Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-17

Board TO arrest a man In the noun
tains, He was gone six weeks. and
came back with Williams body
strapped to the blackboard behind
him. He never told the stoyy: all he
said when he handed in his commits
sion and went back to his work was
that the man was killed in fair fight
Hate him, No wonder they hate him
; the Williams Cache gang and All
their friends on the rangei Your cous-
in thinks it policy to placate that ele-
/ ment. hoping that they won't steal
/ your cattle If YOU are friendly with
them. / know nothing about that. but
l do know something about Whisper
ing Smith. II will be a bad day for
/ Williams Cache when they start him
mp again. But what has that TO do
with your troub'e2 He will not eat
you up if you go TO the camp. Dicksie
You are just raising bogies"
They had moved 70 the front porch
! and Marion was sitting i'm the rocking
chair. D,cksie stood with her back
against one of the pillars and looked
at her. As Marion flashed Dicksie
turned and with her hand on her fore
head, looked in wretchedness of mind
/ ont on the valley. As far. i'm MANY di-
recttons. as the eye could reach the
waters spread yellow ia the flood Of
sunshine across the lowlaads. There
was moment Of silence. Dicks.e
turned her back on the alarming sight.
Marion. can't 10 it,"
oh. yes, YOU can il YOU want 10.
Dicksie,' D.Cksie locked at her with
fearless eyes. eft is only a question
OF being plucky enough" insisted
Marion
Pluck has nothing 10 DO with it,"
exclaimed Gicks.e in fiery tones. Il
should like 10 know w1y you are al
ways talking about my not having
courage, This isn't a question of cour.
age Row can I so TO a man that I
talked TO as I t-.ked 90 him in your
house ana ask for help How can J
20 10 him after my cousin has threat
ened 10 kin him. and gone into court
TO prevent his coming ON our land?
Shouldn't ! look beautiful asking helm
from him."
Marion rocked with perfect com
posture. 30. dear. You wouid not
look beautiful asking help. but YOU
would look sensible. Il is so easy 10
be beautiful and SO hard 40 be sen
sible"
You are just as horrii as you can
be-. Marion SinClairi"
Il know that. too. dear All I
wanted 20 say is that you would look
very sensible just now ia asking help
from Mr. McCloud"
81 don't carc-I won't do a. will
never DO il. not II every foot OF the
ranch tumbles into the river. I hone
10 win, Nobody cares anything about
me. have no friends but thieves and
outlaws"
"Dicksie," Marion rose.
That Is what you said
Il did not ! am your friend How
dare YOU call me names p" demanded
Marion. taking the petulant girl IN her
arms. Don't YOU think I care any
thing about you? There are people
In this country that you have never
seen who know YOU and love YOU al
most as much as ! do. Don't let any
silly pride prevent your being sensible.
dear Dicksie burst into tears Mar
ion drew her over 10 the settee. and
she had her cry out When IL was
over they changed the subject. Dicks!e
went TO her room. I, was "a long tim,
before She came down again. but Mari
on rocked In patience. she was re
solved TO let Dicksie fight &c out her
self
When Dicksie came down. Marion
stood at the foot OF the stairs. The
young mistress OF Crawling Stone
ranch descended step by step very
slowly. Marion" she said. simply, Il
viii SO with you"
(To BE COntinued.)