Putnam patriot., 1911-05-26

horse pee .ng down lat0 those ashes until al last if became evident to his eyes that at least two sheep berders had been sacrl8eed og the cattieman.s altar of hnfe and greed
 All about on the sod the story was written all too plain Two men, pos sibly three hd bean murdered. cut 10 pieces and burned not many hours be fore. There stood the bloody spade with which the bodies had been dis membefed and thcre .a5 an empty can whose 8a had beeH poured afan the mingled camp utensils lent a1d wagon of the heylers iu the attempt 10 incia= crate the haefed a8s dismembered lifnts 5f fine victims The laWIessness of the range had Hinafed The ferocifv af tha fFFdef Had gone beyond the savage Here lu fhe weet autumn afr the reet of the catfiemau Fengez ance rose Ike some dIde0us yap0r poisonous and obscene.
 The raaaof zifkeued as tha bloodE tale unfolded ltsaf before him Then fierce bate of such warfare famed iH his heart Gouid 1Hls enarmliy be committed under arg other aiYHIzed flag Would any other government in termluele eo fgaash'F % aldidisuiy its state and federal authority as 70 per nit saeb diaba
 In bis horror. hie sense of revolt he cursed fhe sta ie oG which he was q citizen He wauId haee resigned hi= commission nf inc moment 70 iHfen was his reseufa Ht of fhe ~uH.He. care less. f6vfaI. aa5gn government under which he wae serving
 By Ghe 14ur1- he hreathed wlfh solemn intensity. "if th.s does nor shame tHe people Gf This stafe into revolt if these deudz are ugt houA d and haHg. | stIl myself Aaus fheH ] cannot live and do my dutY bre ua less this crime K avenged bY iaw."
 Chilled shaking and aImh he set spurs 10 his horse and rode fesIauslR down the trail toward the nearest town. SO eaeer 10 spread ihe alarm that he could scarcely breathe 4 deep breath. On tHe sleep slopes he WIS forced to walk. and his horse led SO badly that his agony of impatienee was deepened He had vision of the murderers riding fast into far coun tries Each hour made their appre hension progressively the more diin cult.
 "who were theyf" he asked himself again and again What kind of man did this fhluge Was the leuder man like Baiiafd2 Even SO he was hired By whom Rx ranehers eosetous ef the range, thaf wis absolutely eef= tain
 II was long after noon before he came 10 tho end of The telephone line in a little store and postofiiee at the upper falls of Deer creek. The tele- phone had booth fortunately. and he soon had rodfeld's ear but his voice was so strained and unnatural that his chief did Dot recognize fl.
 "Is that Fou Ross Hhnt's the mat terf Your voice sounds hoorse"
 Ross composed himself and told his story briefly I'm at Kettle Ranch postofiice Now listen lhep limit of the eattlemlns feroeity has been reached As ! rode down here to get Into communication with d doctor for sick herder | came upon the scene of another murder and burning. The fire k still smoldering Al least two bodies are In the embers."
 At last. bit by bit, from hurried speech the supervisor derived the fact the location. the hour. and di- rected the herder to ride back and guard the remains till the sheriff ar rived
 Keep 1t all quiet.' warned Ross and get the sheriff and doctor to come up here as quick as you can What is this country coming to-" he cried in despair Will this deed Sc unpunishcd like the rcsty'
 Redheld's voice had lost it's optimis tlc ring ''l don't know; am stun ned by 1t all Don't do anything rash. Ross. Wait dn come, Perhaps this is the turning point out here. I'll be up at the earliest moment,
 The imhittered and disheartened ranger then called up Lee Virginia, NF4t4 iift' NtNAfA AA NiA't nNfA'NN NRtN " NNAA n ed his thoughts to other and in a sense more important matters, for when she heard his name she cried out with such eager longing and ap peal that hls heart ieaped "oh, l wish you were here Mother has been worse today She ls asking for you Cant you come down and see usj She wants to tell you something"
 q can't-I can't" he stammered "l --I-I'm a long way off and I have important work 10 do Tell her will come tomorrow Dear girl. there k sick man fur up on the mountain side with no one to care for him but a falling sick himself I must 20 back to them; but. believe me, will come just as soon as my duties will let me You understand me. don't your
 Her voice was fainter as she said "Yes, but Lit seems hard 10 wait"
 "I know Your voice has helped me l was in black mood when l came here. I'm going back now 10 do my work. and then l will come to you Goodhy,"
 Strangely beautiful and very subtle was the vibrant stir of that wire as il conveyed back To bis ear the little sigh with which she made answer to his plea. He took his way upward h a mood which was meditatiye. but nc longer bitter.
 CHAPTER NV.
 SHADOWS ON THE MIST.
 "HE decision which Cavanagf
 made hefMeen love and duty