Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-02

CHAPTER X
Dry o'esyaA
Hotes Narottps.
Jesse - cruel TO young op12yuA
Perhaps he II justly. rightly cruel. In
gtbing ct this young cowboy, tauntins
him until tho lad b on tho very sdvs
of murder. Got to b DONE" .says
Jesse. Il promised his father that I'd
break tho cold uneu heis fed up with
'robbsrA So just you watch No LII
the dust from h1s hide, and don't you
git sesticalating on my trail With
your fool sympathies." Billy does
not suspect that the tormeotor lovos
his victim.
My heart aches with his humilia
ton. His mother 10 my cook, not Q
princess, a. the boys pride would
have her. His father was one Of the
most dangerous leaders Of the Rocky
Mountain outlaws, 80 there the lad
saw glory, and don't blame him. But
all the glamor was stripped away
when Jesse tr1cked OTlynA and his
gang into surrender. handed them
over to justice. and showed Door Billy
his sordid heroes for what they really
were. His father has besp hanged
That night the lad had come from
Hundred Mile House, with Jesse's
pack-train bearing load Of stores
There was dress length, music for
my dear dunpy piano. spiced rolls OF
bacon, much needed flour and gro
ceries. and an orange kerchiaf for
Billy. From his saddle wallets he pro.
duced my csump1ed letters and the
weekly papes . Vanoouver rag.
Therein Jesse labors among tangles
OF provincial politics. l gloat over the
cooking recipes OF Americas nice cut.
sine and spare maybe Just a sigh
over the London letter. Biny's por.
ton consists Of blood-curdling disas.
tiers and crimes. and the widow waits
,ravenous for her hndlins. bed stuff.
fng, wan paper. and new pads for
her wooden lee. At ten eeots that
paper = bargain.
n
After break4ast when Jesse had
gone to WORK, DO WIDOW came n mo
In deep distress, leaning against the
door.post. twisting up her apron with
trsmulous dnesea, her syss dark with
dread. Whsa I led hsr % seat, Per.
Ihaps abe fsk my sympathy. for Q
Aoed o1 tsa1s broke loose, ana wild
urish mixed Win her sobs. The lep.
roshawa poBes6sd her bhoy avick,
night-Fsders haunAsd him, OWLS was
IN him acUhh, and Tho child W. fey.
His step-uncae went ~ to his end
In the dreadful quicksands. her
brothsrin-4aw went mad In the black
Indian hills. Iunaing on the spears
Of the haythsn. rest his sowl. and now
Bfllyi He was gone this hour. Fierce
~ she ordered mo ont to search. for
sho would take tho southern pasture,
60 surely ! would ind him in tho
pines. She feared that place; NUT
tered Of fires lighted by no mortal
hands. Yestresn Q falling star had
warned her that she was to lose her
bhoy, and had I not seen that face
in the windy last night
Soothing the poor thing % best
could, I undertook tho search. glad
Of an excuse to get away outdoors.
Presently came upon Billy perched
on a root oveshansins the depths Of
the canyon. He was cleaning Jesse's
ride. and surprised him In . At Of
angry laughter.
billy" shouted. come In OF that
root before you falli"
He obeyed with Sully patience at
my whfms.
why are you not at work3 What
are you doing with my husbands
rinef"
sT'm at work." he answered sulk.
ily-then with an odd vagueness Of
manner. Tn cleaning the durnea
thing"
Being . woman. and CURSED at that
with tho artistic temperament, could
not help being moved by this lads
extraordinary haauty-the curly red.
gold hair. skin with the dusty look
OF q ripe peach. tho poise Of easy
power and lithe grace, the sense he
gave mo Of glowing color yelling
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q good model. I had observed very
closely the moods Of Billy's tempera-
menr.
His mother was right. That vague
ness Of manner was abnormal. and
the lad was fey.
But Why are you cleaning his
rider"
ut kicks whsn IT, foul he said
absently.
~You're OF huntingf"
"Goin' to shoot Jesse. thet's all"
"Tm sure" said, he cleaned It
yesterday. Look here" and took
the rife to show him 1t was clean.
"ses." put my little finger nail in
the breech while he looked down the
barrel. Come" said !. and told him
that in my sswing-machine there was
i bottle OF gun oil. The r11e was in
my possession, safe.
Then he heard Iesee coming. WHIST
HIDE the gnni" he said. and % |
though We wers fellow conspiratov.
i placed It behind . tree, 20 that my |
man saw nothing 70 cause aisrm.
Jesse came. It seemed in search Of
Billy.
.Hsllo, Kate" he said IN greeting. |
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