength OF Resistance
Z Il every hoer OF his being, while hi
Il zlertness. both of mind and bod,
Z gained in telling force when hrorsh
: into prolonged play with Rnav.s Irn
'eTing clumsiness
he blow upon Joe's left cheek N
'oaser showed-his whole fac. was
= lHp!ish crimson, drops of sweat ,ric,
% HhE rom his forehead, his brs,,
= coming and going pantingly.
ZONE. Joe-siye in" cried Norto,
- Let's call 1t a finish WI
M Never" yelled back Riley
With new spurt of fury IN. g.,
continued '"e nst
Z staggered, threw II
as arms, reeling to one side, On m
> instant Norton dropped the at,,nI
stznding OF guard In a fash II
y raag down his arms, gave a Inns
r h-ard- derilish CLEAN in his cn
a;az eyes s GU
= moment more and Norton trick,
second time. would have has
pl-7d up and thrown to the sronn
. ID that moment an intuitive son,
= % oanger made him spring aside h
'ofe hheys outstretehed finger oon
a. snatch at his ankles. eou
= hhey- eiutehing a, the air. los, h
balance and pitched forvardCss
struggled to regain his foo,ins =.
Of steel gTipPed the back of b,s ~,
- COLLAR. weight bore down mn, ~ !
&c shoulders fo-~ipp h;r. oA