Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-02-06

Returning to her horse. she put the lit
he 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 a squat, wealth
er-beaten man. who had ridden for her
father ever since she could remember.
"What in Mexico you got theref" he
asked In surprise.
She explained the circumstances un.
der which she had found the lamb.
And what you aiming to do with
III"
'Tm going to tie up Its leg and take
II across the river. Some of the @. Il.
herders are sure TO find 1t before
night"
"Shol What are you foollng with
Cass Fendrlck's sheep forT he
grumbled.
ut isn't sheep. but lamb. And
I'm not going to see 1t suffer, no mat
ter who owns It. I'll just ride across
and leave IL outside the fence" she
said.
"Lemme go. know the river bet
/ ter"
Sweeney did not walt for her assent
but swung TO the saddle. She handed
him the lamb. and he forded the
stream.
Sweeney saw some one disappear
into wash as he reached the fence.
The rider held up the lamb. jabbered
a sentence OF broncho Spanish at the
spot where the man had been, put
down his bleating burden, and can
tered back to his own side of the river.
An hour later. Kate, on the return
| trip, topped the rise where she had
found the lamb. Pulling up her pony.
to rest the horse from its climb, she
gazed back across the river to the roll
ing ridges among which lay the G. #.
ranch. Oddly enough, she had never
Papago county few years before, and
had bought the place from an earlier
settler. In the disagreement that had
fallen between the two men, she was
wholly on the side OF her father. Some
times she had wondered what manner
of man this Cass Fendrick might be I;
disagreeable, of course, but after pre-
cisely what fashion?
"Your property. ! believe. Miss Gull
! lison."
! She turned at sound of the suave,
! amused drawl. and looked upon dark,
slim young man of picturesque ap-
! pearance. He was bowling TO her with
I a nhuinpc inf Of
/ Her instinct told the girl who he
was. She did not need to ask herself
any longer what Cass Fendrick looked
like.
He was holding out to her the blood
stained kerchief that had been tied to
the lambs leg.
/ II didn't care to have II returned"
she told him with cold civility.
Now, II you'd only left note to
say so, II would have saved me quite n
considerable climb" he suggested.
In spite of herself flicker OF
amusement lit her eyes. She had n
sense of humor. II did not think of
that, and since you have troubled to
return II TO me, can only say thank
YOU"
She held out her hand for the ker.
chief, but he did not move. IL don't
know but what I'll keep It. after all,
! for souvenir"
| She ignored his sardonic mOckery.
81 don't let live creatures suffer when
can help it, Are you going to give
me my handkerchief"
Haven't made up my mind yet.
Perhaps I'll have IT washed and bring
II home to YOU"
She decided he was trying to flrt
with her, and turned the head of her
horse to start.
"Now your father has pulled his
/ freight, | expect 1t will be safe to call"
I he added.
/ The bride rein frightened. "What
nonsense are you saying about my ia
ther?"
mo news. Miss Culllson; just what
everybody Is saying, that he has gone
to cover on account of the holdup."
chill fear drenched her heart. do
you mean the holdup of the Limited at
Tin Cup?"
mo l don't" He looked at her
sharply. MEAN to say you haven't
heard of the holdup of the w. K 8.
Express company OF Saguache?"
mo. When was it,"
Tuesday night. The man got
away with twenty thousand dollars"
"And what has my father to do with
thatT she demanded haughtlly.
/ satisfied spleen purred in his
voice. my dear young lady, that is
what everyone is asking"
What do you mean? Say it," There
was fear ms well as anger In her voice
Had her father somehow got into
trouble trying to save Sam?
"Oh, I'm saying nothing. But what
Sheriff Bolt means is that when he
gets his handouts on Luck Cullison
he'll have the man that can tell him
where that twenty thousand is"
TITS lie."
He waved his hand airily, as one
who declined responsibility in the mat
ter, but his dark saturnine face