The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-16

pefeO IL the tnOSt distant scanOnS Of |
Papago s.1;iBty. The riders Of the |
Circle G Knew 1t. hut none of them
had yet told either Bob or Kate.
Now Il Was Friday morning and
Kate was beginning TO wonder why
her father did nas call her mp. Could
II be that Sa,py Stone was pulling of
his train robbery ut Tin Cup and her
father so busy that he could not take
time to ride to d telephone station7
She did not like to leave the ranch just
now. even for q few hours. but other
business called her away. Sweeney
was holding down the fort ait the Del
Orc against Hendricks sheepherders.
and his weekly supply of provisions
had to be tnken to him. Since she
wanted to see with her OWE eyes how
things were getting along at the canon.
she was taking the supplies In person.
She rode from sunlight into shadow
and from shadow to sunlight again.
winding along the hill trail that took
her toward the Del Oro.. After hours
Of travel she came to the saddle from
which one looked down to the gap In
the canon walls that had been the COM
mon watering place of all mems cat
tie. but now was homesteaded by her
father She could see the hut, the
fence line running parallel to the
stream on the other side. some grazing
cattle, Sweeney,s horse In the corral.
The piteons hleating of a lamb float
ed to her. Kate disnounted and made
her way toward the sound. A pathetic
little huddle Of frightened life tried TO
struggle free at her approach. The
slim leg OF the lamb had become
wedged at the intersection Of several
rocks ID such way that it could not
be withdrawn.
Kate pulled the boulder away, and
released the prisoner. She took the
soft. woolly creature in her arms, and
examined the wounded limb, all torn
and raw from its efforts to escape. A
wound, she recalled, ought to be
washed with cold water and bound.
Returning to her horse, she put the lit
tie animal in front Of the saddle and
continued on the trail that led down to
! the river.
Sweeney came out from the cabin
and hailed her. He was q squat. wealth.
er-beaten man. who had ridden for her
1 father ever since she could remember.
/ 'sWhat In Mexico you got there3" he
asked in surprise.
| She explained the circumstances I'M
der which she had found the lamb.
And what sou aiming to do with
itf.
arm going to tie up its leg and take
It across the river Some of the G. #
herlers are sure to find it before
night"
] aSho! What are you fooling witt
| Cass Fendrick'sN sheep for?" ht
4 grumbled.
ut isn't q sheep. but lamb. Ant
I'm not going to see It suffer, no mat
ter who owns 1t. ri Just ride across
and leave II. outside the fence" sht
said.
..Lemme go. know the river bet
| ter"
Sweeney did not wait for her assent
but swung to the saddle. She handles
him the lamb. and he fooled tn
stream.
Sweeney saw some one disappea
into q wash as he reached the fence
The rider held up the lamb. jabbere'
sentence of-brOnchO Spanish at th
8 spot where the man had been. pu
down his bleat.ng burden, and car
tered back to his own side OF the rive
An hour later. Kate. on the retur
trip. topped the rise where she ha
found the lamb. Pulling up her pom.
to rest the horse from its climb. sh
gazed back across the river to the rol
ing ridges among which lay the G.
= ranch. Oddly enough. she had neve
seen Cass Fendrick. He had come
Papagqecounty a few years before, an
had bought the place from an Garlic
: settler. In the disagreement that ha
: fallen between the two men, she wa
wholly on the side OF her father. Som
3 times she had wondered what name
q OF man this Cass Fendrick might be
: tlisagreeable, of course. but after pr
cisely what fashion,
Il "Your property, believe. Miss Gu
lison."
She turned ut sound Of the suay
amused drnwi. and looked upon a dar
slim young man OF picturesque al
pearance. He was bowling to her wit
an obvious Intention Of OVERRIDING it.
Her instinct told the girl who
II was. She did not need to ask herse
any longer what Cass Fendrick locke
like.
He was holding out to her the bloc
stained kerchief that had been tied
the lambs leg.
. II didn't care to have It returned
she told him with cold civility.
Now. IL you'd only left note
say SO. II would have saved me quite
considerable climb. he suggested.
In spite Of herself flicker
amusement Iii her eyes. She had
sense Of hllnor. Il did not think
that, and since You have troubled
return 1t TO me, | can only say thai
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