Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-08-09

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start. and shut that person up amongst
criminals and brand him MS n criminal.
seems to me n worse wrong than to
steal a few head OF cattle; don't you
think 80, Mr.. Seabeck7"
what Mr.. Seabeck thought did not
Immediately appear In speech. He wns
pulling n little harder Mt his whlskers
and staring ut the ears OF his horse.
"rhnt would depend on the person."
he said at last. "Some men are born
criminals"
"Oh, we aren't talking about that
kind OF a man. Surely to goodness
you don't call Charlie Fox a born
criminal, or Mnrthy Mellkef"
"Charlle Foxi Ii that the person
you mean, who has been"
Eyes, II Isl And he Is horribly sorry,
and 30 Is Marthy, and they'll pay you
for the cutie. And II you do any
thing mean about II, II will simply kill
poor old Marthy. You couldn't send
her TO the pen, Mr.. Seabeck. Think
how she's worked there In the Cove ;
and Charlie has worked like n perfect
slave; and he was trying 10 get n
start so he-could-get married."
"Hm-mm |" Rumors had reached
Senbeck, thanks TO Billy Loulse's
dropped lnshes upon n certain occh-
sion, which caused him to believe he
saw further light.
"And II you're going 20 be horrid-'
'Syill the-iady he wants to marry
give him another chance7"
"Don't you think she ought toll
she l-loves hlmf" Billy Louise studied
the skyline upon the side farthest
from Seabeck.
"You say he wants 10 pny for the
cattle and"
Hell do anything he can TO make
amends" said Billy Louise. with con-
vlction. He'll take his medicine and
go to Jail II you insist" she added sor'
rowfully. ut will ruin his whole life
OF course, and break n couple Of WON
ems hearts, but"
"It's Il bad thing, n mighty bad
thing. when q man tries TO get ahead
too fast"
"It's n good thing when he learns
the lesson without having to pay for Il
with his whole future" Billy Louise
amended the statement.
Seabeck smiled n little behind hi
fingers that kept Juggling at his wills
kers.
"Dld Charlie Fox send Miss Por
tia"
"He doesn't know I had any inten
ton of coming" Billy Louise assure,
him quickly and with perfect truth
"rhey'll botlI be nwfully surprised
when they find II out'-whlch q als'
perfectly true-'nnd when they SCI
you ride up. they'll think you've go
the sheriff at your back. ] haven't
doubt they"
"There nn n Jew points I'd llk,
to clear up, " you can help me-" Sea
beck interrupted. "All this rustllnI
that has been going on for the pas
year and a half: are Fox and tn
Meilke woman mixed up In thatf
want" he said, ito help the youn
man-and her. But II they have bee
operating on a large scale, II
afraid"
II believe Charlie must have bee
influenced In some ways by bad NJ
quaintances," BILLY Louise nnswere
more steadily than she felt. "But hi
-rustling-h has been of a petty kline
I won't apologize for him. Mr., Seabecl
I think it's perfectly awful, what h
has done. But l think II would b
more awful still not TO give him
chance. The other rustllng Is som
outside gang, I'm sure. II Charll
was mixed up with them. It's yer
sllghtly-just enough TO damn him u
terly II he were arrested and trle'
lie isn't a natural criminal. He's jus
weak. And he's learned his lessor
It's up TO you. Mr.. seabeck, 20 50
whether he shall have n chance |
profit by the lesson. And there's poe
old Marthy In II, too. She just wo
ships Charlie and would do anything
' steal for hlm."
Seabeck medltnted for n while, IN
Billy Louise watched him uneasll
|, from the tail OF her eye. To tell II
plain truth, she was In n paRlc Of fel
ut what she had done.
Last night, when she lay curled q
by the stove under Wards wolf-ski
coat, this seemed the only posslb
way out: To tell seabeck and trust
his kindness and generosity to refrai
/ from pushing the case. To have Cha
lie Fox give bnck what he had stole
or pay for ~it-anythlng that would sa
lsfy seabeck's sense Of justice-ar
let him stnrt honestly. She ha
thought that seabeck would be mere