The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-02-06

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lieddeld came ntir enough Is See
tint Tie rance llce though ired.
s1ptreQ no Illness ana wis rs
lieyed sSTto IS this Old 81 he
asked. Hasn't he any relatives IN
the country
He came from Texas. so he said
You're NOT coming Ing lie broke on
70 say to the young physician, whom
Iize had shame1 into returning 10 the
cabin.
Il suppose Pll have to- he protest
ed weakly.
n don't see the need Of It. The
whole place reeks OF tie poison. and
you might carry i away with you
Unless you insist on coming ID ana
are sure You can prevent further con,
tagiCn ] shan oppose your entrance
Ffou are in the Company Of others. /,
must, consider their wetfIre.'
The y0ung fellow was, relieved
"Well, so long as we know what 1t Is
I can prescribe just rs well right
here he said and gave directions for
the treatment, which the ranger agreed
TO carry out.
II tried to bring a nurse" explained
Redfeld, ''but l couldn't find anybody
but old Lie who would come
Il don't blame them, replied Ross
ut isn't a nice Job. even when you've
got all the convenience"
His eyes as he spoke were on the
figure of Lee. who still stood on the
bridge. awed ana wurshipfuls barred5of
approach by LIE. 4She shall not
know he silently vowed. why put
her through useless suffering and
shame? Edward wetherford's dlsor
dered life Is near its end, To betray
him TO his wife and daughter wound
be but the reopening 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 as he watched her
there waiting, with her face turned
toward him, longing to help. "she.
would have come alone II necessarily
he declared. with a fuller revelation of
the self sacrificing depth Of her love-
land she would come to my side this
moment II c:ssSd her.
He went baCa to his renulsive serv.
Ice sustained and soothed by tue little
camp of faititfui friends on the other
side of the stream.
During one of his clcarest. moments
Wetherford repeated his wish to die
stranger. 'I'm going out like the old
time west, rug of what 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 unavaillng. En.
feebled by his hardships aud his pris-
IN 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 us
night fell.
Meantime. seeing no chance of aid.
Ing the ranger, Rcdheld and the for
ester prepared TO return. but Lee, re.
enforced by her mother. refused to nc.
company them. Il shall stay here"
she said. It'll lie is safely out of it,
till l know that he is beyond all dan
ger"
Redfeld did not urge her to return
as vigorously us Dalton expected him
to do, but when he understood the
girls desire to be near her lover lie
took OF his hat and bowed to her
''You nre entirely in The right" lie
said. Here is where you belong"
Redfeld honored Lie for her sym.
pathetic support of her daughters res,
olution and expressed his belief that
Ross would escape the plague. 81 feel
that his splendid viGor. combined with
the mountain air. will carry hlm
through, even II he should prove not
to be immune. shall run up again
day after tomorrow shall lie very
anxious. What n nuisance that the
telephone line is not extended to this
point. Ross has been insisting on its
value for mouths"
Lee saw the doctor 50 with some
dlsmay. Young as he was. lie was at
Ieast reed to cling to in case the
grisly terror seized upon the ranger.
MIR Redtieid, can't you send a real
doctor? 1t seems 50 horrible to be
left here without instructions"
The forester, before going. again be.
sought cavanaGh not to abaudon his
work in the forestry service and init.
mated that al the proper time ad.
vancement would be offered him. THE
whole policy is but beginning" said
he, and q practical ranger With your
experience and education will prove Of
greatest value"
To this Ross made reply: "At the
moment feel that 10 promise of id
vancement could keep me in this coun-
try of grafters, poachers and assassins.
lm weary of 1t aud all it stands for.
However, II could aid in extending
the supervision Of the public ranges
and in stopping forever this murder
and burning that 80 on outside the
forestry domain I might rpTnafr IN tho