The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-20

Continued From Our Last Issue
No" returned dc Spain mcdi.
tatlvely. I'm not going 10 stay.
He picked up his hat and walked
down Main street
sleepy Cat has little TO dis
tinguish II In appearance from IN
ordinary mountain railroad town
of the western Rockies. The long,
handsome railroad station, the
eating house. and the various d.
vision headquarters buildings char
acteristic OF such towns are In
Sleepy Cat built OF local granite.
The yard facilities. shops and
roundhouses are the last word In
modern railroad construction and
/ the division has not infreguently
| held the medal for safety records.
Before DE Spain had walked far
he heard music from the open air
dancing pavilion in Grant nj.
Stirred by an idle curiosity. he
turned the corner and stopped 10
watch the crowded couples whirl.
inE up and down the raised plat.
I form.
While he stood the music
ceased. A man sho appeared TO
be In authority. walked 20 the cen.
ter OF the dancing floor and looked
toward n young couple standing In
an attitude OF waiting at the head
Of the hall.
The man was powerful in stat.
ure. rather too heavy, but straight
as an Indian. His face was tame d
by the sun and wind. and his man.
ner as he stood facing his partner
and talking to her was too conf
dent 20 please de Spain. who was
IA no mood 20 be pleased anyway.
Hut dc Spain. unamiable as he
now was. looked with unconcealed
interest at the mans dancing part
ner. She. too. was Drowned by the
mountain sun and air--a slight.
erect girl. her head well set. and
a delicate waist line above belted
brown skirt. which just reached
1 the tops OF her small. high, tan
riding boots.
A tAlkAtiye woman standing just
In front OF de Spain. told n com
panion that the man was Gale Nor
gan. DE Spain at once recognized
In the dancing partner the little
Music Mountain Girl who had been
his undoing at the target. the wo-
man added that Nan was. In some
hnzy degree. Gales cousin.
The energetic piano thumped the
strains OF two-atep. Gale Nor
gan extended his arm toward Nan
and the two swept down the floor.
Once the two swung away out.
near To de spain's corner. As Nan
whlrled by. de Spain. either with
the infection OF the music or from
her ncarness TO him. caught his
breath. II was only now. as she
came 80 very close 10 him for the
first time since the modification
OF the morning. and he saw the
smoothncaH Of her pink.b brown
cheeks. that he could ungrudgingiy
give her full credi, for shooting
him down. He felt an impulse 10
20 up 10 her--nov that she had
stopped dancing and congratulate
her honestly. instead OF boorishly
as he had done at tho match.
Hut he did not stir a step. The
two dancers at once disappeared.
and a new and rougher party
crowded out on the floor
Dc Spain. no longer interested.
continued on toward tho River
stage barn. He had virtually de-
cided not TO tale the job that
Jefiries painted as so attractive.
Medicine Bend was his home. Be
fore the tragic death OF his father.
his mother had lived there. and
do Spain had grown up In the town
and gone 10 school there. He was
railroad man. anyway modest
tralnmas,e not eager for
stage-llne MANAGEMENT.
As he passed Grant Street he
encountered a party on horseback.
Three OF the men we're riding
abreast and little ahead The
middle horseman was a spare man
OF forty years. His face was drawn
up into one-sided smile. caused
by a deep scar running up from
the corner OF his mouth almost
to hia eye SAT- Morgan's smile
lessencd his stern aspect. At his
right rode his cousin. Duke Nor.
gan. older. shorter. and stouter.
Duke was the real head Of the
clan. OF which there were numer-
Gus branches in the Superstition
Mountains
The yellow-hRlred man riding on
tho left was David Sassoon. the
Calabasas gambler. quondam COW.
hoy. End chronic brawler.
These men were followed by
Nan Morgan and her dancing part.
ner. Gales face lighted as he set
eyes on dc Spain. and he spoke
quickly TO Nan.
There's your handsome Medi.
cine Bend gunman'"
Nan. glancing again toward de
Spain. seemed aware that he
heard. She looked away. De Spain
frightened with rage.
Reaching the barn he encoun.
tered Jeffries and l.efever.
When are YOU coming M to
take my Job. Henry" demanded
tho superintendent without any
parley.
Right now" announced de
Spain bluntly.