Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-16


Meet Him.
little to what lay In front Of him,
wondering what luck Carson had had
in his double task Of fighting fire and
holding off the buyers.
At any rate, the Blue Lake stock
had not been driven off. The bawling
Of the big herds told him that before
he saw the countless tossing horns,
Then, dropping down into Pocket val
ley from above, he found his own
string of horses feeding quietly. Be
yond, the cattle. At frst he thought
that the animals had been left to
their own devices. He saw no rider
anywhere. Hurrying on, he shouted
loudly. After he had called repeat
edly, there hoated to him from some
where down on the lower fiat an an
swering yell. And presently Carson
himself came riding to meet him.
Oarson's race was smeared with
blood; one bruised, battered, discol-
ored eye was swelling shut, but in his
uninjured eye there was triumphant
iGladness.
I'VE got the sons-o'-guns on the run,
Bud" he announced from afar.
KILLED their pesky fires out before
they got good start, crippled a
lcouple Of 'em, counting Benny. the
icOok, In ON the deal. chased the.t
deputy sheriff of with flea in his
ear. an set tight, holding our own"
"Where'd you get the eye. Carson?"
demanded Lee.
Carson grinned broadly, an evil grin
of distorted. battered face.
you want to take good look at
oil Poker Face" he chuckled. ''He
won't cheat no more games OF crib
for coon's age. JUS nacherally
beat him all to HI, Bud"
Where are the rest Of the menT
Lee asked.
watching the nres an seeing no
more don't get started"
Then Lee told him of Judith. Car
sons good eye opened wide with In
terest. Carson's bruised lips sought
to form for whistle which managed
to give them the air of a maidenly
pOut.
HE had the nerve" he muttered.
"Trevors had the nerve! Bud, We
ought to make a little call on that
gent"
Then, seeing Lees face, Carson
realized that anything he might have
TO remark on this score was super
fiuous. Lee had already thought of
that.
They roped a couple of the wander
Ing horses, imprOvised hsckamores
from the rope cut in two. and went
to meet Judith. Carson snatched eag-
srly at her hand and squeezed 1t and
looked inexpressible things from his
one useful eye. He gave his saddled
horse to her. watched her and Lee
ride on to the ranch, and sent Tommy
TO the old cabin for another rope,
while he rounded up some more
NOrses In narrow canyon for Burkitt
and Hampton.
'You d-n fool" he said growing
ly to Hampton, "loOk what you've
done"
''Of course I'm q d-n fool" replied
Hampton, by now his old cheerful self.
"Ive apolOgized to Judith and Lee
and Burkitt. / apologize to you III
tell you cOnf1dentially that I'm a
sucker and COme-on- Charlie.
haven't got the brains Of a jack-rab-
Bit"
Carson went away grumbling. But
for the first time he felt vague re-
spect for Pollock Hampton.
Hell be real man some day."
thought Carson, III the fOOl-killer
don't pick him OF frst."
"You may come and see me this
evening"" Judith told Bud Lee as he
left her to Marcia's arms. "I'll be
eating and sleeping and taking baths
until then. Thank you for the bacon
-and the water-and-"
She smiled at him from Marcia's
excited embrace. Bud Lee. the blood
tingling through him. left her.
Before come to you. Judith GIRL"
be whispered to himself as he went,
''Tll have to have little talk with
Bayne TrevOrs."