The Delta independent., 1911-02-10

will bring forth. think I'll have to
coise down again just to observe the
improvement, III Ii the Mace"
"It can't last" Lie interjtcc..
She'll catch the western habits.
She'll sag. same as we all do"
'No. she WON'T" declared Ross. with
intent to encourage her, If you give
her a free hand predict she'll make
the countrywide"
when do you go back to the noun.
tains?" Lee Virginia asked little
later.
Immediately after my luncheon" he
replied.
She experienced q pang Of regret
and could not help showing 1t little.
Your talk helped me-" she said. 1--we
decided to stay and be of use to my
mother"
Reddeld overheard this and turned
toward her.
Il want Mrs. Red6eld to know you.
I'm sure her advice will be helpful.
hope you'll come up and see US II you
decide to settle In Sulphur or II you
don't"
| SuOulu lhe u QO SO, sue Sdlu.
touched by the tone as we'll as by the
words of his Invitation.
"Redield's house is one of the few
completely civilized homes in the
state" put In Cavanagh. When l get
so weary of cuss words and poaching
and graft that l can't live without
killing some one l go down to Elk
Lodge and smoke and read the super.
visor's London and Paris weeklies and
recover my tone"
Redheld smiled. when I get weak
kneed or careless in the service and
feel my self respect slipping away
go up to Ross cabin and talk with a
man who represents the impersonal.
even handed justice of the federal
law"
Cavanagh laughed. There. Hav-
ing handed each other reciprocal bou-
quets, we can now tell Miss wether-
ford the truth. Each of US thinks very
we'll of himself. and we're both be-
levers In the new west"
what d. you mean by the new
west?" asked the girl.
well. the work you've been doing
here this morning Is part of It." an
swered Redieid. Its a kind Of house.
cleaning. The old west was plctur-
esque and In a way manly and fine
certain phases of II were heroic-and
l hate to see It all pass. but some of
US began to realize that 1t was not all
poetry. The plain truth Is my COM
panions for over twenty years were
lawless rufhans. and the cattle busi-
was founded on selflshness and de-
Tended at the mouth of the pistol. We
were all pensioners on Uncle Sam and
fighting to keep the other fellow OF
from having a share Of his bounty. II
was all wasteful. half savage. We
didn't want settlement: we didn't want
law: we didn't want state. We want
ed free range. We were a line of pi-
rates from beginning to end. and we're
not wholly reformed yet"
Some one at the table accused Red.
field of being more of town site
boomer than d cattlpman.
He WAS quite unmoved by this charge.
THE town site boomer at least believes
In progress. He does not go so far as
to shut out settlement don't care
to have my children live the life I've
lived. Besides. what right have we to
stand In the way Of communities
growth: Suppose the new life Is less
picturesque than the old. We don't
like to leave behind us the pleasures
and sports Of boyhood. but we grow
up nevertheless. I'm far more loyal
to the state as forest supervisor than
l was when was riding with the cat
tlemen to scare up the nester."
At this moment Sam Gregg entered
the room. followed by young man IN
an English riding suit. Seeing that
the star boarder table" offered d cou-
pie of seats. they pointed that way.
Sam was plainly In warlike frame OF
mind and sla III med his sombrero on Its
nail with the action of man beating
an adversary.
THAT is Sam Gregg and his son Joe.
Used to be ranch cattleman. now one
of our biggest sheepmen." Cavanagh
explained. Hes bucking the cattle
men now"
Lee Virginia studied young Gregg
with interest. for bis dress was that Of
a man to whom money came easy. and
bis face was handsome. though rather
fat and sullen. In truth. he had been
brought into the room by his father to
see Lie Wetherford's GIRL" and bis
eyes at once sought and found her. A
look Of surprise and pleasure at once
lit his face.
Gregg was the greedy west checked
and restrained by the law. Every
man in the room knew that be was a
bitter opponent Of the forest service
and that he had It In" for the ranger.
and some OF them knew that he was
throwing more sheep into the forest
/ than his permits allowed and that a