The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23

* f1G Jay OF the t1co 09W0e0
Ma bright and fair. without q
$E cloud to mar tts splenAor.
Iii As the golden morning
% wore on. a gradual excite.
HA .ment became apparent
among the cowboys. in.
.4:HA creasing az the hours
@8 passed. and ~ they pre-
pared with Joy to invade their rivals
territory: nevertheless, the vtsHant
watch upon their champion did not
relax.
1t was some time after midnight
that Lawrence Glass had been tho
cause of q wild alarm that brought
the denizens of the ranch out in night
apparel. Jack Chaplin. awakened by q
cry for help, had found him in the
hands Of Carara and Cloudy. who had
been doing night duty In accordance
with Stover's orders. What with tho
trainers loud complaints. the excited
words of his captors, and the coufu;
sion resulting when the bunk.house
emptied itself of men half clad. it had
taken the ranch-owner some time I'd
discover that Glass had been sur,
prised IN the act of escaping. II
seemed that the sentrtes, seeing q fix;;
ure skulk1ng past the white adobe
walls OF the house, had called upon Il
to halt. There had been q dash for
liberty. then a furious struggle before
the intruder's identity became clear,
and but for Chapin's prompt arrival
nn0n tho aoona ui0lo~AA -,~.VS TO-
itably have resulted.
Il tell you, I'm walkin' In my Sleep"
declared Glass for the twentieth time,
"Caramba! You try for get away
stormed the Mexican. "Pig!"
mot a bit like 1t! I've been 4 son.
nambulist ever since I'm q baby"
why didn't you answer when va
called9" Cloudy demanded. .
How can I talk when I'm sound
asleep?"
IF you couldn't hear us. call, why
did you rum"
"Now have a little sense. pal. A
sleep-walker don't know what he's
doin'."
Since there's no harm done, you'd
better all 60 back to bed" Chaplin ad,
vtsed. mr.. Glass has the liberty Of
the ranch, boys. night or day, asleep
or awake"
Looks to me like he wat tryin' to
elope some" Slower balanced upon
one bare foot, and undertook to re.
move a sand.burr from the other. In
the darkness he seemed supernatural,
ly tall. so that Glass fastened to
strengthen his story.
Il was walkin' in my sleep a. nice
a. you please when those runmlss
lep' on me. Say! You know that's
dangerous: you can kill a guy waktn'
him up so sudden"
There's easier ways than that."
spoke Willie from the gloom.
IT'S a zap trick just the same I
was In the middle Of q swell dream.
too"
Come. come. Slower. get YOU boys
back to bed! Wen have the whole
ranch up with this noise"
Chaplin himself led Glass around
the house, while that gentleman made
no offer to explain the dream which
had prompted him to pack his sutt-
case before letting himself out of the
traintng-quarters. Once safely back
In the gymnasium. he sat up till
dawn. a prey to frightful visions
which the comfortable morning light
did not serve to dissipate.
Wally Speed slept serenely through
the whole disturbance. and was great.
ly amused at the story when he
awoke. He was sorely tempted to
make known his agreement with
Skinner. and put an end to his train.
er's agony of mind: but he recalled
SINNERS caution. and reflected that
the slightest indiscretion might pre-
cipitate a tragedy. For the first time
since the beginning Of the adventure
he was perfectly at ease. and the phe.
nomenon added to his trainers dis
may.
Others beside Lawrence Glass were
apprehenstve. Culver Covingtou. for
instance. vas plainly upset, while
Roberta Keap pleaded headache and
had her breakfast served in her room.
It was shortly afterward that she
appeared in the gymnasium doorway.
and cried. In an accusing voice:
well. MI. Speed7"
Eyes. quite we'll"
you traitor!"
"You modern Borgtal Didn't you
go and tell Helen everythtng"
Didn't you promise to stop Cul.
VERT"
Il did. I had him thrown in Jail
at Omaha. What more could l do!"
you did try? Honestly!" Mrs.
keap allowed her Indignation to abate
slightly. III l had known that, l
wouldn't have told Helen. I'm sorry
you didn't explain. was angry
furious. And / was frightened so!"
She broke down suddenly. "What
shall l do about themi can see
what they want to cay. and yet l
daren't let either speak . word"
MRS. Keap. are yoc sure Culver
loves your"
Horribly! And he suspects the