The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-01

OIL life. lie had little reserve force upon
which TO draw in dghting suth an en-
emy he sank suon after this little
speech into coma whSn continued
to bold him in its unbrukeD grasp ~
uisht fell
Meanllme. seeing no chance Of aid
ing the ranger. Redheid and the for
ester prepared to return. but Lee. re-
enforced by her mother. refused to ac-
company them. u shall stay here
she said. til he Is safely out u IT,
till know that he is beyond all dan
ger"
| Redacld did not urge her to retufu
as vigorously as Dalton expected him
to do but when he understood the
girls dc,Yu to he near ber iorer he
took of bisf hat aud bowed to Der
'You are entirely in the right he
said Here is where YOU belongp
Rcdncld hunurrd Lize for her sym
pathetic support cf her daughters res
olution aud expressed bis belief that
Ross would escnpe the plngue ~ feel
that bis splendid vigor. combined With
the mountain air. will carry him
through. even II he should prove not
10 be immune. ! shall run up again
day after tomorrow ! shall be very
anxious. What r nuisance that the
telephone line Is not extenoed TO this
point Ross has been insisting on its
value for months"
Lee saw the doctor go with some
dismay. Young as he was. he was at
least reed to cling to IN case the
grisly terror seized upon the ranger
"Mr Bedneld. cant you send real
doctor? n seems so horrible to he
left here without Instructions
The forester, before going, again be
sought Cavanagh not to abandon his
work in the forestry service and inti-
mated that at the prOpel time ad-
vauccment would be offered him, The
whole policy is but beginning" said
he. "and n practical ranger with, your
experience and education will prove OF
greatest value"
To this Ross made reply AT the
moment feel that no promise of ad'
vaucement could keep me IN this conn
try Of graftcrs. poachers and sssossins.
I'm weary Of It aud all II stands for.
| ltoNNNFIs " fbllh dAu ~ fAANhhAhh
the supervision of the public ranges
and In stopping forever this murder
and burning that 60 on outside the
forestry domain I might remain in the
west"
Would you accept tho supervisor
ship OF the Washable forest?' demand
ed Dalton
Taken by surprise, he stammered, ~
might. but am ! the man?"
You are. Your experience hts you
for n position where the fight is hot.
The Washable forest is even more .
bone Of contention than this, we have
laid out the lines 1f division between
the sheep mud The cows. snd,ii will
take man TO enforce our regulations.
You will have the support Of the best
citizens They viii all rally. with you
as leader and so eud the werfare
there" 'fFwn
1T can never end til Uncle Sam
puts rangers over every section of pub.
lic lands ard lays out the grazing lines
ms we have done in this forest,l re
torted Cayanagh. 4aat ~
~ know. but to get that requires a
revolution IN the whole order Of
things" Tbrn his Gne Young face
lighted up. But wel get it Public
sentiment is coming our way The old
order Is already so eaten away that
only its siell remains"
III may be. If these assassins are
punished | shall feel hopeful OF the
change"
81 shall recommend you for The SUI
pervisorshlp Of the Washakic forest"
concluded Dalton dccisiyely. And so
goodby and good luck"
England. his blood relatives. even
he Rcd6plds. scemed very remote 10
the ranger as he stood in his door that
night aud watched the sparkle OF
Swensun's campfire through the trees
With the realization that there waited
brave girl ~ the type thai loves sim
gle heartcdlv, rendy TO snerihue every
thing TO the welfare Of her ldehllged
subject, he felt unworthy selfish vain
'Tf ! should fall sick she would in
> ,ist on nursing me, For her SAFE 7
r%'t give Swenson the most rigid or
ders not 10 allow her. no p,stter what
I happens, 10 approach 7 win not have
her touched by this thing
Beside the blaze Lee and her mother
! So; for the most pnrt In silepce. with
nothing 70 do but 10 wait the Issue of
the struggle going on IN the cabin. so
s near and yet so inaccessible 10 their
I VIII II was as IN n magic wall. crys-
r tai clear. yet impenetrable shut them
] away from the man whose quiet hero
Ism was the subject Of their constant
] thought
II was marvellous. as the dusk fell
and the afr nipped keen to soc how
LIE Wetherford renewed her youth
Tho excitement seemed 10 have given
her a fresh hold on life She was
wearlcd but br no means weakened
, by her ride and ate heartily OF the
rude fare which Swensou set before
, her This is what needed" she OK
uItantly said the open mir and these
trout. feel ten years Younger al.
| ready MauV'N the utpht I've cannad