The Detroit times., 1913-05-13
Author OF the Prodigal Judge.
Just and the Unjust" etc.

placeh. conviction. He added pleas
antly. II reckon, though, it's righ
handsome OF you to want to look on
tor me. and me stranger" III
dropped his voice TO a whisper. "Hei
calm down some; give him time.
allow he feels Baptiste Is looking u
him to take on like hell, but once hi
cuts loose from you gentlemen you
needn't bother about him: he'll M
mainly interested In getting on Il
California. Now II you keep on about
due west you'll strike Green River
sometime tomorrow; after you ford II
your trail leads little south Of wcs
to the Bear" He looked hard at Ste
phen.
Thank YOU" said the latter
Beyond the Bear you shouldn
have any trouble You'll strike the
Weber next, and you can just follow
II into the valley. crossing kamai
Prairie. know all that country
and don't worry none about him, M
amt hunting trouble. Well, goodbye
and good luck"
He rejoined Basil and Baptiste.
why did he tell us THAR asked
Bushrod suspiciously.
Just his goOd-nature." said Stepher
indinerently, and thought no more o
the deserter's advice until II became
necessary to follow 1t.
The three men mounted their
horses, and the fur trader again ap
preached his cousins.
Once more, will you give him up
he asked.
| But no one answered him.
| You won't give him up, Ell? Well
look OUT" and he shook his fist al
them. Look out, for I'll even this be-
fore I'm done with you"
They heard his threat in silence
then seeing he was not to be an
swered, he wheeled about, and. fol
lowed by the half-breed and Raymond
crossed the ridge at gallop. They
stopped at the water-hole just long
enough to lash the dead man to his
saddle.
| But Raymond, the deserter, rode
away rejoicing In the possession OF
Louis's rife which Basil had given
him. When they had disappeared
from sight. Stephen said to Bingham
and Dunlevy: go down and look up
the stock; II you find it's strayed
from the waterhole. come back and
we'll all turn out after it,
Then, followed by Bushrod. he
went to the wagons and called to
Rogers. They're gone. You've noth.
ing to fear.' he said. The Californian
crawled stiffy from his place of con.
cealment. His friends were silent as
he emerged from the wagon, against
which he leaned for support.
God knows II was a fair fight,
Landray." he said TREMENDOUSLY, for
now. that the sustaining excitement
with the ague. His face was drawn
and CHASTITY, and his dark eyes burnt
with an unearthly light. He'd a
done for me II l hadn't shot him. 1t
| was him or me; but II was mighty
fair of you to stand by me-
We've stood by you, but I'm not
satisfied. Rogers said Stephen mood.
lily Its true he was an Indian. and
1t NAV be true, as you say, that you
! did the shooting In self-defense:
hope 1t was; but you've had bad blood
for them from the start"
bad blood! Yes. curse them-and
curse me. for I've lived and camped
with them for days and nights" cried
Rogers fiercely, glazing at Stephen.
| III I'd been the man l was once I'd
a fetched 1t to an issue long ago.
See" he held out a shaking hand,
you might think from that, he was
the first. The hearts gone out OF me
with this cough that's tearing me
asunder. 1t was the Indians killed my
wife; | reckon II you stood In my
place now you'd wonder why the hell
we was arguing whether shot yonder
varmint In fair fight or not; She'd
gone to the corral-I'm telling you
how my wife died-when heard her
cry out, and / ran to the ranch door
1t want two hundred yards to the
coral, but 1t might as well been miles
and she'd been no worse OF; for 1t
was surrounded; and when she ran
shrieking through the bars, trying
with all the strength God Almighty
had given her, to make the house.
they closed In about her and saw
one of them drive his axe into her
brain" The sweat stood in great
beads on his brow. II saw was too
late to help her, and / went back into
the house and fastened the door.
sui udu HIN W tnluk vi pointing
to the child. There was long pause.
Rogers gulped down something that
rose In his throat, and went on:
well, when the settlers who'd been
hot on their trail ever since they
broke loose ON the settlement, come
In and drove them of, and pulled Ben
ny here and me out OF the burning
ranch house. they laid out 10 OF the
red brutes I'd let the daylight
through" He threw ur his head
defiantly. What the hell do YOU sup.
pose care for the greasy half.
breed" and he clutched the stock Of
his gun with trembling fingers. For
Gods sake" he moaned, lets be NOV
ing. II was only half.breed, what
the hell's use quarrelling about him.
I've sent him where he'll do no more
harm"
(contlnued.l
Babes Body Found In River.
The body of newborn boye babe,