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

" nice uhy, Out lm uiIhlu uh u
weather breeder. The winds trying TO
change, I notice"
Eyes, and so l mustn't stop. Could
you ride part way home with me, Mr..
Senbeck7 want to talk with you
nbout something. And ] can't stop n
minute. I must get home"
"Why. certainly, I'll go. II yourl
wait Just n minute while I saddle up
or II you'd rather ride on. I'll overtake
YOU"
"Tll ride on I think. Blue hates
standing around, and he's n little warm,
too. You're awfully good, Mr.. Sea-
beck"
"Oh, not Mt all |" seabeck stubbed
his toe on the stable doorslll In his
confusion nt the praise. "Ill be right
nlong, soon MS l can slip n saddle on"
lie disappeared. and Billy Louise
turned and loped slowly down the
lane.
"You must have some lightning
method OF saddlIng. Mr.. Seabeck," she
smiled over her shoulder at him when
he came up.
ave learn TO do things quick when
we've handled cattle n few years" he
admitted. He had a dlHident manner
OF receiving compliments which
pleased Billy Louise and gave her con-
fidence n needed brace.
"Mr. Seabeck, I've always heard that
you're an nwfully square man." h
said. "Daddy seemed to think that
you could be depended on In amy kind
OF n pinch. l hope it's true. I'm
banking n lot on your squareness to-
dny."
"Why, I don't know about my being
any better than my nelghbors," he said,
with n twinkle of humor In his eyes,
which we're n bright, unvnrylng blue.
"But you ran bnnk on my doing my
thing | cnn for you, Miss Macdonald.
I think ! could be ever better than
s1unre--to help n plucky little girl
who"
~ don't mean just the ordinary
s%quareness," Billy Louise put In qui-
city. ~ mean blgness, too; n blgness
that Will make a man be more than
square; n bigness that will let him see
all around n thing and Judge II from
n bigger viewpoint than mere JUS
tlce-"
"Hm-mm-lf you could trust me
enough to-"
"Im going to. Mr.. scnbeck. I'm go
Ing to take II for granted you're big
ger than your own squareness. And II
you're motif you're just n selfish,
weak, letter-perfect, honest man, I'll
feel like-thrashlng you" without n
, doubt that was the Billy Of her which
spoke.
} "fll take the thrashlng II you think
: I need H." he promised, looking at her
, with something more thnn admiration.
"Whnt have you done, Miss MacDon-
nld1 II l can help you hide the
body"
'Thercw BILLY Louise dared ia
, wrinkle her nose at hlm-nnd l don't
know which OF her did H.. II knew
, you'd play up like n good sport. But
whnt II II isn't n body1 What If
what II you found some OF your cattle
wlth-wlth n big Drum over your
brandy" She had n perfectly white
line around her mouth and nostrlls
then, but she faced him squarely.
"llm-mm =" Seabeck gave her q
r quick. sidewise glance mud pulled
thoughtfully at the grnylng whispers
I that pointed his chin. ~ would have
: been glad TO lend you money, or hell
J YOU IN any way"
9 yes, | know" Billy Louise snapped
her relns lmpatiently. "But what
e would you do about the-cattle3"
J. "What could I dor What would yot
want me 10 dor | should do whatever
I would help you. l would"
"Would you-be as ready to hell
T somebody else7 Somebody Though
a-lot-of7"
; seabeck evidently saw light. II,
cleared his throat and spat grnvely
into a bush. ~ see you don't trust me
7 after ALL" he said.
9 II do. I've got TO; I mean. I'd hav,
to whether I did or not. It's like this
d Ny. senbeck. II isn't the big d brand
d OF course you knew II couldn't be. Bu
y II isn't yours, either. Some one wal
tempted and was weak. They're sorr,
? now. They want 10 do the right thing
and II rests with you whether the.
I can do II. You can shut them up II
Jail n you like; you have a perfec
right 10 do 1t. Some men would d,
that and be able 20 sleep after II,
Q suppose. But I believe you're blgge
n than that. I believe you're big enough
n 10 see that n a person goes wrong an,
% then sees the mistake and wants I,
pull back into the straight trail,
d man-even the one who has beet
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