The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-11

SYNOPSIS
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sFtte Naace Ailisaa und hrr family
est az The Nansrlrss ntNFr rsantrt.
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fr.na vliff. tattic rustirrs arc
sssesetsa % fesi pial. hats russ
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weed IL suspiciaus sf hsF riders. all
sfraaErFs, NriN ane. sturrk rrner. a.
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~>saay,' Ia tsnsis eaafes. ne
safs ~ lives VITA "ttFaad.- Sell
Neod. hiaias aieaE ths trait 20 sky-
nar ess ats ~. sevs = nsna ga heFss-
hssk drive isns steer up the trail
Nrxt da9 he ftnds uid Mas sanias
has aEaia lsst TIVE stesrs frees hts
dtnttaishlag herd, ssiWaea haFriss
q. sksiias. ieekiaE fer he branded
steers, bet apparently finds RethiaE
euf tntshse hostility 90 hint. Nnnrs.
earnsed that ~aanf sheaid ~ krpt
IA the eaHyoa All atens all day, de-
stdss 60 reafrsat nraad. >he walt.
eath be rVturas onC vNruing and Ne
hRernr,. IhrH siss up each ether.
NoN co on WIN TttI STonI
That voice disconnected Nance
urou the instant. stole somc og her
urr, 50 90 speak sha had been
rcady 90 tackle him on the issue 40
oncr. 10 fight. 10 necessary. with a
flocd OF reasons and protests against
his treatment ~ sonny.
Vow. suddenly. che ftlt a vague
sense q having iutrudrd. % msddllng
with anothsrs Affairs uut sbo waa
mot ono 90 hack down from any right.
cous siani-aud s0nnya cause was
righteous m every sense. q seemed
90 her.
SO sho gazed steadily into The dirJc,
dark eyes and nodded decidedly.
"Nes-I am she repeated. e.
want 10 talk 90 you"
Tho man dropped tho rein over the
blacks head and came forward a
step or two.
Cutie q rare experience he said.
smiling. as no removed hts hat and
ran his brown fingers thru tho thick
black hair that stood ~ from his
sveatsd forehead ~irs been "a long
time since any woman has wanted 90
talk 10 us-eh. sonny
-Bui on. shc talks sweet. Brandt
NHAHHA HAAA hAAfsHa ANhhNHNlH anu NHNN
holds me on her ap5'
Al tho profound awe IN the small
yoicc the mans face grew quickly
grave.
we must bc pretty far gono ~
ynEabond5g' he said. that makes me
think what a womans love must
mean 20 a child. You have been a
gift o. God. dropped OUT Of tho hluc
% Sonny. Hiss Allison. and ought
@ thank you"
why you you know who
tmT' cried the girl. aatoundsd
Certainly. And / know how long
.Fou Sc been coming here 10 tho can
fon. know where you live. too
llwu on the Cats by the river"
tits slow. amused smile AZ her evil
lent discontinue was engaging. Il
tisarmcd Nance. made her feel moro
han ever an intruder
Il know what lost wallis you must
hink us-and you arc partly right.
Nc arc. I've watched you with
sonny twice. and have no, removed
,uF eamp-if such II could be called
-because didn't think you'd talk
I haven't said Nance. except
20 my Own family"
sipcv you have found "a out. DC
Ncut on, II shalt tell you that sonny
e not the neglected little cnst.0ft
hat sou must naturally think him.
I have hidden him here for pur-
pose. We have purpose. The boy
and I. and VIC have Travelled many
nilca in is pursuit. We 10 seem
mysterious we're not 50 greatly
80. after all try 10 care Tor him
rs best I may when I must ho so
much away from him. ~ n wasn't
sor Dirk couldn't leave him rs
10.
Hes well protected. said Nance.
II used sonny himself 20 betray tho
dog. couldn't DO otherwise"
Il know something OF it-sonny
didn't tell me. bat saw tho signs
% your scufne. u was printed plain
In the sand and shaIc."
No sonny didn't tell" said
Nance rtgrutfuily. and made him
q iiar-when didn't mean 20. 7
asked him not 10 tell you mat I'd
been here. was afraid you'd take
him away. I didn't think you'd ask
him point blank"
1--WE taught the boy not TO ,aik."
said the man-"lt's vital necessity
70 u.s."
lie doesn't. couldn't find out n
thing. Tor all / wheedled shamelsssly.
except that you were Brand. and
that you two ride always on Diamond
thzre"
".ly name IA Fair. Miss Allison
Brand Fair. and that is Sonny's name
also. But-we don't tell i 70
strangers"
He smiled at her again. a slow
cressing OF the lines about his lips,
"a pleasant narrowing Of his eyes.
Then T." there was an elemental
quality Of giadness in Sancs's voice.
tho she was utterly unconscious OF
il. "am not q Stranger
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