The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10

have to go for help. If he isn't"-
"I'll go, all right. amt afraid. l
didn't do anything. guess I'll stick
around till Red shows up again, any
how"
how"
you're stranger here. should 20
as soon as you have sent help" said
the girl.
"Mebby l better. III help get him
up the hill and in the shade. Then Ill
beat it for the doc. If l don't come
back after that" he said slowly. flush.
ing, lit ain't because I'm scared of
anything DONE"
Far down in the valley Boyar's
sweating sides glistened in the sun.
An arm was raised in q gesture Of fare.
well as the tramp swung the pony to-
ward the town Much to her SURPRISE
Louise found herself waving vigor-
GUS adieu to the distant figure.
| The tramp Overland. realizing that
the deputy was badly injured told the
first person he met about the accident
advising him to get help at once for the
deputy. Then he turned the pony to-
ward the foothills. In a clump Of
greasewoOd he dismounted and. leav-
ing the reins hanging to the saddle
horn. struck Black Boyar on the flank.
The horse leaped toward the Moon
stone trail. The tramp disappeared in
the brush
| 7 7 of1,s hoe =
! than roses. strolled across the vine
Swallowed porch of the big ranch house
and sat on the porch rail opposite her
uncle. His clear blue eyes twinkled
approval as he gazed at her
Walter Stone was fifty. but the fifty
outdoors. The smooth tan of his
cheeks contrasted oddly with the silver
of his close cropped hair. He appear
ed as young man prematurely gray.
"How is Boyar?" he asked. smiling
a little as Louise. sitting sideways on
and forth quickly.
"Oh, Boy is all right. The tramp
turned him loose in the valley. Boy
came home"
1t was clever bit of riding to gel
the best OF Tenlow Oh his own range
Was Dick very badly hurt?" queried
Walter Stone.
Yes. his cOllarbone was broken. and
he was crushed and terribly bruised
= His horse was killed. When | was
down day before yesterday the doctor
J, said Dick would be all right in time"
they arrested?"
"Oh." said Louise that was q
shame! He stayed and helped the doc
tor put Dick in the buggy and rode
with him to town. Mr.. Tenlow was
unconscious. and the boy had to go tt
hold him. Then the boy explained il
3. all at the store. and they arrested hin
5 anyway As suspicious character.
I should have let him go. When Mr.
Tenlow became conscious and the!
told him they had the boy he said tt
keep him in the calaboose. that tha
i was where he Belonged
And you want me to see what cal
DO Tor this boy:
e II didn't say so" And Louise tiltet
| her chin.
= Now. sweetheart. don't quibble. l
isn't like you"
The gray silk clad ankle flashed bacl
and forth, Really. Uncle Walter. yo'
could have done something for the bo
without making me say that | wanted
you to. You're always doing some
thing nice-helping people that are il
trouble. You don't usually have to b.
asked"
Perhaps like to be asked-by-
Louise"
you're just hattering me. l know
but. uncle il you had seen the bO
jump in front Of Mr.. Tenlow's hors
when Dick shot at the tramp an
afterward when the boy helped m
with Dick and stuck right to him clea
to his house-why, you couldn't hel
but admire him. Then they arreste
him-for what? It's shame. toll
him to run when saw the doctor
buggy coming"
1 | ltS. l|'uINt. tlit 10y llld Uc
and likable enough. but how are we I
know what he really is: | don't lik
to take the risk. | don't like to meddl
in such affairs"
! Uncle Walter. Risk. And the risk
I you used to take when you were
I young man. Oh. Aunty Eleanor ha
! told me all about your riding brOncho
=! and the Panamint-and lots of thing!
! | won't tell you all. for you'd be fiatteI
! ed to pieces, and want you in on
! whole lump today"
I only for today. Louise?'
| "Oh. maybe for tomorrow and tomo
I row and tomorrow: but. uncle. onl
! last week you said at breakfast tha
J the present system of arrest and in
! prisonment was all wrong. That WA
! because they arrested that editor wh
I was a friend of yours. But now whe
! you have chance to prove that yO
! were in earnest you don't seem b