The evening world., 1912-12-13


brother to see how his rsfuSai to allow
her to accompany him had hurt her.
but once he had boarded the eastboun',
exprsAs At Dry Bottom she had yielded
TO the emotions that she had % Tar
succseded IN concealinG.
Hollis had ridden into town Win tan.
and not until Nellie and he had sSsc
ia and Weary safely on the train-xH.
deed. not until the train was ven unSor
way and the two nsuSss % the ~
platform could no longer be discsrued-
did Nellie break down. Thea Hoilis
turned to her with . SMILE to sse .ths
sudden tears we'll up into her Syoa He
had not attempted TO console her, feel.
Ing the awkwardness Of the situAtlna.
He was much relieved wh0 she r.
fused his offer to mako the return trip
With her. for he was certain that few
hours alone In which to mediate over
her loss would enable her to regain her
composure. But before leaving her be
secured her promise not to stop ct me
cabin. but to 80 on to the Circle Bar.
On her arrival at the ranch che was
to tell Norton to send one Of the men
to the cabin after the few personal es-
fects that she had decided to transfer
But once out OF Hoiiis's sight Nellie
forgot her promise through fear. over,
the safety OF her things. She took the
Coyote trail. riding siowiy through the
clear sunshine OF the morning.
After taking leave Of Nellie Hollis
rode slowly down the street 10 the
Kicker once. He looked IN through
the window and. seeing that Potter had
not yet arrived. continued down 70 the
court house. He talked for few min
utes with Judge oraney. Nothing new
had developed. Ben Allen had gone 10
visit several small ranchers the day
before and had not returned, o. /.
Hoilis returned to the kicker ONCE
AZ noon Potter had arrived, beartus
the news that he had seen Nellls
Haselton on the Coyote trail. wfthiu
q few miles OF the Circle Bar. ehv
had stopped at her cabin and there
cantis OF her saddle.
That night Hollis did not see her At
all. He did not inquire for her. bur
surmised that she wan in her room. .
Tho next morning soon after he had
awakened and while he stili dsha tad
the question Of arising he heard her
singing In the kitchen. He smiled.
herself to her new surroundings ~
At breakfast he looked closely AT her-
several timas. searching for evidence
OF her grief OF yesterday. There vas
none. Therefore he was not surprised
when. after breakfast. she told him that
she intended riding with him as far a.
tho cabin for the purpose Of bringing
the remainder of her effects He
gravely reminded her that she had
broken her promise Of yesterday, ana
that as q punishment he contemplated
refusing her request. But when, an
hour later. he urged his pony down the
river trail she was riding beside him.
But she did not ride again that week. ,
She did not tell Hollis the reason: That
returning that evening she had reached
the Razor Back and Twas riding along IL
crest when she happened to giauco
across the Rabbit-Ear toward the Ciroio
Cross. On the opposite side OF the vivss
she had seen two men. sitting ouioey-
I'm their saddles. watching her. TheV !
were Dunlsvsy nd Yuma She "a - .
know what their presence there meant,
but the sight was disquisting snl -
feared to return to the cabin fes -
few things that we're SIN thesA ~
crs BE conunusd.l