The diamond drill., 1920-02-21
an stay In the Scrub Pines Up Here

"I'lI Stay In the Scrub Pines Up Here"
danna real Industrious. II he Is at
home give Laura the tip and she'll
know where to find me-"
The owner OF the ranch. as II hap
pened. was cutting trail over by Aqua
Caliente.
do you want to see him very bad.
Mr.. Flandrau?" asked Miss Laura
demurely.
"No. 1 can't say I've lost Mr.. Lon
dom"
You inquired for him"
"Hmpl That's different. When i
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 ranch"
you've guessed right"
"Then am sorry / can't ask you to
light. Dads orders"
Anything Ia those orders about you
meeting one of the lads from the horse
ranch up on the hillside where II is
neutral groundT
"Dld Sam come with your" she cried.
Hes here. Oh. know he's here"
"what do / get for bringing good
newsf"
II didn't say II was good news"
"Sho Your big eyes are shouting
It."
"was that the news from the horse
ranchi"
That's part or II, but there Is more.
Sam and Curly are on their way TO
Saguache 10 spend the Fourth OF July.
Sam is going for another reason, but
I'm not sure yet what II is. There's
something doing don't savez, some
big deal on foot that's not on the level.
Sam Is in II up to the hooks. He is
supposed TO be quitting Soapys outfit
for good. But know better"
White 20 the lips, she faced him
bravely. "What sort OF trouble is he
leading Sam into7"
"Ive got a kind OF notion. But II
won't bear salking about yet. Don't
tell him what I've told you. unless you
want to spoil my chasce Of helping
him."
II won't" she promised; then added.
with quick eagerness: Maybe ! can
help you. I'm going down TO Saguache
to visit on the Fourth"
'I1l look you up. Trouble IS that
Sam Is bent on running himself. Seems
to think Soapy is his best friend. IL
we could show him different things
might work out all right"
While she climbed the hill TO Sam,
Curly watered his horse and smoked
a cigarette. He was not hired 10
chaperone lovers. Therefore. II took
him three-quarters OF an hour 10 reach
the scrub pine belt on the edge OF the
park.
At once he saw that they had been
having a quarrel. The girls eyes were
red, and she was still dabblng at them
with her handkerchief when he came
whlstllng along. Sam looked dlscour-
aged, but stubborn. Very plainly they
had been disagreeIng 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.
"Glmme O ticket for Tin Cup for this
evening. l want to so by the express"
he told the agent.
The man looked az him and grlnncd.
"You're so darned active. maybe you
could get of No when she Is fog
glng along sixty miles per. But most
folks couldn't. not with any comfort"
Meaning that the flyer doesn't
stopT
"Not at Tin Cup"
"EIave 20 take the afternoon train
thenf"
Il reckon" He punched ticket
and showed Il through the window
toward Curly. "sIxty-fve cents.
please"
Flandrau paid for and pockoted the
ticket he did not intend to use. lie
had found out what he wanted TO
know. The express did not stop at
Tin Cup. Why, then. had S0apy
marked the time Of It's arrival theref
lie was beginning TO guess the reason.
But he would have 10 do more than
Tuess.
Flandrau ssuntercd back to the ho-
tel on the lookout for Sam. lie was
not there. but waiting for him was a
boy with a note for the gentleman IN
No. 8i1.