Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
DAUGHTER OF THE SUN

reached their ears in five minuto, -.
the pack given no warning. In uda ,a
rapidly growing light thev so,, me
dogs where. punched togctberN .e tne
snarled and snapped and brotc NMy
wilder .baying. ''o"' Nhto
Bruce began shouting. caIliny D.
men, three or four Of whom rn1oU w MS
ning out Of the house. Bcvond run
barns they made out vague fo,ne .ne
whether of cattle or horses or ridOruhs,
was at first impossible to know, s AL =
they ran forward; from somcwborss SAN
the direction of the corrals cnmo 81. u
eral rine reports. With the. gun sbo,.
confusion OF shouts through ~
nehvier notes OF which rose one yoics
as high pitched as n woman's. ''''e,
In the barn lofts the nnmcs u
spreading N thousand directions "ee o,ae
Dry stalk serving as duct of dcstrnaa
tion. The fire shot upward and -.
roof bloSsOmcd in rcd flames. Rruo.
groaned ana cursed and prayed wilSle
for n glimpse of one of the down" "ndly
had done this for him. Big cIondsm mao
smoke drifted upward across thc st. M
shot through with flying snast.'
Swiftly the lurid light spread mill ~. \
white walls Of the house stood out Az
tincuy and the forms near the corral.
were no longer vague. They worc run'
ming cattle. Bruce's choice forty con.,
kendric saw the fine bred IJerotosi
bulls horns CLINT. heard the SNORT -
fear and rage, made out the big br,,.
crushing way to the fore among hi.
terrified companions. There mas
horses. too. running wild. The animo,s
from the stables and the near cor,ai
And behind them, shouting and nor
and then firing into the air to Lastor
the laggards. were many horscmen, Uom
many it was impossible to estimate
dozen at the least perhaps fifty.
AS the black mass of frightened be,,t,
! gathered forward hendway and shnt
through the area Of light. Kcndric saw
one horscman clearly. On the instant
be threw up his rifle. Already hi,
finger was crooking to the trigger when
with muttcr of rage, he lowered hi.
! arm. There was no Wistaking that
great white horse and he thought that
there was as little mistaking its ridsr
slender. upright figure leading the
! rush of the raiders, calling out sharn
orders. in tn" clear ringing voice,
sweeping on rccklcssly. lie cursed ber
but he held back his fire. OF women
he knew little enough and for women
| there had been no place reserved in bis
! life; but. for all that and MI that
Ioraida Castelmar might be and might
do. hc had not learned to lift his hand
against her sex.
But there was nothing in what Brucs
saw to restrain him. He fred whis
his rife was rising to his shoulder and
again and again with the stock against
his cheek.
Damn the light" he growled, and
fired again.
Through the tumult Kpndric heard
her laughter None other than Zoralda
could laugh like that. Again the
suspicion flashed into his Qulckened
brain that tho girl was mad. lie heard
several shots behind him: Bruces men
we're taking hand. Then. close behind
the white mare came second horseman
and Kcndric thanked God for a man
for target and fired at it.
Luck il he hit it. he told himself,
at that distance and running and in
that Hickcring light. But he Ared
again, ran in closer and fired the third
time. And Just as tho white mare
passed on through the illumcd area and
was lost in the dark with its rider he
saw his man pitch forward and plunge
to the ground. Other forms swept By,
other shots were fired both from tha
outlaws and toward them. The dark.
ness accepted them all and no other
man fell. t
Shouts hoated back to them above ths
hammcrng thud of the fleeing cows and
horses. Into tho darkness after them
Bruce and Kcndric and Bruce's men
sent many uuesting bullets whie now
,Hnd then an answering lCadcn pellet
screamed over their heads. Swiftly tho
clamor Of the reccding hoof beats
, lcSscncd: no voices returned TO them;
no wild rider was to be seen. Thd
night pulsed only to the barks Of tha
dogs and the roar Of the devastating
flames.
To he continued tomorrow