Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22

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turbulent and hot and must boil like
wild mountain-st stream at opposition.
Her eyes, little darker than Ire
vors', were the eyes of fighting stock.
Trevors, irritated already turned
hard eyes up at her from under cor
rugated brows. He did not move in
his chair. Nor did Lee stir except that
now he removed his hat
II am Trevors," said the general
manager curtly. "And, whether you
are Judith Sanford or the queen Of
Slam, am busy right now"
You talk soft with me, Trevors p
cried the girl passlonately, "if you
want to hold your job five minutes
I'll tolerate none of your high and
mighty airsl"
Trevors laughed at her, a sneer in
his laugh. II talk the way talk" he
answered roughly. IF people don't
like the sound of 1t 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,
II 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
I don't give," she said, for 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 a sacrifice"
"Go, get those horses, Lee" said
Trevors, ignoring her.
Again she spoke to Lee, saying
crisply: what horses is he talking
aboutY
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 Ally, Comet"
"All mine, every running hoof Of
'em." she said. cutting in. what
does Tfevors want you to do with
them? Give them away for ten dol
lars a head or cut their throats2"
"Look here" cried Trevors an
grily, on his feet now.
"You shut upl" commanded the girl
sharply. Lee, you answer me-"
Hes selling them fifty dollars a
head" he said with a secret Joy in
his heart as he glanced at Trevors'
flushed face.
FIFTY dollarsl" Judith gasped.
"Ftfty dollars for a Red Duke colt
like CometW
She stared at Lee as though she
could not believe 1t. He merely stared
back at her, wondering just how
much she knew about horseflesh.
Then, suddenly, she whirled again
upon Trevors.
II came out to see If you were q
crook or just fool" she told him.
her words like slap in his face. mo
man could be 80 big a fool as that
You-you crookW
The muscles under Bayne Trevors'
laws corded. you've said about
enough" he shot back at her. "And
even If you do own third of this out
fit, I'll have you understand that !
am the manager here and that l do
what like"
From her bosom she snatched big
envelope, tossing 1t to the table. Look
at that" she ordered him. "You big
thief I've mortgaged my holding for
fifty thousand dollars and I've bought
in Timothy Gray's share. swing two
votes out Of three now, Bayne Tre-
vors. And the first thing do Is run
you out, you great big grating fat
headl You would chuck Luke San
ford's outfit to the dogs. would your
Get of the ranch. You're f1redP
"You can't do q thing like this!"
snapped Trevors, after one swift
glance at the papers he had whisked
out of their covering.
II cant. can't IT. she jeered at him.
Don't you fool yourself for one little
minute Pack your little trunk and
hammer the trail"
Til do nothing or the Klnd. why,
don't know even who you arel You
say that you are Judith Sanford" he
shrugged his massive shoulders. "HOw
do I know what game you are up tor
"You can't bluff me for two sec
onds, Bayne Trevors," she blazed at
him. "You know who I am, all right.
Send for Sunny Harper" she ended
sharply.
discharged three months ago."
Trevors told her with show Of teeth.
Johnny Hodge, then," she COM
manded. "Or Tod Bruce or Bing
Kelley. They all know me-"
Fired long ago, all OF them"
laughed Trevors, ito make room for
competent men,"
ITO make room for more crooks J"
she cried, her own brown hands balled
into fists scarcely less hard than Tre-
~ors' had been. Then for the third
rme she rurned upon Lee. You are
one Of his new thieves, supposeT
"Thank you. ma'am." said Bud Lee
gravely.
swell answer me- Are you?"