The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23
THE loWRIE PASS FEUO
BY ELLEN MARIE CLIFFORD.

copy rignt, 1915. by w. G. Chapman.)
Il am coming to your house to lick
you, Thursday night. June H." wrote
Budd Nevers to his rival and enc.
my" Wharton Lind.
Here was the situation: At Lowrie
Paws the better class of the ranch
COMMUNITY had centered. Two miles
down the river tho settlement called
Paynters had been slow to meet the
advance guard OF civilization. When
young Wharton Lind had come to an.
cry words with Budd, the Wharton
family, discerning trouble, had moved
over to Lowrie.
1t was the sister OF Wharton Lind
who received the warning challenge.
She opened 1t and read it, and her
proud handsome face flashed and her
eyes took somber determined look
to their depths.
wharton had been away at college
up to a year previous. He was brave
as lion, but he had not acquired the
sturdy strength that comes with out
door ranch life. On the contrary.
Helena had gained the bronze, the
hardened muscles. the health-glowing
race OF true northwestern prairie
girl She was the admiration of her
own sex and the cherished model OF
her numerous gentleman friends
There went back to Budd a terse
single line: Wharton Lind is ready
for you"
Budd staggered around his friends
down at Paynters all the morning of
the day set for the combat He went
over to Lowrie about dusk, took
drink or two and rode up to the Lind
home on his melted broncho boldly
and full of confidence.
1t was moonless night and the
house was wrapped in darkness. ex-
cept where broad stream OF radi-
ance reflected across the grass from
lamp in the untenanted sitting room.
He made out a figure leaning against
one OF the posts clad in buckskin garb
and wearing the shadowing sombrero
of the district
I'm Budd Paynter," announced the
visitor brusquely. Ready for bust
ness?"
In reply his waiting adversary nod
ded and led the way to clear level
spot fifty feet away. Then began the
battle
Budd SAILED in" over-confident In
his opinion OF his superiority over
tenderfoot. Then he set on guard.
There had come half a dozen quick
blows that dazed him. AS his op-
ponent grappled, he felt himself lift
ed featherlike and flung ten feet
away, landing with shock.
you've won" he acknowledged,
and then with true frontier chivalry
advanced with outstretched hand.
Budd changed the anticipated grip
to clasp. His recent opponent had
suddenly staggered and had he not
reached out would have fallen to the
ground. Budd half lifted half dragged
his inanimate burden towards the
house.
Hey, there!" he hailed as he came
within the radius Of the light, young
Lind has overdone himself though he
whipped me, mind you, and fair and
square. Thunder"
For the first moment Budd Paynter
saw the face of his opponent. The
hat had fallen of, the light streamed
directly across Helena.
Across one cheek was an abrasion.
Her lower lip was slightly cut and
bleeding.
Il hit you," gasped Budd-"a
woman! l did that Say, could cry
over 1t! Lady. shall never forgive
myself"
Aye. he could indeed have wept
over his rough handiwork, he could
nave kissed those trembling lips AS
Helena reused up in her usual strong
way, she directed one brief
singing rebuke.
1t was to upbraid him for his idle,
useless ways Because her brother
vas i'll, because he would have met
he challenge even at that disadvan-
age. she had assumed his part, she
old Budd, and he hung his head in
shame. Then he went from her pres
nee, for the first time in his life
With lowered head and awakened
Then strange things began to hap
zen. At Paynters the old chums of
3udd began to marvel at sudden
omber change that had come over
lin.
A month later. two days before the
announced wedding of Wharton Lind,
here appeared at the Lind home the
ubject OF considerable thought and
interest to Helena-the new Budd
'aynter.
I've come from the boys down
ome, Miss Lind" announced Budd |
hyly, but very polite, though embar-
assed. They've authorized me to do
he usual thing when a friend like |
Hiss Willis steps on" and he pro-
uced neat case containing a hand !
ONE bracelet
Why. this is truly charming" de-
Jared Helena. and she invited the |
aller in. Then when he went away