The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-12

I'm 0Oln9 10 MARRY you, SneDd.
enough for that, Sheba. Truth is that
you're afraid to let yourself love me.
You're worried because you can't
measure me by the little two-byfour
foot-rule you brought from Ireland
with you"
Sheba nodded her dusky little head
in naive candOr. 81 think there will be
some truth in that, Mr.. Macdonald.
You're Iawless, you know"
'I'm a law to myself, if that's what
you mean. 1t is my business to help
hammer out an empire in this North
land. No need for me to brag. What
l have done speaks for me as guide
post to what I mean to do"
"I know" the girl admitted with
the impetuOus generosity of her race.
81 hear it from everybody. You have
built towns and railroads and devel-
oped mines and carried the twentieth
century into new Outposts. You have
given work to thousands. But you
go so fast / can't keep step with you.
I am one of the little folks for whom
laws were made"
'Then I'll make a new code for yOu,"
he said, smiling "Just do as 1 say and
everything will come out right"
Family her smile met his. 'NIy
grandmother might have agreed to
that. But we live in new world for
women. They have to make their own
decisions. suppose that is a part of
the penalty we pay for freedom"
Diane came into the room and Mac
donald turned to her.
81 have just been telling Sheba that
am going to marry her-that there
is no escape for her. She had better
get used to the idea that I intend to
make her happy"
The older cousin glanced at Sheba
and laughed with a touch of embar-
rassment. whether she wants to be
happy or not, o Cave Man?"
"I'm going to make her want to-"
Sheba fled, but from the door she
flung back her challenge. 81 don't
think so."
Macdonald kept his word to Sheba.
He used his influence to get Elliot re-
leased, and with q touch of cynicism
quite characteristic went on the bond
of his rival. An information was filed
against the field agent of the land de-
partment for highway robbery and at
tempted murder, but Gordon went
about his business just as if he were
not under a cloud.
None the less, he walked the streets
a marked man. Women and children
looked at him curiously and whis-
pered as he passed. The sullen, hos
tile eyes Of miners measured him 81
lently.
In the states the fight between the
coal claimants and their foes was
growing more bitter. The muckrakers
were busy, and the sentiment outside
had settled so definitely against grant
ing the patents that the national adj
ministration might at any time jettisOn
Macdonald and his hackers as a sop
to public opinion.
It was not hard for Gordon to guess
how unpopular he was, but he did not
ICJ IIlIS IulCIlGIG Will Ills dCLINlIlCSs I1C
moved to and fro among the mining
camps with absolute disregard of the
growing hatred against him. Paget
came to him at last with a warning.
whats that l hear about you being
almost killed up on BOnanza?" Peter
wanted to know.
"Down in the None Such mine, you
mean2 1t did seem to be rainingI
hammers as / went down the Shaft"
admitted his friend.
"Were the hammers dropped on pur-
pOseT
Gordon looked at him with a grim
smile. 'YOur guess is just as good as
mine, Peter What do you thinkT'
Peter answered seriously. 81 think
1t isn't safe for you to take the chances
you do, Gordon. 1 find wrong I'M
preston about you prevalent among
the men They arn hIaminO Won for