Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-18

The Great Conserva-
ton Novel
fContinuedl

Approaching the brooding felon, he
spoke gently and sadly. I'm sorry
for you, Wetherfcrd. / sure am. but
It's up to you to get clear away so that
Lee will never by any possible chance
find out that you are alive. She has
a romantic notion of you as a repre-
sentative of the old time west, and 1t
would be a dreadful shock to her II
she knew you Fou 4 /. It's hard to
leave tser, l know, now that you've
seen but that's the manly thing to
do-thJ only thing to do"
'Oh. you're right-of course you're
right. But / wish l could be of some
use to her, l wish ] could kind Of keep
watch over her. I'd be glad enough to
play the scullion In her kitchen. But
If you're going to take her.
"But I'm not" protested Ross. "Tm
going to leave her right here. I can't
take her"
Wetherford looked at him with
steady eyes. into which a keen light
lesped. Don't You intend to marry
herr"
Ross turned away. "No; I don't /
mean 1t Is impossible"
"Why not? Don't tell me you're al
ready married?' He said this with
menacing tone.
mo; I'p married, but He
stopped Without making his meaning
plain. "Tm going to leave the country
and
Wetherford caught him up. "I reck.
on 1 understand what you mean. You
consider Lie and me undesirable par.
ents-not just the kind you'd cut out OF
the herd OF your own free will. Well
that's all right / don't blame you Sc
Tar as I'm concerned. But you can for.
get mezSonsider me a dead one. I'll
never fher her nor you"
Car~nagh threw out an impatient
hand. at is impossible" he protest.
ed. "It's better for her and better for
me that I should do so. I'm going
back to my own people"
Wetherford vas thoroughly reused
now. Some part of his old time fire
seemed to return to him. He rose from
his chair and approached the ranger
firmly. 1--WE seer you act like a man
Ross Cavanagh. You've been a good
partner these last few days-a son
couldn't have treated me better-and
I hate to think Ill of you. But my girl
loves you'll could see that. I could
e her lean to you."
Ross said slowly: sTt win be hard
for you to understand when I tell you
that / cart a great deal for your daugh.
ter, but a man like mean Englishman
cannot marry, or he ought not to
marry-for himself alone. There are SO
man. others to consider-his friends,
his sisters
Wetherferd dropped his hand. 81
seer! His tone was despairing. "When
I was young we married the girls we
loved In defiance OF everything. But
you are not that kind You may be
right Pm nothing but a debilitated
old cowpuncher branded by the state
q man who threw away his chance
but I can tell you straight I've learned
that nothing but the love of q woman
counts"
In the meantime Lee Virginia wait
ed with increasing impatienea fol-
Ross C~avanagh's return. expecting
each noon to see him appear at the
door. But when three days passed
without word Or sign from him her
uneasiness deepened into alarm. The
whole town was profoundly excited
over the murder. that she knew. and
she began to fear that some Of the
hangers enemies had worked their evil
win upon him.
With this vagca fear In her heart.
she went forth into the street to In
qutre. One of the first men she met
was Sifton, who was sitting, as usual.
outside the livery barn door. smiling,
inefficient. content. or him she asked.
.Have = ~ seen Mr.. CayanaghT
"Yes," he ansee,eu. "Lsaw him yes
terday, Just after dinner, down at the
p~ostoflee.s He was writing a letter at
the desk. Almost Immediately after
ward he mounted and rode away. He
was much cut up ever his chiefs dis
1nissal."
'Why has he not written to me, I"
she asked herself, and why should he
have gone away without a word of