The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-06-09
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SYNOPSIS.

tfe virginia wetheffofd who has been
n Al eastern school for years returns
4, Roaring Fork. Her mother. q coarse.
rawune woman is running o shabby
psfing house. wherc whisky IL sold
vnllout license.
lee meets Ross Cavanagh. forest ran
rf. and forest Supervisor itedneld. Cav.
ssarh and Leo become interested IN each
'fi,s wetherford Lees mother, becomes
nj Lee starts In 10 improve tho oharac.
tr Of the boarding horse. cavapagh and
nsdleld lepiplipsht>rE
Great, a'fnnclfinan' threatens Cavanagn.
fTs Is dlsgusted with her surroundings.
liz ceases her elicit whisky selling. Mrs.
aSsSa asSssSSI nttsfsT teis its aSoSt e t 1 % in
t,vstlng career and explains the work
snd troubles OF the forest service
ice is delighted With the Culturo SHOWN
At Elk Lodge. Cavanagh rides sixty miles
10 spend the evening with her.
cavanagh's love for Lee grows. Mrs.
Rednold likes Lee, but dislikes her moth
Or and thinks Cavanagh's love affair ia
foolish.
The doctor orders Lie to cease work
and diet herself. She rebels. Cavanagh
arrests Greggs son and stranger named
Edwards as noschers
Roaring Fork rowdles attempt to rescue
The prisoners. but Lie and Lee arm
themselves and help Cavanagh.
They drive away the roughs, and Cav
anagh delivers his prisoners TO Judge
sHigey for trial.
Edwards, whose fine has been paid,
joins Cavanagh at his cabin. He tells
Cavanagh he is Ed Wetherford, Lees
sa.he- .aa thinta ha Ia dead
wether1oru ana Cavanagn ma T. s:----
herder with smallpox Wetherford be-
comes nurse. Cavanagh finds two sheep
herders murdered.s
Cavanagh calls the sheriff to the scene.
Cattemen are suspected Of the murders
Tia snallpox victim dies
Tne ranger took hand ut the enu
and rolled some huge powders upon
the grave to insure the wolves defeat.
%Now burn the bedding" he COM
manded. "The whole camp has got to
80, and your clothing, too, after we
get down the hill"
"What will we do with the sheep?"
"Drive them over the divide and
leave them"
All these things Wetherford did, and,
leaving the camp in ashes behind him,
Cavanagh drove the sheep before him
on his homeward way. AS night fell
the dog, at his command, rounded them
up and put them to bed, and the men
went on down the valley, leaving
the brave brute on guard. pathetic fig
ure Of faithful guardianship.
1T hurts me to desert you, old fell
low" called the ranger, looking back,
'but there's no help for it. I'll come
up in the morning and bring you some
biscuit"
1t was long after dark when they
entered the canyon just above the cab
In, and Wetherford was shivering
from cold and weakness.
Nov, you pull up just outside the
gate and wait there till I bring out
some blankets. Then you've got to
strip to the skin and start the world
all over again." said Cavanagh. "FH
build fire here, and we'll eremate
your past. How about itw
I'm willing,2 responded Wether-
ford. "You can burn everything that
belongs to me but my wife and my
girl" .---,.i3
All through the ceremony which fol.
lowed ran this self banter. 'fil be
Oil ranger, barring commission" be
mid. with Q grin MS he nut on sth.
o'i'e yeiiow shirt and q pair Of, dusty
green trousers. "And here goes my
past? he added as he tossed his con
animated rags upon the fire. .
What a corking opportunity to make
fresh start" commented Cavanagh
"lhope you see t."
u see it, but it's hard to live up fe
your mark"
When every precaution had beer
mKen the ranger led the freshly scrub
ped, secured and transformed fugtii7'
TO bis cabin.
'Why. man, you're fit for the statt
kgislature," he exclaimed MS the,
came into the full light. "My clothes
don't precisely meet every demand yol
make upoii them. but they give yo,
IN air Of command. Il wish your wifi
could see you riow." Then, seeing tha
wetherford was really in earnest, II
added: "You can stay with me as lonJ
as You wish. Perhaps in time yo
might be able to work into the servic
= q guard, although the chief is gel
ung more and more insistenf on req
forestcrs."
There were tears in Wetherford
ges as he sai& "You cannot. realiz
wnat this clean, warm uniform mean
% me, For uine years wore tn
pl'son stripes. 1t is ten years since
was dressed like man"
You need not. worry about food
suelter for the present" replied Cav
@eh gently. Grub Is not costly her
ana house rent Is less than nomihn
y make yourself at home and g
strong" nj s.''f
wetherfQrd lifted his head. But
sant to do something. want to r
ueem myself In boSae way. l dor
~ rsnt my girl to know who am, b
.aNke to win her respect ! can't
Vat you say she thinks / was, b
mad q chance l might show IN
q man again, wouldn't mil
showing that / am alive.
snt be q, eotnfof6 to her. But
= want even. hdf to be told till
30 to her in nv own duds."
T.