The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-09
The Coming of the Law
"TAE 2WO-CUN MAN'S" Greatest Novel
BY Charles Alden SeItzer

lhs connection with the big. bustling
world In which he had moved; In vhose
.usy scenes he had been 20 vitality IN
His had been big work; seated nj
his desk In the "city" room OF his news
paper no had many times iikened hin.
SELF unto An argus-eyed recording anRe,
whose business was 10 keop In view
each OF the many atoms Of . busy asuDts-
tude and TO accord 10 them that amount
OF space that their importance seemed
20 demand.
He had loved his WORT: II had broad
ened him. had provided him with ~x-
actly the proportion OF mental exercise
needed to keep him on edge and IN a
position TO enjoy NE. He had lived IN
tho East--reaiiy lived. Out here no
would merely exist. though. he assured
himself xrtmly. his enemies would have
10 pay dearly for his sacrifice
The picture Of his journey to the Circle
Bar ranch was stiil fresh In his mind as
ne rode slowly away from Neil Norton.
whom he had left sitting in his saddle
on ridge. watching him Tho long .wi-
light had brought It's iengthening shad-
ows that n'eht before Norton had struck
the Circle Bar trail. and before they
had travelled a mile Of the ten thaH lay
before them night had come.
Hollis had been ntfie inclined 20 talk
ana Norton did not disturb him, bgt
gave his attention to the horses. There
had been no moon and few starA and
darkness. a. under . blanket. had Get.
tied over them before they were many
miles from Dry Bottom.
Tho country seemed nothing more
than q vast plain. broken here Ana
there by ridges and depresssons. Occa'
Fonaiiy q low hin doomed out OF the
Ia
around II: now and then the buckboard
passed through . draw. the wheels
sinking hub deep IN the loose sand.
Several dry arroyos crossed the trail.
but with q knowledge that seemed a.
most marvellous Norton cisvsrly avoid
ed these pitfalls. Hollis could not zee n
foot ahead. but the location Of the trail
seemed to be no mystery 10 me- range
boss. for he drove the horsss steadily
on. hcsitahng for nothing.
Once during the ride Morton 6rolee the
silence with q subdued caoltis of ualrsh.
and at another time NJ lausassd a1oud
''f'd hke to have seen Big Biu v'Asn
you hit him. no Observed. rogree IN
his voics. II reckon NJ m1oAt nv.
been just a httis surprissd!'
To which Hollis made No espfy. Al
another tims Morton breas <he a11soee
long enoush 10 inquire;
u reckon mebbs you vsuSasrt osve
hit him 90 hard II yoa'd enewsd wAs he
wasf"
II think I should a,avs ~ . Hssle
harder" returned Hollis quietly.
"wThy," declared Norton Win Q lnnGh.
that!"
Abou, ten O'Clock shsy ssos b cat
OF some stragsiing posts. end Nse1en
assured Hollis that the peses Wsrs
strung WIN wire. for9Ang . tsase
which skirted one sids Of ne cscie
Bar pasture. A few minutes latse .
dog barked and at NOrton's eall came
joyousiy. Hollis could maka ct Dts
shape ~ no cavorted eboul
IVY dog" offered the va09U Soos
'Iralf wolf ire other hast SuSt ~"
Ho chuckled over his Joke 'BoUe Aoe
you ever see." ne boastsd: 'tmooev
couldn't buy him. LIKE dossf"
Hollis nodded and then rsalisin9 1nt
Norton could not see him IN TIE aasA-
ness voiced quick "ves"
In the distance Hollis saw Q Suoapr
square OF lirft Illuminate the vaN q
darkness into which they had ben DIV
ing; door had been opened. Dv4osot4y
the dogs barkinS had aroused ne ~
mates OF the budding. for a. the 0s,oA-
board drew nearer Hollis saw sevsraf.
nRures nv out OF the doorway. Nortoh
irove tho horses ciose to the building
and brought them to q halt with a
sonc-ous whoa. Then ne turnss 20
Hollis ana spoke with a drawi: .'This
hero budding IL the Circle Bar bunk
house; them's some of your men,"
Hollis remarked the size OF the bui,d.
ing and Norton laughed grimn.
There was time when II wasn't sav
TOO big" he said. give years AGO sour
lad had twenty-seven men on the pay
'ojl."
Hollis had little time for resec,ion.
" Norfon's words two men so-ang for
"erh 10 the blackboard and he saw his
uitcases disappear into the d,rkne.s IN
ne direction of a light that he now saw
iickering from some little distance. No
Jumped ont OF the blackboard and saw
mother man spring to the horses heads
ma lead them away into the darkness.
Then he followed Norton into the lSAt
rom tHe omen doorway. Presently he
vas shaking hands with a man VINO
TODD there. whose chief articles Of raj.
nent We're overalls, boots and a woosen
hirt. Almost instantly. Il seemed. two
u the others had returned and Norton
vas Introducing them as Ace"
Lanky" and Weary"
Hollis found himself inside the bunk.
ouss. where he was critically inspected
y the three men-and before he lsft,
" che fourth. who answered to the
ame OF Bud" Norton told him thai
hese four comprised his outft-pud
citing as blacksmith. Hollis Remained
nth the men long enough to announes
hat there would DO no changs; tlsat IL
Intended to hang on and aght for Ais
ightO