Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-10
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| got 10 near my little spiel this time"
! Redfield. cperched on the edge Of n
I tawdrya chair, looked -abeni dixie the
charity visitor in slum Kitchen with,
out intending % express disgust, but
1 1t was a dismal room In which to be
I Sick and he pitied Qtlie wonf.lfiJ the
: more profoundly az he remembered
her In che days when -all 7outdoors''
: was none too wide for her. ~ ~ar.
q Lie began abruptly: I'm. down,
but not out. IN fact, I was coming up
! TO see you this afternoon Lee Ind I
are just about pulling out for good"
4 Indeed Why not go back with
. meys -s' ~ ~ srF am - d
ss"You scan4take the girl sback lfsyou
want to, but now that I'm getting my
chance at you may not go'' ~ i@a Z
+ Redheld's 1one5 was entirely cordial
ns he turned to Lee Il came hoping
to carry you away. VIII you Conner"
F'"Im =afraid 4 cant unless mother
goes" she replied sadly
Lie waved an imperative hand.
Fade away, child. want 10 talk
with Mr.. Redfield alone. Go=scei"
Thus dismissed, Lee went back to
the restaurant. where she found the
forester just sitting down to his lunch
con. Mr. Redheh will besout in a
few gmiuptes.s she explained
rWonfi you join mey' he asked In
the frank accent of one to WHOM wom-
en- are comrades. 'The supery isor has
been telling me about you.n tSsss --r
She took seat facing him, feeling
something refined In his long. smooth.
~ sbayeI boyish face X He seemed
very young to be district forester. and
his eyes We're n soft brown, with small
wrinkles of laughter playing round
their corners.
He began at once on the subject OF
his. visit, '.Bediieh tells me. you are n
friend of ir.1Cavansgii's.s Dfd syon
know that he had resigned?"
She faced him with startled eyes
-.No. indeed Has he done so2'',----.---
"Yes. The supervisor got letter
yesterday inclosing his aresigna ten
and asking to be relieved at onces
And when llienrd Of 1t fiasked the
supervisori to bring me doyn to- SEQ
him. Ile's too good 4 mansto loss."
w ny ulu ne resign
"He seemed very bitter sover the
chiefs Dismissal Buf hope to per
suade him to stay In the service. He's
too yalua BILE q man TO lose just now,
when the war Is so hot | realize that
his salary is too small. But there are
other places for him. Perhaps when
he knows that \ have 'speciai note
IN, tl,n h.. ,iIf
slider. He's quite capable, of the su-
pervisors positions 5andfAIr. Reslheldls
willing to- resign In his favor LIN
telling you all tliis because Mr. Red
field has told me of your interest in
MIR. Cavanagh., or.lrather. his Interest
In you
Z sam Gregg, en,eFing the deer at this
smonient. game directly to the forest
eTs table he wasF followed By the
sherifr. abearded old man with n soil
ed collar and a dim eye. - * &.
Gregg growled out. You'd better
keep your inan, Cavanasli IN the hills,
Mr. sF'oresters or somebody will take a
pot shot at him.
- 'tWhy. what's. .new-i,,,. sss..s.s
His assistant is down with small
pox S a
"Smailpox:' exclaimed Dalton.
Every Jaw was hxeti and every eye
turned upon the speaker Ml r,
"Sn1al llpox" gasped7 Lee
! Gregg teNlmed, eHtpying the sensati
stion he Z. was creating Eyes, that
basque herier or hdne. the one up
near Black Tooth, sent word he was
sick. - tkunted up an old tramp byl
the ns1ne ~ Edward4to take his place.
Ed warsls found ths sSdago dying Of pox;
and sAfpfed OUT oyst the range leAy.
ing him to die afone Cavafiagh went
-up. and found the dRge- dead and took
care OF. rhim. Result, u he's, full Of
germs and has drought ihis nppren tee
down x1thfit. and both OF EN- einist be
quarapttned right where they. are."g
heavens, man. exclnimed
Dalton. this lis serious business! Are
you sure it's smallpox"
"One of my men came from there
last night& I was there myself on
Monday; 50 was the deputy. The sher-i
if missed Tom this morning, but
reached MIN by phont, and Cavanagh
admitted No us that the BASQUE died
Of smnllI,ox and that be buried him
with his own hands" n
The sheriG spoke up. THE criminal
part of 4, 10 thiy, Mr. 7Dalton-Caya-
nagh dtln't sreport ~, ca % when be
came down here, just when about leav-
ing "a trail pE poison sWhy didn't he
report It? He should be arrested"
"waft d moment, SAID Daiton ''Pers
haps Il wasn't pox; perhaps 1t was only
nountiin feseri cavanagh Sis not the
kind of man to Involve others in a
pestilence. | reckon he knew IT, was
nothing but fever, and not wishing
to alarm his friends. he just slid into
town and out again.
"A flash Of Light, pt heat. oftoy. went
through Bees hearf as she listened to
Daltons defense of Cavanagh. That
was the reason why ehe rode away"
she thought F"He. was afraid Of bling
Ang harm to u.s." And this conviction
Eligbtedl her face With, a ssmiler even'
while TIE forester continued MS sup
position by saying. "Of course proper
precautions should be talHn. md las
we are going up there the Supervisor
Hnd = VIII see thnt n quarantine Is es-s
ltablishedsif we,find 1t necessary. .'ftH E
Gregg Fas iptssausfied. "CavanaghI