Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-24

have hardly deserved help from Mr..
McCloud al the ranch" she said at
last
He put out his hand. Il must object.
The FIRST wreck J ever had on this di-
vision Miss Cunning rode 20 miles to
offer help isn't that truce Why. I
would walk 100 miles 20 return the
offer 90 her Perhaps your cousin
would object. De suggested. turning
10 Dicksie; "but no. 7 think we can
manage that Now what are we going
to do2 You two can't go back to-
night. that is certain"
we must
Then YOU viii have TO go in boats"
said Whispering Smith.
But the hin road o"
There is five feet of water across IL
IN half a dozen places I SWAN my
horse Through. SO Z ought 90 know"
1T is an back-water, of course. Miss
Dunning explained NcCloud. "Not
dangerous"
"But moist suggested Whispering
Smith. especially In The dark"
McCloud looked 40 Marion Then
lets DE sensible" he said. You and
Miss DunniHk can have my tent"
els this where you stage asked
Dicksie
-Four OF as sleep iu the cots. when
We can. and su indeGoite number lie
on the ground when 10 rains"
Which is your bed2"
Il usually sleep there" He pointed
10 the one on The right
Il thought so 10 has the blanket
folded back So neatly. just as ~ there
were sheets under &c. I'll bet there
aren't any"
DO YOU think his rs summer re-
sort? knlsely my assistant. sleeps
there. but OF course We are never both
In bed at the same time: he's down
the river to.nieht. It's a sort OF con
tinuous performance. you know" Nc
Cloud looked az Dicksie. Take OF
your coat. won't YOU, please"
Whispering smith was trying 10
drag a chest from the foot OF the cot.
and Marion stood watching. What
are YOU tryiug TO do"
Get this over to the table FOR a
seat"
silly man Why don't you move the
table,"
Dicksie was taking on her coat.
How inviting DO all u.s." she smiled.
And this Is where YOU stay"
When "a rains" answered McCloud
Let me have your bat. too"
Ny harris sight. / know. We
rode over rocks and up gullies into the
brush"
And through iakes-oh. ] know!
can't conceive how YOU ever got here
az all. Your hair Is all right This is
camp. anyway. But u YOU want a
glass you can have one. Knisely is a
great swell. he's just from school. and
has no end OF things. I'm rob his bag"
Don't disturb Mr. Kniselys bag for
the worldi"
But YOU are not taking on your hat.
You seem 10 have something on your
mind"
Help me 20 get Il OF my mind. viii
you, please2"
If you viii let me-"
Tell me how 20 thank YOU for your
generosity. came all the way over
here tonight 90 ask you for Just the
help you have offered, and 1 could not
1t stuck in my throat. But that
wasn't what was on my mind. Tell
me what you thought when / acted so
creadfully at Marion's"
I didn't deserve anything better
after placing myself in such a fool
position. Why don't you ask me what
I thought the day you acted so beau
tifully at Crawling Stone ranch? I
thought that the finest thing l ever
saw"
You were not to blame at Mari
on's."
Il seemed TO be. which is just as
bad. I am going 10 start the phones
going. It's up to me to make good.
you know, in about four hours with a
lot OF men and material. Aren't you
going TO take off your hat?-~and your
gloves are soaking wet"
A voice called the superintendent
name through the tent door. "Mr. Nc
Cloud?"
What is It. Bnl?'
"Twenty-eight and nine-tenths on
the gauge, sir"
McCloud looked at his companions.
Il told you so. Up three-tenths. Thank
you, Bill; I'll be with you in a minute.
Tell Cherry 10 come and take away
the supper things. will you? That IL
about all the water we shall get to-
night I think. It's all we want"
added Mccloud. glancing at his watch.
I'm going to take a look at the river.
We shall be quiet now around here un-
I'll half-past three. and IL you, Marion,
and Miss Dunning will take the tent,
you can have two hours rest before
we start. Bill Dancing will guard
you against intrusion. and II you want
ice water ring twice"