Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-08-28

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TrevOrs laughed at her, a sheer in
his laugh. Il talk the way / talk" he
answered roughly IF people don't
like the sound of it they don't have to
listen! Lee, you round UP those
seventy-three horses and crowd them
over the ridge to the lumber camp. Or,
if you want to quit, quit now and I'll
send sane man."
The hot color mounted higher in
the girls face, new anger leaped
up in her eyes.
"Take no orders this morning that
l don't give" she said, for a moment
turning her eyes upon Lee. And to
Trevors: BUSY or not busy, you take
time right now to answer my ques-
tions. I've got your reports and all
they tell me is that you are going in
the hole as fast as you can. What
business have you got selling off my
young steers at sacrifice"
go, get those horses, Lee" said
sTrevors, ignoring her.
Again she spoke to Lee, saying
crisply: "What horses is ne talking
about?
With his deep gravity at its deepest,
Bud Lee answered.: "All LIS stock.
The eleven Red Duke three-year-olds
the two Robert the Devil colts; Brown
Babes FLY, Comet"
"All mine, every running hoof Of
'em,' she said, cutting in. what
does Trevors want you to do with
them? Give them away for ten dol
lars a head or cut their throatsg
'Look here" cried Trevors an
grily, on his feet now.
you shut up!" commanded the girl
sharply. Lee, you answer me-"
He's selling them fifty dollars a
head,' he said with a secret joy
his heart as he glanced at Trevors
flushed face.
Fifty dollars!' Judith gasped
Fifty dollars for a Red Duke colt
like Comet y
She stared at Lee as though she
could not believe it, He merely stared
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much she knew about horsefesh.
Then, suddenly, she whirled again
upon Trevors.
IT came out to see If you were a
crook or just a fool" she told him,
her words like slap in his face. mo
man could be so big fool as that
You-you crook -
The muscles under Bayne Trevors
jaws corded. you've said about
enough" he shot back at her. "And
even if you do own a third Of this out
fit, I'll have you understand that
am the manager here and that j dc
what / like"
From her bosom she snatched a big
envelope, tossing it to the table. LOOK
at that" she ordered him. you big
thief! I've mortgaged my holding fol
fifty thousand dollars and I've bought
in Timothy Gray's share swing two
votes out of three now, Bayne Ire
vors. And the first thing / do is run
YOU out, you great big grating fat
head! You would chuck Luke San.
ford's outfit to the dogs, would youi
Get off the ranch. You're firedi"
"You can't do thing like this p
snapped Trevors, after one swift
glance at the papers he had whisked
out of their covering.
81 cant, can't II" she jeered at him
Don't you fool yourself for one little
minute! Pack your little trunk and
hammer the trail"
sT'll do nothing of the kind Why
/ don't know even who you are You
say that you are Judith Sanford" He
shrugged his massive shoulders. "How
do know what game you are up tor
''YCu can't bluff me for two sec
ondS Bayne Trevors," she blazed at
him. "You know who I am, all right.
Serd for Sunny Harper" she ended
sharply.
discharged three months ago."
Ttcvors told her with show of teeth.
Johnny Hodge, then" she com
alanded Cor Tod Bruce or Bling
Kelley. They all know me-"
"Fired long ago, all Of Them
laughed Trevors, ito make room for
competent men,"
''To make room for more crooks y
she cried, her own brown hands balled
into fists scarcely less hard than Ire
vors' had been. Then for the third
time she turned upon Lee. you are
one Of his new thieves, / suppose?"
''Thank you, ma'am," said Bud Lee
gravely.
swell, answer me. Are you"
mo, ma'am," he told her, with no
hint of twinkle in his calm. eyes.
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