The evening world., 1912-01-11

L 'hcrcs ono way which wound maze
MIN pull up stakes without my having
! TO get him into trouble"
His daughters eyes were un wavertnG.
"Weal?" she questioned.
That's for YOU to send him . note
tcHlng him that you don't care to w
MIN hanging around Bar Cross"
Miss McVea smiled gently. But that
would be a lie." she said.
The tally sheet dropped from Mcvea's
myers. lie started up. red OF face. With
q curse on his lips. Then h sat down
again. dull fre smoiderinx In his eyes.
That means you've fallen In love
with him, ! SUPPOSE" he sneered.
Miss McVea's cyellds dropped. Mcvea
picked up the failen tally sheet and
nervousiy mad some meaningless ag-
ures upon IT,"
reckon we'll have to try one Of the
other ways"
Meanwhile. over on Shallow Bend.
Monty iabored doggedly to found Q
habitation. The cabin grew--A preten-
tious structure one story high. with one
room and a lean-to. The walls were o.
logs. hauled with Infinite patience and
labor from the adjoining cotton woods.
The roof was sod. bedded down on stout
timbers. Two windows and q door fur
nlshed light.
Much seriou thought had been given
to the building Of the cabin. Many close
conferences had been held while the
work Of construction went slowly fer
ward. Had Mcyea known that his
daughter rode every day to shadow
Bend he would rave regretted dismissins
Monty. Love amidst the solitude. with
no witnesses but the trees. was nothing
less than Paradise.
THE cabin In small. Of course" sAid
Miss McVea. viewipg II from the fallen
tree trunk In the cotton God Bhode.
where she and Monty passed innumer-
able hours making plans n ~considerins
the future. but We must make u
answer"
There were no serious differences over
the plans. Tho cabin was completed
amidst an atmosphere Of perfect hap
piness.
Then Monty fenced IN his quar- Asr-
section with a rambling array OF pots
and barbed wire secured from La Junta
} and charged to Miss Mcvsa. A shsd
rose. then another; n fenced inclosurs
to be used as n corral was bunt. The"
Monty was ready for business.
His animals-tbo pack horse q the
pony-occupied the corral for . time.
but presently steers began to make
their appearance and q new and smaller
Enclosure was staked out for the horses.
on an afternoon two months from TIE
time he had begun operations Monty
leaned against the corral fence and sur
veyed tho result Of his labors. Miss
Mcvca had been gone from shallow
Bend for an hour Shining down Upon
Monty val the sun-unchanged. 1t was
the same sun that had almost over
powered him ut Purgatory crossing two
months before.
over him a the same empty oky.
around him the same silence and the
interminable distances. And yet these
things seemed not The same. For Non.
tvs heart was lighter; before him was
u future. lie stood erect and stretched
himself.
ut Amt a half bad place." he ss:d.
He turned. the clatter OF hoofs reach
Ing his ears. Emerging from the sha;-
low water Of the crossing were two
ponies with riders.
"Mcvea and the range boss" said
Monty. and certain hard lines fell about
his mouth.
He watched their approach for On
instant and then. turning unconcerned-
~, deftiy drew his ~six-shooter from its
holster and stuck II between his shirt
and tho waistbapd OF his trousers in
front. Then vAiie McveA and the
range boss clattcred up to the corral
gate he carelessly wnistled Q selection
from his picturesque musical rspsr-
toire.
. ITO lie Continued