Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-31

Just left a cowboy sat at the table
taking apart "A revolver TO clean it.
The revolver was spread in its parts
before him, but across the table lay
rife. The man had not been in the
room when she left IL a moment be-
fore
Dicksie passed behind him. He paid
no attention TO her; ne had not looked
up when she entered the room. Pass
ing behind him once more 10 20 out.
Dicksie looked through the open win
dow before which he sat Sinclair and
Marion sitting under the cottonwood
tree were IN plain sight. and the muz-
zle OF the rife where Il lay covered
them. Dicksie thrilled. bat the man
was busy with his work. Breathing
deeply. she walked out on the porch
again. Sinclair, she thought. was
looking straight at her. and in her anx-
iety 20 appear unconscious she turned.
walked 10 the end OF the house. and
at the corner almost ran into a man
sitting out Of doors in the shade mend
ing saddle. He had removed his belt
70 work, and his revolver lay in the
holster on The bench. its grip Just
within reach Of his hand. Dicksie
walked IN front Of him, but he did not
look up. She turned as II changing
her mind. and with a little firt of her
riding skirt sat down in the porch
chair. feeling a faint moisture upon
her forehead.
I am goinE 20 leave this country.
Marion" Sinclair was saying. There's
nothing here for me. can see that.
What's the use OF my eating my heart
out over the way I've been treatedg
I've given the best years Of my life TO
this railroad and now they turn me
down with a kick and curse. It's
the old story 0 the Indian and his
Cog. only I don't propose 20 let them
make soup Of me I'm going 20 the
coast. Marion. I'm going 70 California.
where I wanted TO 60 when we we're
married. and I wish 10 God we had
gone there then. All our troubles
might never have been II I had got in
with different crowd from these COW
boozers on the start And. Marion. 7
want 20 know whether youu give me
another chance and 90 with me"
Sinclair. on the bench and leaning
against the tree. sat with folded arms
looking az his wife. Marion in a
hickory chair faced him.
mo one would like TO see YOU be all
you ought 90 be more than !. Murray:
but you arc the only one i'm the world
that can ever give yourself another
chance 20 De that"
The fellows in the saddle here now
have denied me every chance % make
man Of myself again on the railroad
you know that Marion. In fact.
they never did give me the show was
entitled TO. I ought to have had
Hailey's place. Bucks never treated
me right in that; he never pushed me
IN the way he pushed other men that
were just as bad as I ever was. Il
discouraged me; that's the reason
went 90 pieces
III could Doe no reason for treating me
as YOU treated me. for bringing drunk
en- men and drunken women into our
house. and driving me ont OF 60 unless
I would be what YOU were and what
they were"
hA'M 4 maven I NftltN YOU right
I've treated you shamefully. I will do
anything on earth you say 10 square
Il. viii! Recollect had lived
among men and in the same country
with women like that for years before
knew you. / didn't know how 10
treat you; I admit IT, Give me anoth-
er chance, Marion"
Il gave you all that had when
married You. Murray I haven't any
thing more 10 give TO any man. You
would be disappointed in me II l could
ever live with you again. and could
not do that without living a lie every
day"
He bent forward. looking at the
ground. He talked Of their first meet
ing IN Wisconsin; OF the happiness OF
their little courtship; he brought Up
California again, and the northwest
coast, where. he told her. a great rail-
road was 20 be built and he should find
the chance he needed TO make a record