Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-23

you are entlreiy In the right. ne
said Here is where you belong"
Redfeld honored Lie for her sym
pathetic support of her daughters res
olution and expressed bis belief that
Ross would escape the plague. II feel
that bis splendid vigor, combined with
the mountain air. win carry him
through, even If he should prove not
to be immune. / shall run up again
day after tomorrow. l shall b. very
anxious. What a nuisance that the
telephone line Is not extended to this
point. Ross has been insisting on Its
value for months"
Lee saw the doctor go with some
dismay. Young as be was. he was at
least a reed to cling to In case the
grisly terror seized upon the ranger.
"Mr. Redfeld. can't you send a real
doctor? II seems so horrible to be
left here without Instructions"
The forester. before going. again be-
sought Cavanagh not to abandon his
work In the forestry service aud init
mated that at the proper time ad-
yancement would be offered him. 1.-THE
whole policy is but beginning" said
he. land a practical ranger with your
experience and education will prove of
greatest value"
To this hoss made reply: "At the
moment ! feel that no promise of ad-
vancement could keep me In this coun-
try of grafters. poachers and assassins.
I'm weary Of 1t and all II stands for.
However. ii | could aid In extending
the supervision of the public ranges
and In stopping forever this murder
and burning that go on outside the
forestry domain l might remain in the
west"
would you accept the supervisor
ship OF the Washable forest7" demand
ed Dalton.
Taken by surprise. he stammered. II
might. but am l the MANI"
You are. Your experience fits you
for a position where the fight is hot
The Washable forest Is even more d
bone of contention than this. We have
lnid out the lines of division between
the sheep and the cows. and 1t will
take a man to enforce our regulations.
Tou will his ve the support of the best
citizens. They win all rally. With you
as leader, and 30 end the warfare
there"
sit a never end till Uncle Sam
pnts ranger. over every section of pub
lie lands ana lays out the g .azing lines
ms we have done In this forest.' re-
tor'ed Cavanagh.
II know. but to get that requires a
revolution In the whole order of
things" Then his fine young face
lighted up. But Well get it. Public
sentiment is coming u way. The old
order Is already so eaten away that
only Its shell remains"
'It may be. II these assassins are
punished ! shall feel hopeful of the
change"
II shall recommend you for the su
.ervlsorship Of the Washable forest"
concluded Dalton decisively. "And so
and good luck"
England, his blood relatives. even
she Redfelds. seemed very remote to
the ranger az he stoodIin his door THAI
fhs sparkle OF
swenson's campfire through the trees
With the realization that there waited
! brave girl of the type that loves sin
gle heartedly. ready TO sacrifice every
thing to the welfare of her ideallzed
subject. he felt unworthy. selfish. vain
eff | should fall sick she would in |
sist on nursing me. For her sake |
must give Swenson the most rigid or
ders NOT TO allow her. no matter what
happens. to approach. | will not have
her touched by this thing"
Beside the blaze Lee and her mother
sat for the most part In silence. with
nothing to do but to wait the issue of
the struggle going on in the cabin. so
near and yet so inaccessible TO their
will. 1t was as II a magic wall. crys-
tai clear. yet impenetrable. shut them
away from the man whose quiet hero
ism was the subject of their constant
thought
II was marvellous, as the dusk fell
and the air nipped keen. to see how
Lie Wetherford renewed her youth.
The excitement seemed to have given
her a fresh hold on life. She was
wearied. but by no means weakened.
by her ride and ate heartily of the
rude fare which Swenson set before
her, This Is what | needed" she
ultantly said-''the open air and these
trout. / feel ten years younger al
ready. Many's the night I've camped
on the range with your father with
nothing but a purp tent to cover us
both and the wolves bowling round
US. I'd feel pretty fairly gay If 1t
wasn't for Ross over there in that
cabin playing nurse and cook all by his
ssomeness."
ee expressed q deep satisfaction
s 40 the fact of their nearness. III
b. Is LII we can help him." she reiter-
ated.
There was a touch OF frost in the air
as they went to their beds, and.
though she shiyered. Lie was undis-
mayed There's nothing the matter
with my heart" she exuited. ~ don't
believe there was anything really seri-
Gus the matter with me. anyway. l
reckon I was just naturally grouchy
and worried over you and Ross"
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