Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
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Yrom The divide It looked like
mountain on fte. I'm Sorry Mr.. Sin
CLAP is not here Q
Why indeed, yes, so AMI"
q Because know him. You ere one
Of his men.I presume" 90
1 Nosexactly; 6but is there anything
aAdo-" o. .
oh thank you. nothing, except that
ths pretty bay colt be sent. over to US
has sprung his shoulder"
he VII be sorry to hear II, I'm
sureR g Ga
"Buf We are doing everything pos
sible for him He is going to make a
perfectly lovely horse" .
"And whom may l say the message
iS from?" Though disconcerted, Nc
Cloud waSregaining his wits. 3 He felt
perfectly certain there was no dan
ger,~ she knew Sinclair and lived in |
the mountains, but that she would
sometime find out he was not a con-
ductor. When he asked his question
aSe appeared slightly surprised and
answered easily: 'Mr. Sinclair will
know 1t is nom Dicksle Dunning."
McCloud knew her then. 9 Every
OF knew Dicksiea Dunning in the
high country. This was Dtcksie Dun
ming Of the. great Crawling Stone
ranch. most widely known Of all the
mountain fapches. While his stupidity
IN not guessing her identity before
overwhelmed BIN, be resolved to ex.
haust the last effort to winsher inter.
ost. Q eese
Il don't know just when l shan see
Mr.e Sinclair he answered, sgravely,
but he shall certainly have your
message.Es
A doubt seemed to steal over Dick
sic at the change in McCloud's man
ner. ION, pardon me-eI thought you
were working for the company"
eYou are quite right, l am; bat Mr..
Sinclair is not" GO
Her eyebrows rose a little. al
think you are mistaken, aren't your
1T is possible l am; but if he is
working for the company, 1t is pretty
certain that l am not" he continued,
heaping mystifcation on her. "How-
ever, that will not prevent my deliv.
ering the message. By the way, may
ask WEIGH shoulder"
Shoulder"
Which shoulder is sprung"
"oh, Of course! The right shoulder,
and it. is sprung pretty badly, too,
Cousin Lance says. How very stupid
of me to ride oyer here for freight
wreck" Q o
McCloud felt Inundated at having
nothing better worth while to Offer
1T was very bad one" he ventured.
But not Of the kind can be of any,
help st2I fear" o
McCloud smiled. 1--WE are certainly
shert of belp."o
Dicksie brought her horses head
around. She felt again Of the girth
as she realied: Not such as can
q supply. I'm afraid" And with the
words she stepped away, as If prepar.
Ing to mounts 8 %
eMcCloud interviewed. Il hope you
won't go away without resting your
horse. The sun is so hOts0 Maynt l
of@ you some sort Of refreshment?".
Dicksie Dunning thought not.
The sun is very warm" persisted
McCloRd.
Dicksie smoothed her gauntlet in
the assured manner natural to her..
4 am pretty well used to it."
But NcCloud heldaon. Several cars
OF fruit we're destroyed in the wreck.
! can ofeb you any quantity Of grapes
crates of them are spelling over
there-and pears" @
oSThank you, am sust from lunch.
con-"
AND have cooled water in the car.
l Appe you won't refuse that, so far
out in the desert"
Dicksie laughed a little. DO you
call This far? l don't; and i don't
GIL this desert by any means. Thank
you ever SO much for the water, but
I'm not In the least thirsty"
1T NAs kind Of you even to think
Of extending help. l Wish you would
let me send some fruit over to your
ranch. 1t is only spelling here" .
Dicksie strO&ed the neck Of her
horse. 1T is about Is miles to the
sanch house."
Il don't call that far"
"0h, 1t isn't" she returned, hastily,
protesting not to notice the look that
went with the words, Except for per.
s.sable things!" Then, as If acknowl.
eds. ~ here disadvantage, she added,
swinging her bride rein around: q
am under obligations for the offer, Just
the same"
AT least, won't you let your horse
drink" McclOua threw the force Of
an appeal into his words, and Dicksie
stopped her preparations and ap
peared to wapeb e
Jim is pretty thirsty. suppose
Have you plenty Of water?"
"A Iepder full. Had I letter lead
him down while you Tait up on the
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