Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30

derby"
Enderby Turned out 30 be- the ownc"
or the voice with the English accen-
which Lee Virginia had heard in thu
hall. bui he was very nice, and a mo
ment later Mrs Redheld entered with
Mrs Endcrby. large lady with g,
smiling face. Then voice she knew
spoke from behind her: 81 don't need
a presentation. Miss wetherford ana
] have already met"
She turned - meet Ross Cavanagh.
the young ranger
How did sou got here;" she asked
m wonder.
4 rode s,ross the hills It's not
FAR"
lie. 100 sas In evening dress. aud as
she stared at him In surprise he laugh
tngiy protested Please don't scruti.
nize this coat too closely. Ii's the only
one I've owned for ten years. and this
T. the only house IN which ia dare To
wear IL
One Of the guests was Srate Senator
Bridges. a farmsrlike elderly man
wearing badly fttIne serge suit lie
was markedly western so was his
wife who looked rather uneasy and
hot
Virginia and Ross. being the only
young folk at the table were seated
together, and Endcrby remarked pri-
vateiy. Ross. you're In luck"
II know | am" he replied heartily
lie was as Redneid had said. high
" susceptible. made ~ by his solitary
he ,t tUs inuuD..ia-. Jnd 10 be- seated
close beside thls maid of the valley
stirred his blood To the danger point
II was only by an effort OF the will
that he kept In touch with the CONVEX
sation.
II hadn't the least thought Of seeing
you here" said Virginia. How did
you happen 10 conner
s;edneld telepboned me az the mill.
ana I came AT eRco haven't been
here since MAY. and Just thought Ia
take n half day OF Luckily my IN
dcrstudy was with me. left him ON
the Job"
lie did not tell her that She WAS the
principal reason f0r ''~ sudden de
scent upon Elk l.od md ne one bur
Rcdncld knew the killing ride he had
taken In order "a he In az the begin
ningN,ef the dinner. The girls face
aud f.ice. especially her voice. had
been with him night aud day as he
went about his solitary duties. Her
life problem had come 10 al his mind
TO a disturbing degree. and he was
eager To know more Of her and ~ her
struggle agalnst the vice and wi
Earity Of the Forks.
How In your motherY' he asked
few minutes later.
Not AT all we'll Mr.. Rcdncld l. 10
take the doctor back with us tomor
row" The ecstasy died out OF her
face. and the flexible lips dropped with
troubled musing. II am afraid she
suffers more than she will admit
"She needs rest and change. She
should get away from her seat M that
cash register and return To the open
air. A touch Of camp life would help
her She sticks too close to her work"
II know she does. but she won't let
isn't because she doesn't trust me:
she says It's because she doesn't want
me sitting thcre-sO-pu publicly. She
doesn't oppose my housekeeping any
more
.You certainly have made the old
m into n place az miraculous neat.
She flushed with pleasure. Il have
done something, but not as I'd like 60
do. really think n mother wishes
10 sell she could do so now TO much |
better advantage"
I've no doubt OF Il. Really. I'm |
not being funny. Miss Wcthcrford. |
when I say you've done something |
heroic. It's no easy thing to go into
a place like that and mahe IL hab-
table. II shows Immense. courage and |
self reliance on your part It's pre-
ciscly the kind OF work this whole
country needs"
His praise. sincere and generous. re-
paid her for all she had gone through
II was n great pleasure 10 hear her
small self praised for courage and self
reliance by one whose daily work was
heroic. All things conspired TO make
a conquest Of her heart, for the ranger
bore himself with grace and dealt with !
his silver deity. His face, seen from
the side. was older and sterner than
she had thought Il. but IL was very at-
tractive In line
Redheld appealed to the ranger.
Gross, you're all sorts Of reactionary.
What do you say TO this? Senator
Bridges Is opposed to all federal inter
ference with state forests and state
game"
The foresters eyes lit up. But are
they state forests and state gamer
What makes them so? They are lands
which the whole people purchased and
which the whole people defended"
"Heah, heahw cheered Enderby.
Bridges brlstled with anger and went
eff into )ong harnngue on state rights
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