Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-23
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danna real industrious. If he is at
home give Laura the tip and she'll
know where to find me-"
The owner of the ranch, as Il hap
pened, was cutting trail over by Aqua
Caliente.
DO you want to see him very bad.
Mr.. Flandrauf" asked Miss Laura
demurely.
mo, can't say I've lost Mr.. Lon
DON"
"You inquired for him."
"Hmpl That's different. When
used to come home from the swim
ming hole contrary to orders used to
ask where dad was, but didn't want
to see him."
II see. Did you just come down
from the horse ranch3"
you've guessed right"
"Then am sorry | can't ask you to
light. Dads orders"
Anything In those orders about you
meeting one of the lads from the horse
ranch up on the hillside where II Is
neutral groundp
''Dld Sam come with your" she cried.
Hes here. Oh, know he's here"
"What do l get for bringing good
news?'
IL didn't say 1t was good news"
"Shol Your big eyes are shouting
It."
"Was that the news from the horse
ranch2"
"That's part of It. but there is more.
Sam and Curly are on their way to
Saguache to spend the Fourth of July.
Sam is going for another reason. but
I'm not sure yet what 1t is. There's
something doing ! don't savez, some
big deal on foot that's not on the level.
Sam is In 1t up to the hooks. He Is
supposed to be quitting Soapy's outfit
for good. But know better"
White to the lips, she faced him
bravely. what sort Of trouble is he
leading Sam into?"
'Tve got kind of notion. But II
won't bear talking about yet. Don't
tell him what I've told you. unless you
want to spoil my chance of helping
him"
II won't" she promised then added,
with quick eagerness: Maybe l can
help you. I'm going down to Saguache
to visit on the Fourth"
"Ill look you up. Trouble is that
Sam is bent on running himself. Seems
to think Soapy is his best friend. II
we could show him different things
might work out all right"
While she climbed the hill to Sam,
Curly watered his horse and smoked
cigarette. He was not hired to
chaperone lovers. Therefore. 1t took
him three-quarters of an hour to reach
the scrub pine belt on the edge of the
park.
At once he saw that they had been
having quarrel. The girls eyes were
red, and she was still dabbing at them
with her handkerchief when he came
whlstllng along. Sam looked dlscour-
aged but stubborn. Very plainly they
had been dlsagreeing about his line OF
conduct.
The two young men took the trail
again. About noon the next day they
reached Saguache. After they had
eaten, Curly strolled off by himself to
the depot
Gimme ticket for Tin Cup for this
evening. / want to go by the express"
he told the agent.
The man looked at him and grInned.
you're so darned active, maybe you
could get off No. when she is fog
ging along sixty miles per. But most
folks couldn't, not with any comfort"
Meaning that the flyer doesn't
stopT"
mot at Tin Cup"
Have to take the afternoon train
thenT
81 reckon" He punched a ticket
and showed II through the window
toward Curly. "Slxty-hve cents,
please"
Flandrau paid for and pocketed the
ticket he ala not intend to use. He
had found out what he wanted 10
(This thrilling story will be con-
tinued in the next issue of The Rec
ORD. A good serial story, selected
from the works of the best contem-
p0rary authors, will henceforth be n
regular feature of The Record, and
will alone be worth the subscriptioA
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