Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-28
DAUGHTER OF THE SUN

entirely. An Indian. or half .broo,I
the best, ragged az to black stringv
hard -visaged. stony. eyed, omSlr, nslr,
called TO him and the rider turnoS l
his saddle and waited. And for u ans "
TO the question: Where's III" ,S'wsr ns,
Man? Bruce West?" the onswoe "e old
a hand lifted lazily to point un voIIos Mas
and silence. 'uuey
"'Gracias, amigo" laughed Kendr,.
end rode on. nuric
Iherc was not more amazed man 4.
all Lower California when linn III
dric rode up to him. Bruce West sn' S
out with two of his men driyino n way
of young, wild-looking horses doNn" "era
ward the corrnls beyond the hons" " ~.
an instant his blue eyes stared incroJ.'r r
lously then they filed with ,.au' sh'n,a
joy. He swept of his brond ba.
wave it wildly about his head; he ca. 70
swooping down on Kendric as thoush hIie Ie
had n suspicion that his visitor bod " y
in his head to whirl and make bolt ~
the mountains: lie whooped glecfnlir 'Or
"Old Jim Kendric"' he sbon,.a
"Old lleadlong Jim Old r'arin', tos,'
in. rnmblin'. rovin'. hell for .IeatSs.
kendric! Oh, mamma Man. I'm pls5
TO see you - e'au
Only youngster. was Bruce Wss,
but manly for all that, who wore nj,
heart on his sleeve, his honesty in bis
eyes, and who would rather frolic tbon
fight, but would rather fight than do
nothing. When last Kendric had seem
him Bruce was nursing his first mis-.
tachc and glorying in the triumnban,
fact that soon he would be old enopsb
to vote; now. barely past twenty -tbrss
he looked a tritle thinner than his for,
mer hundred and ninety pounds hpt
never a second older. He was how
with blue eyes and yellow hair and =
profound alteration for all that lin
kendric stood for in his eager eyes.
why all the war paint. Baby Blue.
cyes?' Kendric asked as they shook
hands. For under Bruce's knee was
strapped d rifle and big army revolver
rode Mt his saddle horn.
ETuCG laughed. his mood having M
plac" for frowns.
Not just for ornament. old ioy.
bringer.' he retorted. Using 'cm
every now and then. I'm in deem here
jim. with every cent I've got and eyery
hope Of big things. Times. a man ba,
to shoot his way ont into the clear or
so to the wall. Hey. Gaucho!" he
called. turning in his saddle. "You
and Tony haze the ponies in to the cor
rails. And tell Castro we've got the
King Of Spain with us for grub and 10
put on the best on the ranch; we'll
blow in about noon.
"Comc ahead. Jim. TT show you
the finest lay out of Il COW outfit you
ever trGilcd your eye across.
They rode. saw everything. both acre.
Hge and water and stock, and talked:
for the most part Bruce did the talk.
ing. speaking with quick enthusiasm Of
what he had. what he had done, wbs,
he meant to accomplish yet in spite Of
obstacles. lie had bought outright some
six thousand acres, eXpending for them
and what lowbrcd stock thqy fed all Of
his inherited capital. From the nearest
bank. at FL Ojo. he had borrowed
heavily. mOrtgaging his outfit. With the
proceeds he had leased adjoining lands
so that now his stock grazcd over ten
thousand acres: hs had also bought and
imported finer strain Of cattle. With
the market what il was ne was bound
to make his fortune. hand over fist
g If they'd only leave me alone" be
exclaimed hOtly. e.
"They?" qucricd Kcndric.
"Of course the country is unsettled"
explained the boy. Ever Since ! caine
into it there has been one sort or an.
other Of unrest. When it isn't outright
revolution it's politics and that's pretty
near the same thing. There are proving
bands of outlaws. calling themseltss
soldiers. that the authorities cant
reach. Look at those mountains over
there. What government that has to
give half its time or more to watching
its own step can manage to ferret out
every nest of highwaymcn in every
canyon? Those boys are my big trouble
jim. \ raid from them is always on
the books and there are times when I'm
pretty near ready 10 throw up the
sponge and drift. But it great land
a great land. And now you're with
me-" His eyes shone. "I'll make YOU
any sort Of n proposition YOU call for,
Jim, and together wc'll make history.
Not to mention barrels of money"
TO be continued tomorrow