The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-18
CHAPTER XXI.
The RIaht Law.

at Dally's. Seemingly nothing had
happened In her absence. Sandry was
a little stronger. bit moro impatient
to be at the work, able to go about the
camp and the tilted meadow. He was
pale still, and to her passionate eyes
more to be desired than ever. She
noticed quickly how wistfully tender
was the face OF Siletz. and how the
girl stayed apart from Sandry In q
certain diflldence. This was balm TO
her fears and her anxiety.
She went back TO her work with re
newed yIgor. she was happier here In
this wild country than she had ever
been In her life. filled with the excite
ment OF Fame that lured and Love
that beckoned. and. so she believed.
able to capture both.
Then one day an Incident took
place that caused her TO see that she
must let him feel the steel beneath The
velvet.
As usual, she sat In the golden after
noon on the east porch, her work for
the day being over and Sandry
lounged on the lowest step, his elbow
on the hoor and his hat pulled low
over his eyes, gazing down the valley
Presently there came a sound.
rhythmic sound. at first far of, then
coming nearer the rolling thunder Of
a big horse in full flight, and up from
the lower rollway came Black Bolt
cleaning, dark. splendid. As II she
were part OF him, Siletz rode. sway.
Ing with her loose motion that always
suggested the very drunkenness OF
speed In her arm she held a great
bunch OF wild beeding.hearts, their
brilliant crimson splashing gorgeously
along her olive throat. where the blue
shirt lay open a bit.
With a slight pressure OF knee and
heel the girl sent the great black horse
directly at the steps of the porch As
no came on Miss Ordway sprang up
with a little scream, oyerturning her
chair. But Sandry sat unhinching on
the lowest step, smiling. Within three
feet OF him Black Bolt lowered his
head, set his feet and came to a splen
did stop.
siletz leaned forward and dropped
her burden in Sandry's lap. showerng
him with the blood OF the bleeding
hearts She did not look at him. Then
they trotted away around the corner
TO the shed and Sandry's lips tight
ened pitlfully as he gathered up each
smallest spray OF the woods.treasures
Where she stood back against the
wall, one hand at her pulsing throat
Miss Ordway saw that tightening OF
the lips. the droop that came into the
mans whole face, and her eyes mar.
rowed and hardened like a cats
That night she came to him in the
eating room.
Walter" she said, I'm stuck IN
the middle OF a chapter. VIII you go
over a few pages with me and give me
the benefit Of @ mans ideas?"
He smiled
I'm afraid mine will not be Of much
account. but such as they are you are
welcome to them"
They viii answer" said Miss Ord.
way, "a woman cannot write from her.
self for men--she must write from
man TO man. III bring my manuscript
out here"
And turning. she went from him to
the sanctuary Of the little south room
When she returned she carried hand
ful OF closely typewriter pages.
They drew up one OF the pine
benches spread out the manuscript be.
tween the catchup bottles and sat down
together.
| Instantly with the touch OF the shift.
Ing sheets In her fingers Miss Ordway
seemed to drift away from the per.
sonal. She became detached. absorbed.
swallowed up In the thran OF work
and Sandry had feeling OF what such
a work must mean to one.
Now see" she said. half excltedly,
here is the point about which / am
a trlae In doubt But | will have to
sketch the situation for you so you
can get grip on It,"
She turned toward him. spreading
out 1at on the paper one exquisite
hand. Among her other hidden want.
ties. Poppy Ordway cherished an inor.
dinate pride in these hands OF hers
and she knew their value and their po
tency to the last atom.
With an unconscious appreciation
Sandry now looked down OF Il where
II spread across the page UncOn
sciously. too. his mind caught shad
owy comparison--the memory OF the
olive-colored, slim hands of the girl
Slletz But she was speaking and be
looked again.
Now suppose my hero Is confront
ed with a man-his friend. II hap
pens who. in the plausible and un
impeachable methods OF modern bust
ness. has calmly become possessed OF
my heros wealth. There is no pos
sible way Of touching the swinder tot
II has been done In a manner that
gives It the seeming of legality. Vel
the victim knows in his heart that the
other is a thief. Now here Is my
point"
Miss Ordway was talking slowly a,
Il thinking carefully and no one listen
ing would have suspected that the
words she uttered we're purely, me
chanical, having been written out anC
memorized that afternoon. aud tina
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