Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-21

visory he asked, with fnnt quiazt
cnl smile around his eyes
"Thcrcs nothing you can do but
take cure " this man. But az soon
as YOU are nble 10 ride ugOln I'VE got
some special work FOR you / want
you TO Join with young Bingham, the
RINGER on Rock creek, ana line up the
Triangle cattle. Murphy IL reported
to have thrown on the forest nearly a
thousand head more than his permit
cnls for | want you 10 see about
that Then complete your maps 40
that ! cnn turn them IN ON the lst Of
November and about the middle Of
December you are ~ tuko charge Of
this forest IN my stead Eleanor has
decided to take the children abroud
Tor couple OF yeurs, and as / nm TO
be over there part OF the time | don't
feel Justified IN holding down the su
perylsor's position shall resign in
your favor Wait noww be called
wurniugy "Tho district forester aud
] framed all this up MS We rode down
the hIlI yesterday and II goes Oh.
yes there's one thing more Old man
Dunn
- know"
"llow did you learn it1'
"a reporter came boiling over tho
ridge about noon today wanting mo to
give him the names which Dunn had
given me. was strongly tempted 10
do us he asked me to-yOu know these
newspaper men are sometimes the
best kind OF detectives for running
down criminals but on second thought
] concluded to wait until | had dls
cusscd the mnttcr with you ! haven't
much fifth In the county authorities"
Ordinarily | would have my doubts
myself" replied Rcdhed, but the
whole country is reused and we're
going to round up these men this lme
sure The best men and the big pa
pcrg nll over the west are demanding
un exercise OF the law and the re.
ward we have offered He paused
suddenly "By the way, that reward
VIII como 10 you II YOU can brIug
about the arrest " the criminals"
"rhc reward should go to Dunns
family" replied the ranger soberly,
poor chap, he's sacrificed himself for
the good OF the state"
"Thnts true His family Is left In
bad shape
Cuvauugh broke on the conversation
suddenly 81 must go back to- He
had almost said "back 10 Wetherford.
"My patient needs mel" he exclaimed
How does he seemw
Hes surely dying In my judg,
ment he can't last the night, but so
long ns he's conscious its up to me to
be on the spot"
Redncld walked slowly back across
the river, thinking ON the patient cour-
age OF the ranger
1T isn't the obvious kind Of thing
but its courage all the same" he said
TO himself
Meanwhile LIE and virginia left
alone beside the fire, had drawn closer
together
The girls face so sweet and 40 pen
siye, wrought strongly upon the older
womnu's sympathy, Something Of her
own glrlhood came back TO her Re
ing freed from the town and all ils as
sorIutIons she became more consider
ate. more thoughtful She wished to
speak nud yet she found It very hard
TO begin AZ last she said, with II
touch Of mockcry IN her tone, You
like Ross Cnynnngh almost as well IA
| do myself don't your
The girl flushed little, but her eyes
remained steady 81 would not be here
II did not" she replied.
"Nclther would !. Well, now, | have
got something 10 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
well, then got fond Of you, and
every day made It harder" Here she
made her supreme effort "Chid, I'm
an old blurr I'm not your mother Mt
all"
Lee stared NJ her IN 0mazemcnt.
"What do you mean" she asked
Il mean your real mother died when
you was u tiny little babe You see, |
was your fathers second wlfe-in
fact, you weren't a year old when we
married Ed made me promise never
10 let you know We were to bring