The herald., 1922-08-24
Observation-Disclosures"
The Sheriff of
Wistley

...'.' uIyBERT RAY

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''''' an feeling better darling hu'-
edr -, opened his eyes 10 ,.n .ne
Bschanapu snt. He did not know
Be be .S Sa N a log shack. His head
.ssb eOucn - and beside him kneeled
q Ssnda . the best of his knowledge
sSan' " 81 seen In his life before.
y sd I nssSl pretty. blonde, with blue Sas
De was 18th anxiety. Beside her.
' % mouth, stood little g ar b IU,
e + hsr child, also looking "' D'-'
ptsaa 'E. am IT. demanded Buchanan
r1s . !" a. s.arl The doctor said sal l,: you
'Husn' - 10 disturbed. It's all rlsh''
ss %. 70 , be Black Jack"
cs posse r.rkT Buchanan had never
Z such an individual ,,,d in MS rn 5u;
'ind 81 , ' him. They say you're
sesss u ls ar wistley ever had. And
b Des ,,s only stunned by the bullet.
I. doctor says you'll De wei III
I'd Or two ,.,r ,,s head like a
rso cannot understand, lay BACK
- y s ntI,o%. The woman kissed him;
. y T, Myrtle" she said and
US ,a uI n,sssed her lips TO his. They
n bin = ,oor an hour later
!, a ne doctor entered, He was va -, a
- =. =, hearty, mlddle-aged man OF the
Fts " how are we today, Mr..
w. he inquired. "Feeling up
-. 49, You had narrow escape ou,
~ hs all right in few days. And
w. y ,. = did good work for Visit
y We won't forget how you went on
g.. . ot the posse and put a bullet
NO Black JACK. ,ooL
., ss.I like sane mani"
Sure you do, Woods.
.T Thar will you listen patiently to
,,.t | have to tell your"
:, doctor nodded, and Buchanan
vet On. NJ
~ name is Harry Buchanan. My
AM, /, a banker in Boston. Six
,nth, ago he sent ME out West to see
81 nuld make good. l was a rotter
! Harvard, and l guess I deserved all
4. ad man said about me.
. vent to Utah, and took up cattle
,,sps We had some trouble with
4. .sssp.mea. One Of them shot up
~ a our herders. We formed a posse
! MT him. went with the posse.
Mr., was some firing. That's the last
snr | remember. But the mans name
snt Black Jack-it was Timothy
L.
60 on" said the doctor quietly.
.lnd the woman who calls herself
M wife, and the chlld-rve never
M them In my life" said Buchanan
hth roan.
and what year is this" asked the
hfm.
Il should be 1919"
lis 1922" the other answered.
Ind now I'll explain. In dressing
m wound I came upon evidences Of
q Old fracture. II is evident that
10 we're shot by this Timothy Lee.
Wen you recovered you had lost your
katy. You had become the man we
hw As James Woods. the bravest
tdf wistley ever had. You have
I mall ranch here. You married a
ki9s daughter. You have one child.
Nd you were devoted to your wife and
nh GIRL. The bullet from Black
Ads rife stunned you; you awoke
WI former SELF"
ny Godl" groaned Buchanan.
And you have now to choose which
m you WIN become-for the rest Of
Nr life"
1--we the choicer
Think 50. The bullet from Black
ads rife depressed a part Of the
nA expected some confusion when
" recovered consciousness, but not
ni A trephining operation Is neces-
~ II will probably restore you to
Fvufld as James Woods. II you de-
csit-well, you will be your former
~ forever"
ir I'VE minutes Buchanan thought.
nav himself In the East, a waster,
,mceal despised and condemned by
VITA member Of the Buchanan
mle' There was ease, luxury, the
nev Of educated men, all that his
NJ craved.
and be saw the look In his wife's
~ u she kneeled beside him. No
"a being had ever looked at him
u hat before.
nr e '"iu' ope
em9ed W uoe'o'
- VIE fneeled by the bedside.
~ : hsn opened his eyes to the swim.
%nt They fell on his wifes
N iesbly. lie 'nu'
Romance Of cw,Iior