The Lamar register., 1923-04-25
SYNOPSIS

Mexico Madeline Hammond, New YORK
the waiting room a drunken cowboy en-
ters, asks II she is married, and departs.
leaving her terrified He returns with a
priest, who goes through some sort OF
ceremony, and the cowboy forces her to
say "Si." Asking her name and learning
her Identity the cowboy seems dazed. In
a shooting scrape outside the room
Mexican is killed. The cowboy lets a
girl. Bonita take his horse and escape.
Kingsley. friend Of her brother.
CHAPTER u.-F1orence welcomes her.
boy. Gene Stewart. Next day Alfred
Hammond. Madeline's brother. taxes
Stewart to task. Madeline exonerates
him of any wrong intent
Listen, Alfred" she went on, ear
restly, this is entirely different. l
had only an allowance then. You had
no way to know that since | last
wrote you | had come into my inheri-
tance from Aunt Grace II was
well, that doesn't matter. Only, l
haven't been able to spend half the
Income. It's mine. It's not fathers
money. You will make me very happy
II you'll consent What is ten thou
sand dollars to me? Sometimes
spend that in a month. throw money
away. II you let me help you 1t will
be doing me good as well as you.
Please. Alfred"
"You always were the best Of fel-
lows. Majesty. And II you really care
If you really want to help me I'll
be only too glad to accept II will be
fine Florence will go Wild. And that
Greaser won't harass me any more.
Majesty, pretty soon some titled fellow
will be spending your money; / may
as well take little before he gets 1t
ALL" he finished. joklngly.
''what do you know about mef" she
asked, lightly.
More than you think. Even II we
are lost out here In the woolly West
we get news Everybody knows about
Anglesbury. And that Dago duke who
chased you all over Europe, that Lord
Castleton has the running now and
seems about to win. How about II,
MajestyT"
Madeline detected a hint that sug-
gested scOrn in his gay speech. And
deep in his searching glance she saw
flame. She became thoughtful. She
had forgotten Castleton, New York.
society.
Alfred" she began, seriously, Il
don't believe any titled gentleman will
ever spend my money. as you elegantly
express It,"
81 don't care for that. It's your"
he cried, passionately. and he grasped
her with violence that startled her.
He was white; his eyes were now like
fire. "You are so splendld-so won
derful. People called you the Ameri-
can Beauty, but you're more than that.
You're the American Girl Majesty,
marry no man unless you love him, and
love an American Stay away from
Europe long enough to learn to know
the men-the real men Of your own
country
alfred. I'm afraid there are not al
ways real men and real love for Amer
lean girls in international marriages.
Alfred, tell me how you came to know
about me. way out here? You may
be assured was astonished TO find
that Miss Kingsley knew me as Maj
esty Hammond"
Il Imagine II was u SURPRISE" he
replied, with laugh. Il told Flor
ence about you-gave her a picture Of
you And, of course, being a woman.
she showed the picture and talked.
She's In love with you. Then, my
dear sister, we do get New York pa
pers out here occasionally. and we can
see and read. You may not be aware
that you and your society friends are
objects OF intense interest in the q.
s. in general. and the West in partic-
ular. The papers are full Of you, and
perhaps IA lot of things you never did.
Majesty. l must run down to the sid
ing" consulting his watch. We're
loading shipment OF cattle. I'll be
back by supper time and bring Still
well with me. You'll like him"
Madeline went to her room, intend
ing TO rest awhile, and she fell asleep.
She was aroused by Florence's knock
and call.
Miss Hammond, your brother has
come back with Stlllwell."
Madeline accompanied Florence TO
the porch Her brother, who was sit
ting near the door, jumped up and
said:
Hello. MaJestyr' And as he put
his arm around her he turned toward a
massive man whose broad, craggy face