Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-08-24

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II II Amt stock, It's something else"
Dave Laws duties as n Ranger rest
ed lightly upon him his instructions
were vague, and he had n leisurely
method OF working up" his evidence.
Since he knew that Blnze possessed n
thorough knowledge of this section and
It's people, II was partly business which
had brought him to the Jones home
this afternoon.
Strictly speaking, Blaze was not n
rancller. He had speculnted heavily IN
raw lands, ard for several years past
he had devoted his energies TO q ri.
gentle colonization scheme. II was by
no means n small operation In which
he wns engaged. The venture had
taken foresight, courage, infinite hard
work Blaze was burdcned with re-
sponslbllltles that would have broken
down n mnn OF weaker fiber.
But his pet relaxation was remlnls.
cence. His own experience had been
Wide, he knew everybody In his part
OF the state, and although events In
his telling were sometimes colored by
his rich Imagination, the Information
he could give was often OF the great.
est vnlue-ns Dave Law knew.
After a time the litter said, casually,
"Tell me something about Tnd Lewis"
Blaze looked up quickly. "Yhnt do
you want TO known"
Anything. Everything"
"Tnd owns n right nice rnnch be-
tween here md Las Palmas," Blaze
said cautiously.
Paloma broke out lmpntlently. "why
don't you say what you thlnkf" Then
to Dave: "Tnd Lewis IL a bad neigh
Dor, and always has been. There's n
ford on his place, and we think he
knows more about wet cattle than
he cares TO tell"
"It's a good place 10 cross stock Mt
low water" her fnther agreed, land
Lewis land runs bnck from the Rio
Grnnde IN It's old Spanish form. It's
n natural outlet for those brush-coun-
try ranches. But / haven't anything
against Tad except n natural dislike.
lie stands well with some of our best
people, so I'm probably wrong. I usu.
nlly am"
"You can't call Ed Austin one OF our
best people" sharply objected Paloma.
"They claim that arms nre being
struggled across to the rebels, Dave,
and, II It's true, Ed Austin"
"Now, Pnloma," her fnther remon-
strated mildly. THE regulars and the
river guards watched Lewis ranch TIL
the embargo was lifted, and they never
saw anything"
~ believe Austin Is q strong rebel
sympnthizer." Law ventured.
"Surel And him and the Lewis out
III nre amigos. II you go plrootln'
around Tnd's place you're more'n apt
TO make yourself unpopular, Dave. I'd
grleve some TO see you In a wooden
klmono. Tnd's too we'll fixed TO steal
cnttle, ana II he runs arms it's be
cause he's u galvanized Grlngo' him
self-marrled n Mexican, you know
When mcnltimc drew near, both
Jones aud his daughter urged their
guest to stay and dine with them, and
Dave was glad TO accept,
"After supper I'm going 10 show you
our town. Blaze declared. TITS the
finest city IN south Texas, ana grow
Ing like n weed. All we need ls good
farmers. Those we've got are mostly
bnck-to.nnture students who leaped n
drug counter expecting TO light In the
lap of luxury. In the last outfit wa
sold there wasn't three men that knew
which end Of n mule to put the collar
on. But they'll learn. Natures with
'em. and so am /. God supplies en-
with all the fresh air and sunshine
they need, and when they want any
thing else they come TO Old Blaze
Amt that right, PalomaT"
Eyes, father"
pulolnn Jones had developed won.
derfully since Dave Law had last seen
her. She had grown Into a most whole
some and attractive young woman
with nn honest, humorous pair OF
brown eyes. During dinner she did
her part with n grace that made watch
Ing her n pleasure. and the Ranger
found II Il great treat 10 sit at hei
table after his strenuous scouting days
In the mesquite.
"I'm glad to hear Jonesville Is pros
Porous" he told his host. "And they
say you're In everything"
"Thut's right ana prosperlty's nc
name for It. Everybody wants Blaze
to have n finger In the pie. I'm inter
ested In the bank. the sugar mill, tn,
hardware store, the Ice plant Say
the Ice plants a luxury for a town thiI
size. D'you know what l made out ol