White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-07-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THE EXILE OF
: THE LARIAT
BY HoNoRE WlLLslE
Copyright 1923
Frederick A. Stokes Company
: New York
Observation-Disclosures
CONTINUED from Last Week.

Continued from Last Week.
Jessie smiled, and did not answer
him. She still was holding his hands
and Hugh, watching her eyes anxious
ly, saw look of tenderness, such 10y
atty swell up from their violet depths
that he dropped his own in very hui
mility.
1t was across this magic silence
that there sounded a familiar staccatO
fusillade.
"The Dinorsaur!" exclaimed Jessie.
"Hughie, you still can get to the cere-
monies!"
Hugh breathed deeply and rose,
drawing Jessie carefully upward.
REST against the tree, Jessie, while
bring up your horse"
Eyes, get me into the saddle, and
then hurry as fast as you can to Mar.
ten. Lii Wing will take care of me-"
Hugh made no response, but when
Jessie was mounted he brought the
dapple gray in beside her, swung de-
liberately into his saddle and then
said:
well take you into Fort Sioux tc
Doc Olson"
Listen, Hughie! l don't need the
DOCTOR Hurry on, dear, please"
'If you don't need the doctor, the1
you are we'll enough to come to the
ceremonies with me-"
The sound of the Dinosaurs engine
which had ceased, suddenly began
: again. Jessie spurred her horse ant
j., Hugh following, they emerged from
the grove just as the Dinosaur cam
to pause not hundred yards away
4 Marten and Lii Wing ran toward them
Gust sprained ankle after fal
, from my horse" cried Jessie.
zone of Pink's lies" added Hugh
h though he did cut the telephon
wires"
Marten came to a stop, gulpet
:. looked unutterable thoughts, dug OF
y his watch and said, For the love {
y heaven, get aboard We still ca
make it."
n. Hugh nodded. eli Wing, take tn
IT horses home. Marten, help me get m
g. wife aboard. Come, Jessie!"
. eli Wing spliced the wires and te
Of ephoned over an hour ago." Marie
X explained, as they helped Jessie I'M
the plane. Docs got Pink pretty we
ND tor him dnWD
my place. Red Wolf and Fred can
'n in, hell-bent, just before l got the e
CINE going. Seems they wanted to 81
the ceremonies and were bringir
- Pink down by sheep wagon from RI
" VOLTS camp, where they'd been kee
III ing him. They were driving unbro]
~ mules, some little pets of Red Wolf
"a and they ran away yesterday ate
ne noon Where or how they dropp
ny Pink they don't know. left t
three of them to argue 1t out"
Jessie looked at Hugh pitifully.
ul- just don't know what to do about
ed Hughie. I'm ashamed.
ur Suddenly Hugh chuckled. II KIN
ed what to do" He turned to Ii VIII
"Li Wing, you gallop back to
.dv ranch and telephone to Martens hot
= for Pink to meet me at the ce
monies. Understand"
- Lii Wing nodded. A moment la
the Dinosaur glided out-over the fl
J" and rose in beautiful flight.
1t was just noon when the gov
nor's airplane came to rest on
plains, above the Dinosaur Cave.
} great crowd was gathered around
platform that had been built VIII
. Two years before Hugh had CAM
in his quest for the triceratops. LIE
ing Jessie between them, Hugh {
4, Marten slowly moved up the d1
% that led from the landing-place of
v. plane to the platform. Johnny T
% nell galloped out to meet them.
= For the love of heaven, Govern
where have you been What do "
-, he stared at Hugh in hopeless
r gust. do you think you can get
on the platform looking as If yo
been out all night? Not shay
clothes. All kinds of rotten gos
started again about Pink and Jes
and YOU"
Il 20 dry up, Johnny!" exclain
. Hugh. Has Pink turned up?"
Yes. He looks worse than
N do"
- Send him over here. Quicl
Johnny. I'll explain everything la
y Keep the crowd patient for a
- ment."
ond Johnny galloped away and
= ment later, as Hugh and Marten ca
MI Jessie against boulder, Pink sh'
ing bled through the snow and came
. pause before them.
Pink" said Hugh, you've b.
o. acting like a skunk"
Pink looked at his son-in-law
EN- lenly. who's got better right?"
.n0- asked. Everything and everyboG