The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-06-09
~ Forest ~ RanQer
BY IIAMllN GARLAND

~ certainty was fIave any arrests
been madeT'
Ne' ee' lr't vo're On e'nw This
a .iarshni flames ~ i,niIas. Mr.. ,rt.
anaph pursued the deputy The two
men nodded IN token " the lnffoduc.
lion, nnd the deputy went on. "you
'cmcml,er that old cuss that used ~
work for GrcggT
Again cnvanagh nodded
"wcil. that chnr Il wanted by the
rcxns authorities Mr. fialncs here
wants 10 see him mighty bad Hes
an escaped convict with bad record"
"Is that so2" exclaimed cnvanngh
II thought lie seemed n bit gun shy"
'Thc last seen Of him was when Sam
Gregg sent him up TO herd sheep.
think he was mixed up In that killing
mysclf-him and Bnlard-n were
going up 10 get some track of him
Didn't turn NJ ut your station, did
hcT
Yes; he came by some days ago, on
sick Basque. Ambro. went up n
couple of days ago and found the
Basque dead and the old man gone.
buried the herdcr the best could, and
I'm on my way down to report the
case"
The deputy mused: "1Ic may he
hanging round some OF the lumber
camps. reckon VIC had better go up
md look the ground over anyhow. We
| might just chance TO overhaul him"
"TIe may have pulled out over the
range" suggested the ranger. ANY
you'll probably have TO camp at my
place tonight. You'll find the key
| hanging over the door. Go In and
make yourself comfortable"
The deputy thanked him aud was
about to ride on when Cavanagh add
cd: IL burned that Basquc's tent and
| bedding for fear OF contagion. His
outfit was worthless anyhow. You'll
find the sheep just above my cabin
Il and the horse In my corral"
1.-THE old man didn't take the horse,
eh? Well, that settles It; he's sure at
one of the camps. Much Obliged. Good
1
day"
| AS the two officers rode away wcth-
erford leaned heavily on his Iommci
and stared at the ranger with wi.l
eyes. His face was drawn and his
lips dry. They'll get me! They'll gel
mel" he said.
"Oh, no, they WON'T rciolncd Cava.
nagh.. you're all right yet They
suspect nothing. How could they
with you In uniform and In my com
panyi"
"All the same, Pm scared. That
man Haines had his eyes on me every
minute. He saw right through me
They'll get me. and they'll charge me
up with that killing"
mo, they won't, tell you.' insisted
the ranger. "Hainos suspected nothing
had his eye. lie never saw you be
fore and has nothing but II lescrip
j ton to 60 by, so cheer up. Your uni
(, form and your position with me vii
make you safe--perfectly safe. They'll
find the Basque's camp burned ant
the sheep in charge Of the dog. an,
they'll fancy that you have skipped
across the range. But see here. oil
man." and he turned on him sharply
"you didn't tell me the whole trutl,
You said you were out Oh parole
II couldn't tell you the whole truth.
replied the fugitive. But | will now
I was in for life sentence. l wa
desperate for the open air and home
sick for the mountains, and l strucl
down one Of the guards. was will
ing to do anything to get out.
thought II l could get back to thi
country and my wife and child I'd b
safe. / said I'd be willing to go bacl
to the pen II necessary, but I'm net
/ can't do 1t. I'd die there. You mus
!. save me for my girls sake" !.
His voice end eyes were wild with
kind Of desperate fury of, fear, an,
Cavanagh, moved to pity, assured hin
I of his aid Now, listen,' lie said
I'm; going TO- shield you on accoun
, Of your work for that poor shepher'
y and for your daughters sake. It's M
duty to apprehend you, Of course, bu
I I'm going to protect You. The safes
thing for you to do Is to 60 back b
my cabin. Ride slow. so us not to ge
there TIL they're gone. They'll rid
over to the sawmill without doubt l
they come back this way remembe
I, that the deputy saw you only as
, ragged old man with long beard an
, that Haines has nothing but printe
, description to go by. There's no us
, trying to-. fee. You are marke
. man in, that uniform, and you ar
safer right here with me than any
, where else this side Of ChIcagt
, Haines is likely to cross the divide !
= the belief that you have gone tina
!. way, and II be does you have no on
!: but the deputy to deal WITH I.
VI Hessucceeded at last in completes
!. rousing the older mans coprage. "a.
. Wetherford rose to meet his opport.,
: nifty. "Ifl do II" ,"hesai.r firmly: :
= "That,s the talkt" c9cdiIhed" On!
|. anagh 70 ,eEc9drase td6R'. "You' Cd
Z throw them OF the tratk tins time, an
when come back ,tofnoqf3!w wr!l' tlrih
some other cfotIfmg for You, and tht
wen plan Gs Flhd sIls1 Sasssss1e sa1sa I'm t11i