The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-24
CHAPTER X
Sandy Returns.

EABut udyS pdsScu DcioTe sammy
came riding back on Goldie. leading
the bay. reaching the Three Star at
the end of sunset. Mormon was in
his chair with the one letter that
Sandy had written, on his lap.
Sandy pulled in the mare beyond
the corral. He could hear the sound
Of Sans harmonlca and pictured him
with the instrument cuddled up un.
der his great mustache.
ITS sure good to be home. Goldie."
said Sandy. Then he let out a mighty.
"Hello. the housed |"
Sans Tilt ceased abruptly. The rid
ers came hurrying. Sam appeared,
with Mormon waddling after. too
swiftly for his best ease or grace Of
motion. both grabbing at Sandy. swat
ting him on the back as he off-saddled
"Lemme co." said Sandy. "rm hun
gry as a spring bar. Where's Pedro
Pedro. I'm kungry-muy hambriento.
Despachese vd. Prontoi Huevos-
sells huevos-fritosi Frijolesl Jamon |
Cafei Panecilosl Todo ell rancho |
Prontoi"
"Si, senior. Embellishments" And,
with a yell for Joe the half-breed,
Pedro hurried away. grinning. to pre-
para the six fried eggs, the ham. the
coffee, the mullins. everything In the
larderi
His two partners watched Sandy eat
plying him with food and then with
question after question about the trip,
about Barbara Redding and about
Aolly's going to school,
"Molly's got an outfit Barbara Red
ding bought her." said Sandy. Trunk
an leather grip. all kinds of do-dads
School costs fifteen hundred bucks a
year. The rest of Molly's money is
banked. Barbara picked out a school
In Pennsylvania she said was the best"
ats been ALFRED lonely with both
you an her gone." said Mormon. "An'
the dawg amt eat a mouthful. don't
believe. Mebbe you can coax him,
Sandy. Set around an howled like
sick coyote To- fo'-five days-mostly
nights. II the gel balks I'll stand back
Of her to quit an come back to Three
STAR.
"An' have Jordan git her away an
put her under Plimsoll's guardeen.
shipr
HE c'udn't do that. Mirandy Bailey
'ud block him."
HE c'udn't do anything" said San
dy. II got myself app'inted legal
guardeen to Molly while we was In
Santa Rosa, one day Barbara an
Molly was shoppin'. John Readings
lawyer fixed 1t up"
The months passed without especial
Incident at the Three Star. Sandy
purchased a champion Hereford bull
for the herd out of the ranch share Of
the faro winnings. Other improve
ments were added. and the three part
ners seemed on the fair way to pros
perity.
Occasional letters came from Molly.
Homesickness and unhappiness
showed between the lines Of the first
epistles, despite her evident efforts to
conceal them. Her ways were not the
ways Of the other girls. She apparent
" formed no friendships and It seemed
that none were invited from her.
"But IN going to stick with 1t till
get same as the rest-On the outside,
anyway" she wrote. II don't know
how some of them work inside. II amt
like me. But I've started this and you
all want me to go through, SO will.
though I get lonesome as a sick cat
for the ranch. I don't swear any more
II got into awful trouble for splitting
my language one time-and can spell
pretty good without hunting up every
word in the dictionary. reckon I'm
q hard ally to break, but then, was
battered late. l don't think II would
be allowed for me to have Grit, so
you'll have to look out for him and not
let him forget me. hope you won't
do that yourselves. Don't think I'm
unhappy, because I'm not"
"If she's happy. I'm ella lizard"
said Mormon. "What's the sense Of
havin' her miserable TO- the sake Of
III book learnin'. She's gettin' to
spell 90 can't make out what she's
writin' about"
At last Molly wrote that she had
made the basketball team and won
honors and favors. She gained laurels
for the college in swimming and ten
MS. and life went more merrily.