The evening world., 1912-02-21
IN -SMIT
Biggest CoWboy Story Since "7he Viryinian"
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they o along q swim. 0vaFpoWar9a6
i~nfatuetion for Dora Marshail ersw
upon him He felt something ME .
flame rising within him. burning him.
bewfldering him with It's internally.
Rhs seemed all at once to possess
every attribute Of the angels: from mars
prettiness her face took on . rad1ant
beauty whdnh daszled him. and w0en
she spoke her Iightest word he,d hhm
brcathlcss. A. tho mountain t0W1ss
above the foothills. 20. Of a sudden. GAs
lowered above all other women. He ~
known senxations-ail. no had believed.
that II was possible 70 experiences: bot
this one. strange overwhelming. daSed
him with ~ violence.
Love freQuendy cpmss K ehAs -
people IN tho wfads. 10 those Who have
few interests and much dino TO think.
she asked him to loop her fat1go.
whsch wa traEatn&. and hs hand ssook
as he fumhled with the leather strap.
"Lord'' he swore IN bewtherment -
no returned 70 hAs own horse, wtpfng
his forehead with the back Of his ~aunt.
lot, what fceainr n this workln on me?
Am I gettin' loc,od. me-amirh?"
"rm glad Ive found a friend nike
you." said the Schoolmarm tm~pulsively.
Ono needs friemds in a country like
this"
"A artsnA," II sounded Mss . jest to
Smith. "A fNend!" he repeated with an
odd laugh.
Then he raised has hand. a. one takes
an oath. and whatever Of whiteness was
left in smiths o i1umtned lbs face
al no added:
Yes. 70 q hnnn' finiah."
II smith had met Dora among many
the result might ave been the same
In tho end. but here. In the isolation.
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of everything. the alpha and omega of
the universe. and his passion for her
was a. Erea A. though II were the
growth of many months instead OF less
than twsnty-four hours.
The depth. tho breadth. OF IL could not
quickly DO determined. nor the lengths
TO which It would take him. " was
something new 20 be reckoned with.
To what extent Il would control him.
neither Smith nor any one else could
have told. He knew only that II now
eesmed the most real. the O sincere.
the best thing which had ever come into
his life.
Dora Marshall knew nothing OF men
like smith. or OF natures like those OF
the mon OF the mountains and ranges.
who paid her homage. Her knowledge
OF nfe and people was drawn from the
limited experiences OF a small. Middle
W ~ tpWis O&GNtri II - yten
Middle West co-ed college. and a. .
result OF the latter the SchoOlmaSm
cherished a fine belief In her worldly
wisdom, whereas, In a MEASURE. her
lack of Il was one OF her charms. susie.
In her way. was wiser.
TIE S~chooimarm's attitude toward her
daily life was the natural outcome OF a
romantic nature and an imaginative
mind. She saw herself as the heroine OF
an absorbing story. the living Of which
story she enjoyed to tho utmost. while
every incident and every person con-
tributed TO It's interest. Quite uncon-
| sciously. with unintentionnl egotism. tina
Schoolmarm had a way OF standing on
and viewing herself. as II were. through
the rosy glow of romance.
In her unsophishcation. her provincial
Innocence, Dora Marshall was exactiy
tho sort TO misunderstood and to be
misunderstood. a combination some
times quite as dangerous in its results.
and as provocative OF trouble. as the
intrigues of q Designing woman
II eokon you think I'm 'dnd OF a
mounted bum. a grub-liner. or some
thing nks that" said Smith after q
time.
ITO be frank. I have wondered who
you are"
Have you. Have you. h~onsstr'
| lNhf1 FlAlhl NJ N0A'
"Well-you're different, YOU know. I
cam explain Just how, hut you are not
Ike tho others who come and go at the
ranch
NO Smith replied with some irony:
nm not NE that there Tubbs." He
added laconically. I'm no angel. me
Smith"
The schoolmarm laughed. smiths
denial was 81 obviously superfuous.
s~rbara Vvn q "A Tina whom IA dn fmAat
any old thing" he went on. unmindful
Of her amusement. TT was only a few
years ago that tF.sre was no law north
OF Cheyenne, and a Teller got what he
wanted with MS gun. ! got my snare.
! come crom q country where they sleep
between SHEETS. hut / got a lickin' that
wasn't comm 10 me, and I quit the
hat when / was thirteen. I've been out
amongst 'em since"
Tho desire 10 reform somebody. which
- dormant IN every woman's bosom.
began to stir iu tho ~choolmarm's.
But you-you wouldn't do any old
thing now, would you%'
smith hcsltated, and u variety OF ex-
pressions succeeded one another upo4,
his face, II was an awkward moment,
for. under The uplifting influence OF the
feeling which possessed him. he Il an
odd desire TO tell this slrl only the
truth.
II wouldn't do some OF the things 1
used TO do" he replied evasivc!y.
The Schoolmarm beamed encourage
ment.
I'm glad OF that"
II used to kill Injuns for fifty dollars
a head, but / wouldn't do II now, hs
said vt~rtuously, adding; ira get my
neck stretched"
You've killed people - Indians - for
money!" The SohoolmArm looked q