New Britain herald., 1921-09-08
,Continued from Yesterdays Herald.

Gloriana Frazer. daughter of ''8Iaze" Frazer, a western ranch own pl. helps Seth Gilson. of the United Ste tes Geological survey, who has driven west with an assistant to put up water sign posts on the Arizona desert. to get their auto truck out of | some quicksands where they had driven it.
 Some years before Gloriana'S s mother had disappeared in the desert, ana it was thought she had perished from thirst. When Gloriana gets back to the ranch after assisting Gill son and his helper. she finds her fath- CT very much disturbed over a letter from an outlaw band in Mexico. stat i,.g that four years ago they had found a woman suffering from desert loco" She showed signs of recovering req son and said her name was Frazer A veil and bracelet worn by the missing ing woman when last seen are included with the letter. Frazer prepares to leave for Nogales, where he is told to meet the band.
 In the meantime Gloriana rides out 2n the range and accidentally meets I'hilip Strong, Jr., son of 'Silver Fox" strong, owner of The Emerald ranch nearby. and her fathers worst enemy.
 Phil is in love with Gloriana. Glor- iana's father has forbidden Phil to ride near the ranch, but Phil ignores the order The pair suddenly come upon Gilson with two bound men lying in his truck. He refuses to release them upon Phil's order and by quick action prevents the latter from shoot ing him. Later he tells Gloriana one is deserter from the army and the otFer Mexican who was trying to help him escape.
 Gloriana interferes with Timothy Rudd, to whom her father has agreed to sell the stock, when she finds him abusing a broncho with a great bull whip. In a flash or anger she refuses to sell to him.
 Gloriana, later. is attacked in her cabin by two thugs hired by Rudd but is saved from harm by Philip Strong and Gilson who are summoned bN Mary Ellen, Gloriana's domestic. Eudd IS trapped and forced to apol- oglze while Gilson takes the thugs to town and turns them over to the po- lice.
 From that moment of revelation until Seth Gilson's return. the time sped for Gloriana.
 Might as well ride to trails end!" she apologized to the ere-Iooking furniture before hurrying into her small bedchamber and closing the door.
 When Seth Gilson. his several honks ungreeted outside. strode into the living-room. it was to enjoy a sudden and complete change of emo tion.
 Of course, he could not know that the fiimsy, white creation she wore was her one "frock'' donned for only the greatest occasions. And that did not matter. anyhow.
 Gilson told Glory that he had lodged lis prisoners in jail where they had been recognized as murderers who were wanted" in California. Rudd still denied all knowledge of the men, but Gilson had scared the horse dealer so that he thought Gloriana had nothing further to fear from him. Then Glory became confiden- tial and approached the subject of getting a job in the outside world for young Strong.
 Supported by no sign from him either of sympathy or disapproval. she told her tale of two lonely children on the neigh boring Arizona ranches; of that feud between a modern Mon tague and Capulet; of the motherless upbringing of the hot-headed son in the case: of how his life and ambi- ton had been 'close-herded" by a parents selfishness. She touched upon the natural ability of Philip Strong. Jr. She recited several courageous deeds by which he had won the ap- proval of the neighborhood. She re- minded her attentive listener of the truly admirable self-control which he himself had witnessed when Phil had refrained from shooting him down that day of their misunderstanding on the deserts edge.
 But I think I ought to tell you hefore you go much farther,' said Gilson. that I don't feel like attempt ing anything terribly hard for Ro- meo's sake"
 "You-you' She drew quick breath, then smiled up at him with regardless naivete. How about for nIy sake. then?"
 You. fair Juliet. are different. Only I don't see where I come into the play. There isn't any precedent for me that I recall"
 Likely Mir. Shakespeare hadn't met a person just like you up to that tune"
 He nodded thoughtfully at her sug gestion. If he had he'd have written ne a good part. I guess.
 For moment he sat smiling at her in that abstracted. studying way. Then: Tell me, if you don't mind adding just one more insignificant de- tail to the many, do you love him?"
 MT. Gilson. I must say"
 Gloriana got to her feet in her re- sentiment. The yellow flash of her eyes. the crimson of her cheeks, the furnished copper of her hair outdid the color scheme of the pseudo-fire in the grate.
 Seth Gilson chuckled irritatingly.
 You must say? No. you mustn't if