The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-05-23

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Seabeck returned after Q while, and
Bully LOUISE, who was watching from
The doorway, met him at the little gats
- b. WAS coming up to The house.
well. bow bad u It. Mr.. Seabsckr'
- asked Ghafply. Just because ~
felt the imperative need Of facts-shs
who had struggled % long In the quick.
sands Of suspicion and doubts and
6eafs and suspense.
"Hmmm-mm-how bad u TIN ~
houssr he eountefed. The real crime
~ besn committed there, Il seems to
-. 4 few head Of cattle, more OF lees,
doa't eo1nt for much against Tie bro.
ken heart Of an old woman"
"Ohr Bully Louise, her hands
elsochsd upon tie gate. stared up
WSde-eyed into hjs face. And this vas
ths real seabeek. whom abe had known
impsesooally al hsr ufsi This was
~ real man Of him. whom ne had
nsvsf known; Q IA wless diamond Of Q
sesl behind those bright blue syss and
ut pointed. srayins beard: posi-, phi
leoophss. gsntleman 70 the bone. s0hi
zen saW that, tool And they're your
eattls that were stoleni YUu ~ IT.
q. yoa're-you're-"
Summ-mm-a human beirg, / hops.
lnss MacDooald, a. well - . nses
n4t3sman."
Narthy a. not attempt to rise when
osabeek followed Billy Louise into ths
atting'roo0 me caught up her apron
aDd wiped ~ eyes. After that ahe
Ancsd esabeek WitA harsh composufs
oDd waited 6oe IL settlement.
sHmm-mni ] have besn looking
Svse IL eattla." ~ began. sitting on
~ edgs Il . chair and turning bis
biaek hat ahssntly round and round BY
~ be1m. "You-mm-mn-2o tell
~ thaee Weeo sevsn bead q RoWn
~That tAsy shot and throwsd In the
S1vse. with Tie brands cut out" intsr.
polated Aarthy stolidly. II heard EN-
~ that's bow they would git I'D Of
-, IN ! heard EN- shooti1' down
eAsea"
"Hnn-nm-yesi Do you know 3ust
WAat@
"Tive DRY eows y two stssfs-song
tWo-ysar-olss, I 3sdgsd EN- 10 b."
4arthy WAS certainly prompt enough
and explicit enough. And her lips were
grin. and Asf faded blue eyes hard
anA STEADY upoa Tie faes Of Ssabeck.
sHmm-nm-yesi I and also" be
Vsat On in his somewhat precise voice
tAat had earned him the nickname Of
deacon" among his punchefs, shat
tAses are more young stock vented and
rebranded than I-ef-s sold your
nsphew. Fourteen head. to be exact.
With the cattle you tell me which
disposed Of last night.
hat would make twenty-oue head Of
stock for which-mm-mm-I take Il
~ are willing to pay"
T amt 0ot the money now" 4arthy
seated, TOO apathetic to be either de-
1ant q plaeating. You en- az up the
papers Z suit yourself. I'll sign any.
thing yuh want"
"Hmm-mm-yesi A note covering
he amount. with legal rate Of interest,
will be-Quite satisfactory. Mrs.. Nell
b. I shall make Q lump sum At the
going price for mixed stock. II you
have . blank note. l."
~You kin look In that desk over
0see." permitted Marthy. "If yuh don't
"a any there. there amt none no
where"
Seabeck did not and any blank notes.
He found an eloquent confusion Of
5umbled letters and accounts and pa-
pers. and guessed that the owner had
done some hasty sorting and straight
soing Of his aiSairsL He sighed. and
bis blue ayes hardened for minute.
Then Billy Louise moved from the door
and went over to kneel comfortinRly
beside Aarthy. and Seabeck looked at
the two and sighed again. though his
eyes were ~ longer stern. He
pulled sheet q paper toward him
and wrote steadily In . prim. upright
chiroKraphy that had never . flourish
anywhere. hut carefully crossed - and
>s~sy Oussru obso VVU~SsSs~Sss
marks Of beautiful sxactness.
"fou will pasacs dgn here. Mr..
Aeilke." b said calmly. coming over
to them witA ~ sAest Of paper laid
smoothly upon . last-year's best-ssller
and With ChaFiis's fountain pen In bis
other hand. And II Miss AacDooald
Will also siG1, - an indorssr. I think
! can safely DO away With any mort
gage or other legal security"
Billy Louise stood up and gave him
one look-whieA ssabeck did not ap-
psecsate. because - did not ~ II.
"rd ruther sivs Q moetsaes." Aarthy
said uneaaiy. sittins up suddenly and
looking from one 70 the other. r don't
want Rlly Louise to git tangled up 10
my troubles. shs's got plenty Of her
own. Her maw's jast died. NJ. esa.
beck. And IN Vt thsse was . boz
nitnl ~ daetagbn MN hlD~~Ssn thla ~.