The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-04

Mr.. feager, she suggestei.
Like 1t fine, Miss Ellington,
he answered.
Daisy Ellington slanteo mis-
chievous eyes toward him.
mot much doing here"
/ We'll, I've found it right live
ly," retorted Steve.
/, "He didn't do a thing to you
did hep she commented, lookinf
him over, frankly. Then, lower
ing her voice, she added:
"Harrison's a brute. I'll tell you
about him some time when Ruth
isn't around"
Ruth"
| Steve glanced at a young girl
the landlady's daughter, who
moved about the room helping the
Chinese waiter serve.
What has she got to do with
Harrison?"
| Engaged to him-that's all
See that sparkler on her finger?'
After dinner Steve went to his
new quarters to get a cigar he had
left on the table. Ruth Seymour
was in the room putting fresh
sheets and pillow-cases on the bed.
II haven't had time before. !
didn't think you would be through
dinner so soon," she explained.
Her troubled eyes rested on the
strong, lean face that went so well
with the strong, lean body.
One eye was almost shut. A
bit of plaster stretched where the
prizefighter's knckles had cut a
deep cash. But through all the
havoc that had been wrought
flashed his white teeth in a cheer
full smile.
The girls lip trembled.
1 I'm sorry you-were hurt"
! He flashed a quick look at her.
"Sho! Forget it, Miss Seymour.
1t don't do a big husky like me
any harm to be handed licking"
at was all a mistake, Miss FL
lington says. You thought he was
hurting Miss Winters. Why didn't
you tell him you were sorry? Then
it would have been all right"
The cow-puncher did not bat an
eye at this innocent suggestion.
That's right. Why didn't ]
think of that?''
Steve. found his cigar and re-
tired. He carried with him In
memory a picture of a troubled
young creature with soft, tender
eyes cleaning starlike from be-
meath waves Of dark hair.
To imagine her as the future
wife of Chad Harrison moved him
to resentment at life's satiric par.
adoxes.
From the first Steve enjoyed his
work with the Primo Company
He had the faculty of projecting
himself with all his mind into the
business of the moment, and Billy
Threewit placed more and NOR,
confidence in his ability.
Chad Harrison watched Steve'l
strides toward success with scowl
ing face and crafty eyes. But 4
was not until the secret leaket
out that Lennox, the star, was Civ
ing the boy boxing lessons tina
Harrison voiced his Jealousy.
He boosted he would put Stew
out Of the company, and while hi
words did not annoy Yeager, the
older actors knew Harrison would
do his best to carry out his threat
The members of the company
had como to like Steve exceeding
ly, especially the men, and they
were greatly interested in thu
results of Lennox's instructions.
Sometimes Farrar was present
at these lessons. Often Badly Cum.
mings, the property man, would
lput on the gloves with him, and
Henderson, the melancholy come.
dian, occasionally dropped in with
some other member of the COM
Ipany.
One day Threewit approached
Steve within Harrison's hearing.
"Yeager," said the director, 81
want you to choose couple of the
boys and go down to Yarnell's
after a herd of cattle we're going
to need in that 'Tapidero jim pic
ture. II you need more help the
old man will let you have one or
two of his riders"
Steve had fleeting thought
that Harrison was listening.
Want I should start right
laway?"
yep. Who do you want to take
with your"
Shorty and Orman."
1
Though Yeager had enjoyed i'm
mensely his month with the Primo
people, he had not yet been able
to get Il out Of his mind that he
was only playing at work with the
film company.
| But today Yeager felt he had
done q mans work. The hill
cattle he was driving were as wild
as deer.
Now stars by millions rooted the
velvet night. Los Robles was still
a dozen miles away and the cattle
were weary from the long drive.
Time to throw off. Well make
camp In the morning." Yaager
called to Shorty.
There was little danger of the
tired cattle straying. but Yeager
divided his party SO that they
could take turn about nfght-herd-
Ing. He took the first watch him
Isolf.
Reach for the roof, friend"
/ The words came to Yeager low
but imperative. Automatically his
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