The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-06
SYNOPSIS.
BY HAMLIN GARLAND

- an eastern school for years. return,
- Roaring Fork. Her mother Q coarss
masculine woman. In running Q shabb,
boarding house. where whisky u sols
without license.
Lee meets Ross CavaDagh. forest ~
0er. and Forest Supervisor Redfieid Cav
snagh and Lee become interested IN eel
seher.
Liss wetherford, Lees mother. bsosmss
- Lee starts in to improve the chArsc.
~ OF the boarding house CavanAgA and
1edheid compliment her.
Gregg. q ranchman. threatens CavanaGh
Lee 10 disguised with her SURROUNDINGS
lAse ceases her elicit whisky selling. Mrs
1edheld invites Lee to visit Err LodgA
Rsdfeld tells Lee about Cavanagh's In.
tsresting career and explains the verb
snd troubles Of the farasi aarxAnA
They Drive away the roughs. and Cav
anagn delivers his prisoners to Judge
Higley for trial
Edwards. whose nns has been paid.
Joins Cavanagh at his cabin. He tells
Cavanagh he Is Ed wethsrford, Lees
father Lee thinks he IL dead
we1herfofd and Cavanagh hnd Q sheen
herder with smallpox. Wetherford b.
comes nurse Cavanagh finds two sheep
herders murdered.
Fearing to spread contagion. Cavanagh
and Wetherford retire to Cavanagh's cab
In Wetherfurd urges Cavanagh to mar
~ Lee. smallpox attacks wetherford
Gregg accuses Cavanagh of harboring .
convict Lie volunteers to nurse Weth-
erford. Dunn. an informer accuses cat
tlepen OF pnurdering- the sheep herdera
Lie and Lee find Cavanagh nursing
Wetherford. He refuses their aid but
they camp near BY. Cavanagh is offered
q forest supervisorsh.p.
Dunn. the informer. kills himself. Lee
Insists upon remaining near CavanaGh
VIII. withdraws his resignation.
Lie tells Lee She Is Il her mother.
Wetherford dies. Cavanagh burns his
cabin to destroy smallpox infection and
proposes to Lee
Ballard one Of Gregg's dupes confesses
to the murder of the sheep herders Gregg
ID implicated Cavanagh escapes small
pox contagion. and he and Lee are happy
b their love.
"Good evening. gentlemen called
the sheriff In southern fashion as he
drew near.
Good evening. Mr.. Sheriff." Cava-
nagh civilly answered What's the
meaning Of this invasion Of my for
sstr'
Tx sheriu iof ahsWeI pIeoeutSu tu0
big stranger "Mr. Cavanagh. this is
Mr.. Simpson. the county attorney"
Cavanagh nodded 10 the attorney.
tive heard Of Mr. Simpson" he said.
Simpson answered the question Ross
had asked. We were on our way to
your station. Mr.. Cavanagh. because
we understand that this old man Dunn
who shot himself had visited you be-
fore his death. giving you information
concerning the killing of the Mexican
sheep herders. Is that truef''
1T Is"
when did he visit your"
Two days ago or maybe three.
am q little mixed about IT, You see.
] have been pretty closely confined to
my shack for a few days"
Gregg threw IN a query. How Is
the old MANI"
Hes all right. That is TO say. he's
dead. Died last night"
The sheriff looked at Simpson mean
ingly. We'll. ! reckon that settles
his score. judge. Even II he was i'm
plicated he's out Of II now"
He couldn't have been Implicated"
declared the ranger. for he was with
ME at the time the murder was CON-
mitted. ! left him high on the noun
tain in the Basque herder's camp.
can prove an alibi for him. Further
more. he had no motive for such
work"
"What did Dunn tell your" demand
ed the sheriff What names did be
give your
wait u moment" replied Cavanagh.
who felt himself to he on his own ter
ritory and not TO be hurried There's
a reward offered for the arrest OF these
men. Is there notf"
There Is" replied the attorney.
well. before ! make my statement
I'd like TO request that my share Of the
II there Is any coming TO me,
shall be paid over 10 the widow Of the
man who gave inc the Information.
Poor chap, he sacrificed himself for
the good Of the state. and his family
should be spared all the suffering pos
sible"
quite right. Mr.. Cavanagh. You
may consider that request granted.
Now for the facts"
Before going into that. Mr.. Attor-
ley. I'd like 10 speak TO you alone"
"Very we'll, sir" replied the attor-
,ey. Then waving his hand toward
he others, he said, Boys. just ride
~ a little piece. will your"
When they were alone Cavanagh re-
marked. Il don't think II wise 10 give
hese names TO the wind. for II we do
here will be more fugitives."
II see your point" Simpson agreed.
Thereupon rapidly and concisely the
anger reported what Dunn had said.
nd the attorney listened thoughtfully
Without speaking TO the end Then he
dded. THAT tallles with what We
ave got from Ballard"
WAS Ballard In III" asked Cava.
Iagh.
eyes. We forced a confession from
I'm"
IF he was IN It II was merely for J