The Dolores star., 1918-01-18

tbo uor~o fwffchin0 an osr h. ct nv, RI
with aatterinr Attention wbenev.r hi.
lodv smoke. The horse went on calm
L. stsnnin1 over tbi. rock ana .ro,,nd
that NJ n n we're the simn,est tbino In
IN. vorIa N Ana sure Zodiac md CO..
-, NJ. l.dv .moothlv mn tb.t tro;I m.
,Irow mn his head so suddenIv th,,
pirv Tnnise v.. startled ont ~ no.
oimJes. dream,p1s ana noIntad No..
md ears toward the Iittie creet ho.-
tom above where Marty bad ligb,s.,
her campfire long and long AGO.
A few stens fsrther and Rim. .,,,
nod abort IN The tr.iI IN ,ooL ana ~
ton RilIv I.oniae could ace IN. n.rv
ono twitcbinps of his muscle, md,
the akin of neck and sbouIders ana sh.
smiled TO herself Nothing could ev.-
come unon her unaware whom oh. -,
alone 40 long "a abe rode R,n.
hunting dog Wa. NOT mora keenIv .,,v.
20 hi. surronpd;np,
eco On Rlue., sbe commended .,...
, minnie .If ira a bear or anvtb,n,
like that Won can make n RIM Tor ,t.
ar it,s . wolf I'll shoot IL Won naet,n,,
stand here ali night ANYWAY"
Rlue went on our from hebind Oh.
willow growth that hid the omen n,
returned TO his calm picking a smooth
trail through the scattered rock. and
tinv wasbouts. II was the pirrs tnr,,
to stare and speculate. She did mot
know this borseman who sat NEGLIGENT.
lv IN the saddle and locked nm at the
Cedar grown HMM bevond while bis
horxe stood Knee deem IN The utt,e
stream. She did NOT know him and
there were not 40 MANY travellers In
the land thar stranger. wore . matter
of Indifference.
RIue welcomed tho borsa With a dam
ocratic nicker and went Forward hrisk.
" And the rider tnrned his head
eyed tho Girl sborn,v no she came nm
ana noSded a cursorv oroot,ne HE
horse lifted its head 70 LOOK decided
that IL wanted another swallow or two
and lowered it's muzzle again to the
water
Rillv Louisa couId nor form anx on,n.
ion of the mans age or personalitv for
he was encased in a wo,fskin coat
which covered him comnletelv from
hat brim to ank,es She got an imnras
sion - th;n Sa-r TO- "a sbarn
glance from ewes that seemed dari;
also. There WINS thin high nose and
beyond TINT Riuv Iouise did NOT loo,x
If she had the month mnst certainlv
have treasured her somewhat
Blue stepped nonchalantlv down into
the stream beside the strange horse
and went across without stopping to
drink. The strange horse moved on
also. as n that we're the natural thin,
70 do-wb,cb ~ wos s;nca ch.noa sa,,s
them travelling the same trail RilIv
Louise set her teeth together with tho
queer little vicious click that had nj.
WAYS been her habit when sba felt
thwarted and Constrained To Weld IN
circumstances and straiehtened herself
in the saddle.
"Looks like n storm. - I'll. rnr co.tad
one observed with a narfectI1 trons-
parent attempt to Tighten the awk.
wardness
Billy Louise tilted her chin inward
and gazed at the erav sween NJ clouds
moving sullenly toward the mountains
at her back, She glanced at the man
and caught him looking intently at her
face.
He did not look away immediste,v
as he should have done. and Billy Lon.
Use felt a little heat wave of embar.
rassment. emphasized nv resentment
Are you going far?' he oueried in
the same tone he had employed before.
"Six miles," she answered shortly.
though she tried to be decently civil.
1--WE about eiphteenn no sa,d
Looks like we'll both get caught our
in q blizzard"
Certainly he had a pleasant enough
voice. and. after all. it was not his
fault that he happened to be at the
crossing when she rode out Of the
gorge. Billy Louise in common ms
tice, laid aside her resentment and
looked at him with a hint of a smile
at the corners of her lips.
"Thats what we have to expect when
wo travail IN this copntrv IN tba MT,