The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-07
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''If you'il come ~ IN my lap a
little while" Hho coaIsd. II VIII tell
you an about the place where ! live,
VIII your
The little fellow twisted In siy In
decision.
Don't Ike us7'' Nance asked az
Erifvediy II like YOU" She smiled
again and reached tho hand a little
nearer.
Difndsnily the child took i,--edgsd
p-hoaitatrd.
6ho was wins enough not 20 In.
tlsi. even 90 relax her pull n bit.
True 10 tho law % tho contrary
which rules tho world Of childhood.
10 hidied closer leaned against her
thouldsr-and tho glri gently folded
hun IN her arms.
~ tho feel % The thin little body.
all bones and skin under the dilapl.
dated garments. tho protective thrill
% potential motherhood went thru
her and tsars swan suddenly In her
eyes.
4 neglected pair. or one smi,isn
BY dire poverty. sho thought PHI.
fally-thia lone little chap hiding
among tho rocks and guarded 80 well
by tho akeieion dos. Tho dog. b.
The way had risen belllKrrcntly "a
hts feet al tho chiid's advance. and
his eyes were cleaning again az this
unlooksd.for familiarity with a total
stranger
call him. sonny" che said. and
tho child obeyed.
And go II was that after n while
Blue Stone canon raw tho miracle
OF friendship Fruw like a magic
flower IN ~ pale light. for tho Girl
talked low and syrcetly 20 tho child
in her iap--nnd strangest Of all. tho
savage Collie sat erayely on hia
plumy tail beside the two. accepting
the turn OF fate.
when Nance made ready 20 80
away at noon sho knew that Brand
was coming At night. that these
two had always ridden on Diamond.
and that they would ride again some
day. while Dirk. the Collie would
run besido them. She knew that
Brand was always gone in daylight.
and that the cave by tho rock below
was home.
But that was all she did know. or
could find out. e1cep, that the child's
namo was sonny and that he was
seven.
Perhaps II was duo 20 tho fact
that sho had inadvertently called
him that, that she owed the success
OF tho hour.
re thnt as II may the yearnlng
pity which she felt made Nance use
the last and greatest OF feminine
wilcs TO win him TO her.
''1'm going away now" sho said
smiling into tho grave brown eyes
in tho little face. but II you'll kiss
me-and won't tell Brand a thing
about me, IN come again tomorrow
and I'll bring YOU some more good.
les. How about it,"
Tho promise, the kiss-thosc com.
pletod tho downfall OF tho lonely
wuif, and Nanco's heart ached anew
at tho pathetic grip OF the weakened
arms about her neck.
From the far bend she looked back
and this time Il was to SEQ tho two
strange dcnlzens OF Blue Stone canon
watching her in the habltual repres.
sion and silence Of their unnatural
lives, but withal 80 hungrily that the
mist swan in her eyes again.
"Whnt'd YOU find. Nnncc2" Bud
quoried when she rode in at home.
II found mystery I'm going TO
unravcl. she answered grimly, "or
my names not Nance Allison-and
made love 10 half.starved little
kid-and got all chcwcd up by a dog
and | heard of n man who's going
TO get n piece OF my mind some day
now. mark met
Land salSor' said Mrs Allison I'm
the doorway, what are thcy-camp.
crs2''
"No-ani II looks mighty mys.
terious TO me, NANNY. As koon's
Bud puts Buclsltin away III tell you
all about II"
CHAPTER VI
Shadows in the Sheriff's Glnss
VNHE sheriff went back TO tho store
Il at Cordova and looked the pro.
prietor in tho eye"
"MoKane, he said. lis there any.
thing you want 20 say to me?'
McKano looked at him sullonly.
Don't knows there is" he an.
swered frankly. you're ablo 10 an.
swer 1t N ! have, | find. ! didn't
wake 10 for two hours after YOU left
that dry"
I'm sorry" said Price Selwood