The evening world., 1911-12-16


Tor Q Western novel," FRIENDS
IN the Mast had encouraged herr; On
uncle cher only remaining relative BE-
sides her brother) haa assisted her. Do
she had come.
The ~uncle-undee whose care she had
been since the death Of her mother. ten
years bsfors-had sent her 20 . medical
college. detcrmined 10 make her . mn
ished physician. But destiny had
stepped In. Quite By accident Miss
Radford had discovered that she could
write. and the uncis's hope that she
might one day grace the medical pro-
fession had zone ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
~ buried under . mass Of experimental
manuscript.
lie professed 10 have stiii . ray Of
zines had accepted :.sry's work. Than
h, 70 died and was succeeded By silent
acauiescence and patient resignation.
Having . knowledge Of human nature
far beyond that possessed BY the av-
erage person. the uncle had realized
that X Mary's inclination I'D to itera-
turs Il was worse than useless TO at
tempt to inte~est her In any other pro-
fossion. Therefore. when sho had an
nounced her intention Of going West
he had interposed no objection: on the
contrary had urged her to the venture.
What might have been his attitude had
not Ben Radford been already In the
West Ia problernaucai. Very seldom do
we decide a thlng until II confrnnts us.
Mary Radford had been surprised a
the West. From Bcn's cabin IN the fiat
she had made her hrst communion with
this new world that she had W%orshipped
At FIRST sight. II was rs though che
had stepped out Of an old world int
ono that was Just experiencing the
dawn Of creations hrst morning. Al
least no Il seemed to her on the morn.
Ing she had first stepped outside he,
brothers cabin to view her ffrst sun.
rise.
She had breathed the sweet. moisture.
laden brcexes that had seemed TO almost
steal over the HAT where she had stoo<
watching tho shadows yield to the com
Ing sun. The sombre hills va becom,
slowly outlined: the snow oaps Of IN,
distant mountain peaks ..ntsd with tn
brilliant shafts that struck them ant
rehected into the dark rscessss below
Nature was king here n showed III
power In Q mysterious though convinc'
Ing tanner.
In the evening there would como .
change. Through riffs IN the noun
tains descended the sun spreading ar
cRuisent expanse Of yellow i!Sht-iik'
Furnished gold. In the shadows wer'
reflected numerous coiors. ell quietly
blended. making contrasts Of perfeo'
harmony. There were the slnuoui
buttes that bordercd the opposite shor,
OF the r~iver--solemn sentinels guarding
the beauty and purity OF this virEir
land. Near her were siopang hiiis dotted
with thorny cactus and other prick!y
plants. and now rose = bald rock spirs
with It's suggestion Of grim lonesome
ness.
In the southern ana eastern distance,
were tho plains. silent. vast. unending
II seemed she had come to dwell in Z
land deserted by some cyclopean race
It's magnificent. u~nchanglns beauty hat
enthrallsd her.
sho had not lacked company. shs
found that the Two Diamond puncher,
were eager TO gain her friendship. Mar.
vellOus excuses were invented for thaiI
appearance at tho cabin In the nat. She
thought that Ben's friendship was val,
ued above that Of all other persons n
the surrounding country.
But she found the punchers gentle.
men. Though their conversation wa,
unique and their .dioms picturesque
they compared favorably with the mer
she had known In tho East. DID the,
l'ck the subtiet'es. they MADE up foi
this by their unfaiIlng Difference. And
they were never rude: their very bash
fnlness prevented that.
Through them she came TO know much
Of many things. They contrivsd TO &C.
quaint her with the secretivs peculiar RI.
ties Of the prairie dog. and-when she
would listen with more than ordinary
a~ttentlon-thsy would loose their won
derful i~maginations In tho hope of con
tfnuinR the conversation e u wal
that the subject under discussion would
receive exhaustive ana altogether un'
necessary sIuoldAtion.
The haoits OF the prairie dog were not
alone betrayed To the ears or the youna
iady. The sase-fowrs inherent weak
nsssss we're paFaded before hsr: tbs
moot or the owl was initiated with H.
dicrou. solemn'ty. other FOWL were de-
scriped Win wonueriu' attention TO de-
ta,l' n tne 'neV'taoie rsttIeshake wal
poihten OUT 10 her asa serpent whose
chier Sccupsu1h IN h.e was thst OF
pos4hs w the shano" OF the sase-pruat