The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-20

m hFr thuuEhlh.
"Oh there's a posse getting on the
job said the Wreck. YEARLY
"A posse" unused sally, nQdding
yes. ia imagine that Who ala hs
have on che phonef
"iIc was talking 20 the sheriff"
The sheriff Uh.huh. Well that
means
sally stopped and stared a. the
WvcA, Something had startled her
what county arc We ing" she De.
manded
IIr shrugged. lie never srlsd to
keep track ~ counties and he ana
not know But she read something
In his eyes that caused her 20 clutch
A. his arm.
Henry williams lie wssn't talk.
ing Co"
yes, he was That's exactly who
be was talking TO-"
She walked hack 20 the chair hy
tho window and sat down, suddenly
limp. For half a minute the Wreck
was unable 20 figure Just what sort
OF reaction she was having Il seemed
10 him that every possible emotion
flashed into her face. one succeeding
tho other 20 rapidly that all was a
confused blur And then. with her
head tossed hack and her eyes wide
with mcrrimsnt she began 20 laugh,
"Oh! she gaspCd "Oh. Henry. did
sou ever hear q such a joker hob
Wells Bob-out with a l,Ase-io
catch msr'
"I'u admit its a Joke" said the
Wreck. oheerfully
"Why MS a perfect scream
might have known We we're in the
same county It's 30 terribly biz nui
I never even thought about b. And
now he's got tho sheriff Bob Wcllsf'
She passed into another spasm q
laughter while tho Wrce. watched
Any time they wanted 20 laugh about
hob Wells tho wreck was a willing
listener.
II start out for a trousseau. and !
get turned into a hold.up man, and
I'm chased by Bob wellsr'
Its great he affirmed. aolomnly,
Then hc saw that another change
vas coming Sho Was getting con,
troll Of herself and tho laughter was
fading There was a questioning
look In her eyes. a chewing OF her
under lip,
Him. It's rather embarrassing
az that" she said. slowly Il dom,
know that it's 20 funny. after alt !,
compllcates things Bob Wells ia an
awfully good sheriff when he goes
after people he's a perfect blood.
hound He got a murderer last year
that nobody ever dreamed he could
get. And u he should ever find
us"
She broke OF and plunged into an,
other period Of reflection, Presently
she was frownInE. and the wreck
saw that she was elcnehlng her fists
Henry williams" she said. stand
ms UP and facing HINT. 4 don't like
H. don't like Il ono bit. Bob Wells
hasn't got any business 10 be chasing
mer"
The Wreck had never been ablo "a
make anything out Of women. and
now he knew that he never would.
CHAPTER X
The Wreck Fights
CALLY did not got her emotions
. sorted out and classified in an
orderly manner for the rest OF tho
day They insisted on mixing them
selves up they refused 10 stay
where she tried TO put them. orii
narily she was OF a Temperament,
quite serene and obcdient 20 her will
except. Of course. when the Wreck
charged into Il like a risky steer
Even on those occasions her dcpar'
turo from a normal calm was brief
and largely superficial. But tho news
that Sheriff Bob Wells was going ou,
with a posse upset her poss: Il
struck deeper. and affected her IN so
many different ways that she seemed
10 be spinning like weather vano
in a whlrlwind.
She laughed she was serious. sho
was scornful. Bhs was angry she
vas incredulous. she was alarmed
all these and other moods took pos.
session OF her. one giving way to
another. only to como back and re.
peat itself after a while. so that the
final result was 10 leave her In a very
uncertain state Of mind.
II did not help her that the Wreck
seemed 10 be sinGulariy unmoved by
the news. He treated Il as II Il were
a matter OF small consequence. But
Sally was not in the habit Of steady.
ing herself by leaning on Henry vii.
llams; she could only account for his
calmness by attributing II TO n fail
uro TO realize the situation. lie did
not know what II meant 10 have a
Montana sheriff and posse hard on
his heels. but Sally did.
Even AZ that, she did not believe
they would be caught. Surely. she
told herself. there would DO a way
out OF things. II was not pursuit and
possible capture that disturbed her.
II was the fact that Bob Wells was
the instrument Of the law. That
Jared her in n most illogical but
effective fashion. Any other sheriff
might do his duty without protest
from Sally. but Bob Wells-why did
no go and run for sheriff. anyhow?
He had plenty OF other things 10
keep him busy. II he had not hustled
around and got himself elected
sheriff he could have ridden over to
the railroad with her and she would
have been on the train long ago. II
was fool trick for him TO get into
politics. thought Sally.
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