New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-11-22

day. I'm going to find out about thai
He'll learn he can't get arbitrary wit
me-" ~
The old woman chuckled, "'Pear
like you've changed your tune sine
'9e, Sam"
He admitted his conversion shame
lessly. I'm for whatever will pa.
best. Just now, with high tariff
sheep are the boys. So long as I ca,
get on the reserve at z cents head
lambs free--Im going to put every dol
lar I've got into sheep"
YOU'RE going to get thrown of al
together one Of these days." said tn,
young man on the back seat.
Thereupon violent discussion aros,
over the question of the right Of 4
sheepman to claim first grass for his
focks, and Gregg boosted that he cared
nothing for 1.-THE dead line" They've
tried to run me out of Deer Creek, but
I'm there to stay. have 10000 more
on the way. and the man that tries to
stop me will find trouble"
The car was descending into the val
ley of the Roaring Fork now, and wire
fences and alfalfa fields on either side
gave further evidence of the change in
the lands dominion. Down past the
courthouse refurbished and deeper
sunk in trees. Lee Virginia rode. re-
| calling the wild night when 300 armed
and vengeful cowboys surrounded it.,
holding three cattle barons and their
,, hired invaders against all corners, res
olute to be their own judge, jury and
hangman. 1t was all as peaceful as a
Sunday afternoon at this moment.
with no sign of the fierce passions of
the past
The car crossed the Roaring Fork
and drew up before two small shacks,
one of which bore faded sign, "The
Wetherford House." and the other in
fresher paint, "The Wetherford Cafe"
On the sidewalk group of Indians
were sitting. and half dozen SLOUGH
ing white men stood waiting at the
door.
AS Lee went past the hotel porch
her heart beat hard and her breath
shortened. In a flash she OWNED the
truth. She understood why her moth
er had discouraged her coming home.
It was not merely on account of the
money. It was because she knew that
her business was wrong.
What squalid little den it was!
How cheap, bald and petty the whole
town seemed of sudden! Lee Vir-
ginia halted and turned. There was
only one thing to be done, and that
was to make herself known. She re-
traced her steps, pulled open the bro
ken screen door and entered the cafe.
1t was low. dingy dining room filed
with the odor of ham and bad coffee.
At the tables ten or fifteen men, a mot
ley throng, were busily feeding their
voracious jaws, and on her left, behind
a showcase filed with cigars, stood
her mother, looking old. unkempt and |
worried. The changes in her were SO
great that the girl stood in shocked |
alarm. At last she raised her veil.
Mother" she said. don't you know
me?
A look of surprise went over the
older woman's flabby face-a glow
which brought back something of her
other self, as she cried, "Why, Lee
Virginny. where did you come from?'
The boarders stopped chewing and
stared in absorbed interest, while Vir
ginia kissed her blowsy mother
by the Lord, It's little virginny"
said one old fellow. Its her daugh-
ter"
Upon this a mutter Of astonishment
arose, and the waiter girls, giggling,
and envious, paused, their
platters in hand, to exchange comment
on the newcomers hat and gown. A
cowboy at the washing sink in the
corner. suspended his face polishing
and gaped over his shoulder In silent
ecstasy. Some of the men came for
ward to greet her, and, though she had
some difficulty in recognizing one or
two Of them $50 hardly had the years
IF her absence used them. she even
:ually succeeded in placing them ALL
At length her mother led her through
he archway which connected the two
INTO small bedroom, into which the 8
western sunset fell. 1t was a shabby }
,lace, but as a refuge from the crowd t
n the restaurant 1t was grateful.
Lie looked at her daughter critical c
Y. II don't know what I'm going to y
10 with girl like you. Why. you're y
'urty-purty as picture. You were
kinny as child. I'm fair dazed. r
treat snakes. how you have opened k
ut! You're the living image of your t
lad. What started you back? l told
ou to stay where you was" II
II had no place to go after Aunt v
ELLA died. had to come home.' 4
you wrote they was willing to keep v
ou'
'They were, but couldn't ask it Of K
hem. had no right to burden them, Il
nd, besides, Mrs. Hall wrote me that n
on were sick" o.
II am. but I didn't want you to come a.
lck. Lay of your things and come u
~ n e,,pror We'll - H. a ex~..S