The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-01

among your own men, cowboy named
Wicllwire, who will be watching Karg,
and who is just as quick, and Karg,
not knowing he was watched, would
be taken unawares. If Wickwire goes
elsewhere to work some one else will
take his place here. Karg is not on
the ranch now; he is up north, hunt
ing up some of your steers that were
run off last month by his own cronies.
Now do you think l am giving you
confidence"
She looked at him steadily. IF l
can only deserve it all" In the dis
lance she heard the calling of the men
at the river borne on the wind The
shock of what had been told her, the
| strangeness of the night and of the
scene, left her calm. Fear had given
way to responsibility and Dicksie
seemed to know herself.
"You have nothing whatever to do
to deserve il but keep your own coun-
sci. But listen moment longer-for
| this is what ! have been leading up
| to-" he said. Marion will get mes
sage tomorrow, a message from Sin
clair, asking her to come to see him
at his ranch-house before she goes
| back. | don't know what he wants
| but she is his wife. He has treated
her UNANIMOUSLY; that is why she will
not live with him and does not speak
of him. But you know how strange a
woman is-or perhaps you don't; she
doesn't always cease to care for man
| when she ceases to trust him. l am
not in Maron's confidence, Miss Dick
sic. She is another mans wife. l
cannot tell how she feels toward him;
know she has often tried to reclaim
! him from his deviltry. She may try
again, that is, she may, for one reason
| or another, so to him as he asks. l
could not interfere, if l would l
have no right to if could and l will
not. Now this is what I'm trying to
get up the courage to ask you. Should
you dare to go with her to Sinclairs
ranch if she decides to go to him."
Certainly | should dare"
after all you know?"
after all | know-why not?"
Then in case she does go and you
go with her, you will know nothing
whatever about anything, of course,
unless you get the story from her.
! What l fear is that which possibly
may come of their interview. He may
| try to kill her-don't be frightened.
He will not succeed if you can only
| make sure he doesn't lead her away
on horseback f'om the ranch house or
| get her alone III ROOM She has few
friends. | resi- ect and honor her be-
cause she and [ grew up as children
| together in the same little town in
| Wisconsin. l knew her folks, all of
them, and I've promised them-you
llnow-to have kind of care of her."
II think l know"
| He looked self-conscious even at her
try to deceive you; your instinct
| would be poor if it did not tell you
| more than | ought to. He came along
| and turned her head. You need fear
nothing for yourself in going with her,
and nothing for her if you can cover
| just those two points-can you re.
member? Not to let her go away with
| him on horseback, and not to leave
! her where she will be alone with him
in the house?"
~ can and will. l think as much
of Marion as you do. am proud to
be able to do something for you How
little | have known you! | thought
you were everything l didn't want to
know"
It's nothing" he returned, easily,
except that Sinclair has stirred up