Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-01

| sho WINS slut' IL was n pretty tTlCh VI
horsemanship and showed up her
adroitness;. AS El Rey rose on his hind
feet. whirling, that unwavering muzze
whirled also. TO keep in line. The king
struck into his gait and his rider. fac
ing backward, swung away down the
narrow street. Until she was we'll out
of range the tension held.
Then Steptoe Service struck q fist
into q palm and began to swear In a
fury, but Courtrey laughed. one of his
rare, short bursts of mirth that we're
more bodeful than oaths.
He turned on his heel and strode back
| the way he had come.
| The stranger in the uniform walked
forward, went UP the steps, crossed the
porch, and, STOPPING picked UP the
meal-sack which Tharon had dropped.
will some one kindly tell me who the
asked gravely.
Baston, unglded from the wall, spoke
| up with his usual pompous eagerness.
said.
Thanks" and the man wrapped the
sack into small bundle and tied II
| with Its own string.
He stuck It under one arm and TAX
| Ing out n short brown pipe proceeded
to fill and light it.
Courtrey, halted a few rods away,
| eyed him sharply.
AS he turned, rolling his match to
death In his fingers. the sun struck
mellowly upon something on his breast.
a small, dark copper shield which bore
strange heraldry.
At the sight Courtrey's eyes sought
Services and held them for swir,
| questioning moment.
Strangers in Lost Valley were con-
| traband.
The three settlers looked covertly ut
each other drifted apart, got their
horses and presently left town by diff
! ferent ways.
Three hours later these men met by
| common consent at the head of Rolling
the happening. They knew that
Courtrey would never take silently that
bitter arraignment, that something
would transpire swiftly to show his re-
oSer SSeSmen, Tos; %as e psSy0 his absolute
",Tain't Tharon thatll suffer, even ef
ne did try shoot her that night in
N Golden Cloud, because Courtrey
wants her himself" said Jameson
| There was only one man who didn't
know It, an that was Jim Last himself
| No; he won't monkey with tn Holdln'
yet, not to any great extent. Itll be us
aittle fellers, us others who he knows
would stan behind her. Some of us'll
lose somethin' soon, an don't you for
get It."
ITS time { show our hand. We've been
Lasts will be with us, we can gamble On
that"
Yes" said Thomas, but itll be war.
Open war. Therell be lSillln's then"
made a wide gesture, S'NN'
"wbat - ,bsro ESQ., ,soa =, o.,,s "u,,u,.,.
%e' n ,,nssan 1e done ,, N tn open as in tn dark
| we ride tn Valley an ask tn settlers
our uItimst,Im = Sourtrex % o. "a, an bse,s s,ys
~ sav ves n"' !" ssIS say tyS,I gHu s.,,,,, ,-,
Of less S stsrr srn otmrs uer"d ki, s~i''y' lnomas
"WelI Iet,s ',u,t uai, wHIh1,u ,,rh,Ie 49,, s,,,
no too t,;,ini, lIt val. awni.e. hets dont
nvioI' oo uu'ck Corrrtrey nov, mes mighty
"hi, r,s,ht,:. ~: .ains Icy am no tenln
"s,,it vo,,rsoI, ea,u siaeson sin,t proinptly,
man into this" an : "'p'ess'' no
TN, WY, hni,.v now I'm ter IT, ooys-that Is;
connsei. e,ettn yin, rs Bot DC oone' only l
s'is mo time" ,e"e, cried Hill, "w. ,ssr cou,
don anyth,ne n TO autt st an em quiet an not
Watssbdes %s ge Eaete stole 2nnc every spring
travs m,es"o,es stn., taMeL, an FENCED Ter Cour-
hos droDo ~ f on IN open range
pore old .Iohn Demens,s 'c on' snu uUwn' IKE Ne
lSte Ws don rot every every year IN IN some coulee
Courtrew tb;nIss ha o,1ns 100 iUns'
| AM he comes pasr doIn, a, amey,
hjs hired E,I,srs WUia,,,t, ~, wnat wltn
Rart an this no,,, ,.yr,na III niaok i,e.
come IN hneraa sh .nsa tnat JUS
Arizo,a an ,mnnrtas 'oSy he from
JAMESON turned 20 him ond ,.,s 49,,
b,s hnnJ 'u'Neu u hiiii ana helo oW
"'' "T'm rn,ui eoin. to rid. touorrow -.
ssid ''o 'o'""rFo"' ne
Hin grosnod Oh. ..ss
looked hard IN the % other'a aueu e,. mana ana
.Nya tnon sie 9Sier eyes'
Thnn,aS oo' ..iII me saiu. Att.
heart watched +ben, tue a,,,,, u,ii,u; aouoting
hi. ,,,o,'th ~ Itet,. WIN u mana over
witbout a VOID 3ha saNS. n,her. .,s
.,nT. tnouI @ Ioro tne others turned
SIrar,i % hUrses ana rode away IN different
him IN tho n,,sh VEN AZ. iartner from
,innarta,n o"S S.M5 maem a ot a sno iate ignt the
Eesr Wa IN he os,as ~" WIN JERK.
fear of the man poor in coiIra ra h',t
he beat It down. wv
"Boys!" he cried in n manic "aor,,
leave me ont! For C;od's aaL. 49,.
think I aIn't wiIljn'I I'll he n,,t oo,,.
day tomorrow % WIN
Tbe othera hot, stonr.1 .rs .,
tbc,. .SdIns ''f' '''ppoa a''u eurnod In
"c,lad 10 b.sr -. ~.,,. .S
Thomas" caliad rsn,.,on iouSH
south aIon1 W. BociISsca you loe
over EIacE Souisa S.aI nou 20
Dan7" ""'' "oht ye'
Ty will" .a,d ryu
"Iood f'ii - .a-.s.
There ,vas ,Met ~ @
fau, word. 20 s'nnheos N the
a,,cb on a,-aua ter,mtnS sto horIh on
Than Az ,hr sep.eu tase.
was on,, a. Iii L. Separateu, ana there
NJ the dy,nn dsw nt tha ba sae req iiEht
Goya ~ '''e N"' ~ 'Ho 'ie"o ot holiing