New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-03-18
BOOK THREE
The Payment.
CHAPTER T..

The Lennon home. In the wilderness
If the Tmpqua Divide, looked rather
IKE nm emergency hospital for III" first
few days after Duu'- fight with WINS
orrfoot. rs cid sounds of laughter
and talk were almost entirely lacking
Two injured mrn and a girl recovering
from - nervous coliap'" do not "
toward cheer.
I;u the natural s%turdincSs Of all
t4ircc quickly anne go their ala. oi
course LennoX had been severely IN
iurcl hy the falling log, ana many
weeks would mss before h" would be
nhlr 10 walk again. He could SIT up
for short periods. however; had the
martial use Of one arm ana could pro-
pcl himself after the first few weeks
at a snail'S pace through the rooms
IN a rude wheel chair that BITS ingo-
nuity had contriyrd. The great lirid
scratches that Dan bore on his body
uuickly began to heal and before II
week was done he began 10 venture
forth on the hills again. SnoWhlrd
Ind remained in bed for three days;
chen she had hoped out one bright
afternoon. swearing never to 20 back
into it again. Evidently the crisp, fail
mir Of the mountains had been "A nerve
tonic for them all.
Of course Their had been medical
attention. \ doot r and "a nurS" had
mniorcd mp the day after The accident /;
che ply ~.rian had SGT the bones and
departed. and the nurse remained FOR
. week To- soc the -rizzlel mountain
Ger well on The way of CnnvalrSccncc
I.ut il WAS nm anxious wait. and Len
noNs car was kept constantly in readi-
ness to- .p"cd her away In cas-" tie
SHOWS should start. ~ last She had
irft him in Suowh.ri'~ hands. and Bin
had driven her hurk ~ the cttlemcnts
in his fathers car. The die was now
'a,f o. 20 whether or not Dan md
the remainder of the family should
winter ia the mountain. The snow
clouds i.cpcncd every day, the frost
was eyer heavier Go the dawn> and
che road would surely remain open
only q tow days more.
Once mnrr 'ho three seemingly had
Che Divide III to themselves. Pert
Crnu>tnn had evidently deserted his
cabin ard was n,rkiug % trap-line on
the Impqun -lir. The ranger left
she liitlc station. all danger of fire
pa,i. nnd went DOWN 20 their offices
Jn the federal building of one Of De
Iiftlc citir, hollow. E.'cause h. was
worse than d-rlr~, ire Tie deep SHOWS
ttinf wrra sure To- come. one of the
ranch hands That had driven up with
I;fn role AWAY 20 th- valleys the last
Of the Ii,o stock-thr horse that Dan
md ridden to Snowbird's defense.
rSntring had been heard OF Landy
IlIfrsSr. who used TO live on h
traii a. the marsh. and both Lennox
and tis daughter wondered why. There
Nare also certain officials who had
begun 20 be- curious. As yet. ban
had Told no 0up Of the grim find he
hsI made on his return from hunting.
And he would have found IL an eN-
treruely difficult fact 70 explain.
it all Went back To those inner
springs Of motive hat few men can
sec clearly enough within themselves
TO recognize. Even the first day. when
ne lay burning from his wounds. Ne
worked u his Own explanation in re
gard 10 the murder mystery. He
hadn't the slightest doubt but that
Cranston had killed Hildreth TO pre-
rent his testimony from reaching the
courts below. OF course, any other
member Of the arson ring Of hillmen
might have been the murderer: yet
Dan was inclined 10 believe that Gran
stcn. The IPader Of the gang. usually
grrferrPd 20 Dc slch dangerous Ork
a. TIM" tiriselt, !. = Eere true. some