Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-13

horses head. he rode toward It to
stamp 1t out. 1t Was not upon his
patrol. hut that did not matter. His
duty was clear.
AS he drew NJ he hegan to per-
ceive signs of a broken camp. The
ground was Uttered with utensils. 1t
wag not an ordinary campfire, and the
rangers heart quickened- Another
sheep herder has been driven out and
hts ten and provisions burned!" he en-
claimed wrathfully.
His horse snorted and SHE'D as he
rode nearer. and then a shudder passed
through the rangers heart AZ be per-
cefved In the edge Of the ~smoIdering
embers a boot heel and then-a cAayred
h0ndf In the smoke Of that fre was
the reek Of human flesh
For q long time the ranger sat on his
horse. peertng down into those ashes
until at last 1t became evident to his
eyes that at least two sheep herders
lad been sacrificed on the cattleman's
altar OF bate and greed
All about On the sod the story was
written all too plain Two men pos
sibiy three. had been murdered. cut to
pieces and burned not many hours be-
fore. There stood the bloody spade
with which the bodies had been dis
membered. and there lay an empty can
whose oil had been poured upon the
mingled camp utensils. tent and wagon
Of the herders in the attempt to incin-
crate the hacked and dismembered
limbs of the victims. The Ia fessness
OF the range had eliminated. The
ferecity Of the herder bad gone beyond
the savage Here In the sweet autumn
air the reek of the cattleman's venge-
ance rose like some hideous vapor.
poisonous and obscene.
The ranger sickened ~ tho bloody
tale unfolded itself before him. Then
q fierce hate of sHeh warfare famed
in his heart Could this enormity b.
committed under any other civilized
iaagf Would any other government In
termingle 80 foolishiy. SO chiidishly. Its
state and federal authority as to per-
NIT such l abolismy
In hts horror. his sense OF revolt. he
cursed the state Of which he was a
citizen. He would have resigned his
/ commission at the moment, 80 intense
was his resentment of the supfne, care
less, joviai. slattern government under
which he was serving.
'fRy the Lord he breathed, with
solemn intensity, IF this does 0
shame the people Of this state into
| revolt, II these tends are not hound
| ed and hung. / will myself harry them.
/ cannot i've and do my duty here un-
less this crime is avenged by law"
Chilled. shaking and numb, he set
| spurs to his horse and rode furiousiy
down the trail toward the nearest
| town, so eager to spread the alarm
| that he could scarcely breathe a deep
breath. On the steep slopes be was
forced to walk. and his horse led SO
badly that his agony OF Impotence
was deepened. He had a vision of the
murderers riding fast into far coun-
{ trieS Each hour made THAR apprs-
hension progressively the more difi-
cult,
who were they p he asked himself
again and again. What kind Of man
, did this thingf Was the leader a man
ike Bailardf Even so, he was hired.
BY whom? BY ranchers covetous of
the range; that WAS absolutely GER
tain"
1t was long after noon before be
came to the end Of the telephone line
In a little store and p~ostofice at the
upper falls of Deer creek. The tele-
phone had a booth fortunately, and he
soon had Redfeld's ear. but his voice
was SO strained and unnatural that his
chief did not recognize IL.
as that you. Ross? What's the mat
ter? Your voice sounds hoarse."
Ross composed himself and told his
story briefly. "Im at Kettle Ranch
postodice. Now listen. The limit of
the cattleman's feroctty has been
reached. As | rode down here to get
into communication with a doctor for
g sick herter ] anne upon the scene
of another murder and burning. The
Ere is still smoldering. At least two
bodies are In the embers."
At last. bit by bit. from hurried
speech, the supervisor derived the
fact. the location. the hour. and d.
rectes-s the herder to ride back and
guar = hs remains till tho sheriff ar-
rived.
keep It all quiet.s' warned Ross,
land get the sheriff and a doctor to
come up here as quick as you can
What Is this country coming tor he
cried In despair. sswfH this deed go
unpublished like the fest1'
Redfeld's vefce had lost IT'S eptfniis-
tie ring, Il don't know; I am stun.
ned by It all. Don't do anything rash.
Ross. Wait I'll / come. Perhaps this
Is the turning point ouf here. IN be
up at the earliest moment"
Tho imbiffered and d~ishesrtened
ranger then called up Lee Virginia.
and the sound Of her sweet voice turn
ed his thoughts to other and tn q
sense more important matters. for
when she heard his name she cried
out with SUCH eager longing and APP
peal that his heart ieaped- "oh. / WISH
you were hereE Mother has been worse
today She ts asking for you Caa't
you come down and see us? She wants
to tell you something.s
ITO be continued.}
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