The evening world., 1912-03-15
"ME---SM
Biggest Cowbov Story Since "7he Visptnian"
By Caroline Lockhart.


sad moufnfuny. "TA cut cut -
crooked work and quit taktu' cha0eeA
70 around without Two hits = ~
pocket. and fee, like . man. IfI6nl
ne price, rd 6vy me . good buneA -
cattle. set . permit. and range 'sm -
the reserve.
''when We get tied risAt." ~ -
women eagerly. Il sivs d 9ss1es
quick"
Smith shook Ills heed.
do you think I'm goin 70 have ~
whole country Ny4n' I Just msr1e1 Vou
for what you gotf rye oot ooOe
feelin's, mc-Smith. and before I mAsgy
. r1ch woman. I want "a. have Ails>ees
somethin' Of my own"
$40 looked paeassd. for 0usa6e vonoD
hsA ankisd. t
How big bunch cattle you TIE oayf
Gow much moosy you Wantr' ffyifh
He shook hie head de5ectsd1y.
more money no I can raise Pro-
re Flower. F1vs-ten thousand DOLLARS
maybe moro"
He waschsd NJ effect II his wsros
narrowly. She did not seem startled ~
the siss Of ne Gums ne mentioned. H
added:
There's nothin' In monksyin' WIN
Just . few"
II got Dc money, and I sife Il to ~
Ny heart 10 right to you. white man!'
he aid psssionately.
do you . Il. Prairie Flowerf"
"Yas. but don't tell Susie" H-
He watched her going up the path. her
hipa. woboling. her step heavy. . -
hated her. Her love irritated him: ~
devotion was ridiculous. He saw In her
eply o. Assnstt - m end. end hs wa
without scruples or pity. 4
As,tin'g no more to me o . duub
bNts.". he SAD copte.nptuously.. t,t,ih
Snafti fsst that Ne was allie 70 forSesf1
with, sesSi4ssAbls eosuracy The nature u
his interview with susie upon their
meotins. ana her opening words "a Aos
far snost OF 81: sspso..ton::.
IN h.r ss Sis :" v Sass.' ! Z : :.;ss I. sn' : y, osi
like you through thick and thin. ]
would What dld you pull out tbs thas
for anyhow
well. ar. Susie. II fair broke ~
heart TO start on without sestu' year
pretty face md hearin' your sweet vcees
again. but the fact II. I got 90 lonsee0o
waitin' for you that ! just naturally haA
to b travslun'. ! ups and hits -
breeze. md ] has nc pencil Or paper -
leave Z nots bshAnd. II wasn't pes0tA
Susie. ] admits." ~ sa1d mockiHg1y.
dig up that money you're Uotn' -
divide" 0uae LOOKED like . youn8 -
cat that has been poksd with solak
Smith drew IN exAGgeratod ~ ~
shook his head lugubriously.
Child, I'm he oaly son oe TgVu1oA
! gets In Q goms N ! loses svsgY -
Of our honest, hard-sarnsd AollagA ~
tears has been pirin' out Of ~ go -
down my cheeks for forty mllSa. 49,
In how I'd have % brock ~ oeo0 -
you"
Smith, you're rust . ccmsmsnA SWr
mon thisft" An the SOON Of go -
was capable ~ IN her voecA. 'syo00a
from you own pal""
"rhisfr' omith put his fingers 49,
ears. "Don't use that word, 0uaA b
sounde horrd. comm from Q ch162 ~
love ~ Y b was your own stSp6nqoF
ter"
The Muscles of susie'x throat contvost.
ed % It hurt her: her face drew - n
an unbecominx grimace; shs cried VA
q child's abandon, Indifferent to the -
that her tears made her k0cTousiy
usAy.
smith," she sobbed. DON'T you sv1
ever pity anybody Couldn't you plty
me?"
smith made no reply. 90 she went -
brokenly:
Cant you remember that you was Q
Kid once. too. and didn't know how.
and couldn't. fight grown up people
that was mean to you?-and how you
felt? I know you don nave to do any
thing for me-you don't have to-but
won't you? Won't you do somethin'
rood when you've got q chance-just
this once. Smith? Won't you 20 away
from here? You don't care anything at
all for mother. Smith. n she's all I've
gotg"
She stretched her hands toward him
appealing. while the hot tears wet her
cheeks. She was the picture Of childish
humiliation and misery.
smith looked at her and listened
without derision or triumph. He looked
at her In simple curiosity. as he would
have looked at a suffering animal biting
itself In pain. The unexpected outbreak
Interested him.
Through a blur OF tears, Susie read
something OF this In his face. n her
hands dropped Imply to her sides.
1t was not that Smith did not under
stand her feelings. lie d~id-perfecuy.
He knew how deep a child's hurt y.
He had been hurt himself. and the scar
was still there. II was only that he
did vol rare. lie had lived through his
hurt. and 30 woul she. II was to his
interest TO stay, and nrst and always hs
considered Smith.
"You needn't say anything" Susie
said slowly, and there was no moro sup
plication In her voice. IT thought J
knew you before. Smith. but I know you
better now, When O white man 10 onegy
he's mesner than an InJun. and thatb
the kind Of q white nan you ara Iu
never forget thiA. TN never forget tAAt
rye esawled ~ ypu. ana you tente01o
S1s y ceattsaeAA