Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-04-14


Grant with a lead pencil on a sheet OF
manila paper, told her briefly that he
was going into the lava beds with the
troops, as the Apaches were out. DICK
and Jack. he wrote, were somewhere
in the lava beds and he would bring
them back with him. She dared not
let herself think of the Apaches and
the horrors of their crueltles.
Better let me get you somethln' to
eat" said her father, returning from |
picketing the horses.
! Echo smiled wanly at her fathers
solicitude. Il am not hungry, dad"
Jim seated himself by the fire. He
recognized his helplessness in this trou-
! BILE.
"You been in the, saddle since sun
up." he said. "You amt had nuth1n
to eat since breakfast. l don't see
what keeps you alive"
Hope dad, hope. 1t is what we
women live upon. My heart isn't here.
It's out in the desert behind yon noun
tains-with Jack"
"There, there; don't take on so,
honey
Kneeling beside her father, she laid
her head On his lap, as she did in
childhood when overwhelmed with the
little troubles of the hour. Looking
into his eyes, she sighed: "Oh, DAD
it's all so tangled. l haven't known
a peaceful moment since he went
away. I've sent him away into God
knows what unfriendly lands, perhaps
never to return, never to know how
!, much I loved him."
Patting her head as if she were
D tired child. he said: It'll all come out
right in the end. You can't never tell
from the sody card what's In hook at
+ the bottom Of the deck"
t Further condolences between father
d and daughter were interrupted by the
lie bows Of the roundup dashing up to the
# wagon, with Peruna in the midst OF
% the group. Peruna had been disarmed
Dragging the prisoner from his bron
IS cho, they led him before Allen, who
e had risen from his seat.
"What's all this, boys" asked ths
ranchman.
Sagebrush as foreman. explained
''This here's Peruna Of the Lazy &
outfit
Allen looked at the prisoner, VIII
maintained a sullen silence. What
he been doin'?"
mostly everything, but Fresh
caught him red handed brandin' one Q
our yearlins," cried SagebrusR.
''1t's lie"' broke in Peruna, slant
ing doggedly from one to another
His guards. He knew death was tn
PENALTY of the crime Of which he stoo
accused. He felt that stout denif
| , would gain him time and that Buc
J and his outfit might come up and say
him.
"Polite your conversation in the pre-
ence of a lady" cried Parenthesis, MOI
ding toward Echo.
'That calf was follerin' my COW
= answered Peruna sullenly.
at was follerin' one Of our lor
horned Texas cows with the Sweetw
ter brand spread all over her!' shoute
Show Low, moving menacingly toWal
the covering Peruna.
"Fresno he calls him." continued Sag
''s brush. taking up the story, IAN th
here bad man turns loose his batteI
tnne an wings Fresno some bad. Then
ge- tie Billie Nicker comes along, an t
runa plugs him solid"
lng' Poor Billie had been Show Low
ont bunkie on many a long drive. Th
veteran now paid this last tribute
his friend "Billie, who amt nev
done no harm to no one"
be- "He reached fer his gum began !
find runa. Sagebrush would not let b
him finish his lame defense.
the "You shet up!' he cried. "We do
Pay want your kind on this range, an
her quicker that's published the quicl
ense we'll get shet OF you. We're goin'
ANS take the law in our own hands NJ
e to- Come on, boys"'
the Two of the boys seized Peruna, DIR
evel. ging him toward his horse. Echo b
r on ed them, however, with the que
very 'What are you going to do with
she man."
sake, .erake him down to the creek
r all, hang him to that big COTTONWOOD
Jack cried Show Low savagely.
| un- Before Echo could answer Per
n the demanded hearing. "HoP on I
ute I got somethin' to say al
from thatw
lping "Out with It," growled SageDrus
LAS time there was an affair at
n all cottonwood the rope broke, AN
have boss thief dropped into the CT
anted swum acrost an got away"
until Sagebrush glared grimly at Fer
have "Well. We'll see that the rope G
les of break with you'
offer, In all seriousness Peruna repllee
firmly hope so. I can't SWIM
d she Polly, glancing down the valley,
N. Buck Mckee, with half dozen O.
look outfit riding furiously to the rescl
round Peruna.
after "Look out, boys; here comes
ed the Mckee nowv' she shouted.
'eruna Unconsciously the men laid