Putnam patriot., 1911-07-07

take care of this man. But as soon as you are able to ride again I've got some special work for you l want you 10 jo.n with young Bingham. the -=4ngpr on Rock creek and line up the W-angle cattle Murphy is reported fo Lave thrown on the forest nearly thousand head mere than his permit calls for l want you to see about qhat. Then complete your maps so that can turn them in on the lst of November. and about the middle of December you gre tg ...e large of this forest in my stead Eleanor has decided to take the children abroad for q couple of years. and as 1 ain 10 be oser there part of fhe tiiue don't feel Justified in holding down the sn- perYisor's position. shall resign in your favor Wait now" he called WarniHgly. The district forester ana framed all this up is we rode down Che hill yesterday. and it goes Oh. yes. there's one thing more. Old man Dunn
 T know"
 How did you learn itF'
 "A reporter cane boiling over the ridge about noon today wanting me 10 give bim thr names which Dunn had given me. I WIS strongly tempted t0 do as he asked me te-yeu know these newspaper men are sometimes the best kind of detectives for running down criminals but OH second thought ] concluded t0 wait until had dis eussed the matter with you haven't much fnith in the county authorities
 "Ordnarily waald have my doubts myself" replied Radieid but lhe whole country is faHsed. aud Ne.fe going fo round HB 9Ae=e mcn ebis time sure The best men aHd the biz pa pcrs an over the west are demanding an exercise of the law. and the re ward we have offered" He paused suddenly. By the way, that reward will come 10 yon If you can bring about the arrest of the criminals
 "The reward should go to Dunn's family" replied the ranger soberly. Poor chap. he's sacrificed himself for the good of the state
 That's true. His family is left in bad shape
 Cavanagh broke off the conversation suddenly. "I must go back to- He had almost said back to Wetherford My patient needs me- he exclaimed.
 How does he seemG''
 lies surely dying In my judg ment he cant last the night. but so long IS he's conscious it's up to me to be on the spot"
 Redfeld walked slowly back across the river. thinking on the patient eour- age of the ranger.
 Tt isn't the obvious kind of thing. but it's courage all the same,' he said to himself
 Meanwhile Lize and Virginia. left alone beside the fire. had drawn closer together
 The girls face so sweet and so pen sive. wrought strongly upon the older woman's sympathy Something Of her own glrlhood came back to her. Re ing freed from the town and nll it's ns. sociations, she became more consider ate, more tnouSnIiui. sue Nisutu tp speak. and yet she found it very hard to begin At last she said. with a touch of mockery In her tone, You like Ross Cavanagh almost as well as do myself, don't you?"
 The girl flushed little but her eyes remained steady. "I would not be here if I did not" she replied.
 Neither would I. Well. now. 1 have got something to tell you something ought to have told you long ago something that Ross ought to know. intended to tell you that first day you came back. but couldn't somehow get to it. and | kept putting it off til we'll then I got fond of you. and every day made 1t harder" Here sht made her supreme effort. "Child. Tn an old bur. I'm not your mother al all"
 Lee stared at her in ama2ement s.What do you mean3" she asked
 "I mean your real mother died wher you was tiny little babe Non see, was yeur fathers second wife-h fact you weren't year old when W, married. Ed made me promise nevel to let you know Me were to bring