Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-04-27

COm0U TO. But Law Sceueu 10 INSPIRE
his moant. In spite Of the mans I'M
usual size, he rode like a feather; he
was grace and life and youth pers0ni'
fed. Now he sat as erect III his saddle
as a swaying reed; again he stretched
himself out like whiplash. Once he
had begun the work he would not
stop.
All that afternoon the cowboys
labored, and toward shutdown the de-
pleted herd was driven to the water.
Then through the cool twilight came
the drive to the next pasture, and here
the patience of the cowboys was taxed
to the utmost, for as the stronger mem
bers Of the herd forged ahead, the
wearied, worried, littlest members fell
behind. But now these sWarthy, dare
devil riders were as gentle as women;
they urged the tiny youngsters onward
with harmless switches or with pain
less blows from loose-cOiled riatas;
they picked them up in their arms and
rode with them.
Once through the gate and safe in
side the restraining pasture fence, the
herd was allowed to settle down. Then
began a patient search by outraged
mothers, q series of mOurnful quests
that were destined to continue far into
the night endless nosings and sniffings
and caressings, which would keep up
until each COW had found her own,
until each calf was butting it's head
against maternal ribs and gaining that
consolation which it craved.
A new moon was swinging in the
sky as Alaire and Dave rode back
toward Las Palmas. How or when
Alaire Austin came to feel that this
man loved her, she never knew. Ger
tainly she knew tonight, and, strange
to say, the knowledge did not disturb
her. Alaire had been repealed by Luis
Longorios evident love for her, but
a similar emotion in this mans breast
had quite the opposite effect. She was
eager for friendship, hungry for affec-
ton, starved for that worship which
every woman lives upon. Having a
wholesome confidence in her own
strength of character, and complete
faith in Laws sense of honor, she was
neither alarmed nor offended.
For the first time in years she al
lowed her intimate thoughts free ex-
preston, and spoke of her hopes, her
interests and her efforts; under the
spell of the moonlight, she even con-
fded something about those dreams
that kept her company and robbed her
world of it's sOrdidness. Dave Law
discovered that she lived in fanciful
land of unrealities, and the glimpse
he gained of it was delightful.
Supper was waiting when they ar
rived at Las Palmas, and Dolores an
nounced that Young Ed had tele-
phoned from the Lewis ranch that he
would not be home Yielding to a sud-
len impulse, Alaire said to her COM
panion:
you must dine with me. Dolores
will show you to a room. will be
ready in half an hour"
! The Austin ranchhouse offered a
contrast to the majority OF Texas
country homes Not for many years
had Dave Law been a guest amid such
surroundings, and he began to feel
more and more out of place. With
growing discomfort, he realized that
he mistress of this residence was the
:ichest woman in all this part Of Tex
is, and that he was little better than
tramp. Alaire knew how to be a
gracious and winning hostess; of
course she did not appear to notice
Ter guests embarrassment. She had
.ather welcomed the thought that this
nan cared for her, and yet, had she
deliberately planned to dampen his
feeling, she could hardly have succeed
ed better than by showing him the
vide disparity in their lives and situa-