The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-19
CHAPTER VII.


stitutt0n.
u OIdD had laughed ct the
warning. though thanking
Morton for Il. He told his
range bon that he diA aot
" anticipate any immediate
trouble with Dunlavsy.
at ell depends ON how Big 6M
feels" returned Norton With . grim
smile. IF you've got him mad there's
no telling. And there ere plenty or
places bstween here and Dry Bottom
where Q man might b shot nom
ambush And nobodyd ever know who
done Il. I wouldn't ride ths DRY Bot
tom trail every day. There's the old
Coyote tran, that taipss you past the
Rasor- Back and through Devils Hoi-
low to Little Canyon an along the hills
to the other side"
He laughed.
"Th,re's only one thing to b afraid
n, ~ YOU take the Coyote trail. an
that's Ed Haselton. Ed gets spells
when he's plum Grassy. He's Nellie
Hazelton's brothsr-her that Dunlavsy
was pesterin' when you slammed HIM..
He laughed again. signinoanuy.
'.Though II Ed knowed you was the
man who took mis- sisters part you
wouldn't need to be much scarcd OF
him--I'vs heard that hes got . pretty
rood memory for his frisnds-svsn
when he's on"
perience IN Devils Hollow. nor did ne
Tell rim now. But ne followed mis- nd
vice about taking the Coyote trail. ana
tho following day when he made the
trim 10 Dry Bottom ne returned that
way. About half way between Dry Bot
tom ana tho Circle Bar no came upon
A little adobe cabin smuggling an arroyo
through which trlckled small stream
Of water.
n was an ideal location for . small
rancher, and Hollis observed that the
buildings were In extraordinarily Nellie
Haxelton and her brother were Prov
dent. He saw some cattle graxing on
the edge Of q small grass plateau which
began at the slope OF the arroyo
through which the stream Of water ran.
A shout reached his ears a. no sat
motionlcss IN tho saddle looking about
him, and no saw. Ed Haseiton on the
plateau among tho cattle waving hand
10 him. The young man began TO de-
scend tho side st the plateau. but De-
fore he had fairly started Nellie Hase'-
ton had come out OF tho front door OF
small porch. smiling at him.
80 you did come. after ALI" was her
greeting.
Hollis spurred his pony closer and sat
smiling down ut her. IT don't think
anything could have stopped me after
your invitation" he returned quickly.
"Ohl" she said. The sudden color that
came to her face told OF her confusion.
II betrayed the fact that she knew no
had come because OF her. Her brothers
invitation IN Devils Hollow had been
merely formal there had been another
sort OF invitation In her eyes as she
and her brother had left him that day.
Won't you get of your horser' she
said while he stlil sat motionless. IT'S
quite a while before shutdown and you
have plenty OF time 10 reach tho Circle
Bar before dark"
lie had determined to discover some
thing OF the mystery that surrounded
her and her brother and so he was OFF
his pony quickly and seated himself In
a chair that she drew out of the cabin
for him. ny tho time her brother had
reached the porch Hollis was stretched
comfortably out In the chair and was
answering several timid questions con-
corning his opinion OF the country and
his new responsibilities.
She was glad ne liked the country shs
said. II was wonderful. In the hve
years they had been here they had en-
joyed It thoroughly-that was. OF course
barring tho trouble they had had with
Dunlayey.
OF their trouble with Duniavey Hollis
would hear much later. he told himself
At present he was more Int ted In
discovering something about fNi and her
brother. though he did not wish to ap-
pear inquisitive. Therefore his voice was