The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-09
''lFI-'I'7,7I- i'I'liIII VI STNGSONG
 P FIFE
He Proves 8 Blessing
 In Disguise
By CLARIssA H1ACKIE

The lower rim of tle sun rested on uua edge on the horizon, huge or m.ce balI against the background of ] cope, rod sky.
 |Gaas Barton watched it slowly sink below lhe aat Texas plain until all at once Ir was gone and the weird twi- light Wal about her.
 Win Ii,te sigh she turned her horse to the low hills that bounded the northeast Her black Judy skim med over the ground with velvet feet, and the passage of the graceful girl and the beautiful animal Were almost like shadows fleeing before the light western breeze.
 Then as they passed into the deep ! g.enw af a walnut grove Nancy heard 1 rough voices in discussion. For a mo- mcut H,. npara tAriI.ed wi.h terror, . for the Bar,ou ranch w.s very near ! tae Mexican hordot and ia Hee un- . ec-aiu days there waF growing s1r.t of law.ossaess among the rough . characters that invested Jur ncighoor- HaaG.
 . Tst voices came from G.Jg hollow ou t-y 'uGJ of the trail, vnl Naucy was glad .. .ae protection y"s.dcc by the . great ,..sa that Sy.rou-rd her.
 Sue .H'cu I&5y to =.audSdd and listened sharply
 1.-Two .."utcs artcrva.d she had emgr@oi from tlc grove and was tear mg down tnc trait tovaW homc. ! Her appearance in the yard brought her .a,m. info ,Ae EuvA ana the cook into tn. doorway ur the bunk house.
 "Tna, you. Nau:" cred her father reIe.,o.. "rvc oee. w.,I about you for d.. Hsr Aorr know you can take .a-e -. ya.~r'r .n- "am3mbcr what told yvG about staying out after da.E. Why. wral !. gD.Id: You ag. r,,u...-. -.. l..fo. E.tcd . lhe girl rrom the saaG.a. aad she sank . umply ou .o the steps.
 "1uu uo see mc- Ais, Nancy" . shr..luI liup Loo across .av yard. He waved B spoon toward his waiting sup l per table .n thu bunk house.
 "Thcv vy.] come larrr. Hep Loo," . said Na..E la.uuy. and as the China ! uuu returned mutJeriug to his kitchen she s... u her father: Dad, what 1 shall We ou: l came home through . tLe grove. aud l overheard our men here Gru.l- 10 burn the ranch and 1 run d.. yu,Gg across tG, uprlar'
 You age sure. Gaughter:" demanded / Barton sharply, ro. le had trusted his . cuwboy~ Jo man.
 . "Ec~. heard a. their voices. Sing . song Iat, secled so be the leader. It iS planned for toai@ht'
 "I wonder # they are coming back to . supper nu-yd Ea-,on.
 No. They planned the raid, and ortc~ ig is accomplished they are to <. ru.l j. uG appear to rescue me. Oh, dad. they said they would finish you. and yuu .Gow what ,haJ means a..'- N@,nv'5 vu..e broke little, and ne~ fua.1 knew ,Lat when uts brave . uar-.,.... ,,ua-e wavere. rucre was ."u-ag ....I and aa guessed that she la. uu. lou hm all she had over b,ard
 ~#. us.a Gr.p How shall we get | i.:" h. WuJtrvd.
 "l,t me go father. I am safer rid ing than l am here" she shuddered.
 "Whrro will you go, child? You could never ride to Fenoys in time, and
 "I will go aud get Roger Dare" said . Nancy
 Nr Barton started.
 "Eogor uare:" he repeated "He would never come after the way l treated him l cant expect it. No man with red blood in Iim would do it,"
 "Eogrr would do it. dld," said Nancy quietly. "Just because he has got red blood in his veins would he forgive am injury and help. Hes a mlu"
 Barton stared down at ,be girl.
 "Naury. hc,ievc-I believe you 1 really d.I ca.c'- He stopped short 1s Eau Iacd har g'oyed hand
 "Uad. you can believe almost any . thln- of foolish girl" she whispered. "Clyc me a emp of tea and let me go. They a"s guv5rds. auJ they vii! not aAo.0 .r if 1 ruu across the gang, but ! will go ,ur lower trail if it will lessen vauv auz.c.y. Nou and Hep Loo re- wa.. .a tar house and protect the 1 place." %H.y arose and ran into the house, where Aunt Ucpsy, the stout n"-rass. WAS waiting impadeuty to sor.r supper.
 Nancy drank cup of ten and ate a ! frw mnI.hru,s of food; then, with a 'asr n'.-a embrace from her tather, who had n"testcd even while he saw ,A@- ha. .ist.ls were loaded and that | Judy Nr.- ready uJ fife -o5r. sLe swung mtu ,ae saduIc and vanished into the night.
 Then jaues DartoI worked swiftly. Within au hour the house was closely sbut,Cvcl .uG loaded weapons placed at all thc upper windows.
 Silence fc. over the ranch. Uepsy numbered uucaSily about Der room. while Gar.a, l-ueeiny in an upper window watched the entrances by which Jar enemy might be expected.