The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-06-13

arm. His swift motions and hls silence
ga her a hint Of how he might meet
a more serious emergency. She felt
safe. And because of that Impression.
when he lifted his head and she saw
that he was pale and shak ing. she was
surprised He stood before her folding
his scarf, VIII en- WAS still wet. and
from which he made no effort to re
move the red staIhs-
-Mfss Hanm ond,' he said, toarsely.
st was a mans hands, Greaser's fin
germ ails-that cut your arm, I know
who he was. I could have Killed him.
But | mightn't have got yOuT freedom.
You underestimate L didn't dare
Madeline gazed at Stewart, as
founded more by his speech than his
excessive emotion
MY dear boy p she exclaIu ed. And
hen she paused. She could not find
words
He was making an apology to her
for not killing q man who had laid n
rough hand upon her person. He was
ashamed and seemed to be In q tor
ture that she would not understand
why he had not xii the man. There
seemed to be something of pa sslonate
scorn In him that he had moi been able
to avenge her as well as free her.
Stewart, L understand You were
being my kind Of cowboy l thank
yOu."
Ev,f DI,a lsH moi rndaratDna -. 49,
as she Implied She had heard many
stories of this mans cool indl ference
TO peril and death. He had always
seemed as hard as granite. Why
should the sight Of a little BIZ GOD upou
her MIN pale his cheek and sha he his
hand and thIcken bis voice What
was there in his na1Ire to make him
limplOre her to see the only reason he
CORD not kill an outlaw? The answer
to the first question WAS that he loved
her 1t was beyond her to answer the
second, But the secret of it lay in
the sa me strength from which his love
sprang-an intensity Of feeling which
seem ed characteristic of these western
men Of simple, lonely, elemental lives
AL at once over Madeline rushed 8
tide Of allzation Of how greatly II
was possible for such a man as Stewart
TO love her The thought CAME TO her In
all its singular power. All her en- sterr
lovers who had the graces that made
them her equalSi IN the sight of the worlt
We're without the only great esSentia
that a lonely, hard life had given Il
Stewart Nature here struck a JUS
balance, Sonnet hing deep and dim il
the future, an unknown voice, called
to Madeline and disturbed her. AM
because II was not a. voice TO her In
teIllgence she deadene1 the ears o
her warm and throbbing life and de
cided never 10 listen
SIS 1t safe 10 rest a little?" sh
asked II am 50 tired. Perhaps II
be stronger if L rest"
Were all right now" he said -
can get you home by N Midnight They'l
be some worried down there.s
what happened?'
Nothing much to any one but you
That the-the hard luck OF it Flor
ence caught US 0ut on the slope w
were returning from the fire. w
were dead beat, But we got to tn.
ranch before any damage WAS done
We sure had trouble IN finding a trae,
Of You, Nick spotted the prints o
your heels under the wi ndoY. An
then we knew. ! had to fight the boys
Il they'd come after you we'd neveI
have gotten You without a fight
didn't want that | had to rope Monty
Hon est, | tied him to the porch. Nell
and Nick promised 10 stay and holt
him Till morning, That was the bes
] could do. | was sure lucky 10 COM
I'D with the band 50 soon [ had tg
Ered right. knew that guerrilla chief
He's a bandit In Mexico. It's a bust
ness with him. But he fought foI
MaderO, aud ] was with him a goof
deal. He may be a Greaser, but he'.
white"
How did YOU effect my rel ease p
II offered them money That's VIVA.
the rebels Ill want. They need money
They're a lot OF poor, hungry devils.
- gathered That sou offered 10 pa,
ransom. How much2'
1.-TWO thousand dollars Mex. / a VI
my word. I'll have to take the money
I told them when and where I'd meei
them"
sCertalnIy, In glad I've got the
money" Madeline laughed "What i
strange thing to happen 10 me-
wOnd der what dad would say 10 fha L
Stewart, I'm afraid he'd say two <Gou.
sand dollars is more than I'm worth
But tell me. That rebel chiefra in did
not demand money!
"NO. The money Is for his men
We yer comrades before 1usrez. One
| day / ORA gged him out Of a ditch.
reminded him, Then Ii told hln
something IL thought
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