The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-28

YOU take liberties Miss Allison
/ Arc sou mot spsakiug in trsi=a
|atuc an afraid 20 speak o
bgyldly
Nance laughed bitterly. shining on
T her feet IN their uvrn ho0is
"Afraldf No NOT ~ you nor "
your hired rusflrrs nor ~ Cattle
Kate. there. with her paint and her
temper I'm not afraid ~ anything
. but the wrath ~ God
I At that Arnold laughed OUTRIGHT,
you have something set % learn.
/ I 500. Very well. since yuu Do not
carr 90 think I viii outline briefly
your situation Yea know, % course,
that YOU arr az present Ina ths power
~ Sky Lilac ranch. Reasoning back.
~ard you viii Cs-no t<.iho conclusion
that there h primal cause for this.
I Reasoning forward yuu viii know
that thsru Is something which you
can Do iog SAY LAnc, which t NaniA
. % you
''of course. said Nancv "the
whole country knows that my flats
ION the river
Arnold frowned
+ re dtd not like that answer
and how. may I ask. does the
country know thzf
IN knows what has happened 60
me for several years noU-aHd q
judges the faces u your riders and
thslg boss
III you please. well leave Miss
Cathrcw out % this, said Arnold
cr.sply.
''Ycsr' asked Nance, shes been
the backbone % my troubles under
YOU. no doubt-aud Il ant likely IN
leave her out, II you have anything
60 say 20 me ia advis, you 20 say
IL and get u over before Samclsss
comes hunting me"
"Al Namelosa may come hunting
you. Miss Allison.~ returned the
man. but Il win not find you, Now
put your wits In order. Sky Line
wants those flats on the rtvsr-and
means 10 have them We don't 10
things by halves. What vo under
take We fln>h The tins has come
for decisive action. You have had
uAny-ah hints 10 yacaio and have
foolishiy disregar,sd them. rhat is
like woman A man would have
gone long ago"
Not any man. interrupted Nance.
my Pappy didn't"
NO" said Arnold cruelty. Is he
here
Quick tears mkted The girls eyes.
but the slowly throbbing anger
burned them out.
yes. she said promptly. "and a.
Ways win bc-nt thn foot % our
mountain and in Bub and me He
has not yet been conquered"
Arnold dropped his dead cigarette
into a tall brass receptacle. rose and
stepped into The other room. lie
picked somethlng from the desk there
and came hack
"wo come 10 cases" be said
sharply. II have here n properly
made out deed. conveying 10 Miss
Cathruw for the consideration Of one
dollar. the quartsr.section Of land
herein described. lying along Name
less River. owned by the widow Of
John Allison. deceased. who took up
said land under the homestead act.
This paper needs only the name Of
John Allison's widow and two wit
nsEses 10 make II a legal transfer Of
property. | am notary, VIC can
supply the witnesses highly i'm.
pOrtant and necessary signature Of
John Ailison'a widow you will ohliR
lnziy furnish--at a price"
Nancc's eyes were studying his
face all the while ne was speaking.
They were black and narrow. without
"a visible trace Of their serene blue,
Now the lower lid came up across the
excited iris like the blade OF
g1iIlotinc
Let me understand you clearly
she said. you are asking me 10
forge my MAmmy's name TO deed
to give away her home land-the
land her husband patented and LEFT
her as her all? Is this what you
arc asking me-
Exactly" said Arnold. but don't
forget the conditional a price.
said. you know--at--a price"
Nance swept Off her hat and
struck It down against her knee. 4
laugh broke stiffly on her tallow.
white face
III l could swear" she said. I'D
tell you where to go. and what /
thought you were. You may con.
slider yourself told as II is
Arnold became coldiy grave.
You refuse?"
What do you think / dor Put
your wits In ordery'
The man turned and struck n bell
which stood on a rosewood pedestal.
Minnie Pine responded with suspic.
ious promptness.
send mo Provine and Big Bas-
ford said Arnold briefly. and the
girl departed.
The man did not speak again, nor
did Nance "
Kate cathrcw sat still in her lux.
urious chair. hero balcful black eyes
travelling over the girl from head TO
\ foot with bitter interest. @
There came a shuttle and rattle
OF spur and the two Sky Line riders
stood in the doorway OF the room
beyond. having come thru the
/ kitchen.
Miss Allison" said Arnold. Il
own the men Of Sky Line, how or
why Is unimportant What tell
them TO do, they do. Am not
right, mem"
Proyine nodded easily.