The evening world., 1912-03-08
"ME---SM
Baaoea Contoy Story Since ~7he V,yansan"
By Caroline Lock hart


Raiston sim regarded sbe sRstr q
the fresh ~htde AZ too 'suspfct0us Z c1f-
cunstance to be. ~ovsv1o0hed. ~ ne
meant Il learn which Of the wAAts
s~ruhlineRs had been aARat. He rsae
soned that tho Indians had . whole
some fear of Colonel Tolman. and that
II was unlikely they would vsntues
upon his range for such q purpeos
without Q white mans moral support.
Smith had been missing frequently of
late ana FOR % long NJ two days At .
tfma. hut this could not On. regarded -
peculiar. since the hahits of all the
x%rubliners were more or Ices cratic.
They d~sspresrrd snd reappearcd. with
m explanation Of thor Sbsswes.
In his present frame Of nStnA. Oaogton
had no desire to return immeAtstaay %
the ranch. lie wanted TO he aAsm: -
harden his heart awatnat Dora: to pro-
pare his mind for moro shocks SUCH a.
hi had Of late. II was not an easy Task
he had set himself.
A1ter Q time ne dlnuouuted. "a.
throwing down his brtase reiWs, droVsed
TO the gsoun TO re0, while his hurss
nibbied contsutedly at In -apsrss busoh
grass AZ he lay IN. the sunshine his
hands clssped behind his. hsad, the atIl.
fnesS acted IKE q seaa8ive. ind soue-
tsssux Of The tranquility about him crsot
into his soul.
Upon n Nm ~ WIS Aetefhhnea. md
that was. como WHIST Suteht. " ~ u
nsan-a gantlesnsn. II On ha eouceit
and eagernexs he had misunasrvtood
the softness OF Dora's ~ her- shy
"REMINISCENCES. as he now believed he
lhad. ne could tese nm mcaioins IKE .
man. and 20 when the time AM with
out whtrnpertng. without pv0teat or re-
preach.
He waUtsd 70 70 away feeling thaA no
had her prupect. 81, trsst: ga ,sBpwtng
that there wns not q single word or &C.
tdoA vt his upua wNlcas sise cpuld teok
back with contempt. Yes. he wanted
greatly he respect. she inspired IN him
this desire. -te 49,
Raiston felt very humble. very CON-
sciovs Of mis- own phsrtcosutnssssaa -
lay there while the afternoon waneA:
believed himsclf to he. he cvvsd. not
think Of Smith with anything but re-
sentiment and contempt. II hurS 'hfs
pride. his self respect. 10 regard enSfsh
N the Light of 4 rivai-a suecessfui
rival. r,vL
by CAD" ne cried aloud. and with
a neat warioh boiled his ssif-ahnegstion.
III he were only a decent white man!
But TO bs let do~n and out by tho only
l 00ul1uu ! 0ter WuO1Y u IN III
my life. for . fellow that! Say.
ltt's toughH' .tft ~, fi.'
R~als.on's newly acquired seventy. the
depth Of which M had rsoson TO
doubt. was further. dAstsrbeA by q dis
tant chatter Of hoofs. He at up aad
watched the oncoming of the angriest-
looking Indian that ever Quirted Q cay
use over a reservation. II was Bear
Chief. whom he knew slightly. sselnx
Raiston's saddied horps. the 1Ddian
pulled up n ,uttle. which was u wHai.
since the WRITE man was tmmedtat1g'
In his path. rf
Al the Indian came back. Ralstoa..
who had rolled over 70 let him pass
lremarked dryly:
The country 10 sstting n crowded.
ms hardly safe fore man 10 cit ayoumd
l'tke thia. What's tbs excitomsnt, Bear
chiefY"
'Horse-thief steal dmdAan horsssr' Ne
cried. pointing toward the Had Lands.
Vaiston was instantly aisrt.
pSny on De: Dc =rs ..r o't h's bunch.
raat movin& spscks that rose and ZEN
among the hAiis Of the Bad LANDS bors
out the Indians words. -.
did you sec him?" 80
Rals,on was slipping M bit back IN
his horses mouth and tShtening the
clnch.
Vas /, = hiu. Iaps ~ OF. Sus ,
did you know hAmr" g..
Yes. I know him"
Who was ttT' Ralstoa waa IN the
saddle now.
Little white mAn-what YEA c6ll him
bug hunter'-At dc Macdonald raSrh.~''
"McAnthur!" Their hssues VIEW saith
ering speed a. they turned them <s~~rd
the Bad Lands.
Yes. Littls: lhais a fsps-ssy war
what you call dsm awed-ef pants,s
From the description, Raistsa reeng-
nizcd MeArthur's English riding
for me unk house crowd when he had
~appsared IN them. M dsputS sheflff
was Sswiidvrsd. II seemed, increAatls.
lyet oA0e still In aiohf VAS thu nyh4g
hand Of horscs. snd Bear Chief'a post-
tivsnsss seemed to leave no Areom Aor
doubt ~, F ~ IS
100. him ono heap good thief" pant
4 Bear Chief. In unwthfinS adisdiution.
" sheir horses ran aids by side. ."Hs
-<un 'sm-rtds- Through bik ''SfaahAs
lump da guich-yell ard swing de Quirt.
snA, DO him all 'isnel lat ~ easy work
-spt out horses all lone. Him heap
seed horse-thdsff" q" elS
what did It mean, snyAswS Ralstsa
ash I'd himsJlf h ya0usatten. aSnAns suA
again. Was It possible hthst be tho1
beau deceived In McAHthW5 That leetev.
an, he was a criminal. Of Al. e1tnaog-
dtnary typef He found no aAxwcf
MS questions, but both ne ana ~
Ohief sson rsaliHtd that they wosS
haussans their sossa IA . uss,ssvvts
tUaA.- = - ssf.r su sssfF tet - ~