The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-18
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IT'S 40 grim. alid Nance quietly.
that wc couldn't survive this winter
Ia Il wasn't for tho hogs that viii
be ready 10 market this fall SIC.
Kane wouldn't give me time on my
dcbt-Ca,tir Kate won't ist him. 30
the sheriff paid 1.-The aays he can
wait TN next year for his money
he's not no hard pushed az the trade
and he's rich. they say"
For a little while they nt in 81,
lcncc. while sonny. hliHstully happy.
fell asleep IN Fairs arms,
Then tho man stirred and spoke
Miss Allison no sald. "ths time
has como when I am going 10 tell
sou something just a little biz that
may give you comfort in this hard
going % yours. want you % know
that more than one force Is NJ worl,
against this woman ~ SHY Line
Ranch-againAt her and all thouc
with her Sheriff salwood IL not tho
only ona who suspects her OF dark
,hinEs--and the o,hsr-knows. am
that other"
Nance Easpod IN the hhadowa. The
Pickering lamp. blowing In tho wind.
had gone low.
Your"
yes. That's why ] have been 70
much q myatcry IN this country
Why I have kept sonny hidden IN che
csnyon--why have spsn, two years
Of my lie riding the back places Of
the West. knew uha vas some.
whcrc--and knew she was crooked.
The men shs has with her arc not
cattle men--thcy arc criminals, every
one"
Good graclousr' whispered the rirl
And the rsason am not ready ia
run into her yet IL this--ahs would
recognize me before / am ready. be
cause she knew me once some six
years ago"
Nance Allison was. as her Nanny
would say. efnbbtrgnatrd"
she vas too auionishcd to speak
II know tot from the other end
Of her operations want to make
sure at this end want 10 get IN
touch with Sheriff selwood
want you 10 hold hard on your battle
line. knowing that !, can not alvays
be az II is now. that other forces are
lined UP with you--that II all Soes
as Il should-cat,le Kate viii es
nught in her oNn trap-and ] hope
10 the Lord Il Is soon"
"Why--why. this Is n wonder C
met said Nance. "A wonder and q
light In my darkness felt you fol
good that first day set eyes on you
IN the canyon Now I understand
you are the messenger whose feet ar,
beautiful on the hills. as the Bibl'
"a yB--who bears good tiding' N.Y.
faith has never faltered." she weut
on earnestly. II knew always that ht
hand Of God was before me, that m,
ways were not hidden from His sigh
and that some way. some time. al
would be well with us. But some
times 1t has been hard"
Fair sat thinking deeply
Yes Cattle Kate would make ]
hard Ii she had "A reason" he said
and there was note of bitterness II
his low voice, only God and I know
how hard"
Has She" Nance asked ant
hcsitated. has she made II hard 10
for your
Somehow she dreaded his reply.
II was long in coming, and ther
II was cryptic.
"Yicariously. For one other sh,
made II hard TO the last bitter drcg
to that questionable but some
times existent thing. a broken heart
and 1t last TO death Itself. To dealt
In black Disgrace
Nance caught her breath in dis
mayed sympathy
she is cold as stone" went on tn
man, brilliant. strong and ruthless
She sets herself a point and cleave
straight 10 II regardless Of who o
what she tramples on the way"
"Yes--llke wanting our land. sh
means TO get It one way or another
Exactly. That rope you told m
Of was n bold stroke for IT, You
father was gone--your brother wa
the only other male Of your family
with him gone, too, YOU should hay
been easy"
at was murder sho meant" sal
Nance, mo less. We've alway
known that
and what about your father
denth7 Toll me about that-if it
not too painful
We don't know much about 4
Our Pappy was n mountaineer-bor
in the Kentucky hills, lived in Nil
souri,, n man who loved tho outdoors
lie was n hunter and n woodsmar
He was careful. never tooA chances
That's why we've mover been rccor
cllod TO the acci4sat that killed hir