Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-16

- ter aud dlsloyol Love bad
inlerfercd with duty and pride had
checked and defeated love His path.
no longer clear and definite loopcd
away nlmlcssly, lost In vague obscure
mcandcrlngs His world had suddenly
grown grny, He had no trade, no busl.
ness, no special skin save In the ways
OF the mountnInccr and 10 return TO
his ancestral home In England at the
moment seemed Il woeful confession Of
failure
II was again dusk As he rode up to
bis own hItcblng pole aud slipped from
the saddle
Wotherford came out, indicating by
his manner that he had recovered his
confidence once more "uow did you
Gnd things IN the valley" he inquired
as they walked away toward tho cor.
raj
Rad" responded the ranger.
"ln what wuyw
"rhe chief has been dismissed, and
all the rascHls are chuckllng with gleo.
I've resigned from the service"
Wetherford was aghnst. "What for2"
III will not serve under any other
chief The best thing for you 10 do
Is to 20 out when do. think 10y
keeping on that uniform you can get
to the train with me"
"Dld you see Lie aud my glrl2'
mo ! only remained In town min.
ute. II was too hot for me. I'm done
with It. Wethcrford I'm going back
70 civilization No more wild west for
me-" The bitterness OF his voice touch.
ed the older mans heart, but he con.
sidercd II merely IA mood
"Don't lose your nerve. Mebbe this
ends the reign Of terror"
Nothing win end the moral shift
lessness Of this country but the dcnth
of the freebooter That Job was done
by men who hated the dagocs hated
'em because they were rival claimants
Tor the range It's nonsense to at
tempt to fosten It on men like Neill
Ballard The men who did that piece
of work are well known stock own.
crs"
II reckon that's So"
"Well, now, who's going 10 convict
ihem2 can't do IT, I'm going to pull
out as soon MS ! can put my books In
shape, aud you'd better go too"
They were standing nt the guto Of
the corral, and the roar OF the noun.
tain stream enveloped them In cloud
OF sound
Wetherford spoke slowly. 81 hnte 10
lose my girl now that I've seen hcr,
but ! guess you're right And Lizc.
poor old crittcrl It's a shame the way
I've qucered her life, and I'd give my
right arm to be- where was twelve
years ago, but with price on my head
and old age coming on ! don't see my
telt ever again getting up to par It's
q losing game for me now"
There was resignation as well 90
despair In his voice, ana Caynuagh felt
It, but he said There's one other ques.
tlon that may come mp for decision II
that Basque died OF smallpox you may
possibly take H."
"lye figured ON that, but Il win take
q day or two to show on me. / don't
fee any ache In my Sones yet IfI
do come down you keep away from
me You've gut to live nud tul,p curp
OF Virginia"
"She should never have returned to
this accursed country" Cuwulgh
harshly replied, starting back toward
the cabin
The constable, smoking his pipe bc.
side the fireplace, dld not present an
anxious face. On the contrary. ho
seemed plumply content ns he replied
TO the rangers greeting uo repre-
seutcd very wei. the type OF omycr
which these dlsordcrly communities
produce Brave aud tIrelcss when
working along the line OF hls preJu
dlccS. he could be most l0Xly inefficient
when hls duties cut across his own or
his uclghbors interests Being cat
uem0n by training he was glad ot the
red herring which the Texas officer
had trullcd across the lluc Of hts pur.
suit
This attitude stll further uAumcd
Counagh's indignant hotc " the couu.
try The theory which tho deputy de.
veloped was transparent folly ut WAS
Just q case OF plain robbery" he ne.
eucd zone Of them dogocs had mon.
ey, and Neil Ballard aud that man Ed.
wards Just naturally follercd him and
killed tho whole bunch aud scooted
That's my guess"
An hour later the sound Of horses
hoofs on the bridge gave warning OF
visitor and 0s CNyHnagh went TO tho
door Grogg rode up seeking particu.
lars as TO the death OF tho hcrder and
the whereabouts OF the sheep.
The ranger was not In mood 10 In.
vite the sheepman In, and, besides, he
perceived the danger TO which Wether-
ford was exposed therefore his an.
swers were short Gregg, on his part,
did not appear anxious to enter
"What happened TO that old hobo I
sent upf" he asked
Cavanagh briefly retold his story, and
at the end Of II Gregg grunted. "You