The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-05-25

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fhe r0rif q uf,is better tecazss ~
ha1 lived 10 T.
Nor ~ vas ho-ze: ans sfl-os- ths
srst fay had co,ae 70 ht-l rhls app@aL
Hs s1ua5 fuef11y a n rscalerri11
= PoIyop's Plea He had pr0c-Lssc %
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a. 81. Use y ID bring hi1- l1t0 co1-
eicf uith Marcus NacEenziet He
EaeH hoH % fzht- sLE e god fzhf
ass nOs bad TN.
FaiIf'y fruu1 tie flrecri01 b had
riften- TIE s1znd q c-tes cane % BIS
ears. hly he u0rtere,5 shat TIE ruz
vas. soas sq1afier Ran dscipl -nl1z
bic wife. he 6ecited. bsf he e11l1 E0t
stand % have q W0lan beaten.
He saEited into The ss6da and racsf
baex o7er the road. II was not i0rz
before he locafsd the place uhers the
screams cane frOz- Then Bay DIX
Ter had an opIort-nity 20 sh0s all he
sEeed he had
Tie sight % POiiy0p ErifhlrE r. he
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nlze made Percival see red He vas
q bis h0rze with oue leap. and two
i01z strides took him 70 Osezrs slde
Ore blow from Ais pOwerf1l knlckies
10 the farmers face staggered Bennett
and freed Polly - quickly that she
feil % the grOund. gnsfinctiysly she
erzwied out q the vay q TIE battling
msn. The biOE that had released her
had done no damage to Bennett e1-
cept % aEzrsvate his rage He recOv-
cred himself and c01fr0nted bis a.saiI-
ant. dripping oaths Ike rsln from q
ciOud5urst
Bennett took the offensive. h-s fists
flying Ike fails. He wanted 70 get
bis arms around the other fellow. 20
trip him and make the fight q rough
ard tumble on the grOund. bat Perci-
sal avoided the rush. and struck as
Bennett went BY. Again and again
Bennett tried 10 come 20 close quar-
ters But be could not; neither could
be hlt his elusive opponent At length
he besitsted, distressed as much by
his own efforts as the blOTs he had
received.
Then Percival stepped In, and quick
iy {; was all over. Two well-pianted
thumps laid Bennett Ike a log on the
ground.
Robert busted Of bis hands, picked
Wee Jerry Up. and handed him to bis
sister
"Did he hurt you. Pollyf~ be queried.
and her answer was positively gleeful:
mary o BIT, SIR. an reckon the big
lummo1's got q plenty . time
Robert brushed OF his clothes slow
ly. The farmer still lay on the ground.
Get up ordered PercIval scornful.
~. touching the PROSTATE man with
the toe Of his boot. "Get up and make
on II you don't want me 10 lick you
again.
oscar rolled over and crawied slow
ly 20 his hands and knees.
''The grounds kinda wabbly, aln't II,
oscari" Polly gibed.
Get out" commanded Robert, once
more.
Bennett scrambled TO his feet, shook
his fist at Polly, snatched up the little
dead lamb. and In another moment
had climbed the fence end was gone.
what were you fighting aboutTT
began Robert. looking keenly at Pol
lyop.
Tears hung on the girls lashes. and
the sensitive underlip quIyered.
oscar said as how Sannyop were
HIS" she murmured "wereh't II awful
for him to swat 1t with that stone that
wayT'
"Did you" He broke of the ques-
tion abruptly. He was going to ask
her II she had stolen the lamb; but an
expression In the pleading, misty eyes
stopped him.
Il found the little feller drOwnln' In
the creek, SIR" she explained with
bowed head. Il just took him home to
love him. that was ALL
The strange, thrilling emotion that
had overcome Robert but short time
ago In the presence of this squatter
girl attacked him again.
what can do to help you, childI"
be demanded sharply.
Polly flung out her hand. Help!
that was what the squatters wanted.
The little lamb was dead. Nothing
could ever hurt II any more. But there
were her people
''Jus; belp Daddy Hopklns"-she
choked and went on--"an' all the poor
folks In the Silent City, an'-all-I1l
love you forever and foreyerw
After that the 'llttlest mother
made large strides upward toward the
greatest mother" Every little wor-
ried thing In the woods, every heavy
heart In the squatter settlement felt
the difference In Polly Hopkins. She
smiled more, she talked more and,
when she found group OF her women
folks wondering how their absent lad
dies were, she led them In smiling as
surance TO Old Mares fence and there
ranaufaI xvhaf nplarf DaroIy.I b.H