The evening world., 1912-12-28
The Coming of the Law
BY Charles Alden Settler

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u have very orisinAl s0aaieo - 49,
pc VIE laugh Utthsoe aAy vsDssss
cause" rsmsrls1 shs lassss. OsiaaaAs
rsiuctantiy In the ssmi-1sfknsoA
Nerten's reply vac snsthsr sas6iA
They rode In silence Ter . ,eas un~
Then Norton spoka ''This - . OFoes
COUNTY," he said.
silence from Hollis. theuOA tah1aS .
quick glance ct him Nsrsea again -.
ssrvsd the pusslsd sra On his seee
And original" b remarked. Dlas1As
upon the latter word the same Dseuiias
emphasis that Aolns haA Givaa h . ~.
ment before
Hollis grinnsd widely: 10 bsOaa = q.
tsct . subtle meaning IN the saage oeee's
speech and sctionA Hut ~ "a "a a.
swsr. u would not strain bis pesisass
70 walt unSu such Q tine = NOrtoo
made his meaning clear.
But there's some IhinSs thas asn's
original conunued Nortoa " the same
tone. after another short siisnoe.
I"is ieni&rx ..eAr,y rsuuu ~ oomm>ol
Hollis Srinnsd mildly. Meaning vhas,~
Ne Questioned.
Norton met his case gyavsly. Mean
In that the ways Of maxim love are
pretty much the sams In every ooun,
try" He laushsd. u know thers,a ~.
fsrsnt ways OF mAkin' tt-in hoeka.
ne continued; the folks walsh write
oooks make their men a. women ~
At It all kinds OF wsyA But az yeu
ever know any one In real lifs 70 make
love to girl any different shas aay
one elser'
II have had no sxpsr.sass \ ,svs
making" returned holltA DvsalsA
Norton eackled. Me- h. ..,A. -,
that's the peculiar part Of Il Mems
no one has ever had any sxpssienos
when they start to maxim love the
nrst time But they all MAKE 70 ne
same way. Thats Why it ANT oriG-
inal. You take man which hes rot u
love with . girl-any msn. He aoa't
want any one to know that he's n lsve
with her-hs fesls sorts shsspisA sbeus
~ ooes around han6tn' his hsaA sm'
biushin'. an mostly not saytn' any
thing about Il Once he gets 70 inso
his system he Amt the same mas any
more. Takes 10 actia' rsssrved lihs en-
gentle. But them that's haA sspsgi.
snce can see the symptoma Thses
Amt no way to hide it,
Had Norton looked at Hollis new he
might have observed . touch Of red IN
the young mans face. But he did not
look: he was Watching the trail ahseA
smilinE broadly.
They had been riding through Q deep
depression. going toward . ridss Whose
crest was fringed with dense. tangled
shruboery. Hollis was abou: 70 rspiy 10
Norton's remark when no aaw The lat
ter.s lip suddenly straiGhtsn; law his
body st'nen as he drew himss erect In
the saddle and pulled his pony abruptly
up SURPRISED. Hollis also refined In ss1
sa, silent. looking at Norton.
The latter's hand went TO one Of h,s
ears. me fingers spreading out. faniikA
"Listen'"' he warned sharply.
Hollis had been listening. A ,ov
rumble greeted his ears. He looked sud.
denly upward at the sky. fsarfui thas
another storm. such a. he had -.
countered months before. might =
forming. But the sky was cioudiesa NJ
looked again At Norton. The Isttsrs
ewes shone brightly In the moonlisht. a.
he leaned toward Hollis TIE rumbiins
had grown more distinct
~ s'a't stampede" said Norton
rapidly, There wouldn't be anything
TO stampede cattle on q night uks this
An them's cattle"
II was abou hundred yards h sAs
ridge toward which they had been IA.
ing, and Hollis saw Norton sudden,v
plunge tho spurs into his pony, llama.
saw the animal rush forward. Ne rav.
his own animal the spurs and In An IN.
slant was At Norton's side. racing to-
ward the ridge. The range boss ais.
mounted At tho NOTION. swiftly threw
the rsins over bis pony's head; and .sA.
steamhily sowwd tho crest Hollis -
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