Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-07-20
but Old LIE who would Come

| got all the cOnvenicnces."
| His eyes as he spoke were Oh ~
figure of Lee. who sill stood ON ~
bridge. awed and wolr;hipful. barred %
approach ll Lie. she s.,dll IL
know" he silently vowed why lu
her thrOu;-h useless suffering ana
shame? EDWARD Wethcrford's diSDr
dered life Is near its end TO br;rHy
him to his wife and daughter wou:d
be but the rcopening of an old wound"
He was stirred to the center of his
heart by the coming Of Lee Virginia.
so sweet and brave and trustful. His
stern mood melted rs he watched her
there waiting. with her face turned
toward him. longing to help. "Sha
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 thb,
moment If called her"
He went back to his repulsive serv-
ice sustained and soothed by the little
camp of faithful friends on the other
side Of the stream.
During one of his clearest moments
Wetherford repeated his wish to die
stranger. I'm going out like the old
time west, a rag Of what l once was.
Don't let them know. Put no name
over me. Just say. An old cowpunch.
er lies here"
Cavanagh's attempt to change his
hopeless tone proved unavailing. En-
fecbed by his hardships and his pris.
on life, he had little reserve force upon
which to draw in fighting such an en-
envy. He sank soon after this little
speech into coma which continued
to hold him In its unbroken grasp az
night fell.
Meantime, seeing no chance of aid.
ing the ranger, Redfeld 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, It'll he is safely out Of it.
till l know that he is beyond all dan
ger"
Redfeld did not urge her to return
to do, but when he understood the
girls desire to be near her lover he
took off his hat and bowed to her.
"iou are entirely in the right" he
said. Here is where you belong"
Rcdield honored Lie for her sym
pathetic support of her daughters res
olu,ion and expressed his belief that
Ross would escape the plague. Il feel
that his splendid vigor. combined with
thc mountain air, will carry him
through, even if he should prove not
10 be immune. l shall run up again
day after tomorrow. l shall be very
anxious. What a nuisance that the
telephone line is not extended to this
pntr;. Ross has been insisting on its
vaIDc for months"
Lec saw the doctor go with some
disniay. Young as he was, he was at
least reed to cling to in case the
grisiy terror seized upon the ranger
"N-. Redfield. can't you send a real
GSctor? 1t 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 and init
mated that at the proper time ad-
vancement would be offered him. ''The
whole policy is but beginning" said
he, "and a practical ranger with your
experience and education will prove of
greatest value"
To this Ross made reply: "At the
moment l feel that no promise Of ad-
vsncement could keep me In this coun
try of grafters, poachers and assassins.
Fm weary Of it and all it stands for.
However, II l 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 might remain in the
west"
would you accept the supervisor
ship of the Washable forest?" demand
cd Dalton.
Taken by surprise, he stammered. ~
might. but am the man?"
You are. Your experience fits you
fcr a position where the fight is hot
The Washable forest Is even more a
bono OF contention than this. We have
laid out the lines Of division between
the sheep and the cows. and 1t will
lake a man to enforce our regulations
You will have the support Of the best
citizens. They will all rally, with you
as leader. and so end the warfare
there"
lit can never end till Uncle Sam
puts rangers over every section Of pub
nc lands and lays out the grazing lines
~ VIC have done In this forest" re-
torted Cavanagh.
II know. but to get that requires "A
revolution in the whole order Of
things" Then his fine young face
lighted up. But Wen get 1t. Public
sentiment is coming our way. The old
order is already 50 eaten away that
only its shell remains"
"It NAV be If these aSsaSsinS are