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

lines as she zen 20 smoothing the nt
no head. damp with tho ardouta Of
ita owners rcmofhe.
"s,op cying. honey" sho whecd-
isd roftly "and iet Nance rock you
like this"
sh6 tucked her heels undtr her
thighs ard. holding the child in "a
comfortable lap thus formed. began
10 sway her body back and forth FOR
an the world ps n she fat Ia a cush.
Toned rocker
What b. there about a rocking
woman with "a chlld's head on her
breast 20 s0otho the sorrows u the
worldf
The Ewhyins motion soon checked
sonny'a sobs ana she feh loninging
20 him. adding her voice 10 Tie mys.
terloua voices or tho canon in the
me ana Fan ~ an old camp meeiinE
hymn brought forth from her mem.
orles Of Missouri Aud presently
when It's rpoli had hoothed The tu-
mult sha raised him and FED him
cookies made FOR the occasion. q
augary hribe n ever thero was one.
Dirk. too. waa not nysfss 10 this
shameful seduction. his pale eyes
glowing With desire
'srell me. sonny said Nance,
docs Brand cook for youf'
SURE" haid the child. sure Doe
does-hut he's gone all day and wr
set awful hunEry fore ho e0mth az
Night"
II should think sog' thought
| Nance grizzly. 1.-TWO meals q day
When a little child should eat when
ever IT'S hungry. 10 grow This pre-
clous Brand is about due for an in.
+. yrHiiEation
Aloud she fald.
sonny. I'm going 20 stay with
you all day and I'm going 20 wait
ana sss Brand"
The boy was hEhaHt A. this state
mcnt and !, was plain from the die
trca ho showed that n was uuprec
odontcd
"Ir sou DO" he hald missrahly,
maybe brand will take me away
again-and IN never REQ sou any
more
But Nance had other plans and
shook her head.
That was q lovely day. ], wa
warmer than usual. since summer
was stepping down tho slopes Of the
lonely bills. ana the strangely ~
sorted trio ia Blue stone canon en-
loysd u 20 tho full
They explored FAR up the uarrow
deflle. the child holding 20 the Eirl'i
hand and skipplng happily. the Col
Ne pacing beside them. a step 20 tht
left, two PAGES 20 the rear
They watched the trout waving iu
the sunHt pools NJ noon and vnded
Ia rifle % ind harnaeies und g
rocks that Nance might thow Sonny
tho tiny creature which built such
4 wonderful little house q infinite
sinai sticks ana mortar
Bui 40 tho sun dropped over TO-
ward the went and tho shadovH deep
cned In the great gorge. Nance began
20 feel the Loneliness. tho cold silence.
tho oppression Of the unpeopled vii.
denssA
The voices seemed 20 raise their
tones. 60 bccoms mauacinE. More
and more rho realized what !, must
mean 10 a child left alone IN TIC
canon. and a deep and FislnE lndlE
nation sweilsd within her
Thia Brand fcllow. now-he mus,
b. coldtlood6l a. they made them,
cruel no. Sonny loved him. lie could
not 10 exactly that
Bu, what sort Of man could hs
be-
She held tho child close IN her
warm arms gn chr rocked again and
pondcrcd tho problem She did not
know what she intended 10 say "a
him. once pho faced him. but Of ont
thing rho was certain BIO would
know. IN no uncertain terms Indeed
what q tuonsifoua thing q was q
leave n child alone in Blue Stone
canon alone. 10 listen 20 SIS mss
FERROUS voices 10 feel ~ chill and o.
menace q shadows
Why. Il was wonder tho lii,i'
mind did not crack With strain. ID,
ANAL heart break with fear
uneonsciously shc huggcd eonnl
tighter. making Of her body. ~ q
wcrc. a buiwariS between him and al
harm. seeming 60 challenge To-
world for rs possession. II was as
ionishinE how the child had crep
into her heart In these few shor
days-how hunErily her arms hal
closed abou, him. sho had made hi
cause her own hiEh.handeily--por
hhps without reason.
sho was thinking Of these thing
when tho Collie barked sharply nm
lcapcd away in welcome Name
flung startled glance over he
shouldsr-and rot 10 her feet. slidinl
tho boy down beside her. an arm
silll about his ragged shoulders
A man stood az tho corner OF IN
jut OF stone beyond tho,pOol
He was tall. somewhere aroun
six feet. a horBoman born By hi
build. narrow OF hip and fiat o
thigh. Ho was clad in garments al
most az much tho worso FOR wear "a
senhy's-a blue flannel shirt an
: corduroy tucked into boots. Bu
d Nance saw IN that first swif, Elnnc
that these habilimcuts were differ
! cnt from those Of their like whic
McKano sold In CordoNu. that seen
1 cd made for tho man who wore them
so perfectly had they fitted him one,
Under peaked sonbroro with
chin#trap run IN bone slide. q pal
| OF dark eyes bored into Nnnco's, w
smiling. 4 very dark fucc, almos
Indian In clcan.cut feature and cor
tour with rcprcssed lips and thi
nostrils. completed tho picture.
Tho newcomer did not sneak. ni