The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-28

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one Of which seemed to have survived
In habltahle entirety, scattered anon.
the frs Of the gulch.
At the top Of the rise the horsewom
an drew rein and shaded her eye:
with a gantleted hand. On n benci
beside the door on the single tenantet
cabin a man was sitting, and she saw
lin stand TO answer her hand-wave
A few minutes later the man, galui
young fellow with one arm In slim
and the pallor Of long confinement
whitening his face aad hands, was try
ing to help the horsewoman to dis
mount In the cabin dooryard, but she
pushed him aside and swung out oi
the saddle unaided, laughing at him
out Of the slate-gray eyes and saying
"iow often have | got to tell you that
you simply can't help woman out oi
Il mans saddler'
The man smiled at that.
"It's automatic" he returned. u
shall never get over wanting to helr
YOU, l guess. Have you come to tell
me that | can g0f'
FlInglng the bride relns over the
head OF the Wiry little eow-pony which
was thus left free TO crop the short,
sweet grass Of the creek valley, the
young woEian led the man to the house
bench and made him sit down.
You are frightiully anxious to &c
and commit suicide, aren't your she
teased, sitting beside him. Every time
come it's always the same thing
When can ! gof You're not well
yet"
TIN well enougt. to do what I've
got 10 do, Corona; and until It's done.
Besides, there Is Jlbbey."
"Where is Mr.. Jbbey this morningT'
"Iie has gone up the creek, fishing
! made him go. II | didn't take club
to him now and then he'd hang over
me all the time. There never was
another man like him, Corona. And
ut home We used to call him the black
sheep and the failure, and cross the
street to dodge him when he'd been
drinking too much. !"
HE says you've made man OF
him; that you saved his life when you
had every reason not to. You never
told me that, John"
NO; / didn't mean to tell anyone
But to think of his coming out here
to nurse me, leaving yerda on the
night he married her! A brother OF
my own blood wouldn't have done IT.
The young woman was looking ur
with a shrewd little smile. Maybe
the blood brother would do even that
II you had just made 1t possible for
him to marry the girl he'd set his
heart on, John"
"Pifile!" growled the man. And
then: Hasn't the time come when
you can tell me little more about
what happened to me after the doctor
put me to sleep that night at the
damT
"fes. The only reason you haven't
been told was because we didn't want
you to worry; we wanted you to have
n chance to get well and strong again"
The mans eyes filled suddenly, and
he took no shame. He was still shaky
enough In nerve and muscle to ex-
cuse 1t. "Nobody ever had such
friends, Corona" he said. "You all
knew Id have to 20 back to Lawrence
Vile and fight 1t out and you didn't
want me to go handicapped and half
dead. But how did they come to let
yon take me away? I've known Mac
auley ever since | was In knIckers. He
Is not the man to take any chances"
The young woman's laugh was
soundless. "Mr. Macauley wasn't
asked. He thinks you are dead" she
said.
"What!"
"It's so. You were not the only one
wounded in the fight at the dam.
There were two others-two of
MGraws men, Three days later, just