The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-06-30
SYNOPSIS.
BY HAMLIN GARLAND


a.
S1 NOPSlJ.
Leo Vireinle Vvetherf,td ,.bo nae te,,
TO an rp4tnrn rehsot fof vaafr tefufts
70 Roaring fork lfer mother "a rsefse
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terestlna careo, o,a .sttsts. tt, -
and troubtea of ,bo Jo,,.~l s.,,t.e
Lee Is delighted WIN tic tntufo SHOWN
at Elk Lodge. cavanagh rides slsiy miles
covnnaeh's iovo for Ioo ,..,,., a..
pednetd i,t.cs To- h,,, i,,tt,.s. ~,
ar and tIt,l,. ,,n,,ar,nt,,s VIZ. '.,e''
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and diet borso,, az rohe,s ra..'''., "ul y
arrests Grerg's son and s,ranecr oa,,.', ,,,i,s
Roarine =" lsorls rrnwiio. o,,c,nn, "a ,os,.,,,
the prlsonors but Ijze end toc aru,
themselves ana heip cavnnagh
anarb deliver. h,s nr,soners ns ~ ~ ,n%,, d
Higley for trial.
Edwards, whose fine has been paid.
9ons Tans,osh oavahasn na ., ~ ms cabin ne teus
sotho- % thinks 10 ,s dead
Wetherford ana Nsvanusn ma T. -ss7-.
nor,os rnrsa mr.n A,,,a,non mna 49, Meslc,lo'1 ne
herders murdered
Cavanagh calls the sheriff TO the scene
Cattlemen are suspected of the murders
S,lcurs iii' are are hunting for Ed wetherford,
who Is an escaped convict. President
s,nns n,, 'e's r'"e''oi CO. anu eavahaeh re-
| Fearing 10 spread conta,syon. Cayanagh
ana Wetherford rotlre TO Cavanagh's cab
IN. Wctnerlord urges Cavnnnsh to mar
tIregg accuses cavanash OF ianr'6ofring a
convict. Lize volunteers to nurse Weth-
t,.n,en ~ u ,pIn III sha n'peses porGs ea'
Lie and Lee ind Cavanagh nursing
Wetherford. lie refuses their aid but
my oa'np neur ", s"'aiash % o"e'eV
Dunn, the intofner. kills himself Leo
insists upon remaining near cavahash
"'' N''''''!--a n,s reS sna'.'n
He was stirred to the center Of bis
heart by the coming of Lee Virginia.
so sweet and brave and trustfui. His
stern mood melted as he watched her
there waiting, with her face turned
toward him. longing to help. "She
would have come alone If necessary"
he declared. with fuller revelation Of
the self sacrificing depth of her love,
''and she would come to my side this
moment II called her"
He went back to his repulsivc serv-
ice sustained and soothed by the little
camp or faithful friends on the other
side OF the stream.
During one OF MS clearest moments
Wetherford repeated his wish TO die q
stranger. I'm going out Ike the OLD
time west, rag OF what ! once was.
DON'T let them know. fut no name
over me- Just say, An old cowpunch-
er lies here
Cavanagh's attempt to change his
hopeless tone proved unayailing. En-
feebled by his hardships and his pris-
on life, he had little reserve force upon
which to draw In lighting such an en-
emy. lie sank soon after this little
speech into a coma which continued
to hold him In its unbroken grasp as
night fell.
Meantime. seeing no chance of aid
ing the ranger, Redfleld and the for
ester prepared to return. but Lee, re-
enforced by her mother. refused to ac'
company them. Il shall stay here
she said, "till he Is safely out Of IT.
till ! know that he Is beyond all dan
ger"
Redneld did not urge her to return
as vigorously as Dalton expected hin
to do, but when he understood thu
girls desire TO be near her lover ht
took off his hat and bowed to her
"You are entirely In the right" ht
said. Here is where you belong"
Redfield honored Lie for her sym
pathetic support of her daughters res
olution and expressed his belief tha