Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-07-13

Sam Gregg. entering tho door ut this
moment, came directly 20 the forest
ers tabia He was followed by the
sheriff. n bearded old man with soil
oil collar and n dim eye
Gregg growled out. You'd better
keep your man Cavanagh In the hills.
Mr. Forester. OF somebody will take .
pot shot at him
why. what's ncwY'
Ills ASSISTANT IL down VIM small
pox.-
-Smaiipox- exclaimed Dalton
Every Jaw was fixed and every eye
turned upon tho speaker.
SMALLPOX gasped Lee.
Gregg resumed. enjoying efso senso-
don no was creating. Yes. that
Basque herder Of nine tho ons Mp
near Black Tooth sent word 10 wns
sick. SO I hunted up IN old tramp by
tho name OF Edwards 10 take his ptace
Edwards found tho dAeo dying Of pox
aud skipped cot over tbs range, ieav-
Ing him to die aloha Cavanagh went
up and fonnd the dago dead and tock
care Of him Result II h0s full OF
germs and hl,s brought hts apprentice
down With r. and 10th of 'em must b
auaSaDtined right vbero they ara
Good heavens man. exclaimed
Dalton. -tht b serioos bnfinap. An
you sure It's smailpoxr
Ono Of my men came rum tbers
last night was tbere myself on
Monday; 20 wns the deputy. The shes>
IA missed Tom this morning but !
reached him by phone. and CavsnaShf
admitted TO ~ thai the basque died
Of SMALLPOX and that b burte1 ham
With his own hands,
The sheriff spoke up TN cTfr1fnnl
part Of n u thiz- Ma Datton-Csve-
nAgh didnt report the cAse wtssn he
came down here. jusa when sboot ieav-
ing . tran Of poison Why didn't h
report az He should be arrested
wait q moment" said Dalton Ter.
haps Il wasn't pox; perhaps II vns only
mountain fever. Cavanagh b not tbs
Kind Of man To involve others In a
nothing bot Q fever, and, not wishing
20 alarm hts friends. he tast sfsd into
town and out again.
A Dash OF light. OF beat, ID Joy. went
through Lees heart n she listened TO
Dalton's defense OF Cavanagh- That
was the reason why be- rode away"
she thought. He was afraid Of bring
ing harm 20 us And this convtrtion
lighted her face with q smile even
while the forester continued hrs anp-
position by saying. -Of course proper
precautions should b taken and n
We are going up there the supervisor
and ! will see that a quarantine b 60
tablisbed n we ind II necessary
Gregg was not satisfied -Cavanae0
admitted TO the deputy and 20 M that
he believed the case TO Do smallpox
and said that he had Destroyed the
camp and everything connected With
Il except the horse and the dos and
yet be comes down bcre. infeccfns ev.
erybody be Meets He turned TO Lea
You'd better burn tho bed be slept
on He's left a tran OF germs wnes-
ever be went say the man n Grim
inaliy liable and should be jailed II
be nvss 70 get back 70 town.
Lees mind was on now on ano<hes
tangent 'Supporss 10 b trucr shs
asked herself "Supposs b. has fallen
sick away up there. miles and miles
from any nurse or DOCTOR
There's something queer abuut shs
whole business pursued 0rYgE For
instance, who h this assistant he's
gotf Johnson said there was an old
man In ranger uniform potterins round.
why didnr he send word by himr
Why did he iet me come to the door,
He might have involved me In the dis
ease tell you. II ysu don't take care
Of him tho people Of tho county will
The fosester looked grava IF he
know n was smallpox and failed to
report II he did wrong. but you say
be took Gre OF this poor shepherd
nursed him till he died and buried
him. taking oil precautions You can't
complain OF that. can you? That's
the act OF q good ranger and brave
man You wouldn't have done H." he
ended. addressing Gregg sickness
up there two full miles above sea level
Is quite q different proposition from
sickness IN Sulphur City or the Fork.
I shall not condemn Mr.. Cavanagh till
I hear his side of the story"
Lee turned grateful glance upon
him. "You must be right don't be-
lieve Mr.. Cavanagh would deceive any
one
"well. well soon know the TRUTH"
said Dalton. "for I'm going up there.
II the ranger has been exposed he
must not be left alone"
ale amt alone" declared the sher-
III. "Tom phoned me that he had an
assistant"
stevenson. ! suppose" said Redfield.
who entered at this moment. "Swen-
son is his assistant"