The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-09-25
SYNOPSIS.
BY HAMLIN GARLAND

SYNOPSIS.
Lee Virginia wetherford who has beef
20 an eastern school for years. returni
TO Roaring Fork Her mother. a coarse
masculine woman. is running . shabb,
boarding house where whisky 10 sole
without license.
Lee meets Ross Cavanash, forest ran
ser. and Forest Supervisor Redield- Cav
anash and Lee become interested In eacl
ether.
Lie wetherford. Lees mother. becomes
m Lee starts In TO improve the charac.
Ter Of the boarding house. Csvanagh and
Redned compliment her.
Gregg. a ranchman. threatens Cavanagh
Lee IL disguised with her surroundings
Lire ceases her elicit whisky selling. Nra
asdfield invites Lee to visit Elk Lodge
Redheld tells Lee about Cavanagh's In
tsresting career and explains the work
and troubles Of the korssi sarxiaA
Zee Is delighted With The culture shown
at Elk Lodge. Cavanagh rides sixty miles
TO spend the evening with her.
Cavanagh's love for Lee grows MrA
Redneld likes Lee but disiikes her moth.
G and thinks Csvanash's love AFFAIR u
foolish.
The doctor orders Lie TO cease WORK
and diet herself She rebels. Cavanagh
u
Edwards as poachers.
Roaring Fork rowdies attempt TO rescue
the prisoners. but Lie and Lee arm
themselves and help CavanaGh
They Drive away the roughs. and Cav
anagh delivers his prisoners TO Judge
Higley for trial
Edwards. whose nne has been paid,
Cavsnsgh he IL Ed wetherford, Lees
father. Lee thinks he Is dead.
wetherford and Csvanagh ind q sheep
herder with smallpox. Wetherford be-
comes nurse. Cavsnagh finds two sheep
herders murdered.
Turning the flock upward toward the
higher peaks. the ranger commanded
the collie to their heels and so, having
redeemed his promise. rode back to the
cabin. where he found Wetherford sad
died and ready for his momentous trip
to the valley. lie had shaved away
his gray beard, and had Ross been I'M
prepared for these changes he would
have been puzzled to account for this
decidedly military figure sitting statu-
esquely on his pony before the door.
you can prove an alibi." he called
as he drew near. Gregg himself would
never recognize you now"
Wetberford was in no mood for jok-
ing Lie will. | wore a mustache in
the old days. and there's a scar on my
chin"
AS he rode be confided this strange
thing TO Cavanagh. Il know" said be.
that Lie is old and wrinkled. for I've
seen her, but all the same can't re-
alize IL. That heavy set woman down
there is not Lie. My Lie is slim and
straight. This woman whom you know
has stolen her name and face, that's
all. cant explain exactly what
feel, but Lee Virginia means more to
me now than Lie"
II think | understand you said
Cavanagh. with sympathy in his voice.
The nearer Wetherford came to the
actual meeting with his wife the more
he shook At last he stopped in the
road. II don't believe | can do it,"
he declared IN be like ghost to
her. What's the use OF il? She'll only
be worried by my story. reckon Id
better keep dark to everybody. Let me
go back. I'm plum scared cold"
While still he argued two men on
horseback rounded a sharp turn in
the trail and came face TO face with
the ranger. Wetherford's face went
suddenly gray. There's the Deputy
Keep quiet. I'll do the talking"
commanded Cavanagh. who was in
slant in his determination TO shield the
man. Good morning. gentlemen" he
called cheerily. You're abroad early"
The man in front was the deputy
sheriff Of the county; his companion
was stranger.
THAT was a horrible mess you stun
bled on over on Deer creek" the dep
uty remarked
ut certainly was. Have any arrests
been made:"
mot yet. but we're on a clew This
Is Marshal Haines OF Dallas. Mr.. Cav
anagh," pursued the deputy. The two
men nodded in token OF the introduc-
don. and the deputy went on. You
remember that old cuss that used to
work for Greggg
Again Cavanagh nodded
well. that chap is wanted by the
Texas authorities. Mr.. Haines here
wants 10 see him mighty bad. He's
an escaped convict with a bad record"
"ls that sou exclaimed Cavanaga. |
81 thought he seemed bit gun shy"
THE last seen Of him was when Sam
Gregg sent him up 10 herd sheep. I
think he was mixed up in that killing
myself-him and Ballard-and we're
going up TO get some track OF him.
Didn't turn up at your station. did
hep
Yes; he came by some days ago, on ,
his way, so he said, TO relieve that
sick Basque, Ambro. l went up a
couple OF days ago and found the
Basque dead and the old man gone.
buried the herder the best could. and
I'm on my way down to report the
case"
The deputy mused: "He may be
hanging round some Of the lumber
camps. I reckon we had better 20 up
and look the ground over anyhow. We
might just chance 20 overhaul him"
"He maj have pulled out over the
range" suggested the ranger. Any