The Lamar register., 1920-01-28

"lteckon L can stand the grlef,
Stone grunted.
Nor did he speak again until they
reached the ranch and Laura London
looked ut him from frightened face
"What is it,"
RAN II silver In my finger, Miss
Laura. Too lud to trouble You"
Sonpy answered with sneer on his
thin lips.
A rider for The Bar 30 had just rid
den up and Laura sent him at once
for the doctor She led the way into
the house and swiftly gathered band
ages. II sponge au basin of water
Together size and Curly lathed and
wrapped the wound.
Laura was as gentle as she could be.
81 know I'm hurting you." she said,
her fingers trembling.
"Not Il bit of it. Great pleasure to
have you for nurse. I'm certainly in
luck" Curly did not understand the
bitterness In the sardonic face and he
resented IL.
That sumcthing was wrong between
them Curly could see Soapy was very
polite in spite Of his bitterness, but
his hard eyes watched her as II cat
does "a mouse. Moreover, the girl was
afraid of him. lie could tell that by
the timid startled way she had OF an
swering Now. why need she fear the
man2 II would be - much as his life
was worth to lift hand to hurt her,
After the doctor had come and had
attended 10 the crushed wrist Curly
stepped out to the porch To ind Laura.
Tin right sorry for what said
Mss I.aurn. once in while a fel
low makes mistake. If he's as big
chump ~ | am its liable to happen
little oftener. But I'm not really one
Of those smart guys"
out came her gloyed hand in the
firlnest of grips.
Il know that now. You didn't think.
Aud | made mistake. | thought you
were taking advantage because had
been friendly. I'm glad you spoke
about it, Wen forget 1t. There's
something | want you to do for me-
Il expect maybe I'll do It,"
Its about that boy he has up
there" She gave a hopeless little =es-
ture toward the hills.
Sam Culllsonr
"Ycs."
what about himT
Hes bent on running him, always
mas been ever since he got hold on
him. can't tell you how I know 1t.
but I'm sure And now hes more
set on II than ever"
Jealous. Is her
Yes. II he can drag Sam down
and get him into trouble he'll pay of
two grudges at once. And he will too.
You'll SEQ. He's willy as an Indian.
For that matter there is Apache blood
in him. folks say"
What about young Culllson? Can't
he make fight for hlmselfT" .
"Oh, you know how boys are. Sam
is completely under this mans infiu-
ence." Her voice broke little. And
l can't, help him. I'm only girl. He
won't listen to me. What sam needs
is a man friend, one just as strong and
determined as Soapy but one who is
good and the right sort of an infiu-
ence"
Are you picking me for that re-
sponsible friend who is to be such a
powerful Influence for goOdf" Curly
asked with smile.
"Yes-yes, am" She looked up at
him confidently.
Curly met her on the ground OF her
own seriousness. "I'll tell you some
thing, Miss Laura. Maybe you'll be
glad to know that the reason I'm go
ing to the horse ranch is to help Sam
Culllson If | can"
He went on to tell her the whole
story of what the Cullisons had done
for him. In all that lie said there was
not one word to suggest such II thing.
but Laura London's mind jumped the
gaps to knowledge OF the truth that
Curly himself did not have. The young
man was in love with Kate Cullison.
She was sure of It..
When Curly walked back into the
house, Stone laid down the paper he
had been reading.
81 soc the Sentinel hints that Mr..
Curly Flandrau had better be lynched,"
he jeered.
THE Sentinel don't always hit the
hulvssEa- saanyr rsturnsd the younR