The evening world., 1914-03-03

ing the wagon and the struggling
horses down stream. He followed
along the bank until the horses feet
came up and the wagon went down.
among other things, something that
looked to his astouishsd eyes like .
wooden cradle.
He threw his rope, and threw again.
with the skin which long practice
in roping mavericks had given him;
and 9ently. gently. with a success
which seemed miraculous even to
"Snow-shoe" Brown. he had drawn
the bobbing cradle gradually to shore.
Inside, Q baby smiled up at him with
the bluest eyes he ever had seen.
There was q picture primer tucked
beneath the flannel coverlet ana Il
contained the single clue 70 her iden-
tity. Esther Tisdale" was written ON
the fy-leaf With . recent date.
SNOW shoe" Brown said she was .
maverick and unblushingly declared
that he claimed all mavericks that he
had had his rope on; therefore
.'Esther Tisdale" belonged 70 him. He
left her In the care Of the wife OF .
sss.: mm waS 1IR:s e SS:
activities. which he did. though that
person rustlsd elsewhere with re.
newed energy since he said he had
q family TO keep. So she learned to
ride and shoot ~ straight ~ SNOW.
shoe" himself and even a. . child
gave promise Of q Winsome, lovely
Girlhood. The unique relationship
ended when her guardian died In nj"
yond the Limestone Rim. A hard
winter and the inroads Of sheep
broke" the cattlsman. who sold out
and moved away, while Esther It's
dale shifted for herself that she
might not be q burden. She was
nearly twenty now. and. in the demo-
cratic community never had felt or
been made to feel that her position
was subservient or Inferior. There
she bounded up the stairs 70 DR..
Harpe's door she felt sure Of wei
come.
TITS only Essie Tisdaie." she said
In her merry voice as she raped ana
peered into the room. .
Come In. Essie; I'm lonesome a.
the deuce!"
II was some time later that Mrs.
Terriberry sailing through the cor
rldor In her dressing sacQue and pct.
ticoat. with her feet scuffling In Mr..
Terriberry's carpet slippers. had the
stone china water pitcher dashed
from her hand - she turned . corner.
why. Essie!"
"Oh. I'm sorry. Mrs. Terribsrry!"
whats the natter" She looked
wonderfully at tho girls crimson face.
Don't ask mo! But don't expect
me to b friends With that woman
again!"
Have sou had words-hsvs you
quarrelled with DR.. Harper
"Yes--yes: We quarrelled! But
don't ask me any more! won't--I
can't tell you'll" the girl replied fierce
ly Al she rushed on and slammed the
door Of her room behind her.
In her ONCE. DR.. Harpe was sitting
By the window panic-s stricken, sick
with the fear OF the one thing In the
world OF which she was most afraid,
namely. Public Opinion.
She was deaf to the night sounds
OF tho town: TO the thick. argumen-
tative voices beneath her window
to the scratched photograph squeak
ing an ancient air In the Office OF
the Terriberry House: to the bang
Ing of An erratic plano IN the saloon
two doors above; to the sleepy walls
CT the butchers urchin In the tar
paper shack ono door below, and to
a heap OF snarling dogs fighting In
tho deep. white dust OF the street.
She suddenly threw both hands
aloft.
~ got ~" she cried exultingly
"Thc very thing to counteract her
story. tn wOrk-it always does
and I know that I can do IL"
In her relief she laughed. a queer,
cackling laugh which came strangely
from the lips Of . woman barely
thirty. The laughter was still on her
lips when a sound reached her earl
which killed II NJ quickly Al It came
Addio mia bella Nopli. addio. addio!
La tua s0ave imagine chi mai. chi ma
scordsr potra!
Del ciel raussurro fuisido' Il piaeid'
DUAL core s. non imsbrla. non bsa non be'
In ,.,a a .srra q '.ur. s.v.,l.no d'.mor.
Te sols al milo dolore eonforto 10 sos
Oh. addio mia bella Napoli. addio. addio
Addio care memoris del tempo sh! chi
Tho voice rang ont like a colder
bell, Vibrating, as sweetly penetra
ting. The strange words fell like tn,
notes OF the meadow lark in spring
easy. liquid. yet with the sureness o
knowledge.
When the last note had died ava,
DR.. Harpe breathed an ejaculation.
The Dago Duke"
lie sings like an angel" safe
"Slivers." q barkeep.
And nghtS like 4 devil" rspliat