The Lamar register., 1923-02-21


leans would have mescaI A good
many Americans drifted into Forlorn
River-miners. cowboys. prnspectors,
outlaws and others Of nnndescrlpt
character; and these men. of course.
made rhe saloon. which was also an
inn, their hesdquarters Belding, with
Carter and other old residents saw
the need Of q sheriff for ForlOrn
River.
one morning early in this spring
month. while Beidins was on his way
from the house 10 the corrals. he saw
Nell running Blanco Jose down the
road AT II gait that amazed him. She
did not take the turn of the road to
come In by the gate. She put lose at
a four-foot wire fence. and came
clatterlng into the yard.
II did not take more than half an
eye for Bedding to see that she was
furious
Nell. whats come on now" asked
Belding.
I'm not going to tell you" she re-
piled, and started away. leading Jose
toward the corral
Belding leisureiy followed She
went into the corral. removed loses
hridle. and led him 10 the watering
trough. Belding came up, aud with
our saying anything began to unbuckle
.Iose's saddle girths Bur he yentured
II look AZ Nell. The red had gone from
her face. and he WIS surprised 10 see
her eyes brimming with tears. Most
assuredly this was mol one nf Nells
tantrums. While taking on loses
saddle and hanging II in the shed
Bedding pondered in his slow way.
when lie came back To the corral Nell
had her face against the bars, and
she WAS crying. He slipped 8 big arm
around her and waited.
Dad. don't want you to think me
"a baby any more" she said I've
been Insulted'
With 8 specific fact to make clear
thought In Belding's mind he was
never slow.
81 knew something unusual had
come on. | guess you'd better tell
me"
Dad VIII. II yen promise"
what"
Not 10 mention It 10 mother. not
to pack = gun down there. and never,
never tell Dick"
Beldlng was silent. Seldom did he
make promises readily.
III you don't promise III never tell,
that's all" she declared. firmly.
Bedding delIberated q little longer.
He knew the girl
well ! promise not 10 tell moth
er." he said. presently; and seeing
you're here safe and well. guess I
won't 20 packing gun down there.
wherever that IL. But won't promise
to keep anything from Dick that per
haps he ought 10 know"
Nell. regaining her composure, wiped
her eyes and smoothed back her hair.
The other day, Wednesday, she
began. 81 Wa coming home. and in
front Of that InesrsI drinking place
there was crowd II was noisy
crowd. didn't want To walk out into
the street or seem afraid. But ! had
to do both. There were several Young
men. and N they weren't drunk they
certainly were rude, never saw
them before. but I thiuk they must
belong to the mining rnmpIny iliat
was run out ~ SONORA by reheis Any
way these Young fellows were Amer
leans They stretched themselves
across the walk aud smiled ~ me I
had to go out in tile road. one ot
them. the rudr-t. followed me lie
was big fellow. rr.i-faced with prom
iuent eyes and bald look. lie came
up beside me sud spoke to me- ! ran
home. And H. | ran heard his com
paniunS i-ering.
Well. to-day. JUL now. when ! was
riding up the valley road came upon
the same fellows They had inStru-
mrntS and we're surveying Rem-in-
herring Dick. aud how lie always
wished for All Instrument To help work
out his plan FOR irrigation. was GER
iaiuly surpri srd I" see these strangers
>uryrylng-Ind surveying upon Lad
dy's plot or land. Il WAS sandy
rnad there and Jose happened To he
walking. So ] rcined in and asked
these engineers what they were do
INK The leat-r who was thar same
bold fellow VII" had follO~ed me.
seemed much rl.ns-d at being All
dressed H.. said he wHs glad {" tell
me he was euiuE 10 run water all over
Altar valley Dad. you can bet that
made me Wild. That was Dicks plan.
his discovery and here were surveyors