Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-11

head. A glance showed the reason.
One of his hands was caught in bear
trap fastened to a cottonwood. Its
jaws held him so that he could not
move.
The young man swung from the
back of. Keno. He found the limb Of
a cottonwood about as thick as his
forearm below the elbow. This he set
close to the traps 49, =
"soon as I get the lip open shove
her in," he told Stone.
The rescuer slipped the toes of his
boots over the lower lip and, caught
the upper one with both hands. Slow
ly the mouth Of the trap opened.
Stone Slipped, in, the wooden wedge
and Withdrew his crushed wrist. By
great good fortune the steel had
caught on the leather gauntlet he was
wearing. Otherwise it must have
mangled the arm to a pulp.
Even now he was suffering good
deal.
you'll have to let doc look at it."
Curly suggested. !;
Stone agreed. Reckon better
strike for the Bar 49,"
His horse had: disappeared, but
Curly helped himSto the, back Of Keno.
Together they took the trail for the
Bar 80. On the face of the wounded
man gathered The moisture caused by
intense paid.
"Hard sleddins, looks like" Curly
sympathized.
"Reckon I can stand the grief"
Stone grmted.
Nor did he speak again until they
reached the ranchIand Laura London
looked Mt him from a frightened face.
"What is it,"
"Rau a silver in my finger, Miss
Laura. Too bad to trouble you,"
Soapy answered with sneer on his
thin lips. 7
A rider for the Bar 90 had just rid
den I'D and Laura sent him at once
for the doctor. She led the way into
the house and swiftly gathered band
ages q sponge and a BASIN of water.
Together she and Curly bathed and
wrapped the wound.
Laura was us gentle as she could be.
II know I'm hurting you," she said,
her fingers trembling.
"Not a bit of it. Great pleasure to
have you for q nurse. I'm certainly In
luck" Curly did not understand the
bitterness in the sardonic face and he
resented it.
That something was wrong between
them Curly could see. Soapy was very
polite in. spite Of his bitterness, but
his hard eyes watched her rs q cat
does mouse. Moreover, the girl was
afraid of him. He could tell that by
the tinid startled way she had of ar
swering. Now, why need she fear the
man? 1t would be as mach as his life
was worth to lift hand TO hurt her.
After the doctor had come and had
attended to the crushed wrist Curly
steppcd out to the porch to find Laura.
I'm right sorry for what l said.
Miss Laura. Once in a while fell
low makes Il mistake. II he's as big a
chump rs l am it's liable to happen IL
LITTLE oftener. But I'm not really one
of those smart guys"
Out came her gloved hand IN the
firlncSt Of grips.
81 know that now. You didn't think.
And made q mistake. thought you
were taking advantage because I had
been friendly. I'm glad you spoke
about it. Well forget it. There's
something l want you to do for me-"
Il expect maybe III do It."
"It's about that boy he has up
there" She gave a hopeless little ges-
ture toward the hills.
"Sam Cullison?'
ayes"
"What about himT
"He's bent on running him, always
has been ever since he got hold on
him. I can't tell you how I know It,
hut Fra sure-- And now he's more
set on 1t than ever"
Jealous, Is he" -:
"Yes. If he can drag Sam down
and get him into trouble hell Tay of
two grudgcs at once. And lie will too.
You'll see. He's willy as an indian.
For that matter there is Apache blood
in him, folks say"
"What about young CullIson! Can't
he make fight for himself?"
"Oh, you know how boys are. Snm
Is completely under this mans inllll-
ence." Her voice broke little. "Anh
I can't help him. I'm only a gill. lie
won't listen to me. What Sam needs
is n man friend, one just as strong and
determined as Soapy but one who, is
good and the right sort of an influ'
ence" -
HAre you picking ME for tlat re-
sponsibic friend who is to be such a
powerful influence for good?" Curly
asked with smile. :!
"Yes-yes, am" She looked up at
him confidently.
Curly met her on the ground Of her