American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-10

thing mean about II, II VIII simply XIII
moor old Marthy. You couldn't send
her 10 the pen. Mr.. seabeck. Think
how she's worked there In the Cove;
and Charlie has worked Ike a perfect
slave. and he was trying 70 get a
start 50 he-could-get married.
eHm-mmf Rumors had reached
seabeck, thanks 20 Billy Louise >
dropped lashes upon a certain occa-
sion. which caused him 10 believe he
saw further light.
"And n you're going 70 be horrid-
aWnl the-lady he want 10 marry
give him another chancef
Don't you think she ought to-t
h I-loves himf' Billy Louise studied
the skyline upon the side farthest
from Seabeck.
"You say he wants 10 pay for the
cattle and"
Hen do anything he can 10 make
amends" said Billy Louise, with CON
vlctlon. "HeIl take his medicine and
20 10 jail n you insist she added sor-
rowfuly. 1T win ruin his whole ME-
Of course. and break a couple OF wom-
ems henrts, but"
IT'S a bad thing, a mighty bad
thing. when a man tries 10 get ahead
too fast"
eIta a good thing when he learns
the lesson without having 10 pay for II
with his whole future Billy Louise
amended the statement.
seabeck smiled "A little behind his
fingers that kept tugging a. his whls-
kers.
"Did Charlie Fox send Miss Por-
tia"
ole doesn't know l had any inten-
ton ~ coming" Billy Louise assured
him quickly and with perfect truth.
They'll both be awfully surprised
when they find II out'-which was also
perfectly true-"and when they see
you ride up. they'll think you've got
the sheriff Mt your back. ! haven't a
doubt they"
There are IA few points I'd like
10 clear up, II you can help me-" Sea
beck interrupted. IAN this r%ustline
that has been going IN for the past
year and a half: are Fox and the
Meilke m mixed up In that2
want" he said. Ito help the younp
man-und her. But n they have beer
operating on "a large scale, Tn
afraid"
/, 81 believe Charlie must have beer
Influenced In some ways by bad ne
, qualntances." Billy Louise answered
more steadily than she felt. But his
-rustling has been OF a petty kind
: I won't apologize for him, Mr.. Seabeck
I think IT'S perfectly awful, what h'
= has done. But / think II would b.
? more awful still not 10 give him Z
. chance. The other rustling IL sOm'
= outside ang I'm sure. II Charlie
was mixed up with them, It's ver'
n siightly-just enough to damn him ut
A terly n he were arrested and tried
= He isn't a NATURAL criminal. He's JUS
a weak. And he's learned his lesson
n It's up to you. Mr.. Seabeck. to sa,
whether he shall have "a chance L
a profit by the lesson. And there's poo
/, old Marthy In II, too. She just wor
ships Charlie and would do anything
Al oven steal for him"
Seabeck meditnted for a while, an
Billy Louise watched him uneasil
, from the tail OF her eye. To tell IN
/, plain truth. she was IN n panic Of fen
AZ what she had done.
Last night. when she lay curled u
, by the stove under Wards wolf-skl
/, cont. this seemed the only possibl
way out To tell Seabeck ana trust I
a his kindness and generosity to refrai
d from pushing the case. To have cha
lie Fox give hnck what he had stole
!, or pas for l~t-anvthing that would so'
lsfy ~Senbeck's sense of justice-an
let him stnrt honestly. She hn
thought that Seuheck would be mere
+, nl. n she told him IN the right way
but now. when she stole a glance d
+, his bent. breeding face. she was frigh
. ened. He did not look merciful. bt
=, stern aud angry. she remcmbere
10 then that stealing cattle Is the on
, crime a cuttlemnn finds it hard to 10
/ give.
Bllly Louise might have spared he
!, self some mental anguish II she coul
!. have known that Seabeck was hroo'
, ting aver the wonder " a woman's 10,
. thut pnrdons and condones "A man
/. sins.
I'm glad you came and told n
F, this" he said az last. every glad, II
decd. Miss Macdonald. Certain steI
), have been tnken lately 20 push this
" wipe out this rustling and general laS
lessness. and n YOU had not told m
I'm afraid the mills ~ Justice woul
hive grou q your friends. OF cour'
the law would be mcrcitul to Mr.
d. Mcilke. No Jury would send an o
woman Ike that by the way. TIN
" breed they have had working Il
thcm-hc IS In on the deal. too. l tai
y e."
Yes. of course. They had to ha'
F" snfssone fn helm. MnrthV emit do nm