The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-07

kContlrued from our last lssue.)
A rrER Ward returned TO his
\ ~ claim. Billy Louise had hired
man. John Priuglc by name
and his little halfbreed wife.
Phoebe. Mrs Mcdonald had been
alilng all winter. and as the girl
could not afford TO hire another
man 20 herd her cattle. she felt that
having a woman In tho house while
sho was away riding was n neces-
aity.
That was busy summer for the
girl. She did not In tho least real
iks that she was attempting any.
thing out OF tho ordinary when she
took a haifdeveioped ranch ia the
middle OF u land almost an Wild as
Il had been when tho Indians wan.
dercd over II unmolested. n few cat.
tie and horses and bundle Of
debts. and set herself the problem
OF Wrestling prosperity out OF pow
crty.
/ She rode. up and down tho can
yons 20 watch the cattle on their
summer range and keep them from
utraying. She went wtth John
Z Pringla after posts and helped him
fence certain fertile slopes and hol.
lows for winter grazing. She drove
the rickety old mower thru the way-
Ing grass along tho creek bottoms.
and humncd little. contcnted tunes
while she watched tho grass sway
and fall evenly when tho sickle
shuttled thru.
When she sold seven fat. Swear.
old Ateern that fall and paid a note
twice renewed. managing besides 20
buy the winter supply ~ grub"
and a sewing machine and set of
silver teaspoons for her mother. oh,
but she was proud
Ward rode down 10 III. ranch that
night and Btliy Louise hhow.d him
the note with ita red stamp. oblong
and imposing and silEhtiy blurred
on the paid side. Ward was
almost as proud as she. II looks and
tones went for anything
He spoke Of his own work and
p'ann. as well. lie was goinE into
cattle. also. as fast as possible. he
said. IN few years the sheep
would probably com, IN and crowd
them out. but IN tho meantime there
was money IN cat,i.-and tho NOR.
Cattle. tho moro money. He was
going 10 work for wages until tho
winter set IN He didn't know whom
he would zee Bfliy Louise. he said,
but be would stop on his way back.
To them that short visit was
a.
IL gave Ward now stuff for bis
dreams and new fuel for the f're OF
ambition. To Billy Louise II also
furnished now dream material. She
rode the hills and saw In fancy
whole herds % catti. where now
wandered scattered animals. She
dreamed OF tho time when Ward
and Charlie Fox and abe would pool
their interests and run q wagon OF
their own. and gather their stock
from wide ranges.
Mentioning Charlie Fox calls 20
mind tho fact that h. was changing
more than any Of them. Billy Louise
did not see him very often. but
when she did IL was with a deepen
Ing impression OF his unflaggiug
tenderness 10 Marthy.
"Mommio. tina; nephew zoe. nj
everything Just Rs ~ II we're q
game" sho said. after one visit
you know wha, the cabin has al.
ways been. dark and dirty. and no,
a comfortable chair 10 alt down IN.
or book or magazine or anything
Well. he's cut two more windows
and built an addition with porch.
n you please. And no has n book.
case he made himself. Just stuffed
with books and magazines. And he
made Marthy a rocking chair. nom.
ME. ani--shc wears a white apron.
and has her hair combed. and sits
and rocks, Honest 10 goodness
you wouldn't think shs was the
same woman"
Billy Louise sighed and pushed
her hair back impatientiy. Il wish
were n man and as smart as
Charlie Fox" she added. "a man
can get out and do things Charlie
Fox didn't have any more 20 do
with than I've got. and he's accom-.
pllshed a lot more. And, besides.
he started in green at the whole
business"
And yet, whom Charlie Fox rode
down 10 the Wolverine, q week or
so later. II was he who seemed en-.
vious-and OF Billy Louise.
You know" he said. Il am wor.
ried. Miss Louise came over 10
ask you n you've seen anything OF
four calves OF ours know you
ride a good deal thru tho hills. I've
been looking all thru the hills, but
cant locate them"
Billy Louise had not seen them.
Il don't see how they could get
away from your Cove she said,
unless your bars were down"
The bars were all right. II was
last Friday. think. was away
that night. and Aunt Martha r.
little hard OF hearing. ] came home
the next forenoon was over TO
Seabeck's-and the bars we're I'm
plnca then. Aunt Martha had M,