The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24

"Frusprct"rg asked Jim.
Nate nodded Pound the real
thing" be- muticrcd. "Som. say tha'
H. the only real ind hcrcahout,
No>t ~ fhos. fellows h. nodded "a.
wurd the noisy group on the We
rnu'in. "nrr cattle men--thcy don't
bother with sold mining Ton unrr
iain. Always excepting Pedro SO
TINT ercas"r Sueakiug onto his horse
thinks uu uEc svcs him always fol
lows Hazel until she nudS him AMI
sends him hack ilkc the coyote 10
| IL"
Jim Thornton had not connded On
Na'. Miller that De had letter II
Introduction to Henry pcane aud thar
he WIS depending upon IIazels father
20 help him out IN his search FOR =
each" ~ gold dust hidden 10y Grand.
father Thornton In the days ~ ~.
IT, was mounting the Sleeper
places now. the air was cooler and
There vas tho smell ~ pine and the
hot smell ~ Wild THYME lie pulled M
"a lnvk down at The country sketchcd
below when he heard the sound ~
volcrs above him mans whining
tone and the TRIBE ~ girls voice.
ilaza Dcane and the halfbrccd'
Jim urged hls horse forward and
In i've minutes they burst upon n
strange scene Among the trees at
one side ~ the trail was Hazel Deans.
mounted on her tall horse. and
backed against huge boulder that
iuted from the Hill. She was gazing
with blazing eyes and white face NJ
Pedro who crouchcd behind his li,.
tie sorrel was covering her with
run.
you tell me. sonora. let you go
Just word where gold is"
I'm tell you nothing" cried N.
girl.
Il keel yorc horSe-prontoi" The
threat ended In a loud howl % pain
a. bullet Knocked the weapon out
~ his hand and rrazed his knuckleS
IN passing
you get out ~ here-pronto' 2"
commanded jim. riding into the open
ing The hnlfbrccd mounted his
sleepy horse and the two skulked out
~ SIGH, and out - this story.
Are YOU an right1' asked Jim. re-
moving his hat
She smiled and nodded Thanks
o. YOU Pedro was drunk lie might
have harmed ne with that gun I
probably owe my safety Ia you. Mn
father Henry neanc. win thank YOU
Tor me"
n am on my way 90 Little Bnul-
der" explained Jim Il have n let
ter Of Introduction from Major
Blake"
Then you ARE Mr. Thornton the
major wrote 90 dad. We have been
on the lockout for YOU" Hazel led
the way up the mountain trail. turn
lng a. the right M small rock. then
turning again into narrower trail
that finally led 20 green canyon,
guy With flower gardens. where a wa
ierfull ripplcd down rocky incline
and formed tiny lake. An elderly
man sat ON the yemnda - a white
bungalow. and he jumped up when
be- saw them coming
Half an hour later they were eat
ing dinner prepared by a capable chi.
nese cook Thornton found the
Deancs congenial trio from the MID.
die West. and people after his own
heart Mr. Deane said that he could
not expect much better luck than he
had had. and that they were thinking
% going back 10 Ohio before very
long.
witch llazel--Wnnts 10 continue
here live our hermit life indefinitely"
be- ended with smile No his daugh-
ter. "my wife has converted her
with promises Of winter In New
York"
Hazel flushed "a the roots Of her
glorious hair "po tell Ms about your
map. Mr.. Thornion--l am SURE know
the very spot
Afil wv NHi ffN'N ~ hfN wv AAh
iind Il she can call her witch lila.
zer because she seems 10 be able 10
find water and gold as we'll"
A week afterWard Jim Thornton
aud Hazel stood beside an overturned
boulder; below WAS "a stoncllned hole
In the ground filled with tin boxes
the golden hoard of Grandfather
Thornton.
"lou ar. wiich-linkel," muir
INJURED Thornton. You have be-
witched me n you could see into my
heart" Ills eyes told the rest.
II am sure would dlscoyer-gold
there :" whispered witch Hazel with