The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-03-02

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student under the chief, and the chief
says he's all right, which satisfies Inc.
Furthermore, he's real forester and
not political jobber or a corporation
attorney"
That's good" repeated Cavanagh.
and yet" he said sadly at leaves the
chief out just the same"
"No: the chief Is not out. Hess
where he can fight for the idea to bet
ter advantage than when he was
subordinate under another man. Any
how. he asks us all to line up for the
work and not to mind him. The work, I
he says. Is bigger than any man.
Here's that resignation of yours" he
said. taking Cavanagh's letter from
his pocket II didn't put II on file,
What shall do with itT'
Throw II To me-" said Cavanagh
curtly
Reddcld tossed 1t over the hitching
pole, and Ross took II up. looked ut IL
for n moment in silence. then tore IL
into bits aud threw 1t on the ground.
"yphat are your orders, Ne. Super
visor he asked, with a faint, qui2zi
l'ui bl'Nlli 'N'Hs
There's nothing you can do but
take care of this man. But as soon
as you are able to ride again I've got
some special work for you. | want
you to join with young Bingham, the
ranger on Rock creek. and line up the
Triangle cattle Murphy Is reported
10 have thrown on the forest nearly a
thousand head more than his permit
rails for. | want you to see about
that Then complete your maps so
that can turn them In on the list OF ,
November. and about the middle OF
December you are to take charge OF
this forest In my stead. Eleanor has
decided To take the children abroad
for a couple OF years, and as l am to-
be over there part Of the time don't
feel justified In holding down the su-
; pervisor's position. shall resign I'm
your favor. Wait nowr' he called
warningly "rhe district forester and
l framed all this up as we rode down
the hill yesterday, and 1t goes. Oh,
yes, there's one thing more. Old man
n Dunn
Il know"
How did you learn it?"
"a reporter came boiling over the
!, ridge about noon today wanting me to
give him the names which Dunn had
/, given me. | was strongly tempted to
do as he asked me to-you know these
newspaper men are sometimes the
best kind of detectives for running
= down criminnls--but ON second thought
concluded To wait until | had dis
cussed the matter with you. | haven't
much faith IN the county authorities"
Ordinarily / would have my doubts
=. myself" replied ltedield, but the
n whole country Is reused. and we're
|, going to round mp these men this time
Il sure. The best men and the big pa
:. pers all 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 to you II you can bring
about the arrest of the criminals"
"rhe reward should go to Dunn's
, family" replied the ranger soberly
u "Poor chap, he's sacrificed himself FOL
: the good of the state"
"That's true, His family is left ii
bad shape
Cavanngh broke OFF the conversation
g suddenly. II must go back to- ii,
d had almost said back to Wetherford
e "My patient needs mer' he exclaimed.
n How does he seem?"
Hes surely dying. In my judg
p ment he can't last the night, but s,
y long as he's conscious it's up to me L
be on the spot"
- Redfeld walked slowly back across
the river, thinking on the patient cour
age of the ranger.
: 1T isn't the obvious kind of thing
d but it's courage all the same" he sait
3 to himself
o Meanwhile Lie and Virginia, lef
|, alone beside the fire, had drawn close
l. together.
The girls face, so sweet and so pen
g sive, wrought strongly upon the olde
e woman's sympathy. Something of he
p own glrlhood came back to her. BE
ing freed from the town and all its as
VI sociations, she became more consider
D ate, more thoughtful. She wished Il
speak, and yet she found 1t very hare
10 DeRln. Al lhSt sue sdIu, WIN
! touch OF mockery In her tone, "Yol
: like Ross Cavanagh almost as well a.
u | do myself, don't your"
= The girl flushed Il little, but her eye
y remained steady. 81 would not be her,
:" II did not" she replied.
: Neither would |. Well, now, I hav
= got something to tell you-somethin
\ nnult Ia haUa told long or
- something that Ross ought to know.
}. intended TO tell you that first day 20
I came back, but | couldn't somehow
It get TO it, and kept putting 1t off ii
|, well, then / got fond of yon, an
! every day made 1t harder" Here sh
a | made her snnrame effort nChlld III