La Junta tribune., 1913-11-01

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She watched then siAs away ,a,
ward the umbered IaAls - she
looked kssaly In every lissesjon b.
fese shs rsturnSd 70 The tasa Then
she stood IN the doorway. vsA bss
haek to the interior. asl asAel ir .
vsfy sAaky voice:
-Ars yoa thsrsc
Yea" said . nu0e1 vsloA ase
Olive turned 70 discover Q nas's big
fraos emerging iron the Aay ,ha,
allsd her poay's maasss.
"You ass hurt!- she eySsl. fes ~.
tls stream Of blood vas tyieklt>e down
his hard.
He wiped II away. oss q ,ho.s
silly brutss pro1Asd ~ vttA . pitch
fork" be said carsisssiy. Tn Az
funy obliged 10 you-bscAsss 200 e!d
~ bs<Fay ~ pssesses hsea Nay
ask Why you sparsA nsr
He snflsd down q hss. Hse eu,ek
glance Hoted that this ~ - or.
diaasy cattle sAisf n - vses @. .,
all Neither vss As . ovsbe B,s
asl bDsA al sstr>oeiy ose1sspsinE.
- vas Arsessd h rs1OA Gyay Gan.
asis With brown lsasAss sslisg boots
His fsir head vas Aatjsss asl ~ be
stood there looking Gown q Ass With
that keen blue glance Olive vas con
vinced that the sheriff aad he posss
had made . ridiculous nistaks.
You are Mr. HayAsn:- she asked
y vas until last night" be smiled.
but these fellows have Gtves u. re
lie 90 many 'imes since thea that
begin to doib, my own identity Why
even my foreman. Callahan. swore 20
my face that wasn't myself
y never could bear that CALLAHAN.
declared Olive emphatically. I've
seen him 80 many times In conpan,
With disreputabie Mexicans from over
the border that I've never though, him
honest"
You've hit II. exactly. I vas trail
Ing him Las, night after cee o' bis
excursions when the sheriff got bold
pf me You se> Callahan had told me
all about II a, soon A. I arrived snt
I had reason 10 suspect the fellow
Well. I'm here TO stay. n ear con
since your ne'rhbors Of my Identity
before they deal out What they call
,ustice'"
Suppose you ~tirs 10 The upper
oft and remain there until talh With
nv father Hes perfectly reasonable.
and after the men get 90 CailAhan's
rail they will see how matters stand,
mssested Olive.
y win take your advice sait Hay.
Zen rather reluctantly. 7 hate to
-un Away. but n want 20 hsh, An
,'hsr dav 7 presume I better ke.p out
" sight
Olive waited until he had tisap-
,~aret In the dim upper loft and
sh~n the rus,linE of the hay hAh
,eased and he had called down .
:h~~ry: AN rtsht-o,- she spsc hack
n the house TO Await hsg SxS8ev's
ie'urn
| Presently the sheriff md his sis
men came riding back leading the bay
,orse
.wha, iuct'' called DIV.
What you see'- gro~i.i Nail ue-
Z sn,abiy Saw your Chink ana .
ay-ou' down a. Hidden sprine Broke
hni up. all right" His erim face
.elay~h
-ysu dlen', hurt wah I~e. AiA
-ou-" ,h~ s.hed Quickly and - shsv
Aurhed ,he added family, 'You
sno~ father ,ays he VA. the best
.oot ~e ever had"
Hes coming po~-s~em, n ~
,l,ve'" rs,oYted Hall a. they vent on
h~ir Wv
Wah i.~e uas irottinr quickiy to
ward the house He Vas vsiiinR 90
himself In a h.art-broken sort ~ way
IN one hand he carried his covered
p'stAn and acute anguish 0m vrtt.
len on his hAt yellow coun,enaaes
Olive comfor'ed him With what
sords she could muster. but nothine
cave eomnunioa With his rode -
the burning n much ioss oosA -
suase his modification.
Then came Olives parent, F1sSe
eSartine secrecy from them she toe
Nom 'hs ssofv M. Nch shoo8 DW
head In strong disapprosai N
doesn't DO 10 opposs the lag. ~
dear" he said before he vest oot
10 'he barn
When he returned fher. vss -
other elpression on his stern face
'Oiive's right believe II 10 NJ
Hayden. after all I'll 20 over 80
set the boys on Callahan's usfs
II ~as late at night when Afsssa
men rode up 10 Coles ranch anl -.
nonnced that Riii Callahan had bseo
caught They were quite ready 70
apologize TO the big Enslishman vhsa
he had been extricated from his pseeA
10 the loft
- owe my nfe 10 you. Mis-. OIive. .
he said To her later In the evening -
he took his departure