The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-06

DO Another Granger would make
them wilder San
Tho boy caught her hand aa she
swung up ou iiuckslUE.
"Er careful Sic" ho said, Took
Eharp ON every side"
lie had never forgoitas that
ropr,
Neither had NanUc, but she walked
bmysly In faith which madc her st.
rcneiy bold
Commit thy way unto tho Lord "
shc said miiiuE Trust also BOO
Him Don't sou frgt-nor iet man.
mN II you can hrlp a. i'u be back
soon az I c5n.'
Then fhs was gone down acrou
thr flats with iBuelHkln ON the lopc,
one hand feeling carefully for Tho
package sho had tied behind The sad.
die This contained a roodly piece
OF boiled cnrn-h - and two slices ~
her mothers broad. fwah baked tho
day before She was going armed
with bribery
Tho whole Namslssa valley be-
tween rs great sHcapments was
fresh and cool with shadow, Tor the
sun was not yet above Mystery ridge
and the umruck that marked The
way 90 the canyon.
The river istlf talked 70 the bould.
cra In ia bed. and the llttlo winds
that drew up tho myriad dcfiiss were
sweet with tho fragrance % pines
and that uamclesa scent ~ water
which cannot b. described. All these
things were the ioy u ne 90 Nance
she loved them with "a passion
who's force she ana not comprehend
They we're what sweetrucd her hard
and gcatsIsHs toil. what made ~ each
new day in her monotonous rouia.
something 20 br met with fag.ss, 1ns
ness. 90 be- lived thru sos fully, miss.
Ing nothing ~ the promise OF dawn.
the fuinIlmeat - noon. the blessing
OF twilight They bad stirred and
delighted The n0mhd heart of her
father before her. they had filled her
own with ooutcntmsnt.
Eager az che was 10 br Ia the
c1uy on rho dld not miaa the pale
pageant u light above rimrock. or
mi 20 watch tho golden halo come
along che crest Of Rainbow cliff
but Fh6 soon crossed the fiyrr and
entered the mouth % the great cut.
leaving behind tho miracle q bur
Econing DAY. Tor hero the shadowu
were SIN thick. Hike grny ghosts She
pushed on up Tor an hour or va. lie
teuinE 20 the voices which wer6 SIN
talking. while tho shadows thlnnsd
between tho dutky walls.
~ tho point where she had len tho
pony the day before she dism0untcd
and dropped hts rein
You wait here. old nuisance" she
sa!d dnrkly. rubbing his restless
earn. 'for { may hayo sudden need
% you II you SEQ me como flying /
out with a streak Of tawny fur be.
hind me. don't you dare break whom |
I Jump, so long
she took the brad and meat from |
the saddle and started on foot. II
was not 30 FAR 20 the syyiriiug pool I
and the cave behind tho rock, and ]
long before the sunlight had crrpt I
hair way DOWN the ragged stone wall 7
lt the weEfsFn side u ihc canyon she /.
had reached them. She wrnt care,
'ully, picking her way. eyes aeaulnE
zach turn and boulder A. The POOLS !
edge she stood n long timr. watching
listening. bat there Was nothing 10 b
seen or heard.
She went 90 The mouth Of tho cave
md pcerinE IN cautiously. called soft
81. Sho waited. but there was no an
lwcriug Erowi. no whlrlwind rush as
sho had half expected. Tho shallow
cave was empty. save for rome ashes
q n dead fro and blankets. sha
rircled tho rock and began hunting
for tracks In tho white sand Of tho I
canyon bed and presently She found
.hem-Bmali tracts OF childish feet
set close beside tho padded narrow
prints Of a doR-aBd they were going
Ip The canyon. deeper into Is fast
lcsEss She trniicd them easily for
1 distance, then Lost them IN the
.oamins shadows Of a rifle. aud
search as she would she could no,
Ind where thcy came out. There
vns a flat iip Of rock on the other
l,dc. 20 be aurc. but beyond that was
and again. mud Il lay clear. TN
-ufflc1 Above tho rifle was long
iecp pool. swift and flowing. and she
ltood for a time contemplating II.
II hardly seemed possible that the
.No outcasts could have Fwum Il. and
were their tracks II they h
had uot9
She ciyisd tho pool and went on.
railing carefully. but the bed beyond
yas composed 81 shaic. blue and
going for child's bare
'cet. she thought compassionaicly-
md gave no align OF n crossing. For
mother hour Ehc went on. scanning
no walls. the fallen stones. tho stream
tscif and every nook or corner where
anything might hide. She was far
n Blue Stone canyon by this time
md wondered at the cnduracc which
sould have brought a child 80 far.
Jr had some one como and taken Il
lway7 That was possible. OF course.
md yct--a grown up person would
nave LETT marks in the soft sand as
,urcdly. She would-but NJ this
point in her train OF thought. she
'amc around n sharp jut In the wall
and face TO face with her quarry.
,r AZ least with part OF H.
Startled, the dog she had seen tho
lag before was crouchcd in the mar.
low way that led around tho jut, his
lody half turned. one foot raised, tail
owered, and the face he turned back
icross his shoulder was tho most vie.
Gus thing Nance had ever seen. lie
vas crouched 20 spring. and the fury
" his snnrls. audible above the sound
n tho stream. made that odd clutch
lose her throat which always accom-.
,anies sudden horror.
Nance Allison was n brave woman,
~, she WIS scared then.
She stood rooted 10 tho spot and