Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-05-24

ulHselLs here Wnere / beat the boss
| to Il"
The sun had fallen behind the noun
tains, the valley was filed with
4 shadow, the afterglOw. mauve and pur-
pie and copper. was playing far up the
sky when Transley's outfit reached
the YD. corrals. George Drazk had
opened the gate and waited beside it.
"Y.D. wants you an Under to eat
/ with him at the house." he said as
TransIey halted beside him. "The rest
Of US eat In the clubhouse" There
was something strangely modest in
/ Drazk's manner
Had yours handed to you alreadyT"
Linder managed to banter In a low
voice as they swung through the gate
H" protested Mr.. Drazk. "a
fellow that amt boss or a foreman
don't get a lOok-In. Never even seen
her. Come, you Pete-horse 7"
II was evident George had gone back
/ to his first love.
The wagons drew up In the yard,
/ and there was a fine jingle of harness
u
Y.D. himself approached through the
dusk; his large frame and confident
/ bearing were unmistakable even in
/ that group Of confident, vigorous men.
Glad to see you, Transley," he said
| cordially. You done well out there.
So, Linder You made a good Job of
/ ii. Come up to the house, reckon
/ the mlssus has supper waitin. Wen
find rocm for you up there, too it's
different from bein under canvas"
So saying and turning the welfare
| Of the men and the horses over to his
/ foreman. the rancher led TransIey and
/ Under along a path through a grove
! Of cottonwoods, across a footbridge
where from underneath came the
! babble Of water, to 1.-The house."
marked by yellow light which poured
! through the windows and lost itself
in the shadow Of the trees
The nucleus Of the house was the
! log cabin where Y.D. and his wife had
/ lived in their first married years. With
! the passage Of time additions had been
built to every side which offered
point Of contact, but the log cabin still
remained the family center, and into
| It Trausley and Llnder were immedl-
ately admitted. The poplar floor had
long since worn thin, save at the knots,
and had been covered with edge
grained fir, but otherwise the cabin
stood as 1t had for twenty years. the
whltewashed logs glowing in the light
OF two bracket lamps and the refec-
lions from a wood fire which burned
| merrily IN the stove The skins Of a
grizzly bear and a timber wolf lay on
the floor, and two moose heads looked
down from opposite ends Of the room.
On the walls hung other trophies won
by Y.D.'s rifle, along with handmade
bits of harness, lariats, and other in
sigma Of the rauchman's trade.
The rancher took his guests hats,
and motioned each to a seat. Moth
err" he said, directing his voice into
an adjoining room, heres the boys"
In a moment Mother" appeared
drying her hands In her appearance
were courage, resourcefulness, energy
fit mate for the man who had made
the Y.D. known In every big cattle
market Of the country. AS Llnder's
eye caught her and her husband In the
same glance his mind invountarily
| leapt TO the suggestion of what the OF
spring Of such a pair must be. The
men of the cattle country have
proper appreciation of heredity.
my wife-Mr Transley, Mr.. Lin
der" said the rancher, with a courtli-
ness which sat strangely on his other
wise rough-and-ready speech. 81 been
tellin' Ter the fine job you boys has
made In the hay fields, an l reckon
she's got a bite Of supper waitin' you
"Y.D. has been full of your praises"
said the woman, as she led them into
another room where a table was set
! for FIVE. Under experienced a tang
Of happy excitement as he noted the
! number Under allowed himself no
foolishness about women, but, as he
| sometimes Sagely remarked TO George
] Drazk, you never can tell what might
| happen. He shot a quick glance at
Transley, but the contractors face
gave no sign Even as he looked Lin
/ der thought what an able face 1t was
Transley was not more than twenty
six. but forcefulness, assertion. ability,
stood in every line OF his clean-cut
4 features He was such man as to
capture at a blow the heart of old
Y.D,, perhaps Of Y.D.'s daughter
Where's Zen? demanded the
rancher
shell be here presently" his wife
replied. 1--WE don't have Mr.. Transley
and Mr.. Under every night, you know"
she added. with a smile.
"DoIIing up" thought Linder. Trust
q woman never TO miss a bet"
But at that moment a door opened,
and the girl appeared She did not
hurst upon them, us Under had half
expected; she slipped quietly aud
gracefully into their presence. She
was dressed in black, In a costume
which did not too much conceal the
charm Of her figure, and the nut-brown
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