The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-12-28
THE LONE STAR RANGER
This about the Texas Plains People ZANE GREY

I hss bloody sunlaan. a. they say
Q lies good bur be ssnH happy Hs
: has such sad eyes Hs looks far 90
, sometimes when the children climb
rpani atm. They love him. Ills life
; Is sla Nobody need tell nle--he seas
tie E'osi b rhinEs once he said some
J body had % b. rsnger Well ! sly.
Thank God Eor ranger IKE him 2 ?
ulsue did nof wnnt 70 hear more.
- ie aslkesi into the room
~ was fiaaxhtfui u you DuaEe
said ~WomaAsind are needed here
could 30 50 liltie. Mrs Laramie
y0u iqpk better already Fra glad.
8 And hefc's baby al clean and white.
Baby. what time ! had trying 20
puzzle our the wny your clothes went
On Well Nrs Laramie. didn't ten
you--frieuds would c0me7 So will
tie brighter side.
Yes rye more faith thsn I Ind.
Z replied Mrs Laramie. "Guneer
{ Longstreth's daughter has come 10 zoe.
+ There for while after Inns death
( thought "a sink We have nothing
How conld ! ever take care Of my
llitie onesf But I'm ginning courage
to-"
Airs. Laramie. do not distress your.
SELF any more" said Miss Longstreth.
= shall see sou are well cnred for
! promise you"
miss Longsreth. thufs finer ex-
claimed Duane. TITS what Pye-ex-
pected u you
Z must have been sweet praise % |
her. for the Wilderness OF her face
burned out 10 beautiful blush
And as good Of you. too. Miss
Herbert 20 come" added Dunno
let me thank you both I'm glad
I have you girls as allies 10 part Of
my lonely task here More than glud
Tor the sake 81 this good wOman und
the little ones. But both Of you he
carefnl about coming here alone.
There's risk And now rll be going
Good-by, Mrs. Laramie. rll drop In
ngnin tonight. GOod-by."
"Ar. Ranger. waltz" eulled Mlss
L0ugstreth as he went ont She was
white and WONDERFUL She stepped
out ~ the door close to him.
Il have wronged you = she sald i'm
pulslyely.
Miss Longstrethi How can you
shy thatT" he returned.
II believed what my father ana
Floyd Lawson said about you. Now
sce-I yronged you"
You make me very glad. But
Miss Longstreth. please don't speak
Il wronglng me, / have been IA
innmnn, | am ranger-nnd much "
aid 81 me Is true My duty Is hard y
N others sometimes on those who y
IRE innocent. aims But God knows u
hat duty IL hard, too. on me" F."
Il did wrong you II you entered u
ny home again ! would think II an =
Ou0r -" Y
"Please- please don't Miss Long .
trerh interrupted Duane. y
-iui. sir. my conscience flays me-" -
be- went on. There wns 90 other q
pund Ike her voice "Wili you take
y hHnd1 win you forgive meT 81
she gave u royalty. while the other pi
az there pressing nj her breast ~
hume took the prOGcred hand. tie
ID not know what else 20 do
Then Il seemed 20 dawn upon him 'i'
iui there was more behind this white.
sect, noble Intensity 81 her than
% the making amends for fancled ~
rFai wrong Duane thought the "
un did NOT live 90 earth who could
iyr resisted her then 80
II honor You for your goodness 20
Vs. unfortunate woman" she suid ~
id now her speech came swiftly "'
Wien she WIS an ulone and help,
- you were her friend. Il WIS the ="
vti og man. l;ut Airs. Laramie y"
~ the only unfortunate wnnnu In
o world l. too. am unfortuunte.
b, how : may soon need friend '''
ill yun bc my fricud7 I'm so nlonc. 700
% terribly worried srHr--l lctr- '"u
:, surely l'll need friend soon SUI
on. Oh fm afraid Of what yOul ne
q 0ut s0UucT or Inter. ! want 10 help 'Ah
o. let rs save ne II not honor UNI
~ ] S,und alone nll alone? VIII nae
10 VIII YOU be- Her voice fuiled w"
u seemed so Duane That she must ne
re discovered what he had h,gun
suspect thHf her father aud Law. on
D were not fhe honest rnnchers
- pretended To be- Perhaps she OF
~ more Ter append 10 Duane Lot
'uk him deeply Tie wanted to heJp
. ursry thnn be bud ever wanted u
,ghlpg And with the meaning OF TO
! fumuItuOus sweetness she stirred
hltu there came the realization OF or
dangerous situation. me
. must be true to my duty" he que III,
D. huurscly
II you knew me you'd know sue
Ild never ask you 90 be- false to H." '''''
Well, then--ru d. anything Tor W
oh thank you! I'm ashamed that s'',
eilcved my cousin Floyd lie He'd
.e He'd. t'm all In the dark. =
iugely distressed My tuther wants .uu
10 80 bHck home. Floyd 10 trying p'''
keep me here They've qunrreled. W.
know something dreadful will "u'
'pen I know IN need you lf--tf- ~,
. you help moT' u.s.
Yes replied Duane. and his look ~
ught the blood 20 her face. ,
CHAPTER Xxx. NV Iu'
rter supper Duane stole out Tor
usual evenings spying az Long.