The evening world., 1912-12-31
CHAPTER XXX.
Forming q Fytendship.

O'CLOCK IN the AFTERNOON f10Suo
~ closed his desk and announced 70
Potter that he was soins 10 Ne
a fond smile as no went out the door
and placed the saddle on his pony.
mounted and rode into the sunshins Of
the afternoon. The presence OF ire
troopers in town had created . senaa-
ton and most OF the town's citissns
were gathered about the court house
curiously watching DuniAvsy and sew
eral Of his men VINO had been taken
into custody during the early hours ef
the morning.
Neither Hollis or Norton had bssn
allowed to participate In the Anal ecene.
the little captain informing them euPt1y
that the presence Of civilians at WHAT
promised to be . frss-fos-all nght IVES
strictly forbidden. And % Norton ~
returned to the Circle Bar. while -
liz had gone to Dry Bottom 70 An1sh
an article for the nett issue - -
Kicker.
II had been In that bald. gEay t1Ds
between darkness and dawn when Dsa
Allen and Hollis. riding ct the hGAA
Of the detail Of troopers beside the
dApper little captain. had arrived -
the edge Of the butte whore Hollis -
directed Norton to sw1at his conaiug.
Norton's only comment on seean9
the troopers had been: ''whsrs In hsn
did they come fromr
He told Allen that he had wstshsd
where Duniavsy and mis- men hsA
driven the cattle. and that ne would
nnd them concealed In . narrow dsals
between two hills about . mile on
the other ads Of the Raboit-Ear. he
and Hollis had announced their In
tention TO accompany the troop 10 ~
scene. but had been refused psrmissien
by the captain.
Tho capture Of the thieves had been
quite q simple matter. In single IL
OF the river. crossed . shallow. aAd
cisttered up tho other side. A mia
dash at a gaiiop had brought them 10
one end OF tho denle mentioned ~
Norton. and In . grove of nr-balsam
the captain had deployed his troopers
and swooped suddenly down into ne
dsfiic. surprising several men who WIN
Duniavey were busily at work alter.
Ing the brands on the cattle they hAd
stolen.
There was q IRE near the centre Of ~
denle. with branding irons scattsssl
about II.
There were perhaps a dozen belongings 20
the Circle Bar. several from the Pig Pen:
other bore the brands Of the Three nar
and the Diamond Dot.
Proof OF Dunlavey's guilt had 6een
absolute. He had made some resistanee.
but had been quickly overpowered by
Allen and the troopers. Then with oaGlr
prisoners the troops had returned to pgy
Bottom.
Hollis rode slowly toward the C6s1e
Bar. He was tired-dead tired. Whan
he arrived at the Hazelton cabin the
shade on the porch looked 20 Inviting
that he dismounted. tied his pony - sns
OF the slender porch columns and ssaeed
himself. leaning YEARLY against ne 80
umn TO which he had tied his pony.
He sat there long. staring at . oluao
OF nondescript weed that fringed ne
edge of the arroyo near the cabin. Bic
thoughts filled with pictures Of incidsn&s
that had occurred to him during his say
In the West. Nellie Hazelton appoAsod
In every one Of these pictures and thero-
fore he smiled often.
lie had not liked the country whom
he had first come here; II had seemed
to offer him no neld for the purUuit
OF his ambition. Certainly the raising
OF cattle had never entered into his
scheme Of things. Yet he now realised
that there was plenty of room IN ehis
country for success In his particular
industry; all a man had TO do WA0 90
keep up his end until The law oams.
And now the law had come and he
had been partly responsible for Ne
coming, The realization Of this moved
his lips into grim smile.
(To BE Continued