White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-06-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE EXILE OF :
THE LARIAT
BY HoNoRE WlLLsIE
Copyright 1923
Frederick A. Stokes Company /:
New York /.
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CONTINUED from Last Week.

Continued from Last Week.
Miriam left Fort Sioux on an early
morning train. Whether or not she
would take Hugh's attitude as final,
he did not even try to guess.
The morning after his return,
Hugh's first act was to make peace
with Mrs. Ellis.
"You are looking mighty fit for a
successful campaign manager!" he
exclaimed.
II ought to. I've lost thirty pounds
of excess weight and I've slept for the
past thirty-six hours. Your weeks
rest didn't do you much good, Hughie"
did l embarrass you by going
away as l did," he asked.
mice time to be asking me that"
exclaimed Mrs. Ellis. mo, it was the
best thing you could have done. If
we'd needed you, I'd have sent for
you. Johnny Parnell knew where you
were. Hughie, what are you going to
do about the Old Sioux Tract?"
For the first time since he had
known her, Mrs. Ellis voice broke
weakly. He reached over to take her
hands, and to say between set teth,
"Ill fight for the Code as you fought
for the Old Sioux Tract. AS you've
learned, Pm no politician. can't
seem to scheme things. But whatever
other ability l have is yours. Mrs.
Ellis, I'd do anything for you. Do
you realize that you're the only per-
son in the world, outside Of Red Wolf
and Fred, that has never tried to use
me?"
"Why, Hughie, how silly! I'm trying
to use you right now"
Hugh lighted his pipe, his eyes in
tent on Mrs. Ellis face. She always
showed degree of emotion when the
Children's Code was under discussion
that she showed at no other time
Just at this moment there were tears
in her eyes.
MY dear Mrs. Ellis" he said softly,
Il wish you'd tell me all about it.
You know exactly why l am in the
fight. You've never told me why the
Code means to you what it does"
There's nothing complicated about
that" said Mrs. Ellis, very soberly.
But it hurts me to talk about it.
| This is pioneer state. Pioneering
works unutterable hardships on WON
en-, because they are natures special
lists. They have to bear the children.
Hughie, when | was girl of twelve,
was alone on the ranch with my
mother. We were too poor and too
ignorant. She died in child birth
me, alone, little girl, trying to help
her, trying to save the baby, to save
her. ! failed. never can forget it
never get over it-never forgive
civilization that it can let such things
such unnecessary things, come te
women and children"
Hugh, deeply moved, stared out the
rear window at the immutable line Of
the canyon. Suddenly he saw women
from profoundly different angle
After moment, he said, slowly:
Mrs. Ellis, will they attack first
the establishment of the county ma
ternity centers?"
| What makes you ask that" asked
Mrs. Ellis, wiping her face and look
ing at him with the old battle fire in
her eyes.
big Elijah asked me last night to
use influence to get the new state
, asylum for his county. And he men
toned that he thought the appropria
| ton for that would be cut because
he'd heard there was bill being
worked through giving millions to 9
medical school and model hospital al
| Cheyenne. Let's send for Big Elipah
and Mrs. Morgan"
He went to the telephone, and short
ly the Mormon leader appeared. He
took off his hat deliberately.
Good morning, Governor!"
"Howdy, Elijah. How are Mary and
the boy"
well, young Lige hasn't quite got
on his feet, yet. His heart is bad
after the diphtheria. Doc says he'll
outgrow it. Worries me. Doc Black
ston is in Salt Lake this winter, and
I'd like to have the boy within easy
reach of Doctor To say nothing of
Mary. We hope there1l be baby at
our home by Christmas. Do you think
can get her to go into Salt Lake or
come up to Cheyenne, where she can
get care? No! She won't leave
home"
Mrs. Ellis gave Hugh quick look.