The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-06-28

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'The Gal W'udn't Promise To 90 Il
School Less We Shared Even
Steven" Said Mormon.
and stayed close to his horse ranch
1t lay alone, and few visited It save
Plimsolls own associates. Rumorf
drifted concerning Plimsoll's remark.
able herd increase Of saleable horses
but, unless proof Of actual operation
was Forthcoming. there was small
chance Of pinning anything down In
the way Of illegal work. Wyatt once
staggering out Of some blind pig In
Hereford. babbled in maudlin drunk
enness Of his determination to gel
even with Plimsoll for stealing his
sweetheart. For Wyatt. for the sake
Of the girl. had gone back to Plim-
soils employ.
Thoughts Of Plimsoll did not bother
Sahdy's head. The "old man" of the
Three Star-bearing the cowman's in
evitable title for the head Of the
management. whether young or old,
male or female--carried out his long
cherished plans for additional water.
supply, for alfalfa planting. for regis
tered bulls and high-grade cows. He
studied hard, he got in touch with the
state experimental Developments, he
subscribed for magazines that told Of
cattle breeding, he sent soils for an
alysis, and young Ed, coming home
from his first term. found. somewhat
to his chagrin. that Sandy was far
ahead Of him In both the theory and
practice Of ranching.
The days multiplied into weeks and
the weeks into months. Sandy re-
ceived one letter from Brandon that
seemed to presage another visit
across the line. It was terse, charac-
teristic Of the man.
my Dear Bourke:
I'VE are still losing three and four.
year-olds, and the evidence points to
their drifting over toward Plimsoli.
We have traced up some Of the links
leading from this end. To be quite
frank, the authorities Of your own
county do not seem over-dlsposed to
bother In the matter, and we are tab
Ing things In our own hands. We
have set a trap for Jim Plimsoll, and
have hopes he will walk into II II he
Is the guilty party.
1.-THE favor I want Of you Il to
tip me of II Plimsoll appears about
to leave the country. We have a tip
that he expects to do so before long
II you get wind Of this wire would
be much appreciated by me.
sincerely yours,
"W. ]. BRANDON"
With the founding Of the Three
Star ranch the lives Of the partners
had changed good deal. They held
responsibilities, they owned o home
and they lived there. None Of them
since they were children, had evel
known the close companionship Of 9
young girl. Mormon's matrimonial
adventures had been foredoomed ship.
wrecks on the sands Of time. his
wives marital pirates preying on his
good nature and earnings. Molly had
leavened their exlstences In a way
that two Of them hardly suspected
and the yeast of affection was still
working. Each hung to the hope that
she might return to the ranch again
to stay and each felt that hope was
faint ono
When. at last, there came the news
from Molly herself and from Mrs
Keith. that Keith was coming out to
make inspection Of his Casey Town
properties, that he was travelling In q
private car with his son. with Molly
and her goyerness- companion, Miss
Nicholson, and that the two latter
would get OF at Hereford for q visit
to the Three Star. Sandy went about
with q whistle. Sam breathed san
guine melodies through the harmonica
and Mormon beamed all over. The
Illumination was apparent. Sam told
him he looked "all lit up. like a Chi
nee lantern" and Mormon beamed the
more.
Molly's letter was primed with de-
light. Mrs. Keith's contained regrets
that her physicians did not think the
journey would be best for her to un-
dertake in the present state of her
health, which meant that she feared
possible discomforts en- route and
imagined the ranch as a place where
one was fed only on beans. sour.
dough bread. bull meat and indifrer.