Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-23
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others equally loyal, equally to be

others equally loyal, equally to be
trusted. but she did not know them.
She rose TO a complete understand
ing of Cavanagh's love for the high
country" and his enthusiasm for the
cause. a cause which was able to
bring together the student from Yale
and the graduates of Bergen and of
Oxford and make them comrades in
preserving the trees and streams of
the mountain states against the en-
croachments of some of their own citL
zens. who we're openly. shortsightedly
and cynically bent upon destruction.
spoliation and misuse.
She had listened TO the talk of the
forester and the supervisor. and she
had learned from them that Cavanagh
was sure of swift advancement now
that he had shown his courage and
his skill. and the thought that he
might leave the state { take charge
of another forest brought her some
uneasiness. for she and Lie had plan
ned to 60 TO Sulphur City. She had
consented to this because It still lef.
to her the possibility Of occasionally
seeing or hearing from Cavanagh. But
the thought that he might go away al
together took some Of the music out Of
the sound Of the stream and made the
future vaguely sad.
For the next two days Cavanagh
slept but little. for bis patient grew
steadily worse. AS the fame of his
fever mounted. Wetherford pleaded
for air. TIE n g threw open the
doors. admitting freely the cool. sweet
mountain wind. HE might as well
die of a q aft as smother" Yves his
thought. and by the use of cold cloths
he tried to allay the itching and the
pain.
With the coming of the third night
Wetherford was unconscious and IN
recognizable to any one who had
known him in the days of .'the free
range" He was going as the wild west
was going. d~iscredited. liberated. poi
soned. incapable of rebirth. yet carry
ing something fine to his rave. He
had acted the part of q brave man:
that shall be said of him. He hae
gone to the rescue of the poor Basque
fnstinctively. with the same reckless
disregard of consequences to himself
which marked his character when az
a COW boss on the range he had get
aside the most difficult ask for his
own rope or gun. His regard for the
ranger into whose care he was now
about to commit his wife and daugh.
ter persisted in spite Of his suffering.
In him WAS his hope. his stay. Once |
again. In n lucid moment, he reverted
to the promise which he had draw n
from Cavanagh-
"If | go you must take care-of my
care of Lie too. Promise
me that Do you promise?" he insist
ed.
II promise-on honor" Ross repeat
I'd. and, with a faint pressure of his
hand $50 slender and weak. Wether-
ford sank away into the browse which
ieepened hour by hour. broken now
and then by commissions. which wrung
the stern heart OF the ranger TIL his
hands trembled for pity.
The day was well advanced when the
sound of rafting pebbles on the Hill
back of bis cabin drew his attention.
a few moments later a man on a
weary horse rode up to his door and
dropped heavily from the saddle. he
q small. dark individual. with
s~pectacles. plainly of the city.
Beware! Smallpox" called Ross as
visitor drew near the door.
The newcomer waived his hand con
temptuously. i've had it. Are you
Ross Cavanaghr'
81 am"
"AIy name is Hartley. I represent
the Denver Roundup. I'm Interested