The evening world., 1912-11-30
The Coming of the Law
By Charles Alden Settler

THE 7WO-CUN MAN s." Cree

Ing. the latter could have no motive
other than that OF preventing TIE -
pearancs Of the Kicker On it, regular
publication day.
Hollis was convinced hat Dvnaavsy
had been inspired BY both motives.
But though Duniavsy had secured Ass
revenge for the blow that Hollis ID
struck him In Dry Bottom. Hollis "a
not purpose to allow him 10 prevent
the Appearance Of the Kicker.
II had been impossible for him 70
make the trip to Dry Bottom, bat he
had summoned Potter and had diatAted
considerable copy. Potter had vrittsn
some. and In this manner they had
managed to get the Kicker cut twics.
Ace had not been able TO ret any
OF his poems into the Kicker. He had
submitted some Of them 10 Potter. but
the printer had assured him chat ne
did not care to assume the RESPONSE
bility OF publishing them. Thsrsupon
Ace had importunsd Norton 70 inter-
cede with Hollis on his behalf. On
his visit this morning Morton hsA
brought the matter 10 Holliss attsn.
ton. =
The latter had assured the r.ns,
boss that he Appreciated the punchSTs
interest ana would BE- slad 70 90 over
was not surprised whom in ne aStsr.
noon he sag Ace looping HE pooy
down the Coyote trail toward ~ ;
Haselton cabin.
Aces approach was dif1dsat. thosuh
amottlon urged HIN "a. He rode ~ 3
the edge Of the porch. dismoun0ed anA
xrsetsd hs boas Win aa earuSstneop
that contracted oddly With HE emSar-
rassment. Ne took the chalr that Hollis
mostoned him to. sitting on ~ cage &
u - shifting nsrvously under Hoil,s's
dir1Bt case.
II reckon Norton toM you sbout my
poem'." he began. He caught ISclIis's
nod and cQptinued: well. I got & bunch
OF EN- here which bruna over 70 chow
you. Folks back homo used to 80 Nat
] was . gonyus. But ] reckon meNhe
they was httin' her up Q ntA1o m
strong" he admitted. modsstiy; "felks
70 that way-they IKE 10 sersal Il e. Z
BIT. But-snd the eyes % ths 0snlus
flashed proudly-'T reckon I've GOT Q
iltt!e talyvnt the evidence Of whSsA =
riEht hers!"
With rather more composurs tAss IA
marked his approach he now drew out
q prodiEious n6Enbsr Of shssts q paosr,
which he procesded to sprsaA out a ~
knee. smoothing them lovingly.
"Mebbe ! Amt much on speliiu' ~
grammar an all that sort Of ehins," he
onered. but there's . heap a sense
70 be sot out Of the stu6 rye vrSte
Take this one, for instance. she's Q
little odsy to Might which I composed
while the boys was poundin' thsis ears
one nixht-not bsin' affected N thsir
feeifn's like ] waA n you amt rot NJ
objections TIL read hse." And shea.
not waiting to hear any objections. hs
began:
The stars are bright to.nighk;
They surely are = sisht.
6sndin' their n'ckerin' light
From an awful. unknown hstghG
Why do they shine 20 bright
Tn most o'ercome with fright
''Of course I reely wasn't scared" he
offered with . deprecatory annie. ''but
there wasn't any other word that !
could think Of Just then an % I shovel
saws what I wanted"
He resumed:
When look up into the nisht.
An see their hickerin' light
at don't seem to sound 20 good whom
I'm readin' her out loud" he apoioGised.
"An' i've thought that mebbs I've
worked that night an light rhyme
overtime. But of course rye Tot
~-'vht an sight an height IN there
10 kind OF offset that" He sruirred -
his oha,r you take her an read her.
IN he goin' hack to the ou'ht; Nor
ton was sayin' that he wanted me 10
look up some strsy- an don't want
him TO be wai,in' for me- But I'd liks
to have one OF them pones printed IN
the Kicker--just TO show the folks IN
this here country that there's . real
pofs In their midst"
why" began Hoihs. about -
express his surprise over his gusst's
sudden determination to depart.
But he saw Nellie Hazelton standing
Just outside the door, and the cause of
Aces projected departure was no
LONGER q mystery. He had zone before
Hollis could have finished his remon.
STRANGE. and was fast disappsarins In
. cloud OF dust down the trail whom
Hollis turned slowly TO So Nellie Hsss,-
ton smiling broadly.
IT lust couldn't resist coming out.'
she said. 1T rather startled me to dis
cover that there was . real poet In tho
country"
There seems TO b no doubt 49,
returned Hollis with q amils. But -.
Immediately became serious. "Ace>
means we'll" he added. IT ina sins
that II wasn't entirely an ambition h
rush into print that moved him to suh-
nit his poems; he wants to help All ~
the paper"
II really think" she said. looking
after the departing poet. that he
might have been nbb!ng q little when
he said that the night had not scared,
him. lie ran from me-" she adde1.
amusement shining In her eyes. and