The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-09


A gawly youth came stumbling
up. his outstretched hands carefully
holding two tin cups filled with cof-
fec close TO the boiling point Being
gawky, he stubbed his toe a. he wns
rounding the group Of women. and
Mrs. Miller shrieked and swung back
her hand. cutting tho gawky one
straight into tho thickest OF the
crowd. other women screamed.
Mrs. Miller whirled on Lance. "you
pushed him on me. II that Amt n
Lorrigan trick!-"
'Yeah-what yuh mean7 THROWN
bilin' hot coffee Oh"
"who says It's n Lorrigan trick7"
might a. known what 20 ex-
pect--"
In the dim light Lance saw the
CLEAN OF q weapon raised before him.
He sprung upward and forward. and
got a grip on the hand that held the
gun. With his left hand he wrcnched
the gun away. With his right he
pulled the man free OF the crowd and
out where there was room. and called
aloud:
This Il q Lorrienn dance. and the
Isorrigans are going to have order.
Those OF you who brought chips on
your shoulders. and whisky TO soak
the chips In. can drink your whisky
and do your fighting among your
selves. off the Lorrigan ranch. We
aim here TO have fun. There's music
and room TO dance. and plenty Of
chuck and plenty OF coffee, and the
dance Is going right on without any
fuss whatever"
Lance. looking out across the
crowd. caught Bellies glance. and
nodded toward the school house.
Belle hurried away 20 find the
musicians and set them playing.
Mary Hope. Lance discovered. was
already In the school house. Also
several OF the Intoxicated were there.
and tho auadriIle was being danced
with no much xest that the whole
building shook.
Don't dance any morn. girl"
Lance said. ITS getting pretty Wild
and II viii be wilder. They must
have hauled II out IN barreisl"
Mary Hope looked at him. but she
did not smile. did not answer.
I'm sorry the secret is no nicer"
Lance went on. II thought II would
be great 10 have q house-warminE
dnnce--but they're making II too
blamed warmi It's time little girls
like you went home.- he finished.
and somehow got her to the door
without having her trampled upon.
where are your wrapsT
There" said Mary Hops. and
pointed to the corner behind them. |
where cioaks. hoods. hats and two
sleeping children were piled indis-
criminately.
Lance felt Of n coat or two. chose |
the heaviest, found something soft
and furry like q cap. and followed
her.
where's your horsey' ne asked
Mary Hope. while he slipped the coat
on her and buttoned II.
Il haven't any horse here. The
Kennedys brought me--and he's that
drunk. now
Good hecki Bill Kennedy we'll.
come on. You couldn't 20 back with
them. that's sure. III take you homo.
girl. I'll have 10 borrow Bellies
pintos, but we don't care, do wcy
Here they are. Don't get In until I
get them united and turned around.
And when ! say get In. you'd better
make 1t In one jump. Are you
gamer
Like the pintos. Mary Hope was
too astonished TO rebel She got In.
The team went ,plunging up the
hill. snorting now and then. swerving
sharply away from rock or bush that
threatened them with vague horrors
In the clear starlight Lance LET
them go Looping along at their usual
pace.
Belle has her own ideas about
horse training" Lance chucklcd-
IT'S = lot Of trouble I'm making
for you" said Mary Hope. II should
mot have told the lie and gone to the
dance"
She looked wNfully at the face Of
this wickedest Of the Lorrigans. his
profile seen dimly in the starlight.
He did not look wicked Under his
hat brfm she could see his brows.
heavy and straight. and lifted
whimsically at the inner points. as
tho he were thinking OF something
amusing. His nose was fine and
straight. too--not at all like bcak.
tho her father had always main
tanned that the Lorrigans were but
human vultures His mouth--there
was something In tho look OF his