Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-10

LA STARTS THE STORY

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sr.pTs THE STORY
THIS go, a. one Of .he tporders
Tharon ,,s,, III, sine and old Anita
S Los' lin Last's household. Jtn,
cortro, ,.jo,,s y.y for rs skill tDtth gtns,
md eSs controlled the Vomsv CUE ken I0r "' jim
Bpt, Ooxt t,.o,n behind. He gives Thdron :
Is $40, lesson IN shooting and hands
70 ~. hls belt Of pistols. Sho see"s "a
hd w Shc nd,ne of his murderer ana
leor" ,o moet him. More cdttle hdoo
vowS s sei,sd, and Tharor cd1Is oM her
ssiytv Joitotoers 20 dIy Ld Lob ~,
Tsoron % rides El Key ana y Se % caSin OF Of
Coartrcv IA, ',,yifoT,n ,pith Courtroy q
tm n,arJs n,J behind. "Thdt )" she says, "ts
tSs man Pm going 70 w set,. sU door.
nmp,iivI traces Thdron 20 hense. "oo,;
Tb" loo men meet, shoNe "o"a' """
edlmlv Snroep eaon ,s,rs omo
Avn HERE 1T CONTINUES
AM .r,.. Tho woman's shoul-
They looked aoiooe .n, sho was tn
DER, ',s %tS hs,ween, though what there could
s'a''oo ,e..,,,,,,,, between the man In the
be In coh'ii'o' 80 tha common rider
Y, % ,as,,s was not apparent. Ell Rey
from, bas' Att, ara nv the time
was eager ior me ..,v.,,,, ,o ,ya,
Tbarons foot was IN tne sur ny no
:, bis hind feet, fore feet peating
up ". SI s'r ' silver name like flying cloud cloud:
Tho girl rose Win ssis mn waved n hand
hsr leg across the saouie, IN ayrother
10 Kepset In the ooo., a,say down the
moment they were gone a"s tSa oneninr
grassy grassy slope. out through the the oai,ndos.
IA 800 stretohed away along the .h oahD. and
,.S ,,a1 main, swung toward the hor'h' "A'o
usra .eo pit nut Of sight. . A.,
NerS tn forest man turned away from ,ne
,,,,y atood a moment looking OVER
aV ,Sc cabin where the late light was was r',an nd
ing so,u VIC sighed and reached FOR MS
brown rus' ''e"
pipe .,o., al, the spirit seemed to have
sonsenO~ sos,,,, the summer day. The long
gone Iroim M ~. ss,tinR in.
twilight WaS ahaka hands" he NUT
she woulon 20 nd what she said
was as true as deaih' 81. Sr her God help
It IS a solemn i.sn ,,i,ied HIs her daddyw
the man WHO n u.o he aiyhed. uncon-
,cously. .rw ba An
and Lord COD nelp nei 90 s,veet-
ished very gravely, she ls sp
40 Wild and spirited ana s"ee''
,,,,, 10. ,,o borses run.
Golden was a racer himself, thoushi tho siiver er
eoud not hold a candle 10 .me snte atcn
Sng, and the two young creatures atep
we're free as the suntner wniuS 60
bucyant and filed with 10Y ot oeiI,s INA ron on
SolSins GfS TN ii Rey up Bit though ,,,us l. wss
a man size job to do so, ano Oily ,
rein swinging loose on Goiuen .tnrad nd
They passed the last OF tne stratches sEatth
oaks, camo out to the green nonner sner'hIi haIi
above the Wall at the west DoWn
through the canyons the hght came IN
II5Su IonS red shafts that cut through the Co
bait shadows like sharp ianSes Ta,isv Ta e
All All the western part Of the valley lay
in that blue black shadow, They couLu
see Corvan set like dull gem In the
wide green country, the scattered
ranches miles apart. -,
They swung down to the west BIT.
the tS Gold Pool and see how 1t was hold
Ing cut. >, ,,, ..,. ,,.. .,,
ever was at this time OF year, an cold
as snow"
Where one tall cottonwood stood like
a sentinel in the widespread land
scape they drew rein and dismounted.
Here huge boulder cropped from the
plain and under It's protecting puiK
there lay as lovely spring as one
would care te see. deep and golden as IT'S
name implied, above Its swiriins. .al,dsi sands,
"a they pressed up from below.
The girl lay fiat at its edge and with
her face to the crystal surface, drank
long and deeply. 1T, ,r,.
+, AS she looked up WIN smiie, biiiy
WIN sudden acne .,. r..,.s
Ter iresn race; ns cn9ehs ,,naH ,maasppteo H.
p@InS @ uiiuer tne!L taIi py 'ne WINS ,,ns s
vsrsed Vre Eyes rs pthn ,.bI, W Wooth nrt h%ipa %
TitS Snwrrirbt nain ''o''' i'Ni' 'f''
T Sob h ' Tharon" he said with an nc.
cent that , was ail-reyeaiing, "Oh
In%SSSon, %So rirs dear r6ror,,,os .. ,o, r,o. and
boxed nj him in surprise. " ' CIV
Billy" she said sharply. "whst's tn
matter with you? Are you. you sick?"
Yes" said the boy with conviction
Ian; Let's 70 home"