The Dolores star., 1910-04-29
copyriEht. By . 3. Lippincott Coz

Magoon shaved. policed himself gen.
orally. then strobe up the river. his
big sable-and-white collie following
He reached town after dark and found
q little restaurant and a good-looking
girl therein. This was Nettie. the red.
haired angel Of Buckamuck, which set.
Element was among the rawest Of the
gold" towns on the Mammon.
Trouble was plain in Nettie's eyes.
Hello. Danny" she said shyly.
come on back here to the kitchen
I'm just about through"
The two sat down In the little shiny
clean kitchen. Magoon's face was
wrinkled with emotion as he said
huskily:
"Ye tol' me Z come this night. Net
tie. win We marry me. gurl? Mind.
I'll set Scotty on We. II ye DON'T"
Il did ask you to come tonight"
she forced herself to say. land I've
got to give you the worst OF II. It's
hard to have to say No to you.
Danny"
The little Irishman rubbed his
hard hand across his mouth and left
. thin. game smile there.
"Ah. WE'LL" he said. almost steadily,
tbs your swate self that knows best.
deere"
The girl rose impulsively. BE
lieve me. Danny, I would help II II I
could, but Golfer has won out. know
the boys hate and misunderstood him.
but he's man for that. and I told
him to-day that I was his for life:
and all the time I knew that was
turning down man who would make
. little heaven for woman here on
the Mammon-for a woman that was
sQuare-and I'm meaning you, Dan.
N.Y."
II was the ancient story OF the
woman who loves. talking to the man
she likes.
IT'S no manner av blame for ye.
Nsttie." Magoon declared. IAN for all
] know Golfer Is a better man thin
am. which 10 rubin glory In tn face
~ him, sure"
Then Magoon held out his hand.
Goodbye. Nettie. DEERE" he said.
AN don't ye be afther feelin' bad for
me. ] have weddin' prisint for ye,
an . wurrud or a blow or a dollar. or
oil three. amy time We made thin. p"
And 80 the little Irishman left her
with the deepest hurt OF his life. The
next morning he turned over his
claim, through . third party. to the
auburn-haired girl. And there were
few better claims on the Mammon
than the Belle Mare" diggings. Then
with q mount and two pack ponies
and the mournful Scotty ut his left
stirrup. Magoon rode north along the
shrunken river-bed OF the Mammon
TO the town OF Contention. making 80
miles from Buckamuck before sun.
down.
He was needed at Contention and
remained to shoot his way into promi-
nence and respect. He was feared
and admired ~ lucky and effective
men are. He bought new claim on
the Mammon and made II pay. He
took his drink and sat In poker
game on occasion. As q deputy under
Sheriff Stockton he went to the Gap.
. rendezvous Of smutted characters.
winged Big" Fellows there and
brought his back on murder charge.
Then Stockton. the Sheriff. under.
took to clean out the Gap, times be-
Ing dull In Contention, lie rode over
with seven deputies and was shot
from his horse AZ he hove In sight OF
the stronghold. Only life enough re-
NAMED In him after he fell to turn
over his command to Magoon. who
carried out the job. but brought back.
besides Stockton and his prisoners,
three Of his own seven on pack.ponies.
made fast with the diamond hitch. BY
acclaim on his return Danny was
hoisted into Stockton's place