The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-07

AlA MhAA 90 you 90 MNcA y on
come 60 the mountain" inquired m,
sheriff smiling. Il haven't notice.
any road there yet"
but it connects up with som,
other road before you get that Tar
I'm certain % b." sally was gettinr
interested "And the other road mus
So somewhere. There were SONS
people from the North who cam,
thru in a car only last spring"
Wen, its a long. roundabout road
even II you locate H. said The sher
no Il know the people you mean
They had a ear
sun the Wreck Ignored him
rs h country like this around
hercG' he demanded IAN open and
plain sailing
There's plenty az open country.
answered sally. with a faint smile
The Wreck amused sally. just ar
he did the sheriff hut sho found
something more than amusement IN
him Thsre were times when his as
Suganco falrly startled her. Besides
she stih liked tho idea Of making hei
train.
Road part way and open eountr,
the rest OF the way" observed ths
Wreck Anything the matter with
thats You don't hear mo yelllnEg
I'm hear sou yelling n you Try q
make Il la a niyyor," remarked "a,
sheriff and De coupled another laugh
with D..
Sally was musing over o.. ant
found tho idea slightly exciting
bob. / don't SEQ any reason wis
L can't be done. she said. slowly.
And n we had TO turn back. WIS
there's no harm. anyway
Turn back! echoed tho Wreck
What for7 You want 20 catch q
train. don't your Wei. when | starr
catching trains, catch EN- Want
TO ro7"
why. l."
sally looked al tho sheriff n,
shook his head nuthoritatiyely.
Cant be done. sally know
what I'm talking about. And be
sides"
He paused to observe the wreck
who had pushed his chair back from
the table and risen. sally nlbbled al
her lip there were times when she
wished Bob would not b. 80 sweep
lngly authoritative.
ANY timo tomorrow that you're
ready. I'm ready said tho Wreck
regarding her with a stare that was
almost belligcrent And anybody
who tells you Il can, be done il sui
fcring from Arrested mental develop
mont.
He limped out OF tho room. bu,
there was something absurdly ag.
grrHslyo tn his gait. Dad Morgan
eyed his back appmislngly and then
looked az the sheriff.
Wrecks kind OF saddle sore ne
observed mildly. hut he certainly
keeps clipper
Hes n nut. said The sheriff lie
can't do II IN a million years"
But he might. Bob. Sally had a
look In her eye that bodcd a desire
for discussion.
WHAT In filvycre"
i've heard. " sBid Dad Morgan
mot that I've got personal expert.
ence-but I've heard that folks can
20 most anywhere In them things.
except in society"
CHAPTER II
The Ttyo-By. Nothing Prairie
TUE ranch buildings were miles
L back OF them; how many. Sally
could not exactly tell. for there was
no speedometcr on the f1iyver. But
they wcro i5 miles from tho ranch.
at least. and the railroad was siili
more miles 20 the north. by tho trail
which wound high along tho eastern
flank Of Black Top II was about 20
miles. as nearly rs sally could figure.
They could not follow the high trail.
OF course: somewhere the road
branehed which they must take. and
Sally was intent on watching for the
road.
Il was an odd sensation. humping
over the trail on wheels; II helped
her TO forget that there Ind been
words with the sheriff the night be.
fore, just as he was saddlins 20 ride
back to his Job at Fisher.
Once she remarked tho fact 10 him
that Il was n pretty bad trail. after
he had navigated detour that car
RED them around a boulder.
bad trnii7" he echoed. Amos,
sharply. You don't call this bad, dc
you? I call Il boulevard"
He was diseased with n resolve tc
make the task so child!shiy simple
that the sheriff would cut his word,
and be overwhelmed with mortified
ton.
The Wrecks name was Henri,
Williams. and he belonged consid
erably farther east than Sally has
ever been: as far as PittsburE. IL
fact His coming 20 the BARN. hat
been without specific generalization
Il was merely an incident. II M
peared. in great plan. They frs
sighted him in the middle Of n fore
noon, two weeks back. coming ~
riously up the coulee. with n radinto
that boiled like Old Faithful and ,
carbon knock that sounded like tn
crack Of doom. He brought TIL
thing to stop in tho dooryard. in
troduccd himself. asked for water
tarried for lunch. tinkercd with th'
car. stayed for supper. and then KEEP
on staying.
LliauIiuuad L.. ....- 49, 49,