The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-06-02

SYNOPSIS.

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Tee virginln weiherfofd. who mas bsor
q IN eastern school Tor yeara satsfns
70 Hesfins fofk ficr mother coarse
naseuline woman. Il running shabby
teardine house. whsro whisky IL sold
iihout license
lee meets Ross cavanaeh forest ran.
&C.. and Forest Supervisor Redneld. Cav.
shash snd fsse become interested IN each
Liza vsbsrford. f.oo,s mother. becou..
81 Lee starts In 20 Improve tho chagac.
.sf p the nosr1lns house. cavaQash and
Gfegs. a'fanciffnan. threatens Cavanagn.
Lee is dIsgusted with her surroundings.
Ise ceases her elicit whisky selling. Mrs
hfa9Sfe faas9Sesd i iy aSoi * yrI aysnasfsss ,s ess IN.
terestlng career and explains the work
leo 3 delighted VIII ihe ~ Culture h'fs SHOWN
OF Elk Lodge cavanash rides sixty miles
70 spend the evening with her.
Cavanash's lovo for Lee grows. Mrs.
Roddeld likes Lee. but dlsliltes her moth.
or and thinks Cavanaghs love affair IS
foolish.
TIE doctor orders Lie TO cease work
and diet herself She rebels Cavana gh
arrests Gregg's son and stranger named
Edwards ms poachers
Roaring Fork rowdleg attempt to rescue
themselves and help Cavanagh.
They drive away the roughs. and Cav
anagh delivers his prisoners to Judge
Higley for trial.
Edwards. whose fine has been paid,
Joins Cavanagh at his cabin. He tells
Cavanagh he is Ed Wetherford, Lees
fathA- Ina thinks ha Ia dead.
John Barleycorn was involved,
reckon"
Sure thing. Hes generally always
In it."
You'd better take my gloves. It's
likely to snow In half an hour. Go
ahead. I'm younger man than you
are"
The other made decent show Of re-
sistance, but finally accepted the offer,
saying: "You certainly are white to
me. l want to apologize for making
that attempt to sneak away that night.
had a powerful good reason for not
staying any longer"
Ross smiled little. "You showed
bad judgment-as 1t turned out"
Il sure did. That girl can shoot. Her
gun was steady as doorknob. She
filed the door. Where did she learn to
hold gun like that"
"Her father taught her, so she said"
"She wouldn't remember mean old
cuss like me-but I've seen her with
Wetherford when she was kidlet. I
never thought she'd grow up into such
mn sxo
sick to me. She ought to send her girl
away or get out. AS you say, the Fork
is no kind Of place for such a girl"
He spoke with good deal Of feel
Ing, and the ranger studied him with
deepening interest. He had taken on
dignity in the heat of his protest, and
IN his eyes blazed something that was
both manly and admirable.
You're just the kind of figure to
catch a girls eye. She likes you. i
could see that, but you've got good
opinion Of yourself. You're an edu-
Gated man. Do you intend to marry
herP
"See here, Mr.. Sheep Herder, you
better ride on up to your camp" And
Ross turned to mount his horse.
wait minute" called the other
man, and his voice surprised the ran
ger with note Of authority. Il was
terribly taken with that girl, and
owe you whole lot, but I've got tc
know one thing. can see you're full
Of her and jealous as bear Of any
other suitor. Now, want to know
whether you intend to marry her OF
whether you're just playing with her.
Ross was angry now. what l in
tend to do is none of your business"
The other man was suddenly ablaze
with passion. His form had lost IT.