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

NeAN Vt tAAt hANlNlNA came naIk TO
Dicksie's mind The railroad graders
were in the valley below the ranch.
and she had heard her cousin say a
good deal on a point she cared little
about, as 20 where the railroad should
cross the Stone ranch Approaching
the fork Of the two roads toward
which she and the cowboys were rid
ing. she checked her horse IN the
shade Of a cottonwood tree. and as
the party rode up the draw she saw
the horseman under surveillance u
was George McCloud
UnluckiIy. as she caught a glimpse
OF him she was conscious that ne was
looking az her. She bent forward TO
hide a momeutary confusion. spoke
briskly 10 her horse. and rode out OF
sight AT Marion's she had carefully
avoided him. Her precipitancy at their
last meeting had seemed on refloc-
tion. unfortunate She felt that she
must have appeared 90 him sbeckngly
rude. and there was in her recalling of
the scene am uuconfesscd impression
that she had been 20 blame often
when Marion spoke OF him. which she
did without the slightest reserve and
with no reference as Go whether Dick
size liked 80 or not. DO had been i'm Dick
sizes mind to bring mp the subject OF
the disagrecable scene. hoping that
Marion would suggest O way for ma
king some kind of uuembarrassiug
amends But such opportunities had
slipped away unimproyed. and here
was the new railroad superintendent.
whom their blum ue.ghbor Sinclair
never referred 20 other than ass the
college guy being brought apparently
as "a prisoner Go the Stone ranch
Busted with Der thoughts. Dicksie
rode slowly along the upper trails
until "a long detour brought her around
the Corrals and iu at the back az the
house Throwing her lines Co the
ground. she auchted and through the
back porch door made her way unob-
served 60 her room. From the office
across the big hall she heard mems
voices in dispute. and she slipped into
.he dining room. where She could hear
and might see without being seen.
The office was filled with cowboys
Lance Dunuing. standing with cigar
in his hand and one leg thrown over
corner of rhe table. was facing Nc
Cloud who stood before him with his
hand on chair Lance was speaking
as Dicksie looked into the room and
III cu'' tones Wy men We're acting
under nay orders"
You have uo ri-At 90 give such or
ders." NeCloud said. distinctly. nor
20 aeiain iAt. nor 'o oosiruct our free
passage along iA' r-ht ar way you
nave "srecu io convey io as under our
survey
Damn your survey. never had
"a plat oi anH such survey. ] don
recognize aay such survey. And n
your uthi-o.."ay men had ever said q
word about crossing thc creek above
the rume I never would have given
you a right Of WAY az ALL"
There wore never hrt two limos
run below the creek. after WON raised
objection ( ran them both and both
well. you can't I'M "a grade fb.re
I and some Of my r,.elfr-s ar. c.ir.
to dam up THAT basin and Inc frrfe..
ton laws viii protect our ri.hts-
II certainly can't rr- a er,a. i'm b.
low the fume. and 1or r,,.sa to t.rt
about our CROSSING above it,"
"a certainly do"
-V-bv ro- I.r us rro-s v.r.~o ,..
are. and run now level Tor vour ditch
that will put tlc fuius higher ur7-
"You viii have to c-.s. b.lo,g rho
hume where 10 stands or YOU wont
cross the ranch at am"
NcCIoud was silent for "a r,orrert
Il am using "a supported grade there
for eight miles 20 yet over tho hin
within a three-teuths umir cant
drop back there We might as well
not build at AIN if We can't hold opr
grade. whereas IL vorId he very Sim.
Die TO run a new line for vour ditch
and my engineers viii do II for you
without dollar OF expense 20 you,
MI Dunnins.
Lance Dunning waved his hand as
an ultimatnm. Cross where 1 tell
you 10 cross. or keep on the Stone
ranch. Is that EnGishT'
II certainly IS. But in matter OF
TACT we must cross on the survey
agreed on IN the contract for right
Ot-Way deed