Evening star., 1912-01-07
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY Z. 1912

quy in her gaze he shrugged his shoulders and turned
his good hand palm upward as if in surrender, where
upon she answered the Marshal:
I'm sorry you can't come III, Mr.. Devlin; but I'm
Just going to bed
aoh that's all right. III take look through your
bunkhouse. Sorry to disturb you.
When the footsteps had died the stranger moist
cned his lips and asked, "Why did YOU do thato"
Il don't know You are brave and brave aren't
bad. Besides couldn't bear to send any person out OF
Gods sunshine into the dark. You see, don't believe
in prisons.
X/HEN Llewelyn told the other Wag boys of June's
" part in his escape his story met with eXCana-
tons that would have pleased her to hear but the Scrap
Iron Kid broke in to say menacingly:
"Look here, George don't aim to take no advantage
of what she done for you when you hurt, II tip
her Off
"Aw, rats" cried Llewellyn furiously "What do you
take for?" Then staring coldy at the Kid he said,
"And 1t won't do her any good to have you hanging
around either
Junes action toward Llewellyn and her mode of lfe
gained the admiration and respect of the Wagboys and,
although they avoided her carefully they watched
her from distance Nor ii long before they found
a means of serving her. although she did not hear of it
for many months.
The Dummy came home one night to inform his part
ners that Sammy Sternberg, who owned the Miners
Rest, boasting of his conquest of June whereupon
Sammy notified by Llewellyn acting committee
of one, that his lies must cease. Sammy got little
drunk few nights later and boasted again. with the
result that the Scrap Iron Kid, who playing black
jack promptly foored him with clou of his 40 and
the Swede who standing nearby kicked the pros
Sternberg the conspicuous part of his green
and purple waistcoat, thereby loosening rib.
It was not long before the sporting element of the
camp learned to treat June with the highest courtesy,
and, since she had been adopted in measure by the
Wag- g-boys she became known as the Wag-lady.
Meanwhile June was prosspering The homeless men
who patronized her place began intrst their gold
sacks to her care; she went to Harry Hope the F. e.
agent and bought safe in which deposit her lodgers
valuables Frequently thereafter she sat guard all night
over considerable sums of money while the
snored peacefully in the big back room.
XIHEN winter closed down June began to see more
w and more of Harry Hope. And she began to like
him too; for he the sort to win women hearts,
being big and boyish and full of merriment. He had
spent several in the Norhland and its winds had
blown from him many OF the city born traits leaving
him unaffected mpulsive, and hearty. But while the
frontier takes away some evil qualities it also takes
some good ones, and Harry Hope was not by any
means saint As the nights grew longer he gained the
habit of dropping in to talk with June his way up
town. One evening he paused before leaving and asked
@Can YOU take care of something for me, June?"
"Of course she answered.
He flung a leather wallet into her lap, laughing
you're the banker for the community SO lock that
up overnight if you please
"Ohh!" she gasped. There are thousands OF dollars
I'd rather not
aCome YOU must. didn't get il in time to put it in
the companys safe, and if carry it around somebody
will frisk me-
"Where you gOlng!
"Down to Sternbergs I'm going to outguess his faro
dealer. This is my lucky night you know.
Realizing full well the lawessness of the camp June
felt bit nervous she laid the money away but the
course of the evening she gradually lost her fears
SOMETIME after midnight, when the big front
- of the bunkhouse empty, the outside door
opened admitting bilow Of frost out of which emerged
two men, They were strangers to June, and when She
asked them if they wished beds they said no. They
backed up the and began staring their
roIndings curously.
1t had never been Junes practice forbid any man
the comfort of her coal burner though he lacked
the price for bed but. remembering the in her
he sharnlN Ordered these two