Evening journal., 1923-02-05
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
JOHN HANNON, wealthy ranch own
er. his blind wife. BELLE. and their
beautiful daughter VAL. live happily TO
gether In lannon's wonderful ranch
Of the Red Brood of horses owned by
the master OF the ranch. In a game
Al HCNNEWELL'S store. NELANTRlE
who offers herself. as stake for BRIDE
MAN. man Of mystery. Nelantrie sends
Lola home 10 her father
BELLE HANNON praises her hus
bands friend. BOYCE CLENDENNING
70 her daughter and expresses her wish
that Val marry BOyce.
Val rides to the Mission for a visit
with her friend. FATHER HILLAllE
spoken against him by DYKE ATTlSON
and he shoots Dyke through the arm
TO teach him lesson.
Now Val flung Off her horse
caught the fathers hand, stopped
impulsively and kissed il. then shook
10 like a man with a strong grip. and
looked up in his face with crinklins
about her handsome eyes that made
them woman-soft on the instant. no
matter how wild she had been with
sun. wind and speed a second before
Always when Val dashed up lik
this Father Hllaire thought of on
other wild rider, but who. alas, c -
usually with the night and who's,
name did not pass the padres lips.
Father dear" said Val. how ara
You ,"
We'll. my daughter" he answered
and happy in my humble walks"
Then you've been getting some
more refugees" said Val with con
,.ction FOR only when you sling
another load to your shoulder do you
speak like that. And already the .
load is sky-hish and ready to topple.
You're some jussler padre" she
added fondly TO always keep ini
under. How's Josephina?"
Excellent"
And Maria and her baby"
Not 80 WELL I'm sorry to say. The /
cough. IL stays with her. and the /
baby pulls her down and she grieves
ever for the worthless one who LEFT
her 10 face despair"
Val cliked a plying tongue and
turned In az the gate OF the garden.
Bonifacio. without being called
this time. came eagerly and took
Dawnlisht. getting as a reward one
neetlnr smile from the girl which
brought a sparkle 10 his dark face
for this Val Harmon was beloved
hf thoye who knew her. high and
low alike.
III come back. father." she said
smiling but first 7 must 60 and see
Nara and Josephine and the new
/ know I'll find some
Father Hillaire waited patiently
for a long hour while Val went
through the labyrinth Of rooms and
sat on the sanded walks under the
va a.atcla trees with Maria's baby on
her lap. and listened 10 the latest
tale OF atrocities across the Border
whencs came the new refugees.
At the end OF that time she came
back to him. carrying her hat in he'
hand. and sat by the table in the
-hade and visited in that deep com
munion which attends friends.
The sun went down the heavens /
md the wondrous colOrs came sift-
n- out Of Inhn.tuie. and at last the
Girl rose swiftly and called for
Il always forget. father" she
aid. "how the time flies when ! am
lcre. Dark will catch me now"
So she mounted and leaned 90
,rcSs the PADRES hand. and present
a. she was gone. down across the
evels toward the Little Antelope. a
trcak of color in the lovely light
md Father Hillaire smiled as he
watched her.
"Dawnlight. my beauty" said Val
is they stretched away on the other
ide OF the Antelope. well have te
rln II we make it home by good
lark. Don't think we Will At that
Long before they made Arroyo
'ecos it was dark, the soft warm
lark Of the half-desert country.
Where the dim trail dipped down
he steep banks of the cut and the :
hadows were darkest Dawnlight 4,
norted and halted. TO pound on the
rink with her sharp hOofs.
What ails you?" said Val aloud
afraid OF a little dark? Go on
And the mare went. through with
cen breaths OF suspicion that whis-
led in the night. Down and across
M an fbev wont swiftly. and were i