Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-08-24
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By
Zane Grey
Illustrations by Irwin Myers


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Madeline Ytsits him and persuades him 10
come to the ranch a. the boss Of her
cowboys.
and Monty" Price are Madeline's ehie2
riders They have feud with Don Car
los' vaqueros who pre- reslfY suerriiles,
peace il kept
CHAPTER X.--Madeline and Florence,
returning home from Afreds ranch, run
into an ambush Of vaqueros. Florence,
knowing the Mexicans are after Made
line decoys them away, and Madeline
gets home safely but alone.
CHAPTER x1:-A raiding guerrilla
lows alone. The leader is q man with
whom had sssyed IN MsxsS Me
Returning home with Stewart, Madeline
hnds herself strangely stirred.
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Helen with a party Of eastern friends.
arrives at the ranch. craving excitement.
CHAPTER xIII.-For the guests enter
Stewart interrupts the game. insisting
house. Hs tells Madeline her guests are
not Rons safe "a an hs aSses he ap
the mountains out Of danger. They de-
eide to do so.
''Then I'll 90 ahead and start one
without your permission" He shook
off her hand and strode forward.
'Please, don't got" she called, be-
seechingly. But he kept on. "Stew-
arti"
She ran ahead Of him, intercepted
him. faced him with her back against
the door. He swept out long arm as
If to brush her aside. But it wavered
and fell. Haggard, troubled, with
working face, he stood before her.
''It's for your sake" he expostulated.
LET me out, Miss Hammond. I'm
going to take the boys and go after
these guerrillas."
"No!"
"Good Heavensi" exclaimed Stew
art. "Why not let me go? It's the
thing to do. I'm sorry to distress you
and your guests. Why not put an end
to Don Carlos badgering? Is it be-
cause you're afraid a rumpus will spoil
your friends visit7"
ut isn't-not this time"
'.rhen it's the idea Of a little shoot
ing at these Greasers"
NO"
you're sick to think Of q little
Greaser blood staining the halls Of
your homer
"NO."
swell. then. why keep me from do
ing what know is bestT
0JcWuIL, SnS 4dItCIC C0, III
growing agitation. "pm frightened
confused. All this Is too-too much
for me. I'm not a coward. II you
have to fight you'll see I'm not cow
ard. But your way seems SO reckless
that hall is 80 dark-the guerr1llas
would shoot from behind doors. You're
so wild. so daring, you'd rush right in
to peril. Is that necessary? I think
I meant don't know just why feel
500 about you doing it. But I be-
neve It's because I'm afraid you-you
might be hurt"
"You're afraid III might be hurtr'
he echoed, wonderingly, the hard
whiteness of his face warming, flush
ing, glowing.
Eyes"
The single word, with all It might
mean, with all 1t might not mean,
softened him as II by magic, made him
gentle, amazed, shy as boy. sitting
under a torrent Of emotions.
Madeline thought she had persuaded
him-worked her will with him. Then
another OF his startlingly sudden