The Glenwood post., 1914-08-22


and to Phil. and his loyalty vas such
that he would not admit, even 70 hin
self. that Phil did not deserve her
Alone, he would have takea to The
mountains with Q Ano disreGard for
trails. turning, into whichever sseve1
his purpose best and following the
lay Of the land. Even with her in his
care 1t would be best to do that yet,
for there would be trailers on their
track at sunup. and 1t was either ride
or fight
Free at last from the pent-in canyon,
they halted at the forks, while Bud
looked out the land by moonlight. Dim
and ghostly. the sQuare-topped peaks
and buttes rose all about him, huge
and impossible except for the winding
trails. He turned up . valley between
two ridges, spurring his horse into Q
fast walk. b.
From one COW trail - another he
picked out way to the 1orth. but the
lay Of the ground threw him to the
east and there were no posses bstvses
tAs hihs. The country vas rocky,
With Ioag parallel ridges exteaAtng to
tAs nortAeast, and Whea he saW where
the way was taking him Bud called .
hak till daWH-
By ths veFy formatioo he was being
gradually edged hack toward Fur
tnAa. aaA 1t weuld call for fr0sh
horsss and . rested Gracis to oGtstsip
their pursuers ~ day. II the rUE1les
travs3eA BY landmarks, beading fo1 de
nortbssn passes II an effort to -
riAe sad intercsse hin. they MIGHT
easily cut hin - st ths seaft: bue \
they t1aiIeA bin-and hs 1svoutly
hoped they veulA-tAsa they woaIS
have . tangled sksln To follow and -
could lsss them In tAs broken cosntry
to the Dnrth-
80 thinking. ho CT gross anong ths
rocks. sDseaA down their saddls-
blankets and watched over the
browsing horses while Gfacia
stretches cut o. the -. Aftsf . day
Of excitenaat and . nlGht Of hard rid
ing thess 10 NO call for . couch Of
down, a11 - ths msflinS star ap
peared IN the east she SLEPT while Bud
sat patie.Ely By.
Il w0 no new task for hin, this
watching and waiting for tAe Aawn.
For wes0 st . time. aftse . hard
days wssk at the branding. ~ had
stood gard half the nAEht Slssp waa
q luxury 70 him. like water to moan.
tain-sheep-and 20 were all the Other
uNeless things that tOWn-bred people
REQUIRED.
they we're different A all their ways.
To ride, to fight, to nnd the way
there he was a better man than Phil !;
but to speak to a woman, to know her
ways. and to enter into her life-there
he was no man at all.
She trusted to his courage to pro-
tect her, and that he could do, but it
was to a man such ~ Phil she
would give her love. Phil could not
love her more than he did. but Phil's
ways could be more attractive to her
His adventurous life with his father
had not been such - to cultivate the
little niceties that appealed to womeA.
1t was only his privilege to serve. but
he gloried in that privilege now a.
( he watched beside her ~ she slest
and his vigil bat strengthened his res
olution to see her safely through to-
Phil. -.-.
He sighed now ~ he saw the Arst
flush Of dawn and turned to whore She
slept, calm and beautiful, In the solemn
light. How to waken her. evea tha1
was q question. but the time had comt
to start
Already, from Fortuna, Del Rey ant
his man-kil1ing rurales would be on thu
trail. He would come like the wind
that dashins little captain. and moth
ing but q bullet would stop him. for hi
honor was at stake. Nay. he had toll
Bud in 80 many words:
"She ID mine, and NO man shall com
between us!"
1t would Be hard now II tho rurale
ahould prove too many for him-k !
ballet should check him in their 6igA
and she Be left alone. But how
wake her! He tramped near - b
led up the unwilling mounts; then. .
time pressed. he spoke to her. ana I
last he knelt At her side.
SAY" be called, and when that Z,
not serve he laid his hand on b
shoulder.
, wake up!- he said. shaking b.
gently. Wake up. it's almost day!
3 Even as he spoke he went back
, the phrase Of the cow-camp-whel
, men rise before It u light. Bat 0fac
, woke up wondseing and stared abo'
her strangely. unable to undefstand.
''Why-whak u itf sha eftsd- r1ha
- he spoke again and backed ava
|, she remembered him with . smile.
oh" she said, -is II time b get q
!, Where are We, aAywayf
. About ten miles from Fortuna" q
! swered Hooker sobeeiy. TOO caoos
~ oaght to BE- ovef that diviAa-"