The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29
"NAMELESS RIVER"
4 Woman's Feud IN the NortAWsst
BY YINGIE L. ROE
Copyright 1873. Dufnsld osl

covered and for which they tried 20
KIN him.
There's some sort ~ opening ip
tho rock face which connects with
the suhterrantan passage that leads
10 Blue stone canyon. the desert
range beyond, ana finally 20 Marstsa
on tho railroad That, gentlemen.
Is thc secret % your disappearing
cattle. Sslwood said they always
vanished az the same time Kate
Cathrew drove her stock down 60 Cor
dova aus out TO the stations-do you
sceg
The drive. coming down % the
river. obllterated All tracks % those
going up. Now that We know think
we've got tho sky Line rustlcra dead
TO rights, There are 81 of us.
wen divide you. you. Bossick. so
ils with your party up % Rainbow
Cliff. and striking up thru tho mys
tcrlous passage This trip vii take
a long hard grill. Tor IL Is FAR up blue
stone 20 the south. and none on ~
know the length % The underground
way,
-IIowever, Il must lead 20 some
pocket not FAR from the cliff itself
and on the inside. A gun.shot will
locate as when We arc ready FOR each
other Lord knows what vel find.
or what tho outcome viii be. Let's
SO"
And 50 Il was that some time later
Brand Fair with hh posse passed
along the upper edge of Nance All,
sons ruined field and thought ten.
derby Of the bluc-eyed SRI with her
dogErd coumgc aud her simple faith,
little dreaming that she was not SAFE
In her bed in the cabin.
The hours o. the night wore on.
Far down in the open reaches poor
Dan was Looping CALAMITY with open
mouth and lahoring lungs while the
boy on his back drove him relentless.
b on IN desperate attempt 60
ovsrtAke Fair whom the tsntriea M
sslwood'u ranch had described as on
the way to Mystery Ridge
Crossing diagonally down. Nod
stone. safe away from sky Line AZ
last. made for Cordova with Minnie
Pine behind him.
Bossiek. havtng the shortest
journey Of all. sat In a elump Of
pines with bis men around him. and
waited IN strained silence Tor dis.
tant shot
ID vas ven After midnight when
two things took place az almost the
same moment Brand Fair rode In
behind the elump Of willows that
were always blowing out from tho
canyonA wall with his men IN single
file behind him-and Tod stone got
oft his horse az cordoys. Hs handed
his rein 70 the Pomo siFl and went
swiftly up the steps. opening tho
door upon the lighted room where
n group % men wero playing. They
were mostly from the Upper Country,
tho one or two were Cordoyans,
Among them were tho bearded man
who had set on McKAns's porch tina,
day in spring and watched Cattle
Rnte como riding in on Bluefirc. and
the young cowboy with whom he had
spoken concerning them.
stone. a Sky Line man. received
cold glaRess frorl the faces raised At
his entrance. an Namelcv knew
and disapproved Of SKY Line. But
the boy was made u courageous stuff
and he tackled the Issue promptly,
Men. ne said sharply. I'm from
Sky Line. as you all know, and you
may class me now as traitor 70 my
outfit. Perhaps | am, That's Meth.
er hero nor there. I don't give a
damn whether | am or not. I'd have
stood true In all cases but one. That
ono has happened. There's a good
giri-a Bible SRI. Ike I used 10
know sack In the Middle west--shut
up In a secret spot With Sud Provino
and I've got 20 have help 10 save
her and that quick. She's fighter.
think. and II strong -but-you all
know Proyine. don't know what
I'm stirring up and don't care. WIN
you Conner
/ Every chair At the dirty canvas.
covered table but ono shot back and
outward as the players rose.